Hardly Quicksilver Jones
Justice is swift in the west27 total reviews
Comment from Gayla putnam
I always get a chuckle out of your writing. Who would guess a bloody killing, rape, and hanging could still make me laugh. You have a perky way of writing that is dang gum fun to read. gayla
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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I always get a chuckle out of your writing. Who would guess a bloody killing, rape, and hanging could still make me laugh. You have a perky way of writing that is dang gum fun to read. gayla
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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I thank you for the read and the nice compliments. You brightened my day. I found your 100 word flash. You are good. Karen
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I am learning that is for sure. gayla
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Comment from F. William Lester
Your stories are always fun. Lester. Hmmm. Hanged. Hmmm. Bad guy. Hmmm. I won't make assumptions except he was a real jerk (putting is lightly). I really enjoyed this story. You have a knack. I have one comment: "He is Joshua Micheal Jones. He goes by H.Q. Jones. Mercury goes by M.M. Jones. Josh is Josh." You have two "he's" in a row and the second one is confusing. Chan it to "Hardly goes by H.Q. Jones." and the confusion is quickly cleared up. Thanks for sharing your story, Karen, and have a wonderful day. Frank
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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Your stories are always fun. Lester. Hmmm. Hanged. Hmmm. Bad guy. Hmmm. I won't make assumptions except he was a real jerk (putting is lightly). I really enjoyed this story. You have a knack. I have one comment: "He is Joshua Micheal Jones. He goes by H.Q. Jones. Mercury goes by M.M. Jones. Josh is Josh." You have two "he's" in a row and the second one is confusing. Chan it to "Hardly goes by H.Q. Jones." and the confusion is quickly cleared up. Thanks for sharing your story, Karen, and have a wonderful day. Frank
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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I fixed it, thanks for the edit. Read "Mirror, Mirror" it will crack you up. Not bad for first try at a western Short story. It only took two years! :-) Karen
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Very well done for your first effort at six-guns and cow pies. My pleasure.
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Thanks again for the cheers.
Karen
Comment from marilyn quillen
extremely well written and entertaining, awe, what can Isay, it was darn good and I enjoyed it, kept waiting for Matt Dillon to turn up!. the story has a good natural flow and you did it justice
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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extremely well written and entertaining, awe, what can Isay, it was darn good and I enjoyed it, kept waiting for Matt Dillon to turn up!. the story has a good natural flow and you did it justice
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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I hadn't seen you before, so I went and found you. I read the vault midstream it seems, even so i could follow. Thanks for the read. I appreciate your time. I loved Gunsmoke. I thought Festus was the best deputy.:-) Karen
Comment from samandlancelot
Hi Karen,
Such a fun story to read. It was a bit difficult to keep track of so many characters for a short story, but they each had a unique story and name that kept it interesting.
two boys had already taken several pot shots (potshots is one word) at him and his brothers already. (You might want to delete one of the repeated 'already.')
Patricia
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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Hi Karen,
Such a fun story to read. It was a bit difficult to keep track of so many characters for a short story, but they each had a unique story and name that kept it interesting.
two boys had already taken several pot shots (potshots is one word) at him and his brothers already. (You might want to delete one of the repeated 'already.')
Patricia
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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How did I miss that? Thanks for the edit. I appreciate the read. Karen
Comment from Brenda Strauser
Hi Karen, I love your imagination and creativity. I enjoyed reading your story. It was interesting and funny. Some of the names you choose gave me a laugh. Great writing!! Love, Brenda
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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Hi Karen, I love your imagination and creativity. I enjoyed reading your story. It was interesting and funny. Some of the names you choose gave me a laugh. Great writing!! Love, Brenda
Comment Written 14-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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When I was doing research, I came across some zingers. I made these up myself. Thanks for the read. Karen
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
So this is the western you spoke about. I like the change of genre and can appreciate the research you put into it. Great names for the brothers too. This is something you can run with now you've introduced them and they seem to have a remunerative future ahead. Well done! Take care Debbie
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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So this is the western you spoke about. I like the change of genre and can appreciate the research you put into it. Great names for the brothers too. This is something you can run with now you've introduced them and they seem to have a remunerative future ahead. Well done! Take care Debbie
Comment Written 14-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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I meant this as a one off, but people want more. What's a gal to do? Thanks for the read. Karen
Comment from Charles D Ezell
Sometimes bounty hunting can cost more than a person could make. One needs to be careful in this profession lest discovered and get hunted instead. Thanks for sharing your talent.
