tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post3817789546568509939..comments2023-03-27T09:45:31.174-05:00Comments on One Block: A Lucky HuntMatt Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02731741347561501172noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-71814530353007565762010-06-09T22:52:03.011-05:002010-06-09T22:52:03.011-05:00Nicely done. This created a good image of a hunte...Nicely done. This created a good image of a hunter not entirely sure of himself especially with the way you delayed/paced the shooting of the first bird while he's got the safety on. You feel for him when he's too ashamed to admit he had the safety on.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-28412346998316365672010-06-07T23:36:53.370-05:002010-06-07T23:36:53.370-05:00As Tomara said, I was very nervous somebody would ...As Tomara said, I was very nervous somebody would be killed off! So glad everybody survived! Nice debut - welcome to Friday flash!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521953491880916840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-34716865745086318502010-06-07T22:54:37.700-05:002010-06-07T22:54:37.700-05:00Thanks for all the great comments! I'm a terri...Thanks for all the great comments! I'm a terrible hunter, but there's nothing better than hiking through rural South Dakota in the fall. The sound of dry corn and switchgrass rustling in the wind is incredible.<br /><br />I don't know how familiar most people are with pheasant hunting, but I hope you know shooting birds off the back of moving trucks isn't the norm. And Heather, I have actually met a British pheasant hunter visiting South Dakota before! It's our main tourist attraction, and we get folks from all overMatt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731741347561501172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-80298568637604989942010-06-07T12:29:08.102-05:002010-06-07T12:29:08.102-05:00Nice debut!! I love the description of the hat (of...Nice debut!! I love the description of the hat (of everything really) and glad it was the thing to come back and save him in the end. Well done.V.R. Leavitthttp://www.vrleavitt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-14263643519034962752010-06-07T11:58:56.484-05:002010-06-07T11:58:56.484-05:00Good debut, look forward to reading more from you ...Good debut, look forward to reading more from you soon! I was glad that Jake made it. The idea of shooting as a popular family pasttime seemed quite strange to me as a British reader - I guess it's one of the biggest cultural gaps between our nations....Heather Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286242856875771933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-34244700572057701252010-06-07T11:19:26.709-05:002010-06-07T11:19:26.709-05:00Nicely written. Thank god for that lucky hat. :)
...Nicely written. Thank god for that lucky hat. :)<br /><br />Welcome to #fridayflash!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-67479849138641931462010-06-07T09:49:39.460-05:002010-06-07T09:49:39.460-05:00Good story! The details throughout, as well as the...Good story! The details throughout, as well as the main character's thoughts, really brought this to life.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-59544358320377013992010-06-06T21:40:16.374-05:002010-06-06T21:40:16.374-05:00wow! great details matt... and that hat just plops...wow! great details matt... and that hat just plops in as if it owns the joint.. <a href="http://pieceofpie.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/umbilicus/" rel="nofollow">umbilicus</a>one more believerhttp://pieceofpie.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/umbilicus/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-30786784822993527352010-06-06T11:53:14.210-05:002010-06-06T11:53:14.210-05:00This story went from the thrill of the hunt, to an...This story went from the thrill of the hunt, to an unexpected surprise, to tragedy, to a tale of a lucky hat. Wow, you got a lot into that one.<br /><br />Now, about that hat....Donald Conradhttp://flashtold.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-72524509732463323992010-06-05T11:30:26.204-05:002010-06-05T11:30:26.204-05:00Nice one Matt. It went from eager, to worry, and ...Nice one Matt. It went from eager, to worry, and finally to relief... all exciting throughout. Glad it ended the way it did, it could have been a much more unfortunate outcome.Jay R. Thurstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369000584179598973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-29766388134562573342010-06-05T08:32:19.982-05:002010-06-05T08:32:19.982-05:00I think you've done a fine job capturing the t...I think you've done a fine job capturing the thrill of the hunt - as well as the unfortunate incidents that sometimes come with hunting. IT's not a cautionary tale, it's not preachy. It's just right.Thom Gabrukiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286670695334830471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-31864582181186299762010-06-05T00:56:48.014-05:002010-06-05T00:56:48.014-05:00Thanks! I wasn't sure where I was going when I...Thanks! I wasn't sure where I was going when I started, and I wish I'd taken some more time to edit (although I did manage to cut about 200 words out). It was fun to write about my home state's favorite pastime!Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731741347561501172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307239433508983657.post-88789368451249700782010-06-04T23:01:35.126-05:002010-06-04T23:01:35.126-05:00Very good story. Tight and well written. Good mix ...Very good story. Tight and well written. Good mix of tension and humor. Glad he had that hat!<br /><br />Welcome to #FridayFlash.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.com