:-) That's not even a cliffhangar, that's a snapshot of things to come and now we are left nervously anticipating. Hurry, Poppet, hurry as fast as you can. :-D
Okay, in my desire to continue to do new and different things, I've just recorded a video chapter, which if I can figure out how to post it to YouTube, we will see here shortly. That is, if I can stomach what I just recorded or feel the need to subject you guys to ten minutes of me on video. Just giving a head's up. :-D
If that fails, I'll just write the chapter as I normally would. Either way, I won't leave you guys hanging long. :-)
You delivered, and then some. That was excellent! Firstly, I hope we get to see more of these. :-) Was so nice to view the passion for the story and for Kyra that we see in your written word. And very easy to imagine the scene from the descriptions that you gave, of course the lifting of your hands either side of the camera helped. :-D Just teasing, very, very nicely done. Nice to see that rolo smile in more than one frame, and from start to finish, but the best part were the moments when you were thinking about what came next. You do so well in always bringing something new to the blog! A great idea, and from this reader's perspective, a great success.
As for Kyra, there may come a period now where she feels quite bitter towards Kieran, though I don't think it will last too long. If anything, it will speed up the process, for more than likely she is well aware that this is something she must figure out on her own. In that moment, she must have felt even more alone.
Kieran saw her, in the shower, heard her plaintive cry. He also knew this was not the time to intercede. Sooner or later Kyra has to stand on her own. No Papa. No Kieran. Just Kyra facing her own fate, alone. She must grow into her life.
I would not mind doing this video over. The shower scene is so much more clearer in my mind. The look of her black hair, white skin, beige tile, steam rising, her chest wet, nipples hard and soft, rosy pink, everything wet and then the sound--the sound of the shower, the water, and her voice above it. But the shower is the only response she gets. Instead of cleansing herself, she bloodies the ministration. I want to see that scene. Her coming out of the shower with blood on her face and arms. Imagine what it would take to get a robot, Goldie, to literally freeze looking at her in shock. This is what happens. Our dear Kyra, wet, bloodied, angry, frustrated and damn sexy through it all. That's my baby. :-)
Thanks for the kind words on the video. With a little encouragement we might see a few more now that I have figured how on my Mac. ;-)
No problem Jenni. If I do another video chapter, I'll be sure to add the executive summary in the comments. I mainly see video as a means to do commentary, not as a replacement for the written story. But from time to time, especially on chapters like this one where the action is not terribly significant, we might see a few more pure video chapters. :-)
That is indeed a very expressive method! It was not just listening to you, but visualising the entire scene in details so finely tuned to the expression. For so many moments I was there! for so many moments I felt Kyra's helpless pain! This scene is so similar to one from my real life...it takes me there...
Grace, you are more than kind. This is only the second video I've done for the story. The first was about six months ago with me in a Santa hat reading the chapter Living Lantern as a gift to Autumn. I just got a new Mac that has the built in iSight camera and I wanted to test it out and see what the a/v quality was like as uploaded to YouTube. I was having all kinds of image and sound issues with my other webcam, which is why I only did the one. And just so you know, I'm grinning right now at your comment. :-D
Oh Mona, if only you knew. I did this video with no preparation and I wish I had gathered my thoughts before so that I might have done a better job of describing the scene but I was so anxious to test out the video and see what sort of quality I would get, I just turned it on and went with it. Just wait till I actually think though what I'm going to say. :-D
Thank you Bright, Brilliant and Beautiful woman who is filled with a thousand and one stories. Just tell me where the campfire is and I'll be there with my ears and maybe my grin too. ;-)
That smile! I loved the video. I am glad you are doing them. I was amazed by the quality of it, the clarity. You have an infectuous grin, Manly Man, a.k.a. Sweet Trée. I hope your day is going well. It's raining AGAIN over here today. Big yay. :-)
You did a wonderful job with the video, and it goes such a long way toward explaining in detail all the subtle nuances of the chapter. I gather you plan to do more of these. You should.
S, thanks for the kind words. If there is a desire, I will do more. If you wear that yellow sweater I will definitely do more. Now, if you can get a pic with your polished not too long, not too short nails while wearing the yellow sweater, well, I might just do a special video in celebration. Just don't tell anyone or I'll be getting all sorts of strange requests and the last thing I need is "The Society" asking questions on matters past their understanding. :-D
Hi again, Tre'e...I was at work when I watched this the first time...for whatever reason it kept stopping and starting and stopping, so I wasn't able to get the whole thing until now. I just had to come back and comment on the CONTENT.
