Beate Sigriddaughter

Wow, what a scroll down upon your impressive collection of comments you have! Thank you kindly for the comment on nestled in swirling chaos; it brought me a warm helping of the kindness kind, it hearkens to feeling and maybe being glad to be seen by others...cheers, pax, amy

Thank you Beate for reading and your lovely comment on 'the tender' . . . xx

thank you, Beate, for your comment about "Ambassador of Nowhere."

Thanks so much for your kind words on Drought.

Thanks Beate for your tolerant peek into the little, specialized world of pre-WWII flyboys.

Wow, thank you for your comment on my Wishing Fountain story - means a lot coming from someone who's writing I admire!

Hi Beate,
Thanks for taking notice of my next to latest, A bit rough I think, but didn't want to sand holes in it.

best

david

Many thanks for your comment on Mon in the forest, Beate!

thanks, Beate, for taking note. I liked that opening too. For example? Oh, really? Of What? Ha.

Thanks much for the note on "Old or Fat." I do appreciate it.

Steve

Thanks for reading and commenting on Something About SW, Beate. I'm glad you picked up on the heart necklace detail as I want it to be significant to the reader.

Thanks so much, Beate. I spent so much time trying to figure this one out so your words mean a great deal.

Thank you so much Beate for your comments on 'middle of the night.'
Hope all is well!

Thanks for commenting on "Happiness", Beate. Thanks, Beate! The novella is all about those gentle moments in relationships that no one writes about because people think they're too boring.

Thanks Beate, for your comment on Strength & Luck. About "blooming:" I was thinking about "blooming youth," and for the young in Ireland during the famine years that wasn't possible.

Thanks so much for commenting on "To Live It Again". I'm so glad you felt that way, Beate.

Thanks so much for your kind comment on "Mississippi." So glad you enjoyed it!

Beate, thank you for reading "when I Was Nine". I appreciate your time and comments.

Thanks, Beate, for "Reprisal." Did you, by any chance, read "Otillie?" I'd love to know what you think of it. I have a sketchy idea about a new book, a mixture of poems and flash...and this would be included.

Thanks for commenting on "Static", Beate. Hope you're settling in nicely in your new city. Enjoying your unicorn posts on FB.

Beate, over a year ago you left a "haunting" comment on my "Impotent" poem - I don't know if I thanked you at the time on your page here, but I am thanking you now anyway. Thank you!

Thanks for your fav and comment on "Planet Gated Minds", Beate. It means a lot!

Beate,
Thank you so much for your comment on "Strange Disconnect." I love knowing what drew you in... :)
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Beate, thanks for your lovely comments. So glad you see it that way!

Thanks for commenting on and faving "Beware the Armed Man" Beate. My character really has a life of his own...

Thank you for the lovely comments on my Braque poem!

Thank you for reading and commenting on Michelle from Southport, Beate. I think I live for comments sometimes.

Thanks, Beate, for letting me know you liked Instructions.

Thank you, Beate, for your keen eye on "Letter for K". The person behind it was, to quote Green Day, "a walking contradiction".

Thank you, Beate, for your kind words on "After Prom". I try to write explosively.

Thank you so much, Beate, for commenting on and faving "Pyromania". You motivate me to write.

Beate, thank you for your comment on "Crosswords"!

Thank you for reading "Inside, Outside," Beate. I appreciate your comments!

Beate, thanks for commenting on and faving "Violence, Interrupted". And thank you for writing "Thirteen Attempts at Saving My Soul"! That piece was what got me to examine my relationship to my own "devil doing god's work", so to speak.

Thanks for commenting on my poem, Beate. :)

Thank you for the comment and * on Sealskin, Soulskin.x

Thanks so much for commenting on "Anchored Leaves"! Hope your writing is going well.

Hi, and thanks for your comment on "A Note Left on the Counter." I'm new here and appreciate the feedback!

Thank you very much for your comment on my Entangled story about the father's delerium.

hi beate--

thanks so much for reading & commenting on my little loaf poem--

cheers,--g

Beate, thanks very much for your comment on "7 years for us." It made me smile!

Thanks so much, Beate. It really was that intersection of "see" and "think" that I wanted to explore.

Thanks, Beate, for letting "That Line," speak to your deep knowledge.

Thanks for your comment on Corpse. It's hard to be both thin and not have wrinkles. One or the other.

