tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post1383548138985378254..comments2023-09-08T09:05:26.912-07:00Comments on Erin Kane Spock: First Campaigner's Challenge: Flash FictionErin Kane Spockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-89777614226573540502012-03-06T21:48:20.654-08:002012-03-06T21:48:20.654-08:00Great entry! I love the time period you chose and...Great entry! I love the time period you chose and that it depicts a birth with a midwife, since I've been a bit of a birth junkie since I started researching natural childbirth and the history of birth in my early twenties.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-35299322734793354222012-03-02T04:05:50.269-08:002012-03-02T04:05:50.269-08:00Powerful piece of work! I know exactly what she we...Powerful piece of work! I know exactly what she went through! Both my children were delivered naturally the first with just a little happy gas, the second I was lucky enough to reach the first guerny in the emergency room! Ouch!<br /><br />I was the cenre of attention among the interns!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-83759674606035269622012-02-29T08:54:40.346-08:002012-02-29T08:54:40.346-08:00Nice entry. I enjoyed it very much. = )
I'm #...Nice entry. I enjoyed it very much. = )<br /><br />I'm #149<br />melissamaygrove.blogspot.comMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-14002296501020774192012-02-27T18:59:24.482-08:002012-02-27T18:59:24.482-08:00I studied this era in grad school (Shakespeare, sp...I studied this era in grad school (Shakespeare, specifically), so I love all things Elizabethan. You look awesome in your costume.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-84172392062505031772012-02-27T14:15:23.978-08:002012-02-27T14:15:23.978-08:00this was great! and thanks for your notification! ...this was great! and thanks for your notification! made my day =)Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-65784849493026562242012-02-27T05:42:45.590-08:002012-02-27T05:42:45.590-08:00Erin - you left a message on my short story/flash ...Erin - you left a message on my short story/flash fiction post that I'm on the short list for finalists at this stage (stage 2). <br /><br />What are my next steps?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-10227513262936527892012-02-26T16:40:06.868-08:002012-02-26T16:40:06.868-08:00Great entry! Both my boys were c-section, but you ...Great entry! Both my boys were c-section, but you described childbirth just how I imagined it ;)Synithiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320984412235601323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-52188404924842483852012-02-25T07:49:20.922-08:002012-02-25T07:49:20.922-08:00You clearly know your stuff. Very well described s...You clearly know your stuff. Very well described scene. Glad both the mother and baby were OK!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-3169249378937112312012-02-25T03:45:24.991-08:002012-02-25T03:45:24.991-08:00Fabulous entry. Loved the writing.Fabulous entry. Loved the writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-2993735962296640342012-02-25T02:44:47.035-08:002012-02-25T02:44:47.035-08:00Great voice, and beautiful writing! Wonderful use ...Great voice, and beautiful writing! Wonderful use of the challenge. Mine is #82Amber Cliteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537436446374599840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-83793116340765457982012-02-23T22:07:12.679-08:002012-02-23T22:07:12.679-08:00You've painted a very clear picture of both th...You've painted a very clear picture of both the time and the experience. Mine is #71bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553619856059414447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-47903347752191626742012-02-22T21:56:18.383-08:002012-02-22T21:56:18.383-08:00Great writing! You are very talented if you can w...Great writing! You are very talented if you can write a description like that without ever actually experiencing it yourself.Karyn Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011196582149710417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-15000238333241687452012-02-22T17:50:30.554-08:002012-02-22T17:50:30.554-08:00I love that everything went well in this, and you ...I love that everything went well in this, and you used all the challenged so well! Very good job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503400522084515874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-68783737901252182252012-02-22T13:32:55.933-08:002012-02-22T13:32:55.933-08:00I love historical fiction and have written similar...I love historical fiction and have written similar scenes with not-so-happy endings for, as you said, back in the day, not every birth was as successful. Your piece was well done! I commend you! :)Humpty Dumptyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944551615281487780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-26854373406105106882012-02-22T09:06:51.706-08:002012-02-22T09:06:51.706-08:00I like this a lot. Interesting take on the prompt!...I like this a lot. Interesting take on the prompt!Bess Weatherbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09873091527596352004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-53640930997833397642012-02-22T05:31:44.323-08:002012-02-22T05:31:44.323-08:00Burning pressure is a good description. My middle...Burning pressure is a good description. My middle child was born au natural. OUCH! Great entry!kjmckendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534751311630921447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-64015355861510484612012-02-21T20:58:34.255-08:002012-02-21T20:58:34.255-08:00Very real and sensory writing. I loved when the m...Very real and sensory writing. I loved when the midwife rubbed herbs on her hands. Childbirth in the 1500s must have been hell for the family.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-2397847407281358702012-02-21T20:42:48.171-08:002012-02-21T20:42:48.171-08:00@all -- I added to my post to make it clear she di...@all -- I added to my post to make it clear she didn't die. My own pregnant sister (named Mary) and are on the outs, and I'd hate for anyone to assume I was wishing her ill.<br /><br />The prompt did lend itself to a thriller, but I worked it into my genre/era and am happy with it.<br /><br />Death in childbirth was common, more from infection/fever that followed than the birthing itself. With the advent of forceps and the midwife giving way to scientific, medical doctors assisting birth, the percentages increased.<br />The King's Midwife is an interesting book about midwifery in early modern Europe.<br />Again, thanks for the comments. I'm still working my way through the 100+ entries.Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-76812726633692184452012-02-21T18:46:12.815-08:002012-02-21T18:46:12.815-08:00Such a sad fate for many mothers in older times an...Such a sad fate for many mothers in older times and less scientifically advanced cultures. I'm glad to have seen it fade...John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-5787256082269598722012-02-21T17:34:21.369-08:002012-02-21T17:34:21.369-08:00Fanstastic post I should say!!
After reading all ...Fanstastic post I should say!!<br /><br />After reading all the horrible / terrible / horror producing stories, this one is real cool!!!<br /><br />So sweet!! So enjoyable!!<br /><br /><a href="http://becomingprince.blogpsot.com" rel="nofollow"> Another Author </a>Abhishekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633374524540097827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-59599953233036864782012-02-21T17:06:12.440-08:002012-02-21T17:06:12.440-08:00It seemed very real to me. Childbirth in the 16th ...It seemed very real to me. Childbirth in the 16th century must have been terrifying. I wonder what the survival rate was? Well done - great writing.Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-63415966583914097462012-02-21T16:42:01.095-08:002012-02-21T16:42:01.095-08:00I like this because its different than all the oth...I like this because its different than all the others I've read! Good job.Lori Ann Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475399413507876752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-20798253066466007882012-02-21T16:29:49.385-08:002012-02-21T16:29:49.385-08:00Love it (and the photograph is priceless).
Laurie...Love it (and the photograph is priceless).<br /><br />Laurie Buchanan (entry #92)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-80658480955830974122012-02-21T15:17:04.729-08:002012-02-21T15:17:04.729-08:00Very absorbing. It drew me in from the very beginn...Very absorbing. It drew me in from the very beginning, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-25449807580953631182012-02-21T13:45:17.136-08:002012-02-21T13:45:17.136-08:00I agree! Very nice work! I hope the mom is okay......I agree! Very nice work! I hope the mom is okay... Great job!<br /><br />I'm entry #19Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000569858548717605noreply@blogger.com