Comments on: Axel’s Chair http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/ Listen to stories on anything from honeymoons to WWII, from award-winning journalists to first-time writers alike, from anywhere in the world. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:04:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jeanette http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-54155 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:38:06 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-54155 I have always been fascinated by the idea of diviners finding water with their fork shaped sticks. Often, I have drilled my dad about what he knew of the practice fron his farming days. From what he says it absolutely works for finding where to start a new well. Since Axel is no longer around I am going to bug my dad about it some more. Like the other Jeanette I can't get enough of stories like these to turn over and over in my mind. I have always been fascinated by the idea of diviners finding water with their fork shaped sticks. Often, I have drilled my dad about what he knew of the practice fron his farming days. From what he says it absolutely works for finding where to start a new well. Since Axel is no longer around I am going to bug my dad about it some more. Like the other Jeanette I can’t get enough of stories like these to turn over and over in my mind.

]]> by: Anna Edmondson http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-27922 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:39:29 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-27922 I enjoyed this piece a lot, especially the characterization of Axel. The sense of time and place was great - really pulled me a long. It reminds me a lot of a book I just read this summer by Haven Kimmel called "A Girl Named Zippy", minus the comic, 6-year old perspective. I got sidetracked with the paragraph that leads in with the grandfather, but then got into it once the purse story started. I look forward to hearing more from this fabulous story teller! I enjoyed this piece a lot, especially the characterization of Axel. The sense of time and place was great - really pulled me a long. It reminds me a lot of a book I just read this summer by Haven Kimmel called “A Girl Named Zippy”, minus the comic, 6-year old perspective. I got sidetracked with the paragraph that leads in with the grandfather, but then got into it once the purse story started. I look forward to hearing more from this fabulous story teller!

]]> by: Jean Weille http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-27869 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:50:43 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-27869 This story had my jaw dropping and chills going up my spine. Your writing totally brought me into the scene - I felt as if I were there! Loved the characterizations & mentions of your Dad...brought back memories. And knowing you and having known your father - makes this story even more interesting - nice for me to "get to know" your grandparents a bit. Absolutely delightful story! This story had my jaw dropping and chills going up my spine. Your writing totally brought me into the scene - I felt as if I were there!

Loved the characterizations & mentions of your Dad…brought back memories.

And knowing you and having known your father - makes this story even more interesting - nice for me to “get to know” your grandparents a bit.

Absolutely delightful story!

]]> by: Sherry http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-27814 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:34:25 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/08/07/axels-chair/#comment-27814 Very interesting! I wondered where you were going for a bit there, but you pulled it all together--or it came together--very nicely. Very interesting! I wondered where you were going for a bit there, but you pulled it all together–or it came together–very nicely.

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