tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post2051007453118182508..comments2024-03-28T11:18:32.811-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: Lost and Found Valentine's Edition 2016 Blogfest, Short Story by J.Q. Rose, This WeekJ.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-2530620971149211802016-02-04T00:10:01.218-05:002016-02-04T00:10:01.218-05:00Outstanding story. Great one for the Lost and Fou...Outstanding story. Great one for the Lost and Found theme. Thank you!<br /><br />I never went to any of the school dances, not even senior prom. I wasn't very involved in high school. <br /><br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-66208935040803131322016-02-03T16:25:13.863-05:002016-02-03T16:25:13.863-05:00What a wonderful story! And perfect for this blog ...What a wonderful story! And perfect for this blog hop.<br /><br />I went to my senior prom with a fella who was a very good friend of mine. I worried no one would ask me, so he said we could either go to his or to mine. (We went to different schools.) After that, a bunch of other guys who "could" have been love interests asked me, but it was too late. All to the best. My friend and I Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-69184253373556385842016-02-03T12:01:29.880-05:002016-02-03T12:01:29.880-05:00How perfect! I loved it.
A guy showed up at my g...How perfect! I loved it. <br /><br />A guy showed up at my grandma's funeral. No one knew him, and he was sitting all alone. I went to talk with him and he said he had met my grandmother at a community dance. He brought her violets (he said they were her favorite, I never knew, but she did love purple) and filled her dance card and kept her to himself the whole night. He thought he had a Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-13461206827952171302016-02-03T08:04:11.864-05:002016-02-03T08:04:11.864-05:00Hi Dolorah. Brilliant? Aw, thank you so much.Hi Dolorah. Brilliant? Aw, thank you so much.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-29933117271111795712016-02-03T08:02:32.548-05:002016-02-03T08:02:32.548-05:00Thank you, Denise. You may not know that I am a re...Thank you, Denise. You may not know that I am a retired florist, so flowers appear in a lot of my stories. Glad they added to the emotion of the story. Thanks for co-hosting the blogfest--so many delightful posts and a variety of entries on the lost and found love topic.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-64647419417904190882016-02-03T07:59:49.134-05:002016-02-03T07:59:49.134-05:00Helena, glad the story made you smile. Half a doze...Helena, glad the story made you smile. Half a dozen boys accompanied you? I've never heard a leaver's party. Leaving/graduating from school? I love learning new lingo.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-88873506208222447122016-02-03T07:57:49.307-05:002016-02-03T07:57:49.307-05:00Michelle, thank you. Thrilled to know you were cap...Michelle, thank you. Thrilled to know you were captivated by the story. J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-85939074205415551242016-02-03T00:30:49.894-05:002016-02-03T00:30:49.894-05:00That was brilliant.
My high school did have proms...That was brilliant.<br /><br />My high school did have proms, and dances, and such. I never went to any though. Wish I had.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-13106292912763746672016-02-02T17:22:29.986-05:002016-02-02T17:22:29.986-05:00JQ, a lovely story with many facets. I love the mo...JQ, a lovely story with many facets. I love the motif of the flowers and how they add to the emotion of the first scene. Beautifully done. And the teen angst...anyone with a teenager recognises this! Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-61636882268973477492016-02-02T17:03:09.699-05:002016-02-02T17:03:09.699-05:00I loved the ending to your atory, JQ. It really br...I loved the ending to your atory, JQ. It really brought a smile to my face.<br />We didn't have proms when I was at school, but they've become a lot more common now, and my children all had a prom night. We had a "leavers' party" in my day, and I remember it well as I was walked home afterwards by half a dozen young men - much to my parents' surprise :)<br />Thanks for Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435930085468105031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-67721881811208769902016-02-02T16:44:56.849-05:002016-02-02T16:44:56.849-05:00What a fabulous story! I loved it! I was captivate...What a fabulous story! I loved it! I was captivated from the very beginning. I felt as if I were Valerie, experiencing what she was seeing and feeling. Really nice!<br /><br />I didn't go to my prom. I actually graduated a year early so I didn't attend school my senior year. I goofed off and had a blast for half a year before starting college early. Those were the days! How I miss them!<Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-83430654523893152402016-02-02T13:31:02.605-05:002016-02-02T13:31:02.605-05:00Thank you, Marsha. I like you described it as a sw...Thank you, Marsha. I like you described it as a sweet story. Thank you for sharing.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-44112076157941462332016-02-02T13:30:12.953-05:002016-02-02T13:30:12.953-05:00Hi, Alwx. That must've been some prom! Thanks ...Hi, Alwx. That must've been some prom! Thanks for stopping in!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-1185331889804760932016-02-02T13:18:36.831-05:002016-02-02T13:18:36.831-05:00Thanks, Rolanda. Thanks, Rolanda. J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-63701063025147090992016-02-02T13:17:50.760-05:002016-02-02T13:17:50.760-05:00Oh dear, Guiiie, at least your graduation dance wa...Oh dear, Guiiie, at least your graduation dance was a memorable one. I'm not familiar with the story you mention, but the scene does remind me of Val and T.B. too. I live in a senior community in the winter. A story like this happens to many of the folks here. But not me, I've been married to my junior prom date for over 40 years!! Happy to be a part of the blogfest. Thank you.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-5917868155285374182016-02-02T10:00:08.276-05:002016-02-02T10:00:08.276-05:00Sweet story, JQ. I couldn't figure out where i...Sweet story, JQ. I couldn't figure out where it was going. Nicely done. :) I'm sharing. Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010048187355215576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-25711429884185923292016-02-01T18:27:27.680-05:002016-02-01T18:27:27.680-05:00She finally figured it out!
I went to my senior pr...She finally figured it out!<br />I went to my senior prom but I hardly even remember who I went with.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-71213514003834868462016-02-01T16:53:24.873-05:002016-02-01T16:53:24.873-05:00Lovely story.
I never attended my prom.
But so ma...Lovely story. <br />I never attended my prom.<br />But so many stories do come out of them don't they.<br />Very well told!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-3194593333825191682016-02-01T16:49:42.491-05:002016-02-01T16:49:42.491-05:00Love this entry! It made me think of Gabriel Garcí...Love this entry! It made me think of Gabriel García Márquez's <i>Love In The Time of Cholera</i>... That scene after Fermina's husband's funeral when Florentino makes himself known and tells her he's been waiting however many years... Of course, Fermina's reaction — at least initially — is hardly positive, while Valerie's here is perfect. Then again, she had several monthsGuilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-52221071023046061002016-02-01T16:06:48.082-05:002016-02-01T16:06:48.082-05:00Thanks, Crystal. Thanks, Crystal. J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-88003769417101467502016-02-01T12:52:13.904-05:002016-02-01T12:52:13.904-05:00Ah! Love it. You got both ends of the spectrum. Ah! Love it. You got both ends of the spectrum. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-33783005529075668672016-02-01T09:21:09.160-05:002016-02-01T09:21:09.160-05:00Thanks, Pat. I thought a spring story might be wel...Thanks, Pat. I thought a spring story might be welcome in February!!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-47172129642936310892016-02-01T07:28:24.988-05:002016-02-01T07:28:24.988-05:00Hi J.Q.
I really love your story. It correlates w...Hi J.Q.<br /><br />I really love your story. It correlates with spring and starting anew. The observation of the young teenagers going to the high school prom bring back a memory of her own and she remembers. <br /><br />Shalom,<br />Patricia Pat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com