Beate, thanks for reading and commenting on Winyah Bay. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks, Beate for reading "The Restless Animus (or My 2013 Manifesto." Always fun to write these and share. Glad you enjoyed it.

HI Beate, thanks for reading Brick Walls, and thanks for taking the time to comment, too. fos.

Thank you for the fav on "The Swiss Lunch", Beate. I appreciated your nice commentary.

Beate, Thanks so much for reading and commenting on "Family". Much appreciated.

Beate, thanks for commenting and faving "Testimony." I'm delighted you enjoyed it.

Beate, thanks much for jumping into the middle of Hemingway Test and for your kind remarks. I try to write each chapter to be enjoyable by itself without depending on what came before.

Amuses me now to wonder what might have happened had my mom or dad found the notes, figured out where they'd come from and pushed answers up through the crack. I spent a lot of time in the basement and never found any of my notes, altho my curiosity never strayed beyond looking down at the crack from above.

Thanks, Beate. I'm glad White Cliffs touched you.

I just adored your wonderful comment on Attachment.

Thank you, Beate for reading "Menthol." Always an honor when you like one of my little tales. Cheers to you in the New Year!

Thanks for commenting on "The High Line, NYC," and thanks for the star!

Thanks for your comment on EX. My favorite excerpt.

Beate, Thank you for reading and commenting on When Borders was Alive and Well. We're busy at The Linnet's Wings working on the winter issue. I love your contribution.

Thanks so much for the read and comment on "White Trash." I like to juxtapose opposites, and see what happens.

Thanks Beate for Aflame.

Hi Beate, Sorry I'm so late with this, but thanks for reading and commenting on Familiar things...much appreciated! fos.

Thank you for reading Sudden Melancholy and for commenting. I love the poem "Pine Siskin," that you submitted to The Linnet's Wings. As poetry editor there, I chose it for the winter issue, but I have to give the other editors a chance to yay or nay. They always seem to agree with me, so I'm sure you'll be getting an "official" acceptance letter soon. Cheers, Nonnie

Re: Hair. Being an outsider can be painful but has its advantages in terms of insight.

Thanks, Beate. I'm glad you liked my Neil Young poem.

Thanks for your approval of Munchausen's.

About the Anne Frank series: believe with all my soul that the only way to fully heal this doomed planet is to look the absolute horror of what has gone on in the face and feel our full hatred and rage and transform the energy into compassion, healing and reparation of the world. If we ignore it, we are doomed.

Hello Beate! I just wanted to thank you for your thoughtful comments on my flash fiction piece, "Honey" (just saw your post today). Your words meant a lot to me . . . *thanks* again!

Glad you liked Munchausen's by Sick Time.

Thanks for your comment on Mother's Day. I still laugh when I read this one.

Re: Nothing to do at work. You have such a soft spot for my kid images. Glad you liked it. Thanks.

Glad you liked Nothing to do at Work, Beate, glad you like it. The frogs are great entertainment for hungry kids when waiting to get served in restaurants.Thanks for your comment.

You have no idea how deeply meaningful your comment on Anne Frank means to me. Thank you so much.

"How do you manage to be so dispassionately passionate?"

This is an incredible question and I have no idea. Wow. Your question (and obvious insight) has me stopped and pondering. I'm pondering. Thank you.

You have no idea how much your Anne Frank comment meant to me, that you got it. I was ready to throw in the towel into the whole project after the first entry. No one was reading the next three which I lumped together, but now took apart again into four separate diary entries. You inspired that.

Thanks, Beate for faving "Notebooks." The piece leads to a larger story in my collection, but I had hoped it could stand on its own. Very encouraged by the response so far.

God and faith are such hard topics to write about. Thanks so much, Beate, for commenting on and faving "Getting Godless."

Thank you so much Beate for that very generous comment on Fariy Tale in Dachau and especially pointing out that particular very sad passage.

Thank you for reading "Milkshake and Fries"--I read your piece "My mother Loved To Dance"--I admire that aspect of joy and love-thank you for reading and commenting on my work.

Thank you for faving "Annulling the Future," Beate. Love your comment and the Hafiz quote was great. Thank you! (The bride in the poem is meant to be allegorical--she's the future--I may have made her a little too real!)

Thanks for your comment on Spaghetti Woman. I loved A Scattering of Rivals.

