tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post8073304884586847145..comments2023-02-22T10:44:50.456-06:00Comments on mudjob: Guest Writer: Teresa CortezMDJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17793388758122524855noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-9007572184966451622010-11-17T00:16:30.031-06:002010-11-17T00:16:30.031-06:00My God, where have I been? I just ran across this ...My God, where have I been? I just ran across this story. I have also had my "others" and then had moments when I was shaken awake enough to see past their otherness, and felt the same shame you did. I also felt that the awakening gave me a touch of humanity, a bit of saving grace. Dr. Moore is a hero and a giant and I hope that Emma knew he loved her.Robert187https://www.blogger.com/profile/05438629050468492998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-23658213646891555682010-08-25T22:32:05.285-05:002010-08-25T22:32:05.285-05:00This is beautiful and begs to be remembered. You c...This is beautiful and begs to be remembered. You crafted a tale that teaches and tugs at all that is human inside of us.Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799025401160494772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-35829527090780130992010-07-09T03:15:51.234-05:002010-07-09T03:15:51.234-05:00How beautiful and moving, I feel the sadness you e...How beautiful and moving, I feel the sadness you emit with with story Teresa. You are one very special person with whom I would much like to sit down with and hear your stories. Being so close to life and death (not that you would say its a blessing) is intriguing to me and I know I have much to learn from you about your views on life. Your non-fiction stories always fill me with wonder knowing that even in my wildest dreams that I would never be able to conjure up something as horrifying as this. Fantastically written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-56824968221392904362010-04-28T02:40:43.739-05:002010-04-28T02:40:43.739-05:00On first reading this story, it brought a tear to ...On first reading this story, it brought a tear to my eye. Maybe I'm overly sentimental. Maybe it's just Teresa's excellent writing catching that moment, observing that telling detail. Here she has created a character in whom we discover the complexity behind the desire to get through an ordeal in the best way she knows, doing so with a smile, and our heart goes out to her. I love this tale and will be reading it often for its emotional impact and to learn from this author's style.MDJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793388758122524855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-10301278639475033712010-04-27T03:13:23.735-05:002010-04-27T03:13:23.735-05:00Teresa you pulled me in from the first sentence an...Teresa you pulled me in from the first sentence and held me to the end. I could envision the whole scene and enter into the feelings and thoughts of the 18 yr old. Each character was perfectly sketched in such a short piece, Emma Rudd, the doctor, even the assistants in the lab. And as the 18yr old went on her journey. experienced her epiphany, it reminded me of myself at that age and my own growth in understanding. Really great writing, clean, precise as someone else said, with the thread, the green dress, perfectly woven and weaving everything together. Great.Ann-Marie Turnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-21186180393749320422010-04-23T13:20:53.606-05:002010-04-23T13:20:53.606-05:00I like this story because is reflexive about the l...I like this story because is reflexive about the life, I think that is the most important thing that we have. I enjoy the story of love, and it is fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-74943643008023273032010-04-22T14:08:33.394-05:002010-04-22T14:08:33.394-05:00Well this story is about Emma Rudd (perhaps 40 yea...Well this story is about Emma Rudd (perhaps 40 year old), whom dressed a old green dress, she always dressed it when she visited, Methodist Hospital in Houston. This story is a little bit different, not my kind of story.<br /><br />This story was wrote for a young internship.<br /><br /><br />José Fernando Vera GranadosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-68420471924051740432010-04-22T14:06:42.382-05:002010-04-22T14:06:42.382-05:00This is a good history. I think that it is a wonde...This is a good history. I think that it is a wonderfull history, relates a object associated with a life, some great lines in this piece. Is interesting, very long but and prety. <br />Luis AdolfoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-74344679130456841712010-04-22T14:05:25.649-05:002010-04-22T14:05:25.649-05:00it´s an interesting history to talk about the pe...it´s an interesting history to talk about the person whose related about the past of the person and the woman said that its important for her life.<br />this story makes to reflect about how valuable is the experience of the elderlies. <br />this story is about a medical student that will know it. the story is very long but it is very pretty<br />--juan gonzalo---Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-556667225904733422010-04-22T14:03:38.908-05:002010-04-22T14:03:38.908-05:00This is a nice story, as seen in humility and simp...This is a nice story, as seen in humility and simplicity of the individual. the story begins with a description of the person and situation, shows feelings and emotions.<br />And really was a woman and not a man like one had<br />thought.<br /><br />Jose Guillermo Moguel NarciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-90668997064037359302010-04-22T14:02:13.367-05:002010-04-22T14:02:13.367-05:00This is a very very interesting story, because it ...This is a very very interesting story, because it tells that a woman was very special for the person. She didn´t have money, was poor, but She had a beatiful green dress and, She liked it. She didn´t remember the woman´s face, but yes the dress. Her name was Emma, and she was sick and had Cancer. She had gone to hospital for x rays. This story is interesting because it is sad, and I think more about the life.