tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post1971898281764303454..comments2023-05-18T06:59:59.945-07:00Comments on As if by magic: Wind ChipsArchna Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372418962433999972noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-34321207861589231912012-07-07T09:36:07.626-07:002012-07-07T09:36:07.626-07:00damn you're good!damn you're good!tricia stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462109680971905741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-8362940842594054982012-07-05T07:17:24.026-07:002012-07-05T07:17:24.026-07:00Hi you! Thanks for reading!Hi you! Thanks for reading!Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-71665455593301007202012-07-03T17:17:19.320-07:002012-07-03T17:17:19.320-07:00'we watched our mother place her heart onto hi...'we watched our mother place her heart onto his chest, pulverizing, particles of light bleeding into his pith.'<br />You've described the process of degeneration after death so beautifully in such few words. Beautiful, haunting piece.Karishma Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183133674860648743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-51300056948605914402012-06-29T07:55:28.718-07:002012-06-29T07:55:28.718-07:00Hi Paula, thanks for coming by and sharing your th...Hi Paula, thanks for coming by and sharing your thoughts with me!Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-51661706620684715172012-06-28T18:29:23.491-07:002012-06-28T18:29:23.491-07:00Whoa!
As soon it was known the well was left uncov...Whoa!<br />As soon it was known the well was left uncovered, I read with breath held. And well-told tale in so few words!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-44322451373286792512012-06-28T16:19:31.245-07:002012-06-28T16:19:31.245-07:00Hey you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Happy that y...Hey you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Happy that you stopped in. :)Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-8852029117364180662012-06-28T14:47:12.549-07:002012-06-28T14:47:12.549-07:00amazing as a myth, haunting. you drew me in and i ...amazing as a myth, haunting. you drew me in and i was<br />so sorry to leave this prose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-47404160931309451722012-06-28T13:09:16.685-07:002012-06-28T13:09:16.685-07:00Thanks for visiting, Perle.Thanks for visiting, Perle.Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-28585942798659013472012-06-28T13:08:47.372-07:002012-06-28T13:08:47.372-07:00I had the pleasure of doing a literature lesson wi...I had the pleasure of doing a literature lesson with one of my little ones involving Burnett's "The Secret Garden" recently. <br /><br />It was the Ring, I'm still seeing the distorted faces, but the creepy me likes the girl from the well. I wrote this because I love Guillermo Del Toro.Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-55315949314419474532012-06-28T08:10:24.250-07:002012-06-28T08:10:24.250-07:00Yes, I hope there was a need for song and joy here...Yes, I hope there was a need for song and joy here. Whether it be intention or not, the "spirit of the spring" is her destiny now. Thank you for that name, I love it!!Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-2294464815190053702012-06-28T07:29:32.814-07:002012-06-28T07:29:32.814-07:00Thanks Bren! I've always imagined a well as so...Thanks Bren! I've always imagined a well as some sort of portal, hopefully, not always into such dark places. :)Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-3973526450638885442012-06-28T07:17:30.880-07:002012-06-28T07:17:30.880-07:00smiles...I know, it's like the last thing you ...smiles...I know, it's like the last thing you really want right, her willfully falling in, but I really hated for her to be so alone, regarding her hopes.Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-26984077340936308322012-06-28T07:08:10.031-07:002012-06-28T07:08:10.031-07:00Nara, thanks. I like this perception. Perhaps, he ...Nara, thanks. I like this perception. Perhaps, he knew that he would go, leaving the well uncovered, hoping that she would find him...but the ivy forcing itself over and the need for her hair, that makes me think otherwise...Thanks so much for reading deeply. :)Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-85264108976027718852012-06-28T06:59:43.255-07:002012-06-28T06:59:43.255-07:00Thanks Sherry!Thanks Sherry!Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-73521644975447962732012-06-28T06:57:40.048-07:002012-06-28T06:57:40.048-07:00Thank you Keith!Thank you Keith!Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-33229499542569951882012-06-28T04:24:28.961-07:002012-06-28T04:24:28.961-07:00A haunting story at once a short poetic story, but...A haunting story at once a short poetic story, but some with the feel of a haiku. ThanksPerlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882263102859578797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-3612083061212554952012-06-28T02:58:26.654-07:002012-06-28T02:58:26.654-07:00The Secret Garden sprang to mind instantly, so I w...The Secret Garden sprang to mind instantly, so I was glad to see you reference Frances Hodgson Burnett *smile* The end made me think of one of those American remakes of Japanese films... was it the Grudge or the Ring, with the girl in the well? The whole tale was spooky and yet beautiful. Bravo!Mojo Writinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457472397010589516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-10978564093546709472012-06-27T18:16:46.196-07:002012-06-27T18:16:46.196-07:00Thank you Jae. From your eyes everything feels so ...Thank you Jae. From your eyes everything feels so fresh. You have a gentle way of being. Thank you for offering so much support, I treasure you for that.Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-32357603663000294142012-06-27T18:05:23.968-07:002012-06-27T18:05:23.968-07:00Hi Susan. Thanks for stopping by!Hi Susan. Thanks for stopping by!Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-1024005501285272132012-06-27T17:54:44.872-07:002012-06-27T17:54:44.872-07:00Hi! Thank you, I don't know if I am brave enou...Hi! Thank you, I don't know if I am brave enough to carry a series. I'm on my way to see about these seeds!Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-65383036625330029142012-06-27T17:12:21.653-07:002012-06-27T17:12:21.653-07:00It would be nice to think that her father's in...It would be nice to think that her father's intended closure or the well was misplaced as it was necessary for the little girl to have contact with the spirit of the spring to fulfill her destiny. Perhaps to be a writer of such poetry as to make the reader sing with joy.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-76861282478020119102012-06-27T16:57:26.871-07:002012-06-27T16:57:26.871-07:00I wrote it as something complete, but it does have...I wrote it as something complete, but it does have a number of moments to explore. :) Thank you Sheilagh and I hope you have a wonderful holiday.Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-59424071569960590232012-06-27T15:43:17.416-07:002012-06-27T15:43:17.416-07:00Oooo... She sounds like a siren. Taunting, enticin...Oooo... She sounds like a siren. Taunting, enticing. Sad ending if she drowned.<br />Great story telling :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139175719967937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-11150594665637442282012-06-27T14:08:24.255-07:002012-06-27T14:08:24.255-07:00oh dang...this is one of those you just can not lo...oh dang...this is one of those you just can not look away from...def haunting ending...but i like it much...smiles...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351405002610941284.post-54570142504938427392012-06-27T11:53:48.086-07:002012-06-27T11:53:48.086-07:00He left her a way back to him and she took it. Sad...He left her a way back to him and she took it. Sad and haunting.author.nara.malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159847596372441526noreply@blogger.com