Heroes Lost
a 500 word story about a RAF pilot in WWII16 total reviews
Comment from lyenochka
Great job with this moving portrayal of people in a situation that really could have happened. Congratulations on the win!!
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down and rescued from the drink. (drink? Did you mean "brink?")
"No. I--I can't. (close quote missing)
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2020
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Great job with this moving portrayal of people in a situation that really could have happened. Congratulations on the win!!
Comments:
down and rescued from the drink. (drink? Did you mean "brink?")
"No. I--I can't. (close quote missing)
Comment Written 16-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2020
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Hi lyenochka. Thank you very much for your kind praise of HEROES LOST. I am very pleased the situation seemed realistic to you. DRINK is the slang term pilots used to refer to the Atlantic Ocean, especially if they were shot down over it. Thanks also for the heads-up on the omission. Rod
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
Omigosh! That was so sad! I had goosebumps all over me. If I didn't know you had already won the contest, I would say you will! This was an amazing story, I could have been there, listening in, it was so real! Superb story, well done and congratulations! :)Sandra xx
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Omigosh! That was so sad! I had goosebumps all over me. If I didn't know you had already won the contest, I would say you will! This was an amazing story, I could have been there, listening in, it was so real! Superb story, well done and congratulations! :)Sandra xx
Comment Written 08-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Thank you very much, Sandra, for sharing my tale. I am especially pleased I could put you there. Rod
Comment from LisaMay
Your runaway win in the prompt with this story is well deserved. The emotional authenticity is gripping; dialogue is interwoven in the narrative naturally. It is inspiring and tragic at the same time. Death comes for everyone, those who deal in it and those who try to heal its wounds.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Your runaway win in the prompt with this story is well deserved. The emotional authenticity is gripping; dialogue is interwoven in the narrative naturally. It is inspiring and tragic at the same time. Death comes for everyone, those who deal in it and those who try to heal its wounds.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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I was very fortunate, Lisa, and I truly appreciate this wonderful review coming from a fellow competitor. I am so pleased you like it as much as you do. Rod
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I think you were very fortunate to be given the skill to be a great storyteller and poet... being very fortunate to win in the voting is a direct result of that ability.
Comment from Bill Schott
This is a powerful story that puts the reader in the @action and through the aftermath of survival. The violence of war, the drama of personal interactions, and the realization that these men and women saved the world. Will we see their like again?
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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This is a powerful story that puts the reader in the @action and through the aftermath of survival. The violence of war, the drama of personal interactions, and the realization that these men and women saved the world. Will we see their like again?
Comment Written 07-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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You ask a great rhetorical question, Bill. I truly appreciate what these pilots did to defend their nation. I am also very pleased you like my story so much. Rod
Comment from Liz O'Neill
Your setting is great. The plot is excellent. This will draw the reader in to identify with the characters' dilemma. Some may have had a similar situation and be very familiar with what you've written. This is a tribute to all who have served, lost a limb, their loved ones or their life.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Your setting is great. The plot is excellent. This will draw the reader in to identify with the characters' dilemma. Some may have had a similar situation and be very familiar with what you've written. This is a tribute to all who have served, lost a limb, their loved ones or their life.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Liz, you have summarized so well my purpose to pay tribute to these pilots and the medical staff of those make-shift hospitals. I am very pleased you enjoyed my story. Many thanks for sharing. Rod
Comment from Roberta Lawrinsky
The Few. This flash helps me to think of the sacrifice of The Few. They didn't seek their destiny, but they saw it. Ultimately the determination of those few pilots shows their fierce faith that every one of us ought not to give up.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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The Few. This flash helps me to think of the sacrifice of The Few. They didn't seek their destiny, but they saw it. Ultimately the determination of those few pilots shows their fierce faith that every one of us ought not to give up.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Indeed the Few recognized their mission. Many thanks, Roberta, for sharing my story. I was so pleased I could pay them tribute. Rod
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nice to hear from you
Comment from Beverly A McBride
Excellent story making! You had me throughout. Just enough description to let me feel the setting. More words would have allowed more exploration of his emotions, but for 500, it was great! I appreciated the historical context in your comments as well. Good Job.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Excellent story making! You had me throughout. Just enough description to let me feel the setting. More words would have allowed more exploration of his emotions, but for 500, it was great! I appreciated the historical context in your comments as well. Good Job.
Comment Written 06-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Thank you so much, Beverly, for your high praise of my story and those six bright stars. Rod
Comment from Mia Twysted
I felt as if I were there with him during his time of pain. How sad that he might never know the name of the one who saved him and encouraged him to go on fighting.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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I felt as if I were there with him during his time of pain. How sad that he might never know the name of the one who saved him and encouraged him to go on fighting.
Comment Written 06-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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I am so pleased I could put you there, Mia. Many thanks for sharing my story. Rod
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Hello, my friend,
You wrote a very descriptive flash fiction within the rules of the contest. It's a good entry for the Lost - Flash Fiction writing prompt.
I like the well-defined characters in the hospital and the poor pilot.
Well done, good luck in the contest.
gypsy
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Hello, my friend,
You wrote a very descriptive flash fiction within the rules of the contest. It's a good entry for the Lost - Flash Fiction writing prompt.
I like the well-defined characters in the hospital and the poor pilot.
Well done, good luck in the contest.
gypsy
Comment Written 06-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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Hi Gypsy. I am delighted you enjoyed my flash-fiction story and found the characters well-defined. Thank you so much for sharing. Rod
Comment from thaities, Rebecca V.
This is a powerful entry for the Lost - Flash Fiction writing prompt. It should do well in the contest. I wish you the best of luck!
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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This is a powerful entry for the Lost - Flash Fiction writing prompt. It should do well in the contest. I wish you the best of luck!
Comment Written 06-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2020
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I admire your prophetic abilities, Rebecca. I was so fortunate my story won. Many thanks for your very kind praise. Rod
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I voted for this entry. So happy you won!
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Thank you very much for the endorsement. Rod
