tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post8445051012902313763..comments2023-10-09T09:23:27.905-04:00Comments on The Veteran Experience - by Ben Shaw: The Road NorthBen Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280885836684955658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-76588592779488291822009-06-17T22:13:34.752-04:002009-06-17T22:13:34.752-04:00Love the opening sentence, and the rest lives up t...Love the opening sentence, and the rest lives up to it. I try to teach students to treat the first sentence of a piece as the single most important, and I'll use yours as an example.<br /> The piece reminds me of a fine short story called "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. His war was Viet Nam. This one is yours. Good work.<br /> DTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-76313175428222477852009-06-13T21:08:37.021-04:002009-06-13T21:08:37.021-04:00You took me there and made me cry.You took me there and made me cry.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-86469244702751101432009-06-13T19:52:15.384-04:002009-06-13T19:52:15.384-04:00If you can do this from an interview, what could y...If you can do this from an interview, what could you do from a live action? One can only imagine and look forward to it.Uncle Caesarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-28244995326183619902009-06-13T18:59:33.183-04:002009-06-13T18:59:33.183-04:00Absolutely beautiful. Your finest piece.Absolutely beautiful. Your finest piece.SilverPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340456181501341820noreply@blogger.com