The mad hermit of Lacompte Marsh, pt 2.

jackknife said:
Michener?
London?

Man, you guys are putting me in too exalted a company.
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I don't think so.

JM and JL wrote well and they made a good living out of it, I'd guess. Many
people enjoyed their works and they sold a lot of books. You ain't selling your
work but there are a lot of people enjoying it. The only difference I can see is
you ain't getting paid! :)
 
I still say you're in Gene Hill company. I really enjoyed Hill's writing. It touched a special spot. Must be something in that Maryland chowder, or maybe the marshes. Either way, lucky for us be it Hill's writing or yours.
 
Being new here, I hadn't read part 1 before Sunnyd brought it back yesterday. It had me sitting on the edge of my chair before bed last night.

Luckily for me, I didn't have to wait as long as Anthony for the conclusion.

Waxing nostalgic would seem to be a not uncommom affliction for those of us over 60.

:thumbup: for Sunnyd's patience. :thumbup::thumbup: to Jackknife for a good read.

Fran
 
Fran,

Actually, I read these before when they first came out and enjoyed them very much too. I bumped part 1 up for some assigned reading ordered by me for my kids last evening. Since they enjoyed it so much and begged me for the next installment, I was going to do the same today with part 2, but these guys beat me to it.. :) :thumbup: Good stuff indeed.

Anthony
 
sunnyd said:
I bumped part 1 up for some assigned reading ordered by me for my kids last evening.
Anthony
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My ramblings have become assigned reading? Wow! I'm greatly flattered. Unless its an example of don't make your writings that you did after one too many toddies public.:o
 
jackknife said:
My ramblings have become assigned reading? Wow! I'm greatly flattered. Unless its an example of don't make your writings that you did after one too many toddies public.:o
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jackknife,

Ive said it before & I'll say it again it truly is good reading!.

My kids and I read together 3-5 nights a week. In the old days when they were younger it was every night. But, 3 to 5 evenings out of 7 ain't bad for a 12 and 13 year olds, between all three of our busy schedules and all the blasted electronic PSP games and whatnot.. Anyway, the other night they both disagreed on what to read, and had an argument about it. That was it, I'd had it.:grumpy:

So being the so-called unfair Dad I am, I imposed my own reading assignment on them with the author of my choice.. That's where you came in. ;) It was a big hit as I thought it might be. And as I said they wanted to read part 2 right after part 1, but I made them go to bed and wait until the next night for the ending. They thoroughly enjoyed it and my daughter commented that it reminded her of similar writings of Wilson Rawls in one of the books she loves by him called, Where the Red Fern Grows.

Thanks again for some fine writing,

Anthony

PS{Which reminds me. Would you mind emailing me through the bf.com system at your leisure, I had a question for you.)
 
Is there a single location I can go to read the collection of jackknife's works? I mostly read either the Bible, fly fishing books or technical manuals and these shorts stories are great! They really hold my attention and spark my imagination. Thanks!
 
I love "Where the Red Fern Grows." I never had a dog growing up, and never really wanted one until I read of Billy's adventures with Old Dan and Little Ann.
 
texasflyfisher,

If you move up to a paid membership here at bf.com, at least Basic Membership(it equates to less than .03 pennies a day, $10. for a full year) you have search-able capabilities and you can get all of jackknifes's stories.

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kamagong said:
I love "Where the Red Fern Grows." I never had a dog growing up, and never really wanted one until I read of Billy's adventures with Old Dan and Little Ann.
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I too remembered reading it(although vaguely) as a kid. But when my daughter re-introduced me to the book again about 4 years back, we have re-read that book many-a-times since!. I love Old Dan & Little Anne too!:thumbup: One of the best teams that ever lived!:cool:

Anthony
 
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