Dribbles And Drabbles
Viewing comments for Chapter 22 "Sodbuster"A Collection Of Mini Stories
16 total reviews
Comment from Earl Corp
Nice twist at the end I did not see that coming. You were able to pack a lot of plot into 100 words. Thank you for sharing. Very nice job. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Nice twist at the end I did not see that coming. You were able to pack a lot of plot into 100 words. Thank you for sharing. Very nice job. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Appreciate your review.
Comment from Bill Schott
This one-hundred-word story, Sodbuster, has the proper word count and hints to a bit of "justified" homicide on the part of our gentleman farmer. See ya, Erma.
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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This one-hundred-word story, Sodbuster, has the proper word count and hints to a bit of "justified" homicide on the part of our gentleman farmer. See ya, Erma.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Glad you enjoyed this posting. Appreciate the review.
Comment from Donna G. (aka Sam Duck)
Wow, this was an unexpected plot turn in a very short story. Great job! Gave me the creeps, as one expects from this kind of story. Good Luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Wow, this was an unexpected plot turn in a very short story. Great job! Gave me the creeps, as one expects from this kind of story. Good Luck in the contest!
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Glad you enjoyed this posting. Appreciate the review.
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Excellent entry for the 100 Word Story writing prompt contest. Well written and follows the contest rules. It's hard to tell a complete story in 100 words but you managed well.
Interesting tale about a murdered cheating woman and the farmer who killed her for deception and inhertance
Well done! Good luck in the club
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Excellent entry for the 100 Word Story writing prompt contest. Well written and follows the contest rules. It's hard to tell a complete story in 100 words but you managed well.
Interesting tale about a murdered cheating woman and the farmer who killed her for deception and inhertance
Well done! Good luck in the club
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Glad you enjoyed this posting. Thanks for the well wishes and the review.
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
Now I am wondering why the farmer found a skull in the field. Would he not have reported finding a skull? It sounds like a mystery in the making as he had inherited the farm.
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Now I am wondering why the farmer found a skull in the field. Would he not have reported finding a skull? It sounds like a mystery in the making as he had inherited the farm.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Much appreciate the review.
Comment from Gunner Lil
Nice story about farm life with a twist.
Easy read with good flow. Would like to read more about Erma and how long has the body been in the field. Could make a super novel.
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Nice story about farm life with a twist.
Easy read with good flow. Would like to read more about Erma and how long has the body been in the field. Could make a super novel.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Glad you enjoyed this posting. Appreciate the review.
Comment from Erika Seshadri
I'm sorry, I've read this six times and I'm still confused. Is the sodbuster a different person than the farmer? And if so, why is he saying "we meet again" when it was the farmer who uncovered the skull? Or is the machinery assuming it's someone's pet and the farmer knows better? If so, calling him farmer in one sentence and a sodbuster in another makes it sound like two different characters. And how did Erma cheat if she simply disappeared? Did the farmer know she was there because he killed her? If so, why does he accuse her of abandoning her family when he murdered her. I don't know. The premise is great, but the execution left me with way too many questions. I went nutty trying to figure it all out.
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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2022
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I'm sorry, I've read this six times and I'm still confused. Is the sodbuster a different person than the farmer? And if so, why is he saying "we meet again" when it was the farmer who uncovered the skull? Or is the machinery assuming it's someone's pet and the farmer knows better? If so, calling him farmer in one sentence and a sodbuster in another makes it sound like two different characters. And how did Erma cheat if she simply disappeared? Did the farmer know she was there because he killed her? If so, why does he accuse her of abandoning her family when he murdered her. I don't know. The premise is great, but the execution left me with way too many questions. I went nutty trying to figure it all out.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2022
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Sodbuster is another well known name for a farmer.
Since when does machinery talk?
Erma disappeared because she cheated.
Of course the farmer/sodbuster killed her.
Erma abandoned the family to go with her lover.
Come on. This is a simple 100 word story.
Not sure how you can be so confused by it.
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OK, now that you've explained it, I'm a little more able to tell you exactly why I got confused. Why would the farmer bother thinking the skull was someone's pet when he knew exactly who it was? It throws the whole thing off. Especially because I had in my mind that the farmer and sodbuster were two different people. I grew up in farm country. Never in my life have I heard the term sodbuster. Oh, well.
Comment from Terry Broxson
LOL, excellent short story for this contest. Good luck, it will get my vote. I do think revenge must be made all the sweeter with the cultivation of some sweet corn to come in the summer! Good job. Terry.
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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LOL, excellent short story for this contest. Good luck, it will get my vote. I do think revenge must be made all the sweeter with the cultivation of some sweet corn to come in the summer! Good job. Terry.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Glad you enjoyed this posting. Appreciate the review.
Comment from Shirley McLain
Oh my, she paid with her life for cheating, and he got a farm. Great flash fiction story that I enjoyed reading. You did a great job. Enoy your day and good luck in the contest. Shirley
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Oh my, she paid with her life for cheating, and he got a farm. Great flash fiction story that I enjoyed reading. You did a great job. Enoy your day and good luck in the contest. Shirley
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Appreciate the kind review. Thanks!
Comment from Tom Horonzy
A mystery? Who was it that killed the woman. The farmer. I was led to believe not, asking if it was an animal. Then, again, he recognized her. Was it he that did the deed?
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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A mystery? Who was it that killed the woman. The farmer. I was led to believe not, asking if it was an animal. Then, again, he recognized her. Was it he that did the deed?
Comment Written 28-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-May-2022
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Appreciate the kind review.