tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post7897784940428463390..comments2024-01-02T21:41:49.068-08:00Comments on Paul. Because 'Paul' is a nice name.: The girl in the chickenwire cageFirstNationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-84714312327045717352007-07-04T19:00:00.000-07:002007-07-04T19:00:00.000-07:00What a beautiful writer you are, thank you for sha...What a beautiful writer you are, thank you for sharing your story. I've placed our post on my "top 13" list this week.CALLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298108564004586781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-79804232065194605352007-06-26T15:13:00.000-07:002007-06-26T15:13:00.000-07:00Wow. Coming from a career working with adults with...Wow. Coming from a career working with adults with disabilities I'm horrified by a woman being kept like an animal in a chickenwire cage. <BR/>There's more than meets the eye of course, and it would seem like this family was doing the best they could after the system failed them and their daughter. <BR/>Yikes. Serious Yikes.TiGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764953157742258902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-24334736936391742332007-06-23T20:03:00.000-07:002007-06-23T20:03:00.000-07:00I read this the other day and was just awestruck r...I read this the other day and was just awestruck reading it. It was sad, horrifying yet very poignant. And you told the story so very well. It said a lot about the strength of the mother in how she was able to physically and emotionally deal with her daughter. Beautifully told.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-27265896418017420062007-06-22T09:56:00.000-07:002007-06-22T09:56:00.000-07:00Awful...but wonderfully written as usual. Too many...Awful...but wonderfully written as usual. <BR/>Too many people are missing out -You MUST get published!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-68128997800767359722007-06-22T08:21:00.000-07:002007-06-22T08:21:00.000-07:00Yes, what an utterly brilliant bit of writing, inc...Yes, what an utterly brilliant bit of writing, incredible story, fantastic observation. God, you're good. Thank you, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-41198866522045888552007-06-22T03:51:00.000-07:002007-06-22T03:51:00.000-07:00You are the modern day Carson McCullers - you writ...You are the modern day Carson McCullers - you write incredibly. That is a beautifully written extraordinary story. xrockmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939586655533001122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-75882773196362118722007-06-21T17:31:00.000-07:002007-06-21T17:31:00.000-07:00Happy First Nations Day, First Nations!Happy First Nations Day, First Nations!Fat Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281847009588579898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-13094627976456481182007-06-21T16:45:00.000-07:002007-06-21T16:45:00.000-07:00That is fucked.Have missed you.Come on over and se...That is fucked.<BR/>Have missed you.<BR/>Come on over and see me...http://www.angrymermaid.com...Elle lives on but in more secrecy.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663466437903289200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-68243015702442905632007-06-21T14:05:00.000-07:002007-06-21T14:05:00.000-07:00HE is right you know, FN. You should be getting p...HE is right you know, FN. You should be getting paid for this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689972441910256724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-80908469177321906042007-06-21T13:03:00.000-07:002007-06-21T13:03:00.000-07:00You had me from chickenwire!Silence of The Lambs m...You had me from chickenwire!<BR/>Silence of The Lambs meets Carrie via Forrest Gump ala Slingblade with the Grapes of Wrath Joad family!<BR/>You are an amazing descriptive writer and I cannot believe that you aren't rich and famous. Do you have any idea of how good you are?<BR/><BR/>Look FN, whatever else you do in Life please make a sincere effort to share your storytelling to people who will pay $30 and beg you to sign a copy. I feel guilty for having the chance to read anything this good fer nuthin'.<BR/><BR/>Seriously I love the way you tell a story. This was so real. So authentic. Wonderful. <BR/>Thank You.Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-29195268783926235152007-06-21T11:33:00.000-07:002007-06-21T11:33:00.000-07:00BRAVO. i laughed out loud which hardly ever happe...BRAVO. i laughed out loud which hardly ever happens here at work. and of course am filled with compassion as well...Portiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267963630814453792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-60167613752652886372007-06-21T07:30:00.000-07:002007-06-21T07:30:00.000-07:00The Handsome Family should set this to music.The Handsome Family should set this to music.Arabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976792737020577126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-1332701386902723122007-06-20T20:54:00.000-07:002007-06-20T20:54:00.000-07:00Amazing writing, so vivid. I felt as if I were the...Amazing writing, so vivid. I felt as if I were there. If I could present you with an award I would.Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054170274536788586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-4883448525414538742007-06-20T16:19:00.000-07:002007-06-20T16:19:00.000-07:00You really are amazing at weaving visual images to...You really are amazing at weaving visual images together. What a fantastic, if horrifying story. <BR/><BR/>I'm with Mangonel, I hope Virginia didn't outlast her parents, but it seems that it would be unlikely. What an incredibly hard life her parents had.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530892587771136443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-5768052368524044742007-06-20T14:51:00.000-07:002007-06-20T14:51:00.000-07:00I guess they loved her.... I knew those mad churc...I guess they loved her....<BR/><BR/> I knew those mad churches in the UK, kept saying I was a back slider. Yup! i slid back so far I went out the door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-15968998225515824242007-06-20T12:20:00.000-07:002007-06-20T12:20:00.000-07:00it's sad that she had to go through all of that. s...it's sad that she had to go through all of that. sweet that her parents loved her enough to go through everything they did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-79448946677713467522007-06-20T09:23:00.000-07:002007-06-20T09:23:00.000-07:00Terrific, FN. Definitely bittersweet, and not wha...Terrific, FN. Definitely bittersweet, and not what was expected. (But when do you ever do the expected?) ;o)Da Natorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192516325402230720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-58779214917497247662007-06-20T03:50:00.000-07:002007-06-20T03:50:00.000-07:00awesome yarn FN! I would hate to know what happen...awesome yarn FN! <BR/><BR/>I would hate to know what happened to Virginia if she outlived her large mum....jungle janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146260682331683654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-40359646132349447102007-06-19T22:41:00.000-07:002007-06-19T22:41:00.000-07:00Ooh, and I thought Gilbert Grape was fiction....Ooh, and I thought Gilbert Grape was fiction....Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-83870394936542429162007-06-19T18:23:00.000-07:002007-06-19T18:23:00.000-07:00Another wonderfully written post, FN. While readi...Another wonderfully written post, FN. While reading your words, it's like seeing a movie in my head. You have such a way with words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689972441910256724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-91342822847247219292007-06-19T13:35:00.000-07:002007-06-19T13:35:00.000-07:00that's really sad - but I guess they wouldn't want...that's really sad - but I guess they wouldn't want or need our sympathy - I think it's an amazing story - I hope to god if she's still alive she's being cared for. You have an incredible gift for the narrative I was with you every step of the way!<BR/><BR/>Now about the Wardolf Salad and when you were abducted by aliens please.Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-63066180426492601632007-06-19T13:25:00.000-07:002007-06-19T13:25:00.000-07:00Huh. I couldn't imagine living like that. Like a...Huh. I couldn't imagine living like that. Like any of them. <BR/><BR/>Great story, though.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251854992291809671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-52718320833541293192007-06-19T11:25:00.000-07:002007-06-19T11:25:00.000-07:00good lord...good lord...surly girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414631534757427023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-62270806894468410572007-06-19T11:06:00.000-07:002007-06-19T11:06:00.000-07:00...blimey. I don't know what to say except that I ......blimey. I don't know what to say except that I think I agree with beast. I've had such a boring life.violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547388655736573935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067023.post-34414483049266126462007-06-19T09:07:00.000-07:002007-06-19T09:07:00.000-07:00Crikey.I think a lot of the mentally deranged were...Crikey.<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of the mentally deranged were kept at home back then, mainly because the mental institutions were so dreadful.<BR/><BR/>If anyone saw something like that these days they would deem it cruelty, when in fact it was the opposite.<BR/><BR/>Top post.garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.com