I guess the format was not acceptable and that's why some of the symbols and characters were distracting. Did anyone proofread the story? I don't know if it was a Windows office text or simple text mistake....  

--Last edited by dsullivan on 2007-05-26 20:40:30 --

Thanks for pointing that out, philpalm.  The problem is now corrected.

The foul-up resulted from smart quotes being posted on the edit page.  My website host doesn't accept smart, or "curly" quote marks.

The only comments on this story thus far have been about the flawed format which made the original posting unreadable (now corrected.)

The story itself is well written, and a compelling story of an incident in a slave girl's life in the Old South.  I enjoyed this short but gripping story.  Good work, Priscilla.

Good story! All the elements needed. Some might say more sensory input, but in your story the sensory input came from the story's tone.

Good pose, and good use of dialoge, and you showed as much as you told. Good balance.

I can't see any major flaws tht need corrected!

Thank you for the read through and the feedback.  I appreciate it.  

And, I apologize for my slow response.  I just got done with finals.