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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Sometimes bounty hunting can cost more than a person could make. One needs to be careful in this profession lest discovered and get hunted instead. Thanks for sharing your talent.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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I always wondered why if the bounty said dead or alive, and the person was going to be killed upon delivery, the bounty hunters all didn't plug them and make their lives easier? My sister Lynda thinks I am bloody, I said no, I am pragmatic. I just read Heck Thomas. Love the name. Karen
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Heck was something else, he was interested in modern concepts of solving crimes at the time much we have done away with except somethings we now still use.
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The Indians were way ahead of us. They read tracks, like we read newspapers. Theyb were the first C.S.I.'s. :-)
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I live among the Navajo for almost 3 years. I know these people. The Apache, different story.
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Karen, I did a couple of novels found on AMAZON Grain of Wheat, not sure the others name I have written many under various names Ben Colder, Not sure about others. I am 86 and still writing. You have so much to offer to the readers, please do the same..
Yes, I love Texas. My grandfathers were solders during her birth.
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I have reviewed you here as Ben Colder I believe. Did you move to Arkansas for the heat? What's the attraction? Texas is awful purty. :-)
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I bet those are some good stories. My family has some Kickapoo blood in them. I would venture a guess that most of us would have some Indian in us if we scratch hard enough. :-)
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WW2 sent us to the Pine Bluff Arsenal, My father was a cost accountant for the Gov. went to school there all grades went in the Army 1955, served 6 years two in Germany the other stateside. My brother and his family went back to Texas our home. My folks are still there.
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How was germany? I was told the food is very bland. Karen
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It was something to get use too, not like Mother's biscuit and gravy.LOL.
Comment from DonandVicki
I'm sure that a bounty hunter was compensated better back in those days, your dialogue pulled me into the story and held me throughout the whole story.
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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I'm sure that a bounty hunter was compensated better back in those days, your dialogue pulled me into the story and held me throughout the whole story.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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You may know that I use quirky names already on my stories, But, when I was researching for this story, I found a trove of them. I made up my own, but some I came across were even more bizzare. I loved watching westerns a lot, but rarely read one. However, I thought it was odd that a bounty hunter going after a "Dead or alive" bounty, wouldn't just shoot the sucker, and make his life, and most other people's life easier.
I tend to be pragmatic about that stuff. :-)
Comment from royowen
I love the names Hardly and Mostly, Most imaginative, I love your style, you have your tongue stuck firmly in your cheek, a logical choice for Hardly to keep on being a bounty hunter, it pays well, and you can shoot the bounty if you don't like them, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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I love the names Hardly and Mostly, Most imaginative, I love your style, you have your tongue stuck firmly in your cheek, a logical choice for Hardly to keep on being a bounty hunter, it pays well, and you can shoot the bounty if you don't like them, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 13-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2025
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I grew up on watching westerns. But, I only read Elmore Leonard, and Larry McMurtry. I have been trying for two years to write a western. You may remember "Juanita" My very short Flash story about her unique way of solving her clothing crisis., But that was it. So, I started researching information, on old California, 1850. Thoughts began to form. My muse has been most resistant. Anyhoo, next up is a Biography. Thanks for the read and the kindness. Karen
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Most welcome
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Comment from karenina
Hurray for you! You said you'd finish your western story and post it and lickety-split, before mid-January you did it!
You are known for your creative names and you kept them going here...
(Even is a whole lot of bad'uns ended up in the "bone-garden"--as someone told me cowboys used to say)
I see all edits have been offered, and we know narrative writing pleases a lot and others prefer dialogue...
Such is life!
Nice job Karen. Your style is uniquely yours and I love it!
Karenina
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2025
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Hurray for you! You said you'd finish your western story and post it and lickety-split, before mid-January you did it!
You are known for your creative names and you kept them going here...
(Even is a whole lot of bad'uns ended up in the "bone-garden"--as someone told me cowboys used to say)
I see all edits have been offered, and we know narrative writing pleases a lot and others prefer dialogue...
Such is life!
Nice job Karen. Your style is uniquely yours and I love it!
Karenina
Comment Written 13-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2025
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My learning curve keeps increasing. One of my New Years resolutions was no old grudges. I ummuted Rachel. Pray for us all. :-) Karen