Beate! I adore having a reader like you. Means much that you read my work and like it. Thanks. HM

Beate, thanks for your comment about "Turning Thirty." It was about the third time I had invoked Lolita in writing, the other times less blended and "after the fall." In this one I feel I see "her" first independence, and though the cops search, they miss.

Beate, I'm so glad you liked 'Used Rainbows.' Means a lot.

Thanks, Beate, for reading 'Hints of the Blitz.' I'm glad you liked it.

Thanks for reading and commenting on "Under Commiseration," Beate. I was in a very dark place when I wrote it. Thank you for liking it and for seeing the hope in it.

Thanks, Beate for reading and commenting on "Keep Chopping." I'm flattered you find it compelling. Made my day.

Thank you so much for your kind words on my poem "Bodhi." I've enjoyed reading your work as well, and hope to see more of it!

Thank you so much, Beate. You are lovely.

Thanks for reading my story Beate. Hate that it made you nervous and sad.

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading 'Truth Or Consequence-2.' I greatly appreciate your comment and *.

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading 'Truth Or Consequences' and smiling and *. I like your comment about academia and the FBI agents. That's just how I planned it.

Thank you for your recent reads and comments on a couple of my stories, Beate.

Beate - me too, yes, I do. Thanks for reading XX

Thanks for the very thoughtful words for "My Mother Was My Sister", Beate!

Hi Beate! Thanks so much for dropping by to read "Go Hard or Go Home" and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it. Every dog has his day, I guess!!

Hi Beate, Thanks very much for taking the time to read 'The Tale of Brave Grinelda'. I performed it for years as a 2-person quick change comedy at renaissance faires and fringe festivals. It never failed to please the audience and generate money in the hat! I appreciate your comment regarding Anne Sexton. Perhaps she'll see it here and give it a look herself!

Thanks for faving "Stevie's Knees," Beate. I appreciate it very much.

Your comment to my "Zhou" piece was a terrific poem! Thanks for commenting.

Thank you so much for reading and commenting on "Disappointment" Beate! Didn't you guys have similar "folk tales" or urban legends or whatever you might have called them in Germany when you were growing up? The rubber band slingshot is a great idea though!

Hi Beate, I loved your comment on Cactus - thanks for the read! fos.

Thank you for reading and commenting Beate! Always good to hear from you and I appreciate it greatly!

Hi Beate, thanks for the read and comment! My girlfriend's from Germany, she showed me how to pronounce your name :)

Beate! I woke up to your comment and fave on The Second Sun. It's always great when someone makes your day right as it starts. Thank you so much.

Hi Beate,
Thank you so much for taking the time to ride along with me for a little while on this madcap farce and make comments. I appreciate your company as I digress into silliness. Ready or not, there's more to come. The Woman in the Wet Raincoat and much much more. It's all in fun!
Viel Spaß!

Hey Beate -- thanks for the comment :) to clarify, are you saying you like the ending that is there or that I should make the "I wore the knowledge of it around my body, like a cape" sentence the ending?

(My mum was born on a Friday, yes! Daughter was born on a Sunday.) 13 kisses.

Many thanks Beate for the "Wow" on Rear View. That is wonderful to me. Cheers!

"What is it with men and apples?" Ha! No, the man is solely to "blame" here! He couldn't help himself! Thanks for reading "A Journey of Seven Thousand Miles," Beate. Glad you liked it.

Beate, thanks so much for tracking down "Barrett Reef" and for your lovely comment. As always, the angel on my shoulder doesn't miss a trick! Love you.

Thanks so much for the nice comments on "Eldorado" Beate!

Beate, you're wonderful to read and like my things. I treasure your comments and wear them on my heart. Best, HM

Beate, thanks for reading and faving "Babble." I love having you as a reader.

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading 'Rome Ants In The Sky.' I very much appreciate your comments and *.

Hi, Beate. Thanks for finding and reading 'Doreen-II.' I greatly appreciate your comments and *.

Thanks for commenting on "Eleutheria," Beate. Peace or resignation? Perhaps resignation is a kind of peace. Thank you for faving this.

Hi, Beate. I greatly appreciate your wonderful comments on 'Life After Death.' Thanks.

Thanks so much for your kind words about 'The Lonely Heart Hunts.' I don't think I've ever had a better compliment.

