Only Prompts - 1. Simple Questions Prompt 480

On 10/17/2016 01:48 AM, northie said:

Short but beautifully written. An honest, unsparing look at the final death of a relationship - accepted by one but not the other. Your way of making the characters dissect the corpse was wonderful.

Thanks northie. Glad you liked it. It was sad, but best for everyone i think.

Thanks again for taking the time to read it.. tim xo

This story still hits me like a punch to the gut. But that's because it's so real and so well-written. We saw the last straw which broke the camel's back. Sad but satisfying in that we know he finally took the last step.

I discovered this story following a link, in old prompts. Wow... nothing I want to share publicly, but I so feel for Sam. Great Story Tim!

On 4/22/2017 at 2:14 AM, Timothy M. said:

This story still hits me like a punch to the gut. But that's because it's so real and so well-written. We saw the last straw which broke the camel's back. Sad but satisfying in that we know he finally took the last step.

Gosh i'm sorry this response is so late Tim!!  My apologies. This was an odd piece to write. I wanted a comedy and HEA but wow as i wrote it  evolved on its own. It is sad, but many of us love people we cannot live with. Thanks for your support and great comments. xoxo

On 6/3/2017 at 1:08 PM, BHopper2 said:

I discovered this story following a link, in old prompts. Wow... nothing I want to share publicly, but I so feel for Sam. Great Story Tim!

Thank BH.. i thought this one was very successful. It's a sad situation all around. Appreciate you reading.. tim xo

4 hours ago, JeffreyL said:

It is bittersweet for Sam. I'm glad he realized it wouldn't work, hadn't worked for them, and decided to put himself first (finally?). Thanks Tim. I look forward to reading more of your writing.

Thanks for reading....fun to go back and read these older things. Thanks JeffreyL!

Brought back some bittersweet memories, yep Sammy did the right thing, my 'Jason' only lasted 5 years I couldn't take any more. A nicely written insight.

32 minutes ago, cognac69 said:

Brought back some bittersweet memories, yep Sammy did the right thing, my 'Jason' only lasted 5 years I couldn't take any more. A nicely written insight.

Thanks.. you know Michael was my only boyfriend .. i never had a Jason.. xoxo

I don’t know why I never read any of your prompt stories. I certainly have read the other Tim’s prompt story! Now I have some binge reading to do…  ;–)

Some people are just not meant to be with each other. Like puzzle pieces that look like they fit until you look closer. You can’t finish the puzzle until you separate the misfit pieces.  ;–)

11 minutes ago, droughtquake said:

I don’t know why I never read any of your prompt stories. I certainly have read the other Tim’s prompt story! Now I have some binge reading to do…  ;–)

 

 

Some people are just not meant to be with each other. Like puzzle pieces that look like they fit until you look closer. You can’t finish the puzzle until you separate the misfit pieces.  ;–)

i've written a few things ... hope you find some you like.. thanks for reading

And seven years later this tale, like a good wine, matures well.  I don’t agree with the comment about throwing eight years away because as you put so beautifully, he wants to forget these years UNTIL the memories don’t hurt.   
Im a mega fan of the GA grand sagas, especially from Carlos H, Mark A etc., but exploring your list is resonating at a deep level.  Thank you. Xx

4 hours ago, Gary L said:

And seven years later this tale, like a good wine, matures well.  I don’t agree with the comment about throwing eight years away because as you put so beautifully, he wants to forget these years UNTIL the memories don’t hurt.   
Im a mega fan of the GA grand sagas, especially from Carlos H, Mark A etc., but exploring your list is resonating at a deep level.  Thank you. Xx

Thanks, Gary.  I've written several longer stories, but I'm not a grand saga type of author.  Prompts are interesting and force you to write in a different way.  I guess they are like the tasting menu rather than the eight-course dinner.    Both can be delicious and fill you up.  Thanks again, Gary, for reading. 

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

Thanks, Gary.  I've written several longer stories, but I'm not a grand saga type of author.  Prompts are interesting and force you to write in a different way.  I guess they are like the tasting menu rather than the eight-course dinner.    Both can be delicious and fill you up.  Thanks again, Gary, for reading. 

Interestingly, the wonderful Carlos H nagged me to get writing and to start with prompts.  Until June I’m working 11 hours a day including travel and then a new horizon opens.  No spoilt students, no awful nouveau riche parents, two min dachshund puppies, if partner will finally say yes, and a word doc open to start writing.  That’s my dream.  
 

47 minutes ago, Gary L said:

Interestingly, the wonderful Carlos H nagged me to get writing and to start with prompts.  Until June I’m working 11 hours a day including travel and then a new horizon opens.  No spoilt students, no awful nouveau riche parents, two min dachshund puppies, if partner will finally say yes, and a word doc open to start writing.  That’s my dream.  
 

You should and prompts are a good way to begin.  I wrote the opening chapters for two of my longer stories, Changes and The Searcher as prompts, they were not posted but i save everything. One day while looking through the archives, the stories were ready to write.  So make notes, write things in your spare time. Just go for it!