tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932501301931260.post6812825463542531491..comments2012-10-12T05:50:26.100-07:00Comments on Southern Fried Shorts: The Beautiful VisitorT.J. McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838932103635417150noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932501301931260.post-72135942374408006982010-07-05T00:04:07.602-07:002010-07-05T00:04:07.602-07:00A nice bit of poignancy here. I loved the easy, re...A nice bit of poignancy here. I loved the easy, relaxed pace. The confused aspect early on had me thinking Alzheimer's and then it turned and become so much more powerful. Great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932501301931260.post-11483278013873219552010-07-03T14:49:16.428-07:002010-07-03T14:49:16.428-07:00That's some quality fiction right there. A won...That's some quality fiction right there. A wonderful story. I quite enjoyed it. I'll be visiting your website for more and recommending it to my friends. Thanks for sharing your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932501301931260.post-30735111069579359682010-07-02T13:09:53.874-07:002010-07-02T13:09:53.874-07:00Tracy - I agree it is a sad tale. Too many people ...Tracy - I agree it is a sad tale. Too many people go through their life looking towards "bigger" and "better" dreams for their future while ignoring the blessings everywhere around them in their present, IMO. <br /><br />John - Thanks as always for reading! I really appreciate that you read it more than once to better understand the ending.T.J. McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838932103635417150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932501301931260.post-36650724709586092812010-07-02T07:43:18.517-07:002010-07-02T07:43:18.517-07:00It took me a couple of reads to understand the end...It took me a couple of reads to understand the ending. I tried connecting the ideal woman with his wife's late arrival. Like Tracy said, it's a sad fate.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932501301931260.post-4352101615135141202010-07-01T21:11:16.999-07:002010-07-01T21:11:16.999-07:00That was sooooo sad. But I suspect this occurs for...That was sooooo sad. But I suspect this occurs for many people. On their death bed they recognize the wrongs they have done. They recognize that their fears got the best of them . . . they pushed people away, kept them at arms length for fear of rejection or fear of not being loved or fear of not being accepted it. Chasing after things is really an effort to disguise the fear. Or at least that is how I see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com