But of course, Beate, the penguin and the unicorn. They stand side by side, related and relevant. People just think they're "cute" but there's so much more to them, as you and I know well. Thanks for commenting on "<a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/fantomas/happy-feet">Happy Feet</a>". Unicorns also have happy feet (in the right environment), don't they?

Many (belated) thanks for your comments about “Mother Lies.” You got it exactly and I’m thrilled. May we stay wild!

Thank you, Beate, for you kind words about 'Waiting.' I do try to keep them to only a handful.

Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it.

Thank you for reading my poems. The poem talks about validation and validation becomes so important in maintaining a sense of sanity through solitary moments. Thanks again.

Thanks for reading and commenting on "odd man Out" Beate! Very much appreciated!
Your latest piece blows me away. Additional comments on that page.

Thank you for reading my dusty old piece. :)

Much appreciate your kind words on "Swimming Lessons." Always enjoy reading your work.

Okay, now I've been to your homepage: it looks like we grew up in the same town! And my mom and aunt went to Löhe-Schule - does that sound familiar? ;) Funny how small this world is. I admire what a professional you've managed to become in the English language. When I use it for poetry, I feel like a little child with such a limited repertoire of possibilities.

Beate, thanks for faving 'Saturday Morning'. Wrote it for my partner, on my way to her house a few years ago. The road's changed some, I'm a little older, but I still look forward to the times we get to spend together. Thanks for reminding me of this piece.

Thank you for your comment on my poem 'Animal shelter'. Very much appreciated... Surrealism can indeed be welcoming, as much as it can be unwelcoming. Everything resides in the unconscious ;-)

Beate, Thank you so much for your kind words about "Jared Sampson's Mom." I can't even tell you how much it means. Just what I needed. Thank you!

Thanks, Beate, for commenting on and faving "The Sober Boat." And thanks for your lovely reply to me about frivolity. How dull life would be without frivolity!

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading, 'Soroz.' I greatly appreciate your very helpful comment. And also the *.

Beate! Thanks for your comment and fave on "Turquoise Boat" last week!

Thank you for reading Phantom Soldiers. Much appreciated.

Haha! Thank you so much for taking the time to read my gritty and greasy tale of factory work! Much gratitude and appreciation! I was only 19 then and believe me any woman working in that place would have been the star in all of our fantasies! Funny how those jobs can brand our souls for life! I am really looking forward to reading your work!

Hi Beate, thank you for reading 'So Few Dreams,' and for taking time to comment. Much appreciated!

Thanks so much for reading my "odd" piece. The mice are in charge! :-)

Thanks so much for the lovely comment on my Life Bursts Out story, so glad you liked it!

xxx thank you

Dear Beate--thank you so much for your kind words on "Daylight"--what you write means a lot to me.

Dear Beate,
thank you for reading and commenting on my piece "I'm tired of being timid"--I wish you a happy holiday--thanks for all the great writings.

Hi Beate, I just realized you wouldn't see the response I wrote to you because I left it after your comment on my story. So I'm moving it over here....Beate, thank you so much. I've missed being around Fictionaut lately and it was so good to get your comment on this story and get an email about it. I am having surgery Tues and haven't sent much out this year because of all that's led up to it. It's so helpful to my writing life to get feedback like this. Thank you!

ha—"i dig it". but don't dig too deep, you, with that unicorn horn. thanks, beate!

Hello, Beate~
Thank you so very much for comment on "The Fountain"! It is truly appreciated!
:) Savannah

B--

Thanks for reading my stuff--that's more than my wife will do.

c

Hi Beate--I'm happy my Lennon tribute moved you. Thanks!

Dear Beate, thank you so much for reading "Soliloquoy on Ma" and for your very thoughtful comments. I appreciate it.

Hi Beate: Thank you for liking "For the Lost Boys." As always, I appreciate having you as a reader.

Thank you so very much for your comments on "Italy, 1990". They are really appreciated!

Thanks for finding Friend of the Week. I really appreciate your response to it!

Hi Beate - many thanks for the comment on "Cloudy..."

thank you!

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading, 'Lule of Raw-2.' I greatly appreciate your comment and *.

Hi Beate, thanks for spending a few minutes with smoke and mirrors - I really appreciate the read and comments! fos.

thank you for your comment about Mr. F.!!! I'm glad!

thanks for finding Beatnik Blonde, appreciate the comment!

