tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post3606807702537022373..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: The Congo Kid Comes Home (or The Sailor Goes Horseback) by Tom SheehanCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-52973541652463954422014-04-10T17:41:38.256+01:002014-04-10T17:41:38.256+01:00Details in this piece are effective. The main char...Details in this piece are effective. The main character is painted well and your tone sounds like the piece is an epic (1st half). When the complications begin there is a sharing of energy because the other characters are trying to "share the stage". Overall, it evoked a sense of the western- vistas and saloons and all that. I liked it.<br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-26167937189443087032014-03-21T18:08:24.290+00:002014-03-21T18:08:24.290+00:00A seaman becomes a gunslinging cowboy in the wild ...A seaman becomes a gunslinging cowboy in the wild west, and he's black. One of my favorite tactics for coming up with a story is "What if..." This is about as "what if" as it can get!! Nicely done, had me rootin' for Ravin from the start. Jim Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429957545169700110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-67398340628324050282014-03-21T11:23:41.688+00:002014-03-21T11:23:41.688+00:00fantastic Detail, either you´re a Student of this ...fantastic Detail, either you´re a Student of this or you´ve done a lot of Research. either way great Story as usual, Tom, with very interesting and convincing characters.<br /><br />Michael McCarthyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com