tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post1092174703029696063..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: LOST SISTER BY DOROTHY M. JOHNSON--A WESTERN SHORT STORY TREASURE by CHERYL PIERSONCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-34098582859067566712016-06-29T23:11:55.742-05:002016-06-29T23:11:55.742-05:00Bev, you won't regret reading this--and it'...Bev, you won't regret reading this--and it's a short story, so it won't take you long at all. It's very different.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-10084471275808610082016-06-29T19:25:31.179-05:002016-06-29T19:25:31.179-05:00Cheryl, what a great post. I must put this on my K...Cheryl, what a great post. I must put this on my Kindle ad am looking forward to this. I love stories that tug at the heart and also show that we-the white Americans don't always know or do the best thing. I'm sure I'll be more than tearied eyed reading this but I know I can't pass this one up. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-24375060506973802772016-06-29T17:50:25.434-05:002016-06-29T17:50:25.434-05:00Yes, Sarah, it was so sad. Cynthia didn't WANT...Yes, Sarah, it was so sad. Cynthia didn't WANT to be rescued. She had a life she loved and a family she did not want to leave. This story, Lost Sister, has such a twist ending--one of the best ever, IMO.<br /><br />Oh, I hope you will write something for the anthology(ies)! But I know it's hard to stop what you're working on and start something else. Maybe??? LOLCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-3100945627563349902016-06-29T17:48:31.681-05:002016-06-29T17:48:31.681-05:00Caroline, I was sooo looking forward to reading Th...Caroline, I was sooo looking forward to reading The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and so disappointed in it--that's one of the very rare instances I can think of when the movie was actually better than the book/story. But Lost Sister--what a masterpiece. So bittersweet, and such a study in human nature. Can't say enough good about that story!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-32012001579129022122016-06-29T10:23:46.175-05:002016-06-29T10:23:46.175-05:00I do remember the story after all this time. I lik...I do remember the story after all this time. I like the perspective of the "rescued" sister who had lived her life in another culture for so long and formed bonds with her captures who became her fiends. <br />The two Christmas anthologies look awesome. I'm deep into my 2 WIPs, but I'm thinking about a possible story from back in the beginning of Hazard, Wyoming. I haven't written a short story in a while. I'm certainly thinking about it.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-86759077116577065192016-06-29T08:48:18.502-05:002016-06-29T08:48:18.502-05:00As you mentioned, Cheryl, I love THE MAN WHO SHOT ...As you mentioned, Cheryl, I love THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE. I haven't heard about LOST SISTER before but I believe Cynthia Ann Parker's story is so sad. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-9747925460373594832016-06-28T23:12:48.170-05:002016-06-28T23:12:48.170-05:00My pleasure! I loved St. Agnes' Stand sooooo m...My pleasure! I loved St. Agnes' Stand sooooo much. This is a wonderful story, too. I hope you get a chance to read it, Doris.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-7139612837114502872016-06-28T22:28:03.977-05:002016-06-28T22:28:03.977-05:00This story has been on my radar for some time. Sto...This story has been on my radar for some time. Stories such as this, where the author takes you on the journey of life and the decisions we make, are the best kind. Thank you for the reminder. I also thank you for letting me know about St. Agnes Stand. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-6658148299606512462016-06-28T18:43:14.214-05:002016-06-28T18:43:14.214-05:00Darn it, Celia! I always look forward to your comm...Darn it, Celia! I always look forward to your comments. This story was so good--so much better than The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The book is on my keeper shelf for LOST SISTER, not some of the others she was more famous for. Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-21955491426120131662016-06-28T10:41:23.841-05:002016-06-28T10:41:23.841-05:00Well, shoot. I lost my brilliant comment! How did ...Well, shoot. I lost my brilliant comment! How did I do that?<br />I can't write it all again, but remember I think this is a wonderful post and gives us another view of Cynthia's (Bessie) return home.<br />I'll come back and open the link to the pdf to read the short story. I don't have time now.Thanks!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com