tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post5077008297602976867..comments2023-02-22T10:44:50.456-06:00Comments on mudjob: Guest Writer: Gita M. SmithMDJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17793388758122524855noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-27281260206882665782010-09-24T00:43:08.113-05:002010-09-24T00:43:08.113-05:00G., I just sat back and watched the comments pile ...G., I just sat back and watched the comments pile up on this one. It's one of my all time favorites. This is the post that set MuDJoB off tangentially, and what we were aiming for seems to be coming. Numbers climbed and readers really started taking notice, when we hit our second level. What a delightful dark little platform The Late Show at the Argo has provided. Thank you, Lady G.MDJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793388758122524855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-79672877985934017082010-08-31T10:17:25.130-05:002010-08-31T10:17:25.130-05:00Oh I should visit MudJob more often. This is proba...Oh I should visit MudJob more often. This is probably my favorite piece I've read of yours. That's some clever stuff, right there.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616991031174431847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-39777235240983958312010-08-25T07:38:00.162-05:002010-08-25T07:38:00.162-05:00Thanx for this story/birthday gift. It's just ...Thanx for this story/birthday gift. It's just in time to save my life!I'm a cheating woman who will now stop getting it on at the drive- in! And who'd have ever 'thunk' of it, except a master plotmaker like Gita! Smooooth dark operatives, like the dark night and the dark deed itself. Subtle foreshadowing (much business w/Slot 88)=very effective. Suspense becomes you!Nana Yaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-49438055228339121282010-08-22T05:31:52.614-05:002010-08-22T05:31:52.614-05:00I read this at Fictionaut and thought it was great...I read this at Fictionaut and thought it was great. It is.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-8873205883760437322010-08-17T14:45:32.234-05:002010-08-17T14:45:32.234-05:00Deft tale of ordinary life become extraordinary wh...Deft tale of ordinary life become extraordinary while retaining an air of grindstone. Thanks for sharing this with me.Amanda Salisburyhttp://www.shyjot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-70480360959262856422010-08-17T08:35:51.406-05:002010-08-17T08:35:51.406-05:00I'm up at 3am. I stumbled across this and was ...I'm up at 3am. I stumbled across this and was instantly drawn in. I can only dream of ever writing like this. Must keep practicing. You are an inspiration. Great read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-71213439143944496952010-08-16T12:21:45.440-05:002010-08-16T12:21:45.440-05:00Loved it, suggestion: Jackson Browne's The Lat...Loved it, suggestion: Jackson Browne's The Late Show for a soundtrack.<br />Good story, this is my second comment, the first was too long, I guess, as I included the lyrics from The Late Show and a link to the song.Mike Whitney https://www.blogger.com/profile/05521817795494978019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-34427589227603618052010-08-16T10:42:57.464-05:002010-08-16T10:42:57.464-05:00Great witty, dark write Gita.
But I disagree with ...Great witty, dark write Gita.<br />But I disagree with the 'public service' part.<br />Cheating is a Constitutional right covered in the 2d and 21st. amendments.<br />Somebody has to stand up for us low life's! :)Ed Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739273852956121241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-35100773892628196552010-08-15T22:21:05.843-05:002010-08-15T22:21:05.843-05:00Thank you all so much for your kind words and enco...Thank you all so much for your kind words and encouragement. I hope the police don't catch Marti and Avner. They ARE performing a public service.Gita Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883735348008779245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-76016069868948370192010-08-15T21:19:20.150-05:002010-08-15T21:19:20.150-05:00This read smoothly, like heavily creamed latte. n...This read smoothly, like heavily creamed latte. no rough spots, no slow spots. Original horror tale and a twist on cheating husbands. I'm a Gita fan.