Unfortunately, I'm too new to your blog and your stories to know all the characters. But I 'knew' Kyra. I have stood in the shower and called out for someone I loved..someone I looked up too..and someone I needed, and had the call unanswered. Even with my middle aged body, I could see myself standing there as my spirit bled out of me along with the water...along with the blood.
There is nothing so hard..so shameful, almost...is to be a strong woman who does not normally ask for any sort of assistance, to finally ask it of someone she believes loves her, and to have that call go unanswered. It is a blow unlike so many others.
I would imagine that it is only slightly less painful, less unforgiveable...less horrific...than knowing that she was responsible for the ending of the life of another.
I have been there, too, in a manner of speaking.
If I were Kyra, I would hardened from this abandonment. I would develope another set of defenses against Kieran and against all 'others' - keeping them at arms length, at least emotionally. But if she is also as compassionate as she is strong, she will find a way to forgive him...while struggling to forgive herself.
I'm older than she is, and my body is far from being lithe and firm. But on the inside, I relate very much to this young woman ... You have done a superb job, truly. You are so gifted. I hope that you are going to publish this as a book. Forgive me if you've already stated something like that and I missed it.
Grace, so good to see you again. I think, now that I'm on a video roll, I may do a video Story synopsis to get new readers up to speed on who is who and what is what. There are nine main characters and I've done a sketch or painting of all nine (plus a few others too) and you can find them by clicking the labels on my sidebar named "sketches" and "paintings." Sometimes having a visual of the characters helps.
Thank you so much for your wonderful and heartfelt comment. I think you will find that I adore and love what I called engaged comments and I always respond in kind. Your comment is engaged and makes me smile and smile.
One thing you mention hit home for me, and that is to reach out and open up to another and be rejected or ignored. In my own life, there have been times that I opened my heart and laid bear what was in it. The subject was not always love, sometimes it was business or just a friendship, but on those occasions I was asked to be honest. I was. Painfully honest. And in almost every case, instead of being rewarded for my honesty, I was punished. There are only so many times you stick your neck out before it gets harder and harder to do. I would like to say my heart is open and pure, but it has its share of scars and fears and worries and concerns and doubts and sometimes I just want the peace of solitude, a place where I can go to heal and nurture.
Kyra doesn't have as many scars. She is still young, but she is without love and without prospect. Kieran is the only character to have died in the story (some very emotional chapters are in the archives surrounding his death and Kyra's reaction). However, he lives on in a "spiritual" way and from time to time makes an appearance. Kyra was hoping, in the shower, he would come to her aid. He choose not and she does not understand why, why when she asked, he did not respond, why when she needed him (one of the very few times) he was not there. He will be back. And he still will watch over her. And one day, she might understand. Somewhere in the future the story will take us there.
Thanks again for the wonderful and engaged comment. Next time you want to share a glass of scotch, let me know. I'll join you and we'll share stories. :-)
Oh, and Grace, one of my faults is an overactive imagination. On this blog it is called "Fault #1." When you tell me you have stood in the shower, as Kyra did, well, let's just say, it took me a bit to get back on track with the rest of your comment. I can hear the water running right now; and the steam rising on skin shinny and wet, of curves and soap and, well, a few other things too. :-D
I LOVE the video commentaries and how you bring the imagery to my mind more than your words do. I identified with Kyra in the shower for I've done a lot of crying in the shower having the water drown out everything that is going through my head and heart.
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:-) That's not even a cliffhangar, that's a snapshot of things to come and now we are left nervously anticipating.
Hurry, Poppet, hurry as fast as you can. :-D
Does this qualify as a tease? :-D
And a half. :-D
But I know you will deliver eventually. :-D
Ooh...how intriguing.
Okay, in my desire to continue to do new and different things, I've just recorded a video chapter, which if I can figure out how to post it to YouTube, we will see here shortly. That is, if I can stomach what I just recorded or feel the need to subject you guys to ten minutes of me on video. Just giving a head's up. :-D
If that fails, I'll just write the chapter as I normally would. Either way, I won't leave you guys hanging long. :-)
I was just about to head to bed - no way now. :-) Hope you get the video up and running.
ROTFLMAO, all I can say is, one can't control the frame that youtube captures to display a clip.