Hi Beate, thanks for reading my short stuff! Especially happy you liked Duty.

beate, thank you for the comment. i struggled with wordlessness regarding the title of the piece for a few days until the image described here hit me.

thank you Beate, for your kind words on my dog piece! best, meg

You can see what i mean? Dear me, there is no hope for you! XX

Beate: Thank you, once again, for your positive comments about my work. I'm happy you liked "2008..." and wish I never had to write it.

beate, you're too kind. thanks for commenting on <a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/marcus-speh/moondog--2">"moondog"</a>. incidentally, i just updated my <a href="http://blog.marcusspeh.com/?page_id=1960">review</a> page which reminded me of your wonderful "kafka" piece...it's a magical world, no matter how you look at it, from up, from below or from the side.

Your comment on "Satan and the Moon" made me smile. Thanks for the fave, Beate!

Thank you, Beate for reading 'For Davis' and liking it. I'm fond of you and your writing. Best, HM

Thanks, Beate for the look, and detailed comment on "Offramp." Astute and helpful as always.

Thank you for your kind comment and fav on "Three Stories of You." I'm very pleased that you like it.

Beate: I'm happy you liked "A Nailpolish No." Thank you for your ongoing support.

Thanks for faving "The Sum Above," Beate. Love your characterization of it!

And the fave! Thanks!!

Thank you for the wonderful comments on You Take All, Beate! I appreciate you.

Thank you for your comment on "Mad Dog!"

I appreciate it!

Servus, Beate! Ja, die arme Hase kann schon ein bischen Deutsch. :) So glad you liked the story. Hope you're doing well. Chris :)

Listless? Ouch! Thanks for reading "The List" and for your witty comment!

Thanks for your read of "Lettie," Beate!

top of the morning 2 U, beate, and thank you so much for that comment on "before the bloodbath". trance indeed is, and will always be, what i'm going for. greetings to thy unicorns, too!

Beate, thanks for the read & star for "Zoo Story." Sometimes stories are just plain fun to write; that's one of them.

Thank you again, Beate, for reading 'I Wouldn't Wanna Be Me.' Your comment and * are greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Beate for the wonderful compliments on "Madeline" and "Dreams". So please to know you continue to follow this story!

Thanks, Beate! Glad you liked the Euclid poem.

Beate: Your remark about "The Human Condition" made my day. Thank you for stopping to read and to like my work.

Thank you for the fave on "Dear V". Beatte!

Beate, Thanks for your vote on the bike debate. Your note about the redundant phrase is something I'm going to have to mull. Is it the lesser of two evils? How do I make the transition if I make the cut? A puzzlement.

Thanks Beate, for your fave and comment on Mapping the Territory. It is kind of puzzling . . .

hi beate! thanks for the kind words and fave of THE POET. i bet you could tell some stories as a preacher's daughter. i may need to come visit and interview you -- for research! hope all is well in your world. peace...

Thanks, Beate, for your comments on "Swim"!

Beate, thanks for reading and commenting on Hidden Reminders. I really appreciate the time you took for both. Your comment was first, and it immediately eased my misgivings about the piece - thanks. fos.

Beate, many thanks for reading Burn, Baby, Burn.

Beate - thank you for taking the time to read "Traitor". Any comment from you is always a joy.

Hi, Beate! Thanks so much for your kind words on "The Disease"!

Thank you very much for the comment on 'This Story,' Beate - much appreciated. It's prob not entirely my story either: I didn't fail science & I'm probably pathologically incapable of apathy.

Dear Beate,
Thanks so much for the kind words for " South Texas Mobius."

Hi Beate
Thanks so much for commenting on my latest!

Hi Beate, thanks for your kind comments on "White Noise." I'm glad you liked it. I'm looking forward to reading your work.
-Jeff

it is true, sigrid — the snake gets blamed and i fell in that very same trap, i am afraid. perhaps there ought to be a follow up story to redeem the serpent after all these years...thank you for coming out to play!

Beate, thank you, once again, for reading and your comments on A Backpack of Anger.

Thank you so much for the comment on 'Mulch' - very appreciated.

I'm sure some people are tree-like more in presence than appearance. It's that quality of stillness - something most of struggle with.

Beate, thanks very much for your comments on 'House By The Sea'. Glad you enjoyed!

Beate, thank you ever so much for the fave and the compliment on "The running from San Pedro blues." Too generous, but I love it.

