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E.B. Howard's avatar

Oooh. Gloriously rich prose in this one! I think the setting and writing suit each other even more than usual. (Don't mind the notification spam as I'm about to work through your section of my saved posts. 😅)

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Thank you so much!! It’s been a little bit since I’ve dipped into pre-20th century historical fiction, so this was fun!

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Garen Marie's avatar

This was so intriguing! And your language, as always, is so finely wrought. Excellent!

I visited Dubrovnik a few summers ago. It was enchanting but extremely hot. I still made my family walk the wall because that’s the kind of mom I am! 😆 I would definitely go back.

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Thank you so much, Garen! I know so little about Croatia, but the more I learn the more I want to visit!

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Nick Winney's avatar

a superb driving pace!

for a moment i was expecting some poison to find its way into the wine!

i have been to croatia! Split was somewhat overwhelmed with tourists but had a lot of amazing architecture and history. we stayed at Vis which was delightful! we went to zadar only for the airport because i fell over and broke my arm so we couldn't travel back over land by train as planned.

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Thank you so much, Nick! Oh no, I’m so sorry about your broken arm! I guess it’s memorable, at least, although not in the way you want a vacation to be!

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Nick Winney's avatar

oh yes very memorable! the doctor in Split was hilarious. he was playing "everybody hurts" by REM and "I hurt myself today" by NIN while he was explaining my XRAYs etc. funny guy! great medical treatment and virtually free despite brexit.

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Leanne Shawler's avatar

Ok, so …. I know it’s a flash fiction, but dang, more would be awesome, please and thank you!

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Oh, thank you, Leanne!

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Jennifer James's avatar

I love this take on a planetarium.

There's a lot of intrigue in this and a lot of beauty too.

Well done.

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Thank you so much, Jennifer!

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Jim J Wilsky's avatar

Excellent Bridget. Well told and the setting was perfectly described. I truly love historical fiction, and this one really fit the bill. Thanks for sharing. - Jim

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Thank you so much for reading and commenting, Jim!

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