tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post6841771829826342237..comments2024-03-28T20:17:55.283+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Write - Edit - Publish Bloghop: Dark Places ... Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89221630652085131612017-10-26T13:59:43.675+01:002017-10-26T13:59:43.675+01:00@ Vinodini - many thanks ... I struggle with these...@ Vinodini - many thanks ... I struggle with these - yet when the decision is made re the story - it comes together quite quickly ... so thank you.<br /><br />@ Karen - I don't do masses of blog hops - but like to do one or two ... I find they interrupt my flow of posts - if I have such a thing ... but prefer to go my own path - but the Write Edit Publish hop and the #W are the World Blogfest seem to suit me ... so I'm happy to join in ... <br /><br />Thank you so much for visiting ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72424435841418448632017-10-23T20:08:00.805+01:002017-10-23T20:08:00.805+01:00The possibilities for blog hops are endless, aren&...The possibilities for blog hops are endless, aren't they? They can be a lot of fun too. Interesting stuff, for sure. Enjoy your week! :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31627072887913413062017-10-23T08:20:32.337+01:002017-10-23T08:20:32.337+01:00This post shows your versatility in writing. It wa...This post shows your versatility in writing. It was dark, scary and well written.Vinodinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293137036120700126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31485379351193038862017-10-21T08:25:00.672+01:002017-10-21T08:25:00.672+01:00@ Laura - many thanks ... the sculpture again set ...@ Laura - many thanks ... the sculpture again set me on the path for the post.<br /><br />@ Nancy - it's rather dreadful to think that people had to die like this ... but thank you for the compliment ... <br /><br />@ Denise - no worries ... I knew you were recovering down under from your wonderful trip up here! Some of the WEP Dark Places stories were very dark - uncomfortably so ... <br /><br />Thank you for your words here ... it sort of came to me - but again based on the sculpture and what horrors we feel as we die in that horrific way ... too tortuous to bear ... I'm glad it came across ... and oddly enough I'm enjoying the WEP ride ... <br /><br />Cheers to you both - enjoy the weekend - Hilary<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56418863424842024382017-10-21T07:17:35.275+01:002017-10-21T07:17:35.275+01:00Hi Hilary! Sorry it took so long to drag myself to...Hi Hilary! Sorry it took so long to drag myself to your blog. Have been struggling to be fully conscious after my long flights.Still, it's quite apt to be in the Twilight Zone when reading these Dark Places stories.<br /><br />I LOVED your post. I read it as a poem, a poem of darkness and terror. It greatly moved me. You did peer into the depths of the soul. You are one talented writer.<br /><br />Great to have you along for the WEP ride!<br /><br />Denise :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31478331455075350492017-10-21T02:18:46.564+01:002017-10-21T02:18:46.564+01:00Well done, Hilary. You captured the essence of thi...Well done, Hilary. You captured the essence of this person's experience beautifully.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16689370931242010142017-10-19T13:21:50.480+01:002017-10-19T13:21:50.480+01:00Hugely powerful for such a short piece, great use ...Hugely powerful for such a short piece, great use of the prompt.Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22758492349936615202017-10-19T07:59:34.177+01:002017-10-19T07:59:34.177+01:00@ Nas - thank you so much ... the post sort of cam...@ Nas - thank you so much ... the post sort of came to me ... <br /><br />@ Pat - it's not an easy thought this post - it worries me; being actually martyred into sculpture appals me ... that was what I was thinking about ... and was what the sculpture 'told' me ... <br /><br />@ Julie - you are so right ... but this fate seemed to me to be worse than being burnt alive. I certainly hope all martyrs find peace - I'm sure they deserve that. Thank you so much.<br /><br />@ Sandra - thank you ... all well yesterday! No spooks about ... <br /><br />@ Sharon - Halloween is another matter that just might pass me by this year ... <br /><br />@ Val - it has certainly worried me ... and I'm glad it was just thoughts that came into my head for this post ... thank for your words ... <br /><br />@ Deborah - now that is some scary dream ... I'd hate to be bound - oh dear ... sorry if I've changed that dream around for you - now a deadly one, and definitely not so funny ... <br /><br />Thanks so much - this seems to be giving everyone some shivers ... it does me - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63431416604582837672017-10-19T01:03:23.752+01:002017-10-19T01:03:23.752+01:00Ooh scary dark indeed. I had a dream last night th...Ooh scary dark indeed. I had a dream last night that someone took a photograph of me and I was a stone person. I thought it was somewhat amusing, but now you've put a new spin on it for me. Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64569293223634399402017-10-18T22:07:03.779+01:002017-10-18T22:07:03.779+01:00Wow, that was powerful, Hilary. It sent shivers up...Wow, that was powerful, Hilary. It sent shivers up my spine! I'm glad it was fiction and not a real experience for you! Terrific!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56606898352940948392017-10-18T21:15:45.733+01:002017-10-18T21:15:45.733+01:00Okay...that was scary and it's not even Hallow...Okay...that was scary and it's not even Halloween yet!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54685555838171336232017-10-18T19:41:17.800+01:002017-10-18T19:41:17.800+01:00Hope you're having a great Wednesday without t...Hope you're having a great Wednesday without too much spook in it.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-47211524991924950672017-10-18T16:13:16.321+01:002017-10-18T16:13:16.321+01:00It's hard to imagine a worse fate than being b...It's hard to imagine a worse fate than being burned alive. You captured that terror so well! I hope this person did find peace. Such a powerful piece as always. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35577205088719559692017-10-18T09:55:55.054+01:002017-10-18T09:55:55.054+01:00Hilary, I truly enjoyed reading this. It speaks of...Hilary, I truly enjoyed reading this. It speaks of the human condition and you have really done a magnificent job of expressing with few words. The premise is something to think deeply about. <br /><br />Shalom aleichem,<br />Pat GarciaPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-11393864559201804552017-10-18T08:38:08.437+01:002017-10-18T08:38:08.437+01:00Hi Hilary!
