Comments on Online Collection of Flash Fiction, Micro-fiction, Short Short Stories, Very Short Stories: Loneliness, love, romance and the long distance ra...

Boyward, thank you so much for your kind words abo...

2008-04-27T04:59:00.000-07:00

Boyward, thank you so much for your kind words about my latest story

One more step

Wow, amazing blog. Mind if I use your for a bit of...

2008-04-24T13:06:00.000-07:00

Wow, amazing blog. Mind if I use your for a bit of inspiration on the songwriting front? If you don't leave me a comment on my blog and let me know.

Karl, sometimes one just has to take a chance in l...

2008-04-06T05:40:00.000-07:00

Karl, sometimes one just has to take a chance in love. Like they say, you've got to be in the hgame to win it :-)

Billy, praise from a master writer like yourself is sweet indeed :-)

The dialogue en route is especially good. This on...

2008-04-05T12:10:00.001-07:00

The dialogue en route is especially good. This one really pulled me in and kept my attention all the way. Superior.

I wonder if two lonelies really cancel each other ...

2008-04-05T12:10:00.000-07:00

I wonder if two lonelies really cancel each other out. Where does the loneliness come from? Don't you think it all originates from within the person and it is only up to that very person to to cancel it out herself internally rather than using an external source. What if she eventually has to leave that person again, or vice versa, she is still lonely or she is once again lonely, it is like a vicious circle.

I don't want to tear your story apart though, I guess sometimes you just have to take things how they are. I loved the the tone or the sound of the story, I would describe it as very round and smooth.

Karl

LOL

Oh Rob! I was thinking more of the ret...

2008-04-01T04:56:00.000-07:00

LOL

Oh Rob! I was thinking more of the return journey :-D

Thanks Miladysa - 'a follow up'? Romance is certai...

2008-03-31T03:35:00.000-07:00

Thanks Miladysa - 'a follow up'? Romance is certainly an attractive genre and easy to get drawn into to the exclusion of everything else.

I love the title 'Branchline to love' and am pondering on it.

Or do I misunderstand? Are you talking about the bedroom scene? :-)

Ooh, now that would be fun - the tension, the discovery, the comparison with other lovers ...

Oof, I'm getting all hot and bothered!

I'd better go and calm down and try to write some humour :-)

Excellent Rob!

Any plans for a follow up to...

2008-03-30T14:44:00.000-07:00

Excellent Rob!

Any plans for a follow up to this one? *grin*

Amir, romance is a wonderful and beautiful flower ...

2008-03-30T03:03:00.000-07:00

Amir, romance is a wonderful and beautiful flower that often finds hard ground and blossoms rarely but can flourish just when it is least expected.

It is a most rewarding subject for a writer as I know you have found with your many excellent short stories on the subject of love.

Congratulations on your online Libre Magazine. I often visit it and it seems to be growing well with lots of new stories to read from writer's submissions.

Absolutely beautiful; as always. Two strangers, st...

2008-03-30T01:38:00.000-07:00

Absolutely beautiful; as always. Two strangers, starting up a conversation and being open and brave about it ... my kinda romantic fiction :)

Thank you Rob :)

Daffy, you are very perceptive and write in your b...

2008-03-29T14:12:00.000-07:00

Daffy, you are very perceptive and write in your blog beautifully too :-)

How perfect for them to brave the initial silent d...

2008-03-29T08:17:00.000-07:00

How perfect for them to brave the initial silent discomfort before warming eachothers hearts. I loved this Rob... It sent me off somewhere far away in my mind for a while which I think might be what you hope happens. Thank you.

Lane yes, with old carriages and bench seats with ...

2008-03-29T05:08:00.000-07:00

Lane yes, with old carriages and bench seats with half a dozen people on each side and luggage overhead.

Of course, the gentlemen would always help the ladies down with their luggage.

'Branch line to love' would make such a wonderful alternative title :-)

I enjoyed this Rob. A nice gentle piece and I the ...

2008-03-29T04:26:00.000-07:00

I enjoyed this Rob. A nice gentle piece and I the idea of two lonelies
cancelling each other:-)
It had the feeling of being set on an old fashioned branch line.

LH, I had in mind a very late night train, althoug...

2008-03-28T04:21:00.000-07:00

LH, I had in mind a very late night train, although I have little recent experience of railways in Britain and I may consequentially be a tad distanced from reality - for me, not at all an uncommon experience.

Thanks for your kind comment :-)

Cripes! Romantic or what? I would question what a ...

2008-03-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

Cripes! Romantic or what? I would question what a train was doing emptying out approaching London, or what a woman, or man, of good repute, was doing in Dover, the armpit of the earth;-)

I hope you enjoyed the story.

Your comments...

2008-03-27T08:41:00.000-07:00

I hope you enjoyed the story.

Your comments really are welcomed :-)