tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post2035920129137018064..comments2023-05-14T03:34:24.671-04:00Comments on Elsetime & Otherwhen: Every Other YearReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-29799096933915939042013-01-15T06:56:34.035-05:002013-01-15T06:56:34.035-05:00Hi Cam! Then you can understand Jaya's feelin...Hi Cam! Then you can understand Jaya's feelings.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-90780302603900617672013-01-14T11:34:59.877-05:002013-01-14T11:34:59.877-05:00Wow, Renee. This is a terrifying concept. As much ...Wow, Renee. This is a terrifying concept. As much as I complain about my grumpy little monster, the idea of packing him off in a balloon? I shudder.<br />Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407917830307384493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-31800347972052194602013-01-12T18:12:35.221-05:002013-01-12T18:12:35.221-05:00Thank you, Shelton! The "village to raise a ...Thank you, Shelton! The "village to raise a child" came to my mind as I wrote this. If it was the norm, well adjusted might be the expected outcome. I don't know. Interesting to contemplate.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-49391071884088651662013-01-11T21:51:02.730-05:002013-01-11T21:51:02.730-05:00Nicely done. The premise is a good one, the whole ...Nicely done. The premise is a good one, the whole "village to raise a child" sort of thing, but at a very steep cost. It would be interesting to meet someone who had been through this system and reached adulthood, and see how he/she reacts to his world through adult eyes. Adjusted well? or maybe one of many children who never learned to develop social skills enough to have a long-term Shelton Keys Dunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551666631783476472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-79019031797250951642013-01-11T17:04:22.757-05:002013-01-11T17:04:22.757-05:00Thank you! Yes, sad, I couldn't really imagin...Thank you! Yes, sad, I couldn't really imagine the feeling. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-50884925639545199222013-01-11T16:41:05.994-05:002013-01-11T16:41:05.994-05:00Oh, that's kind of sad. The concept was really...Oh, that's kind of sad. The concept was really interesting. And the last few sentences, wow! Loved the wording.CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-688625335248758012013-01-11T10:14:11.573-05:002013-01-11T10:14:11.573-05:00Thanks, Angela! Actually I think I remember seein...Thanks, Angela! Actually I think I remember seeing or reading something similar once. I just took it in a different direction with the mother unwilling to let go.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-55831644291500355292013-01-11T10:11:28.422-05:002013-01-11T10:11:28.422-05:00Thank you! You caught exactly what I was trying t...Thank you! You caught exactly what I was trying to portray. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-2488251030540252982013-01-11T10:05:08.180-05:002013-01-11T10:05:08.180-05:00What a great piece of fantasy and a concept I have...What a great piece of fantasy and a concept I haven't read before. I like the contrast between the thought of balloons as a happy thing and the disappointment the mother feels each time a new child arrives.angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974137283220034062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-45951362787942596942013-01-11T09:52:36.818-05:002013-01-11T09:52:36.818-05:00What a heart wrenching piece Renee, great premise,...What a heart wrenching piece Renee, great premise, I imagined that Jaya was kind of an anomaly in this world wanting to fight the tradition. The caramel colored had in the blond curls was a great, great image. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-76949023514391785442013-01-11T05:44:26.719-05:002013-01-11T05:44:26.719-05:00Thank you for dropping by! Yes it would be a stra...Thank you for dropping by! Yes it would be a strange thing to "switch out" one's children. It was not uncommon, at one time, to apprentice children very early to different villages. This premise just takes it a step further.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-37472549052102023722013-01-10T19:06:55.484-05:002013-01-10T19:06:55.484-05:00Interesting glimpse into this tale. It's stran...Interesting glimpse into this tale. It's strange to look into a life that's so different, and peer in the middle of it. Nice.Chancelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880082145266359126noreply@blogger.com