tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post2089982681902113713..comments2024-02-09T19:43:19.860-05:00Comments on DEFENDING THE PEN: TEMPTATIONYolanda Renéehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-83251801811161956262016-02-09T00:15:25.133-05:002016-02-09T00:15:25.133-05:00Intriguing and chilling - the mermaids as his vict...Intriguing and chilling - the mermaids as his victims, but able to turn murderous themselves after dark. A fascinating idea. margirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11852245574666501383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-91666985432171856642016-02-07T00:59:08.509-05:002016-02-07T00:59:08.509-05:00Neither do I, Elizabeth, scary proposition! :)Neither do I, Elizabeth, scary proposition! :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-43104898067405738512016-02-07T00:57:23.546-05:002016-02-07T00:57:23.546-05:00Thanks, Sandra!Thanks, Sandra!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-21301892222693795722016-02-07T00:57:07.237-05:002016-02-07T00:57:07.237-05:00Hi Ga, I hope he does, then maybe he'll get th...Hi Ga, I hope he does, then maybe he'll get the justice he deserves.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-77778282523534647992016-02-07T00:56:28.302-05:002016-02-07T00:56:28.302-05:00Hi Penny, say hello to Gary for me.
Thank you for...Hi Penny, say hello to Gary for me.<br /> Thank you for stopping by. I hope your mermaid is a lovely one. These poor mermaids were created by a horrid little man! :)<br />Doggy hugs and kisses back at you!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-32093705818365926962016-02-07T00:55:00.766-05:002016-02-07T00:55:00.766-05:00Thanks Denise,
I have a tendency to leave the se...Thanks Denise,<br /> I have a tendency to leave the setting out of such short tales, but this one called for it! :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-83759586533773729252016-02-07T00:54:18.350-05:002016-02-07T00:54:18.350-05:00Hi Lexa,
I just love it when a reader gets me!!
T...Hi Lexa,<br /> I just love it when a reader gets me!!<br />Thank you, and yes, we do. Isn't it wonderful! :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-34182983750622238152016-02-07T00:53:31.142-05:002016-02-07T00:53:31.142-05:00Hi brudberg, maybe you're right?Hi brudberg, maybe you're right?Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-78139356336776247062016-02-07T00:53:04.968-05:002016-02-07T00:53:04.968-05:00Hi Misha, and in my head I have a much larger stor...Hi Misha, and in my head I have a much larger story forming. Hmm...Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-37688999358411694802016-02-07T00:52:29.646-05:002016-02-07T00:52:29.646-05:00Hi Liz, thanks!Hi Liz, thanks!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-63393865927063742322016-02-07T00:52:16.185-05:002016-02-07T00:52:16.185-05:00Hi Chrys:
Yes, a very deadly side, at least in t...Hi Chrys:<br /> Yes, a very deadly side, at least in the mind of this murderer.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-25704777555886217352016-02-07T00:51:42.416-05:002016-02-07T00:51:42.416-05:00Hi Sandra, these mermaids had a hard death. Now th...Hi Sandra, these mermaids had a hard death. Now their creator fears them, at least at night.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-78180621407595580362016-02-07T00:50:49.870-05:002016-02-07T00:50:49.870-05:00Hi Hart,
Thank you!!!!Hi Hart, <br /> Thank you!!!!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-35752826975482016912016-02-07T00:50:22.205-05:002016-02-07T00:50:22.205-05:00Hi Rochelle, these gremlins are the dead bodies of...Hi Rochelle, these gremlins are the dead bodies of the narrator. He visits during the day, but at night he fears his own creations.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-82258401126665240542016-02-07T00:49:24.693-05:002016-02-07T00:49:24.693-05:00Hi Pat, not with dead bodies tied to the old piers...Hi Pat, not with dead bodies tied to the old piers. :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-15410871467367049352016-02-07T00:48:57.076-05:002016-02-07T00:48:57.076-05:00Hi Susan, it looks that way, but looks are deceivi...Hi Susan, it looks that way, but looks are deceiving. I saw it as a murderers dumping zone. :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-36779275513247499612016-02-06T21:47:08.369-05:002016-02-06T21:47:08.369-05:00I don't ever want to meet a mermaid.I don't ever want to meet a mermaid. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-36909890714523384062016-02-06T18:51:09.749-05:002016-02-06T18:51:09.749-05:00Excellent, Yolanda!Excellent, Yolanda!Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-11347319497129842492016-02-06T17:27:05.427-05:002016-02-06T17:27:05.427-05:00I think the narrator moves between caution and tem...I think the narrator moves between caution and temptation. The nightly, dark meremaids seem to have a special allure and one day the narrator may succumb to it. Great fairy-tale like atmosphere.Gah Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782476711011046782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-84433146853029010432016-02-06T16:04:38.004-05:002016-02-06T16:04:38.004-05:00Hi human, Yolanda,
One can never be too careful w...Hi human, Yolanda,<br /><br />One can never be too careful when it comes to mermaids. We have one in a very deep pool a few miles from where I live.<br /><br />Nicely done and happy flashing, human Yolanda!<br /><br />Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses,<br /><br />Penny xxklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-75854923257374141062016-02-05T17:51:21.842-05:002016-02-05T17:51:21.842-05:00Now this is great imagery with the setting as a ch...Now this is great imagery with the setting as a character. Chilling little tale. Fabulous use of the prompt. :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-47453863009848211842016-02-05T17:05:47.047-05:002016-02-05T17:05:47.047-05:00Love your deadly mermaid take on the pic! And that...Love your deadly mermaid take on the pic! And that's a creepy pic, too. When I saw it, I immediately imagined waterlogged murder victims floating under the lily pads. Yup - we have sick minds! LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-5463586383199017822016-02-05T15:43:48.050-05:002016-02-05T15:43:48.050-05:00I always thought there have to be those weremermai...I always thought there have to be those weremermaidsbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-70714148764958659112016-02-05T13:43:52.873-05:002016-02-05T13:43:52.873-05:00Your 100 words would make for a great opening to a...Your 100 words would make for a great opening to a larger story. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-28915129934575632652016-02-05T12:48:29.546-05:002016-02-05T12:48:29.546-05:00Spooky and evocative - well written.Spooky and evocative - well written.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.com