All Comments on 'Hooters Pool: A Love Story'

satyricon:

There's a lot of stories about returning Iraq soldiers in the Loving Wives catagory. It's great to see the other side of the equation. You did a wonderful job of writing with this tale. Thank You. Ronnie W.

I have a cousin that came back from Iraq about a year ago. He has all his limbs, but with a cracked disc in his back. Things are better now and he will start college in the fall. It is good to read the happy ending stories, they are not the ones we hear about on the news!

Good luck with the contest!

What a lovely story.

So nice to see a piece that deals with something other than the silly psychodramas that so often form the basis of conflict in these stories.

The way the central character changed, learned to deal with the tragedy that struck him was wonderfully done. I much enjoyed how well delineated both characters wear.

Marvelous work. Well done.

thanks for the comments so far......

to my everlasting shame i've discovered three editing errors and one gross mistake since posting the story: let that be a lesson to me not to skip editing and proofreading just because i want to get the stuff off tonight. ok, i said it, and and i'm sorry.

satyricon

A great story very well written.

Wonderful little story! She had the right kind of therapy to make him whole.

Boyd

Your story touched a chord in my soul. Thank you.

Very Impressive Author - they don't stand a chance but good luck for chuckles.

With Very High Regard

Seemed that they were Americans except for an occasional British coloquialism. Well done and thanks.

Gene

. . . extraordinary.

The title is deceptive; it somehow seems on first glance that it might be bawdy or crude, and yet it signifies redemption, a return to wholeness.

How interesting - the tentative delicacy of the relationship compared to the simple, concrete dialog. Reminds me of the very best of NYPD Blue.

You have warmed my heart, brought tears to my eyes, and delighted and stimulated me all at the same time.

Many thanks!

As a vet, I want to say that this is a great story. I had guys in my outfit who were killed and severely wounded and this story makes me feel better about them.

That's the way it read to me, and beautifully so. I like to kid myself I can write and every so often someone like you reminds me how to do it. Your characters were real to me and you, as the writer, didn't intrude. Just as it should be. A totally absorbing tale.

Alex

I wondered how you were going to work A LOVE STORY into a HOOTERs setting. Once i figured out this had nothing to do with the HOOTERs chain, I knew where it was going. But you made the trip fun. When Lily didn't show any ID, I guessed that Steve's mom set him up with a friend (or maybe a paid one), BUT I like your version better. Thanks for the ride.

Loved it!

Another fine story! Thanks!

I liked the flow. The aggressive start that slowly flowed into a love story was predictable but very well told.

You wrote a story that's worth revisiting when I'm too close to the dark end of the tunnel and need to travel back to where there's sunshine. I've shared this story and it works well for others too. Thank you, from all of us.