Beate, for "1996, what I wanted" thank you so much! I still want that too! Happy summer, Beate!

Thank you, Beate, for the fabulous words from a great fabulist.

Appreciate your kind words about my writing, Beate. Thanks.

Beate, Thanks for visiting my little corner of the site and reading "Snapshots." Thanks for the comment & * too.

Yes, esp. day dreams. Chagall's my fav. I feel guilty adding my own twists & turns. Thanks for reading "Reverie."

Hi, Beate! Thank you for your very encouraging comments on "The Pain Taster." Hope you're doing well.

Beate, so glad you like "angel", it is one of my favorite stories, and I'm thrilled you like it! also thanks too for liking "Tool" which was so much fun to write.
btw, I adore your fb quotes. My fb has been "scrambled" since Saturday. I am missing reading them. Their genius needs no explanation (from me).
It's a gift, though, that you post them everyday.

Thank you, Beate, for the fine commment regarding "On the train to Otsu Station." Also, for the wonderful note you left on my wall. It meant a lot to me. Thank you.

Thanks, Beate. Hm. It appears that the young woman wasn't "foolish" at all. I can't get away with anything around here, it seems. I'm afraid I don't deserve your kind comments!

Beate, I'm very happy that you enjoyed "Saturday", thank you!

Thanks, Beate. Glad you liked "8 New Ways of Looking at Waffles."

Hi Beate, thanks for reading Table Thoughts, and thanks for the comment, too. I really appreciate your feedback. fos.

Thanks, Beate. There are a lot of Lutheran ministers to pick from in my home town!

Hi Beate - Thank you so much for your generous comments on "The Last Swim" :)!

Beate, really appreciate your comments about cigarillo!

Beate, thanks for the fave and the comment on "The Rising."

Beate, I'm very pleased that you liked "My Wife, My Love." Thanks for the kind words.

I'm so glad you liked for my mother on mother's day, Beate. Thank you for the kind remark.

Beate: I'm so glad you liked the voice in flower boat. Thank you for your kind remark and for reading. Enjoy your weekend.

Beate - I appreciate you reading and commenting on Woman. Many thanks.

beate, you're fantastic, too. fantastisch.

Ah, Beate, thank you so much for the faves and the lovely comments on "David Foster Wallace meets the sage Lao Tse in a strange place" and "Being James Dean." I should envy you for the joy of a high school production of "Rebel without a cause." Adolescent actors are nothing if not effusive. I'd certainly like to know how they handle that one. Adolescents playing adolescents ... can they do that?

Thank you for your comment on A Glimpse, Beate. Big smiles :)

Beate, what a very nice comment on my story "gum", thank you Beate

I'm so sorry I didn't see your message on my wall until now! Never got a notification :-( anyhoo - lovely to see you here. Hope all is well with you!

Yes, emotional honesty. Thanks, Beate. I make sure the people featured in my stories don't have access to Fictionaut, however!

I love the incongruity of the field guide recitations, but Katie C's ingenuousness really fueled my sniper story. Thanks for the read and on-the-money comment.

Thanks, Beate, for always getting it, as, once more, with "2000. What I Wanted."

Hi Beate! Thank you so much for reading, commenting, and faving my 1999 piece. They mean so much. All the best, HM.

Thanks for the read and the fave on A Question of Choice, Beate. I always appreciate your thoughts.

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading 'Dream of Consciousness.' I appreciate your comment and fav, very much.

Beate, I'm happy that you enjoyed "Nelson Street", goosebumps and all ! Thank you :)

Hi Beate! Thank you for your nice comments on "Nothing Good" - it means a lot :)!

Beate, thank you for your lovely comment and fave on "Behind Blue Eyes." I'm glad you liked the story's "fairytale voice. Sadness and a pinch of comfort."

Beate, I bet you eat oatmeal. I used to. I'm not partial to it. Thanks for the read!

Beate, thank you so much for the fave and your lovely comment on "Foreplay."

Thanks Beate for reading Chalky/Classics, I always check in with him before I form my own opinion. He is the background reality check of this Brooklyn pretender to knowledge & truth in art & lit.

Thanks for the very kind comment and fave on Things Left Unsaid, Beate! I love that you saw the end coming, but it kept you in there anyway!

Beate, I'm happy that you read and enjoyed my story!

Thanks, Beate, for commenting on and faving "Great Moments in Blindness." I appreciate your reads very much.

