Comments | geekmama: Dark of the Moon (25 & 26/36)

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Dark of the Moon (25 & 26/36)

Apr 30, 2006 17:00

Only ten parts (and an Epilogue) to go! Many thanks to hereswith who ended up editing Part 25 several times.

( Part 25, in which our heroine seeks revenge and finds enlightenment; and Part 26, in which Jack bids good riddance )

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Comments 12

drk_prncss May 1 2006, 01:30:58 UTC

Ooooh! Squeee! She sneaks into the cracks of his heart that he so dutifully hides. So wonderful! Love it, love it, love it! so wonderful!!!!

And I'm the first to comment. wOOt! I feel so special.

geekmama May 1 2006, 02:24:17 UTC

You ARE special! Many thanks, my dear. I'm so glad you're enjoying the story!

hereswith May 1 2006, 14:52:26 UTC

The final changes work wonderfully well :-) Part 25 is lovely, Letty's wavering between sadness and anger, Jack telling her about his past, and the ending, with the sorting out of what she's sorry for, and the bit about horizons. And you know I completely adore the interaction between Jack and Knacker in part 26, the dialogue (which is fantastic) and ...just a bit, enough to make him purple up. It's all kinds of perfect.

geekmama May 1 2006, 15:16:58 UTC

Thank you so much for commenting here, too. I'm glad you liked the final version of 25. Took enough tweaking, didn't it? As for 26, Jack is so pretty when he's being dangerous, isn't he? (I would also refer you to the new trailer, particularly the part where he's firing a musket. Mmmmmm...!)

felaine May 1 2006, 15:55:42 UTC

Your tweaking must have worked, because the interaction between Jack and Letty is understated but effective for them both.
I like it that she's not apologizing for going through his chest but he forgives her ayway.
Let's hope Knacker and the Spanish lady don't get together on Jack.
Felaine

geekmama May 1 2006, 18:22:18 UTC

So glad you liked this part.

I like it that she's not apologizing

No, she definitely wouldn't. The Senora Incident put something of a barrier between them, which will be further explored in the upcoming bits.

Thank you so much for reading and (as usual) leaving such a thoughtful comment.

hendercats May 2 2006, 16:49:34 UTC

Lovely and charming - how wonderful that Jack has a miniature of his mother! And somehow Letty manages to walk the tightrope carefully enough to (mostly) disarm rather than infuriate him.

difficult cloth to cut Great phrase!

Loved the entire exchange with Knacker.

(Sorry - seem to be incapable of intelligent feedback at the moment, so will just *squeee* at delightful story.)

geekmama May 2 2006, 17:25:19 UTC

I just appreciate you reading and commenting! I'm so happy you're enjoying the story. I'm having fun writing it, too. Very therapeutic, which is vital at the moment.

I was reminded of the phrase "difficult cloth to cut" when I recently reread Alyx by Lolah Burford, which is a strange book, not really a romance, but full of interesting period references and information about plantation life in the Caribbean (although it's probably pretty sensationalized, in keeping with the nature of the book). It's also full of graphic sex (some of it very well-written) and violence, which I tend to skip over. You can get it used for a penny plus shipping on Amazon. ;)

tessabeth May 23 2006, 09:50:07 UTC

Oh, you do have such lovely period phrases. You are making me very jealous tonight. Born on the wrong side of the blanket to start, and then… well, difficult cloth to cut, y’ might say. - that's a lovely explanation for Jack as a child.

geekmama May 23 2006, 13:51:03 UTC

More theft, but yes, they seemed to suit. Jack as a child must have been a fascinating, maddening, endearing creature.