1 [Report This]Date: January 10, 2024 09:56 am Title: Copper Strands
This is beautiful, Max.
1 [Report This]Date: March 25, 2023 03:30 pm Title: Dust of Gold
Love how this mirrors Copper Strands and Treasures In The Sheets. But stages of Jim’s life considering with Pam.
Author's Response:
Had to follow-up on the heartbreak from Copper Strands -couldn't leave Jim in that state.
Thanks kindly for the review.
1 [Report This]Date: March 25, 2023 03:10 pm Title: Treasure in the Sheets
Pam being gold and Cece being gold glitter has a lot of meanings here. Your symbolism is perfection.
Author's Response:
Thank you for seeing and saying!
1 [Report This]Date: March 25, 2023 03:06 pm Title: Copper Strands
Love the comparison between copper strands and Pam’s hair. Your words are so beautiful.
Author's Response:
Thank you kindly. I have written a lot on this site but this is one of the pieces where I feel I have best captured Jim's emotions - go figure in a 55 word drabble.
I'm please to know you have found it and appreciate that you let me know with a lovely review.
Welcome to MTT.
1 [Report This]Date: June 22, 2022 10:39 pm Title: Treasure in the Sheets
That’s really sweet. Nice Drabble, Lady!
1 [Report This]Date: June 20, 2022 10:56 pm Title: Treasure in the Sheets
Awww, this is both highly cute AND fits really neatly within the Gold-iverse!
1 [Report This]Date: June 19, 2022 06:10 am Title: Treasure in the Sheets
Very cute 🥰
1 [Report This]Date: June 18, 2022 08:34 pm Title: Treasure in the Sheets
So sweet! 💗
1 [Report This]Date: June 18, 2022 05:28 pm Title: Treasure in the Sheets
Awww, this is so very sweet. A lovely little reminder of what's really important. Very cute.
1 [Report This]Date: July 01, 2021 03:29 pm Title: Dust of Gold
This was so beautiful! I especially loved the copper strands and gold dust, and 'his smile returning' - you've created such a lovely moment with so few words 😍
Author's Response: thanks so much - 😍
1 [Report This]Date: June 29, 2021 07:00 pm Title: Dust of Gold
First off the cover art for this one is gorgeous.
After that, very much the feeling of a magic morning for the two of them. We saw several afternoon "golden hour" shots of Pam in the show where the light really highlighted her. This feels like a morning "golden hour." But it feels a lot more intimate than anything we saw in the DM parking lot or the sidewalk leading away from the office. Great job. I loved it.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the mention of the cover art...honestly I'm not sure which part took longer, the words or the art (I created that dust beam) so nice to get a mention for it.
I know exactly what you mean with those golden hour shots and the equation to those is pretty much what I was going for but 'not for the camera'.
Thanks friend.
1 [Report This]Date: June 29, 2021 06:18 pm Title: Dust of Gold
I think you did well with this! Feels really easy to visualize Jim watching Pam bathed in dusty light... and very well described. And it's lovely seeing the circle close from Copper Strands - this time morning's coming at just the right time and she's going to be right next to him again. Very nice!
Author's Response:
Couldn't leave Jim in the state of CS- that was harsh. It's so much brighter with her in his life.
Thanks for a really lovely review on this and for in a small way making me think on doing a sequel (your part II to take your heart).
Thanks again.
1 [Report This]Date: June 29, 2021 10:24 am Title: Dust of Gold
Max, this was lovely! And such a great companion to Copper Strands, which may be my very favorite 55-word fic on the site. Loved it!
Author's Response: Thank you WW. I’m glad to give Jim a happier ending this time and glad you liked it.
Date: June 29, 2021 08:02 am Title: Dust of Gold
Such a beautifully intimate moment.
Author's Response: Thanks a86;a039;. Nice to hear.
1 [Report This]Date: June 29, 2021 07:42 am Title: Dust of Gold
Beautiful. Much said with few words.
Author's Response: Oh thank you. That’s the best compliment you could give to long winded me.
1 [Report This]Date: June 29, 2021 05:44 am Title: Dust of Gold
Oh, that's lovely! And very poetic imagery...
Author's Response:
Thanks Dernhelm.
I felt it was time to give Jim a happy ending after breaking his heart in Copper Strands
1 [Report This]Date: September 29, 2020 11:11 am Title: Copper Strands
The fact that you can break my heart with 55 words is pretty incredible. Haha well done!
Author's Response:
Thanks so much.
I took on this challenge to practice saying more with less to apply to my chapter story. Nice to see how effective a few words can be.
Thanks again.
1 [Report This]Date: September 29, 2020 05:56 am Title: Copper Strands
Holy crap. That was so good. I was so convinced this was going to have a happy ending. Boy was I wrong. You nailed this. Every line was perfect.
Author's Response:
What I was going for...
My writing is usually a lot more wordy so it's nice to know what came still come across with few words.
Thanks so so much. Really means a lot.
1 [Report This]Date: September 29, 2020 04:43 am Title: Copper Strands
So much love and heartbreak in so few words. Beautiful work!
Thank you for sharing!
Author's Response:
Thanks so very much.
Good practice for me ---learning to say more with less. Trying to infuse into my longer works.
1 [Report This]Date: September 29, 2020 12:16 am Title: Copper Strands
My heart. You told a lot of story in so few words here. Lovely writing.
Author's Response:
Thank you so very much.
I honestly can say I was inspired by the talent I am coming across as I read more and more here.
I wanted to see if I could do it.
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2020 10:16 pm Title: Copper Strands
As someone who shares that issue with wordiness, I love the constraints that the 55-word format puts on you - it's always way harder than you think it's going to be. (TWSS)
I think you did a really good job with conveying the hurt Jim is going through in the post-Casino Night days briefly and powerfully. "Darkness returns as daylight begins" and the way you're using the metaphor of light here is just really poetic. I liked this one!
Author's Response:
First off - TWSS - always a laugh. It's said almost every day in my household now.
More importantly, thank you.
It was a challenge for me but your praise says I can do it.
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2020 09:34 pm Title: Copper Strands
The back and forth with this one is just superb. Especially with how quick this is. Hope and heartache all wrapped up into one. Excellent job.
Author's Response:
Many thanks.
When praise comes from writers I admire, such as yourself, it is that much more affirming.
It was a real challenge for me but I'm glad I took it on.