Beate, thanks for the comment on and fave of "Mussel Memory." I really appreciate both.

Beate, thank you for your thoughtful comment on my interdenominational story “The Boy who killed Christ.” Much appreciated! Wishing you a serene holiday season, Frank.

Thanks for faving "The Proud Accounting," Beate. Glad you liked the poem!

Hi Beate, It was so kind of you to read Whipping Post. Thanks so much for your lovely note. Best wishes, S

Thank you, Beate for taking the time to read It Stops. I'm so pleased you liked this.

Thanks for finding my Lover of Beautiful but Unstable Women story Beate. I haven't posted anything for a while after discovering (late to catch on) that most publications won't accept your story if you've been published elsewhere on the web. But then, now I'm not writing anything! Hmm. Conundrums!

Thanks so much, Beate, for reading The Devil's Inkwell. I really appreciate your comment. I wrote an essay about writing this story for The Jonestown Report, which was an interesting experience.

Thank you Beate for the read and * on Ping Pong!

Thank you so much for your generous comments about god's man Beate. I look forward to reading your work! Cheers. -- Q

Beate, Thanks so much for finding and reading Girl. I loved your note. It means a lot that the piece was effective for you.

Beate, so glad you enjoyed "rug" and wish you a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving

Thanks so much for the kind words and the fave on Rats, Beate! I'm very happy that you enjoyed it, and I appreciate the read.

Beate, thank you so much for you gracious words on my poem. Your support is very much appreciated.

Thank you, Beate, for your comments. :)

Thanks for your comment on Hot Rod Heaven. I needed the lift - and I got it. Cheers

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading and faving 'Fifty five Words or Less.'

Hi Beate - Thanks so much for your generous comments on "At the Rose Festival"! I'm so glad you liked it :)

Thanks for your comment on Place de Revolution, Beate. It's one of my own favourites, so it's great you've commented after it's been up all this time.

Beate, your support means the WORLD to me. Thank you.

Hi, Beate. Thanks for reading 'Along Came Doreen.' Your insightful comment is greatly appreciated. As is your fav. I enjoy reading your writing and look forward to reading more.

Hi Beate, I've enjoyed reading your work here, which added to my pleasure in hearing that you enjoyed my story "Spring Ice." I'm pretty new here and not easy to find. Thanks for taking the time, and thanks for reading!

Thank you for reading Rivals. Happy that you liked it. Thanks for the * as well.

Hi Beate, thanks for digging up "burned" and what you wrote to me!

Dear Beate,

Thank you. Sorry it’s taking me so long to get things organised here. I have received two weekly updates so far and its good to read the stories. Happy writing to you.

Hi Beate, thanks so much for your comment on Forest in the Early Morning, and sorry for the delay in responding, I just saw this! Cheers, Susan

Thanks for your comment on 'Swimming Pool', Beate!

Hey, thanks for reading my story "Nemesis."

What a pleasant feeling to know you read something of mine. Thank you Beate. I'll repay the compliment in due course.

Thank you, Beate, for the comment on Time to Rest. I am glad that you came to it... hope fall is looking good in Van.

Beate - Thanks for your kind words about Breath. I very much appreciate it!

Thanks for the kind words and the fave on Limboland!

Hi Beate, thanks for reading and commenting on, I Am. I feel as if I lucked into that ending, but I'm proud of it.

Thank you, Beate, for your kind comment about "Andalusia." And thank you for faving the poem. Loved your phrase "caressing lines."

Thank you, Beate, for your comment on 'This Girl in That Shirt' and apologies it took so long to get here.

Thank you, Beate, for reading and commenting on, POSEY'S POND. I.O.U.

Beate, thank you again for the suggestion on Tea Party--it's being published in Camroc Press Review and I can feel good about it completely because of that change.

Beate, thanks so much for your inspiring comments on 'Radio City'.

Beate, I'm glad you enjoyed Leda and the Swan, thanks so much for letting me know
cheers!

Thank you Beate for your kind comment on UNCTION. I wrote the poem in one fell swoop a few hours after we scattered my father's ashes. I like to think of THE BLUES ARE RUNNING as how I envisioned the ceremony before it happened, and UNCTION as it was. Peace...

Thank you for reading Allah Akbar. Glad you liked it.

Beate, thanks for reading and liking my story DEER

Thanks for the read, Beate, and having a laugh as was my nearly sole intent. Lighter than air but fun to write...

