tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post5237809667276701162..comments2023-10-08T11:44:08.236-04:00Comments on * AT THE BIJOU *: THE NEIGHBOURS ~ By Laurita Miller of Harbinger*33Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12430278736281847787noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-63874966089683720912010-01-19T22:05:28.831-05:002010-01-19T22:05:28.831-05:00These are a few of the reasons I like this story s...These are a few of the reasons I like this story so much:<br />1. All the dialogue sounds so natural.<br />2. The descriptions of the Pattersons' house, yard and van were excellent, making it easy to visualize them.<br />3. Marilyn and Neil's solution to the problem was a total surprise.<br />4. The wicked glimpse, at the end, of Ed's probable fate.<br /><br />Now excuse me while I go sharpen my teeth.Madam Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136166772469538966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-31611297963683084282010-01-18T21:35:43.567-05:002010-01-18T21:35:43.567-05:00I was kinda hoping the Pattersons would eat the Mc...I was kinda hoping the Pattersons would eat the McGuires - very annoying people.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-88451511788635319782010-01-18T21:28:01.451-05:002010-01-18T21:28:01.451-05:00You are most welcome Laurita,
for your talent, yo...You are most welcome Laurita,<br /> for your talent, your classy presentation,and your tending to the weeding of your front garden beds. The neighbourhood AT THE BIJOU, with you moving in as regular family is interesting to say the least. <br /><br />We also like those baked goods you leave around and are glad that Harry and Michael taste'test them first, by Jinkers. Thank you for debuting this very fine story AT THE BIJOU. We all look forward to your publishing range in this here world. <br /><br />Gentle applause, <br />~ Absolutely*KateKate Pilarcik ~ absolutelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430278736281847787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-39006347406917078512010-01-18T19:48:27.501-05:002010-01-18T19:48:27.501-05:00Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. I have...Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. I have had an assortment of odd neighbours, but I haven't eaten any of them...yet. :) I just write about them.<br /><br />Thank you, Kate, for letting these Neighbours in.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-33762342507569835812010-01-18T17:15:11.719-05:002010-01-18T17:15:11.719-05:00Fantastically told story Laurita! Now I'm off ...Fantastically told story Laurita! Now I'm off to, ummm, straighten those shutters. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-7245831024813388472010-01-18T12:52:40.797-05:002010-01-18T12:52:40.797-05:00Excellent story. That's one way to make sure t...Excellent story. That's one way to make sure the neighbors are always...neighborly.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-38772567435068976022010-01-16T02:12:38.777-05:002010-01-16T02:12:38.777-05:00Kate is absolutely glad she plugged the spotlights...Kate is absolutely glad she plugged the spotlights in to shine on the spark which is a Laurita twist of a tale.<br /><br />Such a deserving outpouring of chattering BIJOU folks in the theatre, and yet no one's said it yet ~ <br /><br />THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!<br /><br />Laurita, of all the grin-joints in all of WebTown, I'm so glad you knocked on the door to pick mine to ask for a 'home' for this street-wise story. You're gonna clean up the blood and the dog'yard, right?<br /><br />Thanks*again dear lady of the mukluks for the taunting-pleasures lining the folks up all around the block. Did I mention this story is a killer!<br /><br />~ Absolutely*Kate<br />and the fine staff of renown AT THE BIJOUKate Pilarcik ~ absolutelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430278736281847787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-86259315711589057022010-01-16T01:47:12.740-05:002010-01-16T01:47:12.740-05:00The trademark Laurita tale at the Bijou... Glad Ka...The trademark Laurita tale at the Bijou... Glad Kate hosted the chiller of a tale!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-42741678913682693482010-01-15T20:32:03.870-05:002010-01-15T20:32:03.870-05:00Where is this story set? There's a Neil and Ma...Where is this story set? There's a Neil and Marilyn up the road from us.<br /><br />Always keep an eye on your neighbors.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-76192656616996284322010-01-15T18:50:22.699-05:002010-01-15T18:50:22.699-05:00Ooooh! :) That old "Monsters under the thin v...Ooooh! :) That old "Monsters under the thin veneer of respectability" trick -- love it! :) I wouldn't want to live next to either of those extremes! But this piece was so well observed -- how many times have I complained about those things myself?Barry J. Northernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078136594892291058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-29272451481805894682010-01-15T17:48:42.402-05:002010-01-15T17:48:42.402-05:00This was a blast Laurita. Two thumbs up. So Kate D...This was a blast Laurita. Two thumbs up. So Kate DOES allow evil in...in small doses. I was beginning to wonder. ;)Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-82815659348665697272010-01-15T16:21:35.306-05:002010-01-15T16:21:35.306-05:00Entertaining read Laurita. I was expecting them t...Entertaining read Laurita. I was expecting them to poison the Pattersons- not to eat them! Terrific twist and your descriptions of typical suburbia in the beginning were right on.Genevieve Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178276724159826428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-71184652427461250472010-01-15T14:52:30.727-05:002010-01-15T14:52:30.727-05:00Great opening, full of tension, scintillating thro...Great opening, full of tension, scintillating throughout.