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An Old Friend
PS & Barbie,
What pleasure finding this old friend this morning. Of course, the rest of the morning was lost until I completed reading it. Just a lot of fun.
Portia
Portia
happy you enjoyed it
Portia I appreciate you letting me know you enjoyed it again.
Thanks
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
It takes a LOT of story,
to make me laugh and cry at the same time. You have accomplished this feat with the greatest of skill.
From the conspiracy of coincidences that brought Bridget into existence, to the antics of the gargoyles, to the all too human reactions of the "Gods" to finding that Bridget is way more than they expected, to the final denoument that finds Bridget back in control of her life, you had me on the edge of my seat, alternately in tears and laughing so hard I had the other kind of tears blurring my vision.
Superbly crafted, wonderfully told, emotionally draining and yet invigorating at the same time. THANK YOU, for your skill, your talent, and for helping me see that life can be what you make it, albeit with some semi-immortal assistance. LOL.
Thank you for sharing this with us. It's one of the best stories I've read in a long, long time.
Hugs and love,
Catherine Linda Michel
As a T-woman, I do have a Y chromosome... it's just in cursive, pink script.
Thank you
Catherine, it was kind of you to let me know you had fun with Deity Arms Bridget. Thank you.
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
The Four Gargoyles
The four Gargoyles, just broke me up! The whole story have me laughing and giggling the entire way though this wonderful story! When I wasn't doing that I was crying happy tears over Bridget's successes. I can't recall the last I read a story with such a great combination of humor and heart. This so deserves to be made into a summer blockbuster, but I guess it'd never happen. The rest of the world have no idea what it's missing!
Hugs!
Grover
Two wasn't enough
Grover, thank you. I was having problems handling two gargoyles because they didn't have much interaction. Grim and Gorm joined Deity Arms Bridget to raise the contention with their different personalities. Sometimes a story will lay flat with only one or two characters. Thanks for enjoying the story.
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Oh damn!
I have been working on a Deity Arms story, but I don't think I can even come close to this! I feel just like Horace did. I love Bridget! What a great story! Humor, love, happiness...I bow before you! I'm not worthy! Please tell me you have more!
Wren
Can't wait
Wren, the stories are in you. Everyone has a story to tell and when they do it is their story not someone else. Hon, follow your heart and write what you feel. Stories are your children so bring them to life. Story writing is the most selfish act one can do until it is finished. Write for your own pleasure. When it is finished the most unselfish act is letting everyone enjoy it with you.
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
I see ONE HUGE down side to this story
Hey Barbie Lee,
The copy-right to this story is 2001. That means Barbie has either quit writing altogether or thought that this story didn't merit any further attempts at a "Deity Arms" tale. Either way - and I HOPE I AM WRONG - this would be a GREAT loss to literature in general and our community more specifically.
It isn't often that a writer can take someone else's theme and so improve on it as to render the new story in a class by itself, but that is what I am feeling about this story.
Thank you Barbie Lee.
with love,
Hope
with love,
HER
Once in a while I bare my soul, more often my soles bear me.
You're probably right
Hope, I haven't written any stories for several years. As far as short stories like Bridget, I'm really not a short story writer. Bridget was actually done as a relief. I was bogging down on a novel and decided to play with The Professor's Deity Arms universe.
Thank you for your kind words. They were greatly appreciated.
always,
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
story
as someone said you are wonderful story writer.bring us more of your talent.
robert
very kind
Robert, it was kind of you to let me know you enjoyed the story. My stories spread all over the genre. I don't write in one particular style. A couple lifeshift stories such as Bridget but only a few.
Thank you,
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
What an absolutely fabulous
What an absolutely fabulous and funny story. All the characters were so very lifelike and the gargoyles were a real 'hoot'. It is simply too bad that a story such as this can't be made into a television movie, it has so very much going for it. Pathos, Love, Comedy, Pain, True Friendship and again lots of love from the various good characters. Jan
another writer?
Thanks Jan, all of those descriptive words didn't fall out of nowhere. Obviously a wordsmith? Can you imagine what fun it would be for the producers to do a Deity Arms Series based on The Professor's universe?
always,
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Lovely story!
I don't know if I can add anything that others haven't already said better than I could. I love this story. It showed us a slightly different side of the main characters in their interactions with Bridget.
The only down side is I needed to be asleep 2 hours ago!