Can you give us a brief written summary please?? Just for those of us who don't "do" sound. I just need to know how she hurt her hand :)
She called for Kieran in the shower. When she got no answer, she lashed out above and cut her hand on the showerhead.
You delivered, and then some.
That was excellent! Firstly, I hope we get to see more of these. :-) Was so nice to view the passion for the story and for Kyra that we see in your written word. And very easy to imagine the scene from the descriptions that you gave, of course the lifting of your hands either side of the camera helped. :-D Just teasing, very, very nicely done. Nice to see that rolo smile in more than one frame, and from start to finish, but the best part were the moments when you were thinking about what came next.
You do so well in always bringing something new to the blog! A great idea, and from this reader's perspective, a great success.
As for Kyra, there may come a period now where she feels quite bitter towards Kieran, though I don't think it will last too long. If anything, it will speed up the process, for more than likely she is well aware that this is something she must figure out on her own. In that moment, she must have felt even more alone.
Kieran saw her, in the shower, heard her plaintive cry. He also knew this was not the time to intercede. Sooner or later Kyra has to stand on her own. No Papa. No Kieran. Just Kyra facing her own fate, alone. She must grow into her life.
I would not mind doing this video over. The shower scene is so much more clearer in my mind. The look of her black hair, white skin, beige tile, steam rising, her chest wet, nipples hard and soft, rosy pink, everything wet and then the sound--the sound of the shower, the water, and her voice above it. But the shower is the only response she gets. Instead of cleansing herself, she bloodies the ministration. I want to see that scene. Her coming out of the shower with blood on her face and arms. Imagine what it would take to get a robot, Goldie, to literally freeze looking at her in shock. This is what happens. Our dear Kyra, wet, bloodied, angry, frustrated and damn sexy through it all. That's my baby. :-)
Thanks for the kind words on the video. With a little encouragement we might see a few more now that I have figured how on my Mac. ;-)
Thanks so much for the brief update :) Makes it easy to follow the story.
No problem Jenni. If I do another video chapter, I'll be sure to add the executive summary in the comments. I mainly see video as a means to do commentary, not as a replacement for the written story. But from time to time, especially on chapters like this one where the action is not terribly significant, we might see a few more pure video chapters. :-)
That is indeed a very expressive method! It was not just listening to you, but visualising the entire scene in details so finely tuned to the expression. For so many moments I was there! for so many moments I felt Kyra's helpless pain! This scene is so similar to one from my real life...it takes me there...
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Now I understand more fully your captive audience. I found your grin distracting! LOL ;-) Good job!
Grace, you are more than kind. This is only the second video I've done for the story. The first was about six months ago with me in a Santa hat reading the chapter Living Lantern as a gift to Autumn. I just got a new Mac that has the built in iSight camera and I wanted to test it out and see what the a/v quality was like as uploaded to YouTube. I was having all kinds of image and sound issues with my other webcam, which is why I only did the one. And just so you know, I'm grinning right now at your comment. :-D
Oh Mona, if only you knew. I did this video with no preparation and I wish I had gathered my thoughts before so that I might have done a better job of describing the scene but I was so anxious to test out the video and see what sort of quality I would get, I just turned it on and went with it. Just wait till I actually think though what I'm going to say. :-D
Thank you Bright, Brilliant and Beautiful woman who is filled with a thousand and one stories. Just tell me where the campfire is and I'll be there with my ears and maybe my grin too. ;-)
That smile! I loved the video. I am glad you are doing them. I was amazed by the quality of it, the clarity. You have an infectuous grin, Manly Man, a.k.a. Sweet Trée. I hope your day is going well. It's raining AGAIN over here today. Big yay. :-)
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Thank you my Dear Beautiful Soul. Next chapter is written and I'm thinking of doing video commentary, so we might get a double feature. :-D
Ooooh, rain. Now you know what I'm thinking don't you. Put on a t-shirt and let's go for a walk. :-)
Hi.
Hi Erin. :-)
You did a wonderful job with the video, and it goes such a long way toward explaining in detail all the subtle nuances of the chapter. I gather you plan to do more of these. You should.
S, thanks for the kind words. If there is a desire, I will do more. If you wear that yellow sweater I will definitely do more. Now, if you can get a pic with your polished not too long, not too short nails while wearing the yellow sweater, well, I might just do a special video in celebration. Just don't tell anyone or I'll be getting all sorts of strange requests and the last thing I need is "The Society" asking questions on matters past their understanding. :-D
Um -- you just did. Tell, I mean. :-)
Hi again, Tre'e...I was at work when I watched this the first time...for whatever reason it kept stopping and starting and stopping, so I wasn't able to get the whole thing until now. I just had to come back and comment on the CONTENT.
