Comments on: Old Blue

By: Denny

Denny — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:16:39 +0000

Thanks Shirley – It’s funny that you mention the connection because this post originated with me asking myself – why do I fight? I would hate to see memories like this one die with my generation. Our heritage is well worth fighting for even if we fight for no other reason.

By: Shirley Stewart Burns

Shirley Stewart Burns — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:20:09 +0000

Thanks so much, Denny, for sharing this. You write beautifully and really know how to tell a tale. Your story eloquently illustrates the connection to the land and to the memories nestled there. I miss the fireflies, dragonflies and the warm, moonlit nights of my youth. Your story nudged them back into the forefront of my memory….

By: Denny

Denny — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:16:44 +0000

Thanks Mountaingoat and sorry – Old Blue is nothing but a memory now.

Thanks Matthew and Kristine.

By: Kristine Shreve

Kristine Shreve — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:50:18 +0000

What a great story. I could almost see Old Blue baying at the cat and you as a young boy walking around looking to see what he’d treed. There is definitely the seed of at least one story there, if not more.

Lovely post.

By: Matthew Burns

Matthew Burns — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:31:06 +0000

Denny,

Your talents never cease to amaze me!

First, you are a blog author and now you are a budding Appalachian novelist? Very good. Your story is very reminiscent of the Jesse Stuart stories based in Kentucky. By the way, Jesse was a distant cousin of Shirley’s. They share the same 5th gr-grandfather.

I, too, sure do miss the sound of West Virginia.

By: Mountaingoat

Mountaingoat — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:08:24 +0000

What a wonderful, evocative tale. I’d love to see a picture of that dog if you have one.