Janice
Thank you
Janice, it was kind of you to let me know you enjoyed Bridget. I empathize with you about getting caught up in a storyline and not putting it down. But we only get one go at life. Let's enjoy the heck out of it. A stolen hour or two out of our regular routine adds some spice to life.
always
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful!!!
>>>>>I'm a new soul.I came to this strange world.Hoping I could learn a bit bout how to give and take.<<<<<
Thank you
Shadowstarr, It was most gracious of you. I'm pleased you found it interesting. Many thanks.
always,
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised Cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Cute, Long Story
Hey. I really like this story. It's very cute.
Bridget was wonderful, especially at first when she thought she was dreaming. Her chronic lateness was cute too. I can relate!
The "possible" leprechauns were a nice touch.
Thanks for the story.
- Terry
Always Late
Terry, yeah, I have some friends who are always fashionably late. I think it is a mindset where they can't calculate the time it takes to get ready and drive from point A to their destination. I doubt anyone has never had a dream where they woke up thinking it was real? If it was a scary dream it is called a nightmare. Some of mankind's greatest advances come from dreams.
always,
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Thanks to PS for editing
I tried to get PS to add a notice at the beginning of Bridget but to no avail. Grammatical corrections help a reader by providing a smoother storyline. I write like I talk, pure Okie. A lot of people stumble over the speed bumps of the colloquialisms if they weren't raised in my part of the world. A bag is a sack. Such as a cotton sack or grocery sack. There are hundreds if not thousands of words particular to my part of the world. Having to repeat one's self half a dozen times and then when all else fails describing it isn't always funny.
It wasn't just the Okie writing PS helped with. Readers can thank PS for the lack of speed bumps and mind blocks as they read Bridget.
Thanks PS
always,
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Deity Arms 4: Bridget
Nice to see another Arms story.
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
Thank you
Stanman, nice you liked it. Thanks
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
I love this awesome story
I just loved this story. How the gods took the despairing man and gave him new hope as Bridget. If I was eher I'd think I was dreaming too...
The gargoyles were just brilliant... Them beeing ashamed for liking Briget was hillarious.
I just read it again and I have to say it is one of my all time favourite TG-stories.
Thank you for writing this awesome story.
Beyogi
Great fun
I agree with the other commenters that the interaction between Bridget and the Gargoyles is the best part of the story, but it's pretty good all over.
I had some problem suspending disbelief near the beginning -- not that Robert and Kelli/Nancy could scam Jerry and his company out of millions of dollars, but that nobody on the side of the law seemed to suspect that they were involved given their convenient disappearance just before Jerry's supposed crimes came to light. Somebody should have investigated further when Jerry pointed out that Kelli and Robert had gone missing -- if only to get interestingly wrong ideas and start prosecuting him for murdering them as well as for tax evasion etc. I thought it would turn out that Mr Logan or some other god was manipulating the IRS, judges, etc. to make them ignore all the evidence in Jerry's favor, but no such luck.
Otherwise, once we get past that part, the story works really well. Thanks.
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GREAT!
So wonderful to stumble upon hidden gems!
Thanks
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alissa
It's seldom that a second reading
moves me to experience them again. You did it again to me, my friend with this Deity Arms tale.
I've been impressed and pleased to have had a small part in getting some of your work posted here at Top Shelf and I've loved doing it for you and for the readers.
Thank you again for the opportunity to help and for having become a friend... and thank you again for this story as well as all your other ones as well.
One question though. Just where did you get those gargoyles and can I have the address? I'd love to have them around my place to tell stories to and share huggles with.
I hope you are well and working hard on your latest tale. I can't wait to see where you took it from what you sent me to get ideas.
Hugs, love and respect from,
Cathy
P.S. I'm also hoping with all my heart that your muse has come up with a continuation of Jessica Rabbit. I just can't get that story out of my head or my heart.
As a T-woman, I do have a Y chromosome... it's just in cursive, pink script.
Awesome story
The renewal concept in this Deity Arms story takes things to a whole new level. I thought it was just going to be about her new life but the revenge, flight attendant, and the gargoyles took this in a way different direction. Much kudos for a well-done story. I really enjoyed it.
>>> Kay
OMG this is wonderful.
OMG this is wonderful. Everyone should be as lucky as I am and read this gem. Another great addition to what has become another noteworthy universe.