<br /><br />Angela Idolina Hernández AguilarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-82652560426370174182010-04-22T13:58:23.325-05:002010-04-22T13:58:23.325-05:00The green dress has a great significance in spite ...The green dress has a great significance in spite of having been tainted by liquid. Despite this, it was saved to her heart as the most clean and pure in her heart.<br />--Itzel García--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-54797152176137441632010-04-22T06:24:45.989-05:002010-04-22T06:24:45.989-05:00This piece flows with the ease of water and has th...This piece flows with the ease of water and has the emotional impact of a tsunami. A wonderfully composed piece.<br />AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-22465109974424478422010-04-22T05:34:54.442-05:002010-04-22T05:34:54.442-05:00Thank You Teresa, Michael warned your story would ...Thank You Teresa, Michael warned your story would moisten my eyes, he understated its impact. I love that your words conjure images so easily and I empathisise with every word written. <br /><br />Debbie xJust Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612766935970245786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-89741649625113431282010-04-21T14:21:58.334-05:002010-04-21T14:21:58.334-05:00This history is very beautiful because relates an ...This history is very beautiful because relates an object with his life, although spend time he recalls the lady's dress...Adriana Ramireznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-86274601262546057672010-04-21T14:09:00.929-05:002010-04-21T14:09:00.929-05:00This story makes to reflect about how valuable is ...This story makes to reflect about how valuable is the experience of the elderlies. <br />This story is about a medical student that will know it. The story is very long but it is very pretty. <br /><br />Luis Eduardo PimentelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-39192036913807967762010-04-21T12:23:15.928-05:002010-04-21T12:23:15.928-05:00Teresa, you continue to grow in warmth, and heartf...Teresa, you continue to grow in warmth, and heartfelt sincerety. This is a piece to be very proud of. I love your writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-66697247706365664832010-04-21T11:07:10.111-05:002010-04-21T11:07:10.111-05:00This is enormously powerful, moreso because the yo...This is enormously powerful, moreso because the young me can relate to this. My first memory of "40" was when someone who was 40 died and all the adults kept saying (ludicrously, in my opinion) how "young" the guy was. Some great lines in this piece, too.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688259930865787451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-43267022914588811132010-04-21T11:04:41.038-05:002010-04-21T11:04:41.038-05:00Your work is a pleasure to read, as if coasting do...Your work is a pleasure to read, as if coasting down a smooth road. The story seems to be its style, easy phrasing. Especially commendable, is the telling through the teen's recollection and, as maturation occurs, so does the story. This is exemplary of writing not being a gift but art in purest form and sense. This reader is truly an admirer of your art.DD Peattiehttp://www.sixsentences.ning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-847932276975017032010-04-21T08:24:51.020-05:002010-04-21T08:24:51.020-05:00A defining moment captured beautifully, nice one, ...A defining moment captured beautifully, nice one, TeresaPeter McNiffhttp://www.petermcniff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-16928886812086455362010-04-21T08:14:44.689-05:002010-04-21T08:14:44.689-05:00A memory revolving around a green dress... This is...A memory revolving around a green dress... This is an exceptional piece!Salvatore Buttacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477098872186908154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-27087126599464946192010-04-21T07:48:09.448-05:002010-04-21T07:48:09.448-05:00I have to agree with everyone- a sad and well told...I have to agree with everyone- a sad and well told moment- beyond the 6. Great work TeresaPaul denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-65478578941118944122010-04-21T07:11:08.346-05:002010-04-21T07:11:08.346-05:00Wow, Teresa. I think this is the first time I'...Wow, Teresa. I think this is the first time I've seen your work beyond the 6S format, and it's marvelous. You possess both pure talent and the gift of sight -- to recognize the stories in life that others cannot see. Seeing this in more than six sentences was like getting the whole delicious pie instead of a slice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-88228287280105885352010-04-21T07:07:30.079-05:002010-04-21T07:07:30.079-05:00Someone once said, "If a story reads effortle...Someone once said, "If a story reads effortlessly, some writer put much effort into it." This story was an effortless pleasure to read and, thus, the mark of a truly good writer. Thanks for publishing it, Michael.Gita Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883735348008779245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-15321680741686384442010-04-21T04:10:27.693-05:002010-04-21T04:10:27.693-05:00This recognition that old people are nevertheless ...This recognition that old people are nevertheless people, with past lives and loves, is one tht comes to us all sooner or later I think - or are some people born knowing that I guiltily wonder at times? But this is a beautiful story, honestly told with all the easy flowing, precise choice of words you always bring to your work.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.com