tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post8644050780483852327..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: Looking for the Blue Man by Nancy LaneCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-57393880851485420902016-08-28T20:48:02.463+01:002016-08-28T20:48:02.463+01:00What a beautiful story. Excellent sense of place a...What a beautiful story. Excellent sense of place and character. I especially love how the author renders community, strong women, maternal love, and hope. Skillful craft. Thank you for lifting our spirits.<br /><br />James MulhernAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-86299763876421382892016-08-27T19:57:12.861+01:002016-08-27T19:57:12.861+01:00Not being my neck of the woods I googled the SM mu...Not being my neck of the woods I googled the SM mural and was graphically disappointed. It just goes to prove that fiction contains the stronger truth and the mural in this story speaks directly to me. Psychics have their own unique language and the metronomic meditation between mural and verbal mantra 'mi hijo, mi hija' really got this piece working for me. A most enjoyable read!<br />Nevada Smith...watched/listened to it dubbed in French in a Breton cinema in 1969!!<br />B r o o k e Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142492723192523556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-65695913895374632472016-08-27T01:11:03.722+01:002016-08-27T01:11:03.722+01:00I love when you don't think you'll enjoy a...I love when you don't think you'll enjoy a story, then can't stop reading it. And happy endings are always my favorite. The mother's powerful emotions really stand out here, and the touch of wonderful Spanish "accents" makes me homesick for my native California. Very nicely done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-75071072736245701022016-08-26T16:09:44.494+01:002016-08-26T16:09:44.494+01:00Hey, Doug - I first saw it in the seventies when I...Hey, Doug - I first saw it in the seventies when I worked on Wilshire. I live in Portland area now, but went back two years ago and took a picture. If you google it you'll see the redo is better than the original.Nancy Lanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-72525660325487685602016-08-26T15:47:58.919+01:002016-08-26T15:47:58.919+01:00Moral - don't give up. I lived a few miles we...Moral - don't give up. I lived a few miles west of the Steve McQueen mural 1979-1983. I wonder how much has changed.Doughttps://sites.google.com/site/aberrantword/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-40994985865389783272016-08-26T12:45:29.916+01:002016-08-26T12:45:29.916+01:00I don´t think it´s far fetched to consult a psychi...I don´t think it´s far fetched to consult a psychic. The story has a ring of truth for me and the strength of a parent, who will do anything to find her lost child, really comes across.<br />Fine story Nancy<br /><br />Mike McCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-79258536330631832312016-08-26T10:21:04.969+01:002016-08-26T10:21:04.969+01:00What a beautiful story.What a beautiful story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-80209408421355358792016-08-26T10:17:24.713+01:002016-08-26T10:17:24.713+01:00A tender story, of love and loss and hope. A disti...A tender story, of love and loss and hope. A distillation of kindness and human beings at their best. Thank you, Nancy,<br />CeinwenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145727006327466838noreply@blogger.com