You did awesome with the challenge. I&...Hi Hilary!<br /><br />You did awesome with the challenge. I'm so happy to see you did it! And it reads so well. Nasreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903012810404786521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31475885921727416022017-10-18T07:26:09.769+01:002017-10-18T07:26:09.769+01:00@ Robert - I agree with you re modes of death - na...@ Robert - I agree with you re modes of death - natural ones ... death by torture and others methods probably even worse as the mind is tortured too ... <br /><br />@ Sandra - no ghosts and goblins here yet... <br /><br />@ Chyrs - many thanks ... the sculpture has been haunting me to write about her ... <br /><br />@ Olga - darkness of the dying mind ... <br /><br />@ @ Desk49 - you don't lose your rhyming touch ... a delight to read ... <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comments - it's a dark bloghop! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82288329917993315052017-10-18T02:15:28.058+01:002017-10-18T02:15:28.058+01:00
Dead yet not
locked within
screaming
no one hear...<br />Dead yet not<br />locked within<br />screaming <br />no one hears<br />what runs within <br />ones mind<br /><br /><br />Who knows better then those of us that hear. Well done.desk49https://www.blogger.com/profile/05795159954019523527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70829819719090332692017-10-17T21:46:14.508+01:002017-10-17T21:46:14.508+01:00Oh, that darkness: inside, outside, everywhere. Gr...Oh, that darkness: inside, outside, everywhere. Great post!Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84228709535750826282017-10-17T21:45:32.326+01:002017-10-17T21:45:32.326+01:00That's haunting. Well done!That's haunting. Well done!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91221363254676652302017-10-17T15:37:40.019+01:002017-10-17T15:37:40.019+01:00Hope your week is going well and the goblins and g...Hope your week is going well and the goblins and ghosts are kept at bay;)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36066171592615086972017-10-17T13:50:36.300+01:002017-10-17T13:50:36.300+01:00Yea. Can't argue with that. I think being burn...Yea. Can't argue with that. I think being burnt alive is probably one of the most monstrous/horrible ways someone can go. Pretty much that or being shredded by a wild animal are two of my proverbial shudders.H.R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462784064936801201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-71677823889509925102017-10-17T10:44:56.035+01:002017-10-17T10:44:56.035+01:00@ Christine - many thanks ... it's horrid to t...@ Christine - many thanks ... it's horrid to think about ...<br /><br />@ Pat - we carry on wanting to hurt other humans in the most inhumane way ... it is spine tinglingly awful ... <br /><br />@ Sandra - thank you ... I saw the sculpture and thought 'yes' darkness with cruelty ... <br /><br />@ Yolanda - I did think about the fires and that terror being trapped in the flames ... we have similar going on in Portugal: but worse the dreadful Grenfell fire I mentioned last month ... I slightly readjusted the writing so the burning wasn't quite so obviously tied to today's fires - I hope they can be stopped fairly soon.<br /><br />If my brain works towards something appropriate then I'm happy to participate in the WEP challenge ... <br /><br />@ Jo - I try and not think about it too much ... so many tortuous things going on at present ... all of which are positively terrifying (if one is involved in them) ... <br /><br />@ Susan - thankfully the 13th doesn't worry me - though this would ... the thought is awful ... <br /><br />@ Nila - many thanks ... I prefer unique - I'm not a great 'follower of fashion' ... so to speak. Josefina de Vasconcellos' sculptures - I'm rather hooked on them ... and must try and see some of them in situ - sometime.<br /><br />That martyr sculpture is pretty unsettling ... especially behind the bars - glad you appreciated the nod to the Lake District's Cartmel Priory ... thanks so much ... <br /><br />@ Rosey - many thanks ... the martyr sent me forward ... <br /><br />Cheers to you all - thanks so much for being so appreciative ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63891338724164214952017-10-17T09:10:23.400+01:002017-10-17T09:10:23.400+01:00You certainly aced the exercise here. Awesome writ...You certainly aced the exercise here. Awesome writing!mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5224811369408278852017-10-17T05:10:58.545+01:002017-10-17T05:10:58.545+01:00Your take on the prompt is always unique, and info...Your take on the prompt is always unique, and informative. The Lake District sculpture is unsettling, and new to me. As I say - always learn something here. Spooky done with your usual finesse, Hilary! Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3358424412250755512017-10-17T03:23:01.778+01:002017-10-17T03:23:01.778+01:00That was spooky. Kind of glad I didn't read it...That was spooky. Kind of glad I didn't read it on the 13th.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.com