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Comment on A visit from The Hag by Anne Gibert

Anne Gibert — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:38:35 +0000

I don’t know which is better (or worse); living in a world where everyone, including the parish priest, is in your business, or in one where nobody gives a shit what happens to you.

I have suffered from nightmares, not quite the kind you write about, but my worst ones are when I realize it’s a nightmare, dream I have woken up and found the nightmare is true. When I finally really wake up I am badly shaken.

Comment on That was then … by marylou

marylou — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:39:14 +0000

I have not read your blog for ages…thought you had stopped writing…Even though I knew this story, I was so moved by your rendering of it once again…a novel in a page indeed, as one of your other admirers said…

Comment on That was then … by Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:03:50 +0000

Did he leave other children behind, who may also call him “Daddy”? Did you date TFH, prior to his former marriage as is the case with Camilla Parker-Bowles? I am confused. Seems to me you may be afraid to let him go sailing alone, because you are afraid of who he’ll meet, and where that leaves you. I obviously missed the ‘deep’ or the poignant. Sorry.

Comment on A visit from The Hag by Ruth Pennebaker

Ruth Pennebaker — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:08:33 +0000

Just love the way the church weighed into your parents’ sleeping arrangements. Priests know so much about marriage.

Comment on A visit from The Hag by wisewebwoman

wisewebwoman — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:12:03 +0000

Laura:
If you go into “page” on the toolbar and go to text size you can make it any size you want.
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Comment on A visit from The Hag by wisewebwoman

wisewebwoman — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:10:17 +0000

Yes, fellow sufferer here. About twice a year. Truly terrifying, must be what dying/death is like. I can imagine the shock of the neighbours. My parents did the same thing and even I was surprised at the speed of the visit from the PP.
It seems to be it was an alternative universe we lived in. My gdaughter can’t believe it. I’m sure she thinks I make it all up to entertain her.
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Comment on A visit from The Hag by The Poet Laura-eate

The Poet Laura-eate — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:58:33 +0000

PS: Is it possible to enlarge the font size on your blog at all? It is quite small to read!

Comment on A visit from The Hag by The Poet Laura-eate

The Poet Laura-eate — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:57:25 +0000

Well if your parents’ Parish Priest couldn’t drive out out your father’s demons, I guess your mother took the most practical action.

Sorry to hear of your own scary experiences. It’s never happened to me, but I can imagine. Have you tried seeing a hypnotist?

Comment on A visit from The Hag by kiwidoug

kiwidoug — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:50:34 +0000

I’ve been there. The staring eyes, the straining muscles, the feeling that something that’s waiting just out of sight to swoop.

My Scottish Grannie gave me a walking stick made from Rowan wood, the properties of which repelled witches and all forms of boggles. With the Rowan stick in my bed, I never had another attack.

Psychology or Spirituality I don’t know. But it worked.

Comment on A visit from The Hag by Smart Mouth Broad

Smart Mouth Broad — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:57:59 +0000

I am so glad to get my Tessa fix. What a great story, my dear. Night terrors were never anything that I had on any kind of regular basis but even one or two allow me to empathize with you. Kraft singles, huh?