Long and winding road
Following your dreams along a ...16 total reviews
Comment from jessizero
It sounds like your Maggie had a long and winding road to happiness indeed. I am glad she found happiness in the end, even if it didn't end up as she thought it should. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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It sounds like your Maggie had a long and winding road to happiness indeed. I am glad she found happiness in the end, even if it didn't end up as she thought it should. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 16-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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Thank you so much! Lovely review. I appreciate it.
Comment from Anne Johnston
Your story is well written, and easy to read. It tells a story that so often repeats itself in this life. So sad when people seek only prestige and success, not realizing that there is more to life than this. So thankful that Maggie learned a better way.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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Your story is well written, and easy to read. It tells a story that so often repeats itself in this life. So sad when people seek only prestige and success, not realizing that there is more to life than this. So thankful that Maggie learned a better way.
Comment Written 16-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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Thank you very much. Yes you are right, and I appreciate your thoughtful words.
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You are welcome
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I enjoyed your story here and as we age we can't always cope with high flying jobs and the rat race has less appeal. Your story is entertaining and uplifting and I loved the happy ending too, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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I enjoyed your story here and as we age we can't always cope with high flying jobs and the rat race has less appeal. Your story is entertaining and uplifting and I loved the happy ending too, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 16-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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Thanks so much Dolly. I agree, success in this world doesn?t offer much.
Comment from K.L. Rockquemore
I love this story of discovering ones destiny. I find this piece very refreshing as I have read a lot of " heavy" topics lately on this site. This topic is relatable to some I'm sure but more importantly is the message, which I hope all of your readers will receive.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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I love this story of discovering ones destiny. I find this piece very refreshing as I have read a lot of " heavy" topics lately on this site. This topic is relatable to some I'm sure but more importantly is the message, which I hope all of your readers will receive.
Comment Written 16-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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Thank you very much for such a super review. Yes, succeeding in the rat race is not everything, or even anything.
Comment from Bridge
A very interesting story. Life is full of unexpected things but somehow it works out in the end most times. I'm happy for Maggie. Very well written. It was a very interesting read.
With regards
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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A very interesting story. Life is full of unexpected things but somehow it works out in the end most times. I'm happy for Maggie. Very well written. It was a very interesting read.
With regards
Comment Written 16-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2022
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Thank you very much. I appreciate your review, and I am glad you enjoyed the story.
Comment from Bill Schott
This story, Long and Winding Road, is a good one. I fully enjoyed Maggie's hard-nosed determination to drink deeply from life's spring. The final move into a totally opposite but rewarding career and life makes this reader's heart feel great. Well told.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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This story, Long and Winding Road, is a good one. I fully enjoyed Maggie's hard-nosed determination to drink deeply from life's spring. The final move into a totally opposite but rewarding career and life makes this reader's heart feel great. Well told.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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Thank you! What a wonderful review. Many thanks for the honour of six stars as well. Greatly appreciated!
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
Your story has its strengths and its weaknesses. It's greatest strength is that it gives a clear description of how if your heart's desire no longer satisfies you, you cn change your way of life dramatically. The weakness I perceived was that your story-line didn't seem clearly defined. I identified zig-zagging, and redundancies and inconsistencies in the tale reltive to the time-point.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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Your story has its strengths and its weaknesses. It's greatest strength is that it gives a clear description of how if your heart's desire no longer satisfies you, you cn change your way of life dramatically. The weakness I perceived was that your story-line didn't seem clearly defined. I identified zig-zagging, and redundancies and inconsistencies in the tale reltive to the time-point.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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Thanks so much for reviewing I appreciate it along with your advice.
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
The story's presentation is well written. I like the name Maggie; it brings many thoughts to the surface. Happiness is a family that comes from honest friends and family.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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The story's presentation is well written. I like the name Maggie; it brings many thoughts to the surface. Happiness is a family that comes from honest friends and family.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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Thank you so much for your review. Appreciated.
Comment from Olivanne Marsh
This is a well-written story, but more like an essay than a work of fiction other than the fact that you made it up. I am sure it has happened a lot in real life, where a person has diverged from their planned journey, taken a short-cut, a side-road, or gotten lost and discovered they were on the wrong path and the new path suits them better.
I think you could add some drama and tension to the story if you'd added in some difficulties with the change that plagued Maggie in the beginning. Like they were so tired, sore and sleepless that they couldn't do all the farm work at first, so the country people brought food and helped with the planting etc. Difficulties at first and how they are overcome make the final happy ending more rewarding.
There are a few places where you speak in general, when a concrete example would be more meaningful. You make the idea of getting off the city life treadmill and stepping into the country life seem appealing and I like the idea that for Maggie at least it ended happily ever after, but it doesn't always go that way and that could be a story too.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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This is a well-written story, but more like an essay than a work of fiction other than the fact that you made it up. I am sure it has happened a lot in real life, where a person has diverged from their planned journey, taken a short-cut, a side-road, or gotten lost and discovered they were on the wrong path and the new path suits them better.
I think you could add some drama and tension to the story if you'd added in some difficulties with the change that plagued Maggie in the beginning. Like they were so tired, sore and sleepless that they couldn't do all the farm work at first, so the country people brought food and helped with the planting etc. Difficulties at first and how they are overcome make the final happy ending more rewarding.
There are a few places where you speak in general, when a concrete example would be more meaningful. You make the idea of getting off the city life treadmill and stepping into the country life seem appealing and I like the idea that for Maggie at least it ended happily ever after, but it doesn't always go that way and that could be a story too.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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Thank you for your review. It was both thoughtful and helpful.
Comment from Alcreator Litt Dear
Dreams run through emotion, sometimes by needs but mostly by desires, as Maggie had dreams of becoming a career girl, but reality is uncontrollable and unmanageable, reality happens as life happens thereby, dreams remain unfulfilled, so Maggie is never happier; well said, well done; post god speed more; positively encouraging editing, negatively not wording, forgiving errors of theist-good authors-writers. ALCREATOR LITT DEAR (D R)
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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Dreams run through emotion, sometimes by needs but mostly by desires, as Maggie had dreams of becoming a career girl, but reality is uncontrollable and unmanageable, reality happens as life happens thereby, dreams remain unfulfilled, so Maggie is never happier; well said, well done; post god speed more; positively encouraging editing, negatively not wording, forgiving errors of theist-good authors-writers. ALCREATOR LITT DEAR (D R)
Comment Written 15-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2022
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Thank you for your review. Appreciated.
