A Night Such As This

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A Night Such As This
Entry for "Rain" contest.

Keywords: 
Rain, thunderstorm
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bettyc

Just the right kind of story for a cold winter night! I thoroughly enjoyed it and the end was original and charming.

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susanbowes (aka: Forcechild)

Thanks a lot. Glad you liked my story. :-)

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paulashene

All the elements needed, told succinctly - amazing!

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susanbowes (aka: Forcechild)

Glad you liked this. I got the idea from "Frankenstein." I heard that Mary Shelly told it to friends while sitting around the fireplace one night. Don't know if it is true, but it inspired me to write this short story. ;-)

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nisamsuzi

Is this a metaphor for our inability to communicate fully at the right time?

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rustyhook

Um... sorry. I didn't know how to do the rating thing. I'm still new at this.

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susanbowes (aka: Forcechild)

It isn't too hard to rate or vote on a story. Just go to my profile and click on the book you want to read' (vote or rate) When the book page comes up there's a star under the picture. (read, comment, etc) To rate the book just click on the star. If you want to vote for a book,... Show more

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rustyhook

Great story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I like how you made it a story within a story. Great work!!

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susanbowes (aka: Forcechild)

Thanks. I kind of borrowed the idea for the character in the story to tell the story from Mary Shelly coming up with "Frankenstein" and relating it to friends one stormy night. Don't know if it's true or not, but that's what gave me the idea. It didn't take too long to write,... Show more

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donnamyoung

Do keep writing. Your passion shows. Thank you.

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susanbowes (aka: Forcechild)

Thanks for the compliment. Our own feelings are what we all try to express through our stories. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

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Deleted User

Haa ha! I should check my own spelling...story.

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Deleted User

Great sotry. Some misspellings though....sacrifice..check those words.

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susanbowes (aka: Forcechild)

Oops. Missed a few, but like I said - I couldn't get back into story to correct errors because my computer froze. I pobably should have started all over again, but I didn't have time. I'll try harder next time to find errors before submitting story. :-/

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