Thank you, Beate, for your comment on Elephant. So glad you liked it!

Beate, Thanks a bunch for your comments on "Jesus Wept" and "The Lonely Snake." I really appreciate it.

Thank you, Beate, for your comments and fav on "Things you remember..." It means a lot.

"brozed???" . Bronzed, of course.

Beate! Thanks for your beautiful comment on A Knobby Thing. So very good to see you round here!

Hi Beate, thanks for reading Bow Ties - and hope all is going well so we will be seeing more of you soon.

Beate my dear - thanks so much for inviting me to join this site. I am so very encouraged now. Blessings to you, Jane

Thank you so much for the fave and your wonderful comments on "Mind You Don't"!

Thanks so much for your lovely comments, Beate.

Thank you for faving 'The Getting of Ignorance'! I'm glad it spoke to you...

Yes, ' read to live' is righter on. I've had times when writing was out in favor of making a so-called living--and I got by. Don't think I could have done the same with reading.

Beate, I have a Things I Should Have Done - #1, and Things I Should Have Done - #2, if you have a chance...

And for reading and faving poor "Mrs. Booth"!

Many thanks, Beate, for reading and faving "Hammer Nail Nail" and sending me off in a loopy fantasy that my last name was Wittgenstein! Always appreciate your kind words.

Beate:

Thanks much for your kind comments about "Real Estate." I appreciate it!

Bonnie

Hi Beate - Thanks so much for your kind words on "Off Island"! They are much appreciated :)

Beate, Thanks you so much for your generous comments about my little story. I appreciate it very much.

Oh, Beatte, thank you so much for reading "Bread, Fish, Serpent, Stone," and the fav and comments. Ezra would thank you too if he could!

Thanks so much for your kind comments on "Clean."

Beate - thank you again - your comment on 'Nobody Told Marni' made my day today. I'm really grateful for your support since I joined, you've helped make Fictionaut feel very welcoming. M

Thanks so much, it's a lovely surprise to find you reading my older work, which immediately seems refreshed by the attention.

Thank you, Beate!

Hi, Beate. Thank you so much for your kind comments on Apple Peel and Flyaway - I appreciate your support very much. Martha

Thank you, Beate! Thanks for the invitation to join!

Thanks, Beate. I knew this would open some discussion. As I replied to Sara, does a guy exist who could be this remorseful? Would a teenager like Danny feel so bad so soon, after the event and then carry that guilt for so long? Does his youth stand in his favour - seeing that the part of the brain, which controls impulse behaviour does not mature until 25? I don’t know, I only know that I would (have) forgive/n him.

Hi Beate, thanks for reading Eight States Away, and thanks for the comments, too. foster.

Hi, Beate! Thank you for your persistence in searching out my pieces. I'm taking a Fictionaut break having realized I've made myself ineligible for all the writing contests/prizes by posting here. :(

Having said that, the next time I write a good piece just see if I can resist the temptation of instant gratification by getting the community's comments. Some of us never learn!

xxx

Thanks once again, Beate, for your kind words.

thank you for your lovely comment on Villa Monterey Apartment. Very much appreciated!!

Thanks again, Beate. Such good writing on here. I'm really enjoying it.

Thank you, Beate, for reading "Eddie Says" and for your kind words.

Hi Beate - Thank you so much for your comments and for faving "She hadn't wanted one" :)!

Hi Beate! Just got invited here and loving the digs... hope you are well. Peace, Linda

Hey Beate, I just noticed that you commented on "Pirates". Thank you!

Hey Beate, nice to hear from you again, too. Good timing, I guess — you can upload your story to the Bloc group now.

The fav makes me happier yet...thanks so much.

Beate - thank you for your comments on Shallow Grave. "Courage" gives me courage!

Beate, thank you so much for your kind words on my story!

Thanks for going back and finding my Spider poem, Beate!

(Are you working on your web?)

Hi Beate, thank you so much for commenting/reading "STILL." To hear it moves you is wonderful.

It's good, Beate, to have your input and your works here at Fictionaut. "Good Friday - Mary Magdalen" is a wonderful story.

Hi Beate, what an interesting comment you have made on "Mother Tongue"! It always fascinates me how a poem can bring out so many reactions from people, and this one has certainly touched German speakers ( I'm assuming you are of German descent)