tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post9151731947737435414..comments2023-09-30T10:31:07.390-04:00Comments on Short Fiction. Write it. Sell it. : Appearing in issue #5, February 2, 2015Jody E. Lebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-28301794869855348422015-02-07T09:38:25.124-05:002015-02-07T09:38:25.124-05:00Missed the "ransacking" also; thought th...Missed the "ransacking" also; thought this one was very good, though I would have liked it to have more back-and-forth conversation. But that's just a personal preference of mine and I can see where it would have been difficult to get the same density of information out there just by having dialogue. I've seen that author's name before, but not for a long time.Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-61158450468787078132015-02-07T09:30:09.902-05:002015-02-07T09:30:09.902-05:00@ Bettye. I thought it might be the new guy in to...@ Bettye. I thought it might be the new guy in town only because he was new. I also missed the ransacked clue. Jody E. Lebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-91548476923442188122015-02-07T09:26:47.866-05:002015-02-07T09:26:47.866-05:00@ Chris. The story had a light dusting of snow on...@ Chris. The story had a light dusting of snow on the body and the shoe prints, fuzzing up the tracks. Perhaps a tire impression would have helped, but in that kind of weather condition they wouldn't have been able to get a clear one. This author even covered that base. But in talking about tire tracks, tires pick up stones and get cuts and dings. Each tire leaves its own unique track behind, unless it's a very new tire. (The same goes with the bottom of our shoes.) It is very possible to match a tire to an imprint. Jody E. Lebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-9681896038156680152015-02-07T02:54:06.169-05:002015-02-07T02:54:06.169-05:00I got the clue about the depth of the footprints, ...I got the clue about the depth of the footprints, but missed the one about the place having been ransacked, meaning the thief didn't know where the coins were... although a clever thief might do that anyway, to throw the cops off the scent. Neatly done story.<br /><br />Would all the neighbours have had snowmobiles? If so, are their tracks like car tyres, individual to the make of vehicle? Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-8705963345890041152015-02-07T01:32:43.187-05:002015-02-07T01:32:43.187-05:00I missed that clue and actually thought it was Col...I missed that clue and actually thought it was Collier!<br /><br />Good story.bettye griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.com