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688259930865787451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-44948845318646890422010-08-15T20:48:55.092-05:002010-08-15T20:48:55.092-05:00I love your dark and lovely mind. Your stories ar...I love your dark and lovely mind. Your stories are rare gems.Teresa Cortezhttp://wabisabiwords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-41183032517533437162010-08-15T20:14:33.458-05:002010-08-15T20:14:33.458-05:00This was great! I had fun with the whole piece. I ...This was great! I had fun with the whole piece. I remember those days at the drive-in when I was a kid. My aunt always said "we came to watch the movie, not the shows going on around us." Hmm little did we know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-90216491484512364052010-08-15T19:39:43.404-05:002010-08-15T19:39:43.404-05:00Gita, that was a well-woven pleasure. I am so gla...Gita, that was a well-woven pleasure. I am so glad they didn't get caught yet, so they can come back later. All your characters are rich, and I enjoy each of them.Grey Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-54770715874875011632010-08-15T19:34:41.154-05:002010-08-15T19:34:41.154-05:00Not only is the tale creative, you bring us so eas...Not only is the tale creative, you bring us so easily into it ... You have a remarkable gift of painting a scene ... we often roll our eyes when we hear "show the reader instead of telling them" but you do it so wonderfully that I will never argue with the wisdom again ... kudos!Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163983155049480451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-68481600950841453042010-08-15T18:50:56.680-05:002010-08-15T18:50:56.680-05:00i WILL NEVER ASK YOUR ADVICE ABOUT CAR REPAIR-
ONL...i WILL NEVER ASK YOUR ADVICE ABOUT CAR REPAIR-<br />ONLY WRITING!!!paul dehttp://metheothertwin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-68532980989050878982010-08-15T18:41:10.417-05:002010-08-15T18:41:10.417-05:00Gita, this was smooth with an unexpected ending......Gita, this was smooth with an unexpected ending...you weave well! Great read.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054277672531335396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-20460748460566527402010-08-15T16:57:45.986-05:002010-08-15T16:57:45.986-05:00Gita,
You are amazing. I love the detail and th...Gita, <br /><br />You are amazing. I love the detail and the way you held back. An excellent tale. <br /><br />Jenny (6S)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-13352928773706588592010-08-15T16:55:53.387-05:002010-08-15T16:55:53.387-05:00This is one of my favorites of yours, G. Richness!...This is one of my favorites of yours, G. Richness!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-47294256000581740352010-08-15T16:51:38.347-05:002010-08-15T16:51:38.347-05:00Damn, Gita! That's an inspiring read to start ...Damn, Gita! That's an inspiring read to start the day - must get out my noir pencil. Nicely done. Now, here's a challenge: Write the story of the detective who puts it all together and tracks them down...Tuonelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204662879792041735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-46137869094985145352010-08-15T14:25:48.809-05:002010-08-15T14:25:48.809-05:00Gita, I was so engrossed in your story, I had drun...Gita, I was so engrossed in your story, I had drunk all my coffee and when I finished reading, I couldn't remember finishing the coffee! What a story! You had me hooked into it from the start and I didn't leap off till the very last word.Salvatore Buttacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477098872186908154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-23691507646801199902010-08-15T14:17:04.120-05:002010-08-15T14:17:04.120-05:00I like the way this story unfolded, Gita. the timi...I like the way this story unfolded, Gita. the timing was impeccable and the story, interesting and inventive. Liked it a lot! (I am not happy, however, that a comment I left here two hours ago is gone, or never got posted for some reason! Operator error, no doubt.)Bill Laphamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-85359300491896269602010-08-15T13:42:06.759-05:002010-08-15T13:42:06.759-05:00You do have an evil mind! Next stop, ATON.You do have an evil mind! Next stop, ATON.Robert187https://www.blogger.com/profile/05438629050468492998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-62299626476998970872010-08-15T12:17:28.864-05:002010-08-15T12:17:28.864-05:00Toby, do you know how many hospitals there are in ...Toby, do you know how many hospitals there are in the Greater Birmingham metro area? LOL.Gita Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883735348008779245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-42142066800723100172010-08-15T11:43:23.774-05:002010-08-15T11:43:23.774-05:00Great fun story. But Marti better stay away from ...Great fun story. But Marti better stay away from the hospital. Wouldn't it start to look fishy if she showed up each time????Toby Hechtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-6848029213330658012010-08-15T11:34:43.697-05:002010-08-15T11:34:43.697-05:00Gita brings so much to her writing, texture, nuanc...Gita brings so much to her writing, texture, nuance, depth of character and a lyrical way of constructing her scenes. Another instant classic.Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.com