<br /><br />"Fresh blood" was a nice touch.<br /><br />Poor Bud. What will happen to him?David Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809185582216906363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-83051627475876212612010-01-15T13:09:23.398-05:002010-01-15T13:09:23.398-05:00Excellent setting this scene Laurita; your details...Excellent setting this scene Laurita; your details are crisp and colorful. Poor Bud is right-he just might become an outdoor dog afterall.<br />Now I think I'm going to follow Alan's lead-I'm not so sure about my neighbors either;)EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359075647077590741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-5162965250697999752010-01-15T12:29:16.993-05:002010-01-15T12:29:16.993-05:00Loved these lines even before what came later: &qu...Loved these lines even before what came later: "They restored the house to its original colour and invited the neighbours to an elegant wine and cheese meet and greet. Perfectly normal. Perfectly acceptable." So well characterizes suburbia and I love that juxtaposition with the "normal" later behavior of Marilyn and Neil. Might say something important, not just be a fantastic twist. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-25141127094857112112010-01-15T12:03:47.838-05:002010-01-15T12:03:47.838-05:00Well, I'm just glad they didn't eat the do...Well, I'm just glad they didn't eat the dog! :-) Entertaining as always, two thumbs up!!shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063218369150683990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-88678013544225067342010-01-15T12:01:39.867-05:002010-01-15T12:01:39.867-05:00Wow, Laurita, your tale caught me by surprise! Goo...Wow, Laurita, your tale caught me by surprise! Good scary stuff.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054277672531335396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-13597003948066610082010-01-15T11:32:15.292-05:002010-01-15T11:32:15.292-05:00Great job, Laurita. I'd comment more, but I th...Great job, Laurita. I'd comment more, but I think that I should go out and clean up the garden a bit...just in case...Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-20652133983301990532010-01-15T11:31:48.412-05:002010-01-15T11:31:48.412-05:00What impressed me the most was juggling such a lar...What impressed me the most was juggling such a large cast in such a little space. I couldn't do that.Scott Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677469126061570215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-56708306545547915342010-01-15T09:33:34.355-05:002010-01-15T09:33:34.355-05:00I probably was the Mayers in my youth and I have h...I probably was the Mayers in my youth and I have had the Pattersons for neighbors before. But it's always the ones with the too perfect lawns that you have to look out for. Great story Laurita!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-59113250663680582502010-01-15T06:37:22.293-05:002010-01-15T06:37:22.293-05:00Oh, please can I borrow them! Fantastic story Laur...Oh, please can I borrow them! Fantastic story Laurita. I worried that their 'food' might be a bit unsavoury. That's wrong, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-23062267660939852222010-01-15T06:27:30.007-05:002010-01-15T06:27:30.007-05:00Loved the first and last sentences Laurita! Classi...Loved the first and last sentences Laurita! Classic. And also 'from her perch at the clothesline'. Fab.Lily Mulhollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804113718224654006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-19422809656031980402010-01-15T00:56:46.376-05:002010-01-15T00:56:46.376-05:00Laurita...how perfectly wonderful. I was thinking ...Laurita...how perfectly wonderful. I was thinking that the Patterson's house sounded a bit like mine. Thankfully, I dont have those kind of neighbours!!<br />Again, fantastic tale. Thank you!Crybbe666https://www.blogger.com/profile/14752123812270914073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-49215517759590863812010-01-14T22:46:08.380-05:002010-01-14T22:46:08.380-05:00Wonderful tale told well, your trademark! You'...Wonderful tale told well, your trademark! You've made the next-door neighbors come alive, so much so I kinda wish they lived closer. Perfetto! Peace, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-36296561901499639312010-01-14T21:03:59.710-05:002010-01-14T21:03:59.710-05:00I had neighbors like that, the dog, the rusty van,...I had neighbors like that, the dog, the rusty van, the loud parties...too bad I never thought to...um...nevermind....Great tale! Thanks for sharing..Karen from Mentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685540761526680384noreply@blogger.com