tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post7161802858272737993..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-14838683872126717392009-02-17T04:31:00.000-05:002009-02-17T04:31:00.000-05:00"Are you all going to leave me here like this, abo..."Are you all going to leave me here like this, about to be ambushed by an irate tribe of zebra riding elves?" Elvira cried out in agony, as she realized the contest results had at last been revealed and the intrigue of her story had been lost in all the excitement.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843866115176677361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-5084210856489394762009-02-15T17:09:00.000-05:002009-02-15T17:09:00.000-05:00Zebras, the elves were actually coming at her ridi...Zebras, the elves were actually coming at her riding atop tiny zebras; Elvira looked left and right trying to find an escape.~Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872228115110257474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-85962387089368957392009-02-15T16:15:00.000-05:002009-02-15T16:15:00.000-05:00"You're wearing stilettos," he reminded her, one e..."You're wearing stilettos," he reminded her, one eyebrow arching to tack an implied "dummy" onto the end of the sentence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-24886567663860172702009-02-15T08:48:00.000-05:002009-02-15T08:48:00.000-05:00Xanto (Petroff-Raymundo) suddenly appeared before ...Xanto (Petroff-Raymundo) suddenly appeared before her in the street, "I never realized how short you are!" she cried aloud.Get8Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907055830654455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-13226278475755559432009-02-14T21:58:00.000-05:002009-02-14T21:58:00.000-05:00Wavering in their pursuit, the elves slipped away ...Wavering in their pursuit, the elves slipped away again.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810590407001594471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-49271959221455486102009-02-14T16:32:00.000-05:002009-02-14T16:32:00.000-05:00Very clever buggers, they chased her down the stre...Very clever buggers, they chased her down the street, but their little legs couldn't match her stride, a few falling into the gutter.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231706346312491242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-85309315522678975742009-02-14T15:52:00.000-05:002009-02-14T15:52:00.000-05:00Unseen by the elves, she slipped down an alley and...Unseen by the elves, she slipped down an alley and watched the elves scramble when they realized they lost her.J.R. Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671109654769467131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-51601147505742815782009-02-14T10:18:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:18:00.000-05:00Tantalized by the realization that her boyfriend, ...Tantalized by the realization that her boyfriend, Raymundo, and her nemesis, Xanto Petroff, were one and the same, Elvira sharpened her stilettos and popped a stale chocolate cashew into her mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67500700018374145702009-02-13T20:24:00.000-05:002009-02-13T20:24:00.000-05:00Suddenly she could see it clearly, the cashews, th...Suddenly she could see it clearly, the cashews, the elves, the cursed tangled fingers, Petroff-Xanto and Raymundo, it all made sense!Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048847365398559366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-40933588587482076602009-02-13T19:10:00.000-05:002009-02-13T19:10:00.000-05:00Raymundo, her boyfriend, was the only person she k...Raymundo, her boyfriend, was the only person she knew who believed in elves, and she'd dumped him for eating all her chocolate-covered cashews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-61113681860052684032009-02-13T19:01:00.000-05:002009-02-13T19:01:00.000-05:00Quarrelsome little turd, thought Elvira. Who belie...Quarrelsome little turd, thought Elvira. Who believes in elves anyway?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216407428320615449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-41741081844282208832009-02-13T18:24:00.000-05:002009-02-13T18:24:00.000-05:00(sorry, don't know my alphabet yet--could have swo...(sorry, don't know my alphabet yet--could have sworn the last one was "W", or maybe I just wanted to write "X." Probably saw the W in Wulf. Let's call him Petroff instead of Xanto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-43194366730496918942009-02-13T18:20:00.000-05:002009-02-13T18:20:00.000-05:00"Xanto must've hired all the midgets in the state ..."Xanto must've hired all the midgets in the state to try and convince me I'm seeing elves, but why, unless he's trying to prove I'm insane?" Elvira wondered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-1778804253944102442009-02-13T18:13:00.000-05:002009-02-13T18:13:00.000-05:00On some silent queue, the elves scattered, slippin...On some silent queue, the elves scattered, slipping into crack and shadow as if nothing more than sand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772115162429818530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-57683659603188481482009-02-13T16:38:00.000-05:002009-02-13T16:38:00.000-05:00"Never a Keeblervore around when you need one," El..."Never a Keeblervore around when you need one," Elvira grumbled, stepping under the shelter of a nearby store's awning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-11993316145268496782009-02-13T16:05:00.000-05:002009-02-13T16:05:00.000-05:00Many of them surreptitiously nibbled on the snacks...Many of them surreptitiously nibbled on the snacks when the other elves weren't looking.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-28386046054004487152009-02-13T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-13T16:02:00.000-05:00Little Elves scurried here and there, shadowing El...Little Elves scurried here and there, shadowing Elvira's every move, with dark covered chocolate cashews held in their little hands.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-16786909109013076132009-02-13T15:01:00.000-05:002009-02-13T15:01:00.000-05:00Kayla had warned her about those evil, little elve...Kayla had warned her about those evil, little elves – if only she'd listened.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231706346312491242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-72666648523751511492009-02-13T15:00:00.000-05:002009-02-13T15:00:00.000-05:00[Thanks for the re-revise help authoress! This is ...[Thanks for the re-revise help authoress! This is fun!]Rashda Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803134396969891096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-70620160257727949412009-02-13T14:59:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:59:00.000-05:00(That word in the comment above should be "There's...(That word in the comment above should be "There's," not "There'd." **looks sheepish and curses tangled fingers**)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-86015867862029792282009-02-13T14:56:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:56:00.000-05:00"Just as I suspected: There'd trickery afoot...aga..."Just as I suspected: There'd trickery afoot...again," she muttered under her breath.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-4839956454722089642009-02-13T14:51:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:51:00.000-05:00[Let's just keep the story going in third person, ...[Let's just keep the story going in third person, shall we?]<BR/><BR/>Elvira toyed with the suspicions in her mind as she stepped onto the curb.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-42977167355214087582009-02-13T14:49:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:49:00.000-05:00Is this something she could have foreseen?Is this something she could have foreseen?Kathryn Hupp-Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776391661543060879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-14636198500247947102009-02-13T14:45:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:45:00.000-05:00How strange, thought Elvira. An anonymous charact...How strange, thought Elvira. An anonymous character has entered into the plot and thrown everything akilter.Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307338341018381050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-35059901896756041662009-02-13T14:38:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:38:00.000-05:00[Opps we changed from third to first person! Was t...[Opps we changed from third to first person! Was that deliberate?]Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.com