Unfortunately, I'm too new to your blog and your stories to know all the characters. But I 'knew' Kyra. I have stood in the shower and called out for someone I loved..someone I looked up too..and someone I needed, and had the call unanswered. Even with my middle aged body, I could see myself standing there as my spirit bled out of me along with the water...along with the blood.
There is nothing so hard..so shameful, almost...is to be a strong woman who does not normally ask for any sort of assistance, to finally ask it of someone she believes loves her, and to have that call go unanswered. It is a blow unlike so many others.
I would imagine that it is only slightly less painful, less unforgiveable...less horrific...than knowing that she was responsible for the ending of the life of another.
I have been there, too, in a manner of speaking.
If I were Kyra, I would hardened from this abandonment. I would develope another set of defenses against Kieran and against all 'others' - keeping them at arms length, at least emotionally. But if she is also as compassionate as she is strong, she will find a way to forgive him...while struggling to forgive herself.
I'm older than she is, and my body is far from being lithe and firm. But on the inside, I relate very much to this young woman ... You have done a superb job, truly. You are so gifted. I hope that you are going to publish this as a book. Forgive me if you've already stated something like that and I missed it.
Grace, so good to see you again. I think, now that I'm on a video roll, I may do a video Story synopsis to get new readers up to speed on who is who and what is what. There are nine main characters and I've done a sketch or painting of all nine (plus a few others too) and you can find them by clicking the labels on my sidebar named "sketches" and "paintings." Sometimes having a visual of the characters helps.
Thank you so much for your wonderful and heartfelt comment. I think you will find that I adore and love what I called engaged comments and I always respond in kind. Your comment is engaged and makes me smile and smile.
One thing you mention hit home for me, and that is to reach out and open up to another and be rejected or ignored. In my own life, there have been times that I opened my heart and laid bear what was in it. The subject was not always love, sometimes it was business or just a friendship, but on those occasions I was asked to be honest. I was. Painfully honest. And in almost every case, instead of being rewarded for my honesty, I was punished. There are only so many times you stick your neck out before it gets harder and harder to do. I would like to say my heart is open and pure, but it has its share of scars and fears and worries and concerns and doubts and sometimes I just want the peace of solitude, a place where I can go to heal and nurture.
Kyra doesn't have as many scars. She is still young, but she is without love and without prospect. Kieran is the only character to have died in the story (some very emotional chapters are in the archives surrounding his death and Kyra's reaction). However, he lives on in a "spiritual" way and from time to time makes an appearance. Kyra was hoping, in the shower, he would come to her aid. He choose not and she does not understand why, why when she asked, he did not respond, why when she needed him (one of the very few times) he was not there. He will be back. And he still will watch over her. And one day, she might understand. Somewhere in the future the story will take us there.
Thanks again for the wonderful and engaged comment. Next time you want to share a glass of scotch, let me know. I'll join you and we'll share stories. :-)
Oh, and Grace, one of my faults is an overactive imagination. On this blog it is called "Fault #1." When you tell me you have stood in the shower, as Kyra did, well, let's just say, it took me a bit to get back on track with the rest of your comment. I can hear the water running right now; and the steam rising on skin shinny and wet, of curves and soap and, well, a few other things too. :-D
I LOVE the video commentaries and how you bring the imagery to my mind more than your words do. I identified with Kyra in the shower for I've done a lot of crying in the shower having the water drown out everything that is going through my head and heart.
Yes, the famous shower scene. Karen, I've seen this scene in my mind more times than I would like to admit. :-D
And I agree. When I need to relax or just want to get away, the shower, with soap and Jack of course, is always a good place. :-D
Thanks for the very kind words on the video. I've really enjoyed doing them.
Now a shower with you, Jack, and the soap would be most interesting... shall we? ;-)
Karen, right now we might not even need the soap. I'll go get the water started. :-)
On second thought, we might need the soap later. :-D
Exactly... we're going to need the soap afterward then we can get dirty all over again ;-)
The whole thing was Jack's idea. You should hear the ideas he has that don't make the story. The boy has me blushing like you wouldn't believe. :-D
You could always have another version by Jack, you know I'd enjoy that!
Oh Karen, I think Jack already has his own blog. :-D
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