tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post1208895438741337362..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Portraits Of Detroit: Peter OberonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-86840296616146480852011-01-04T04:10:15.781-05:002011-01-04T04:10:15.781-05:00Lovely prose. Stunning ending. I felt like you too...Lovely prose. Stunning ending. I felt like you took me to Detroit. Are there more portraits?R L Kelstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080532716601038457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-77481084068929243332010-12-26T22:37:27.041-05:002010-12-26T22:37:27.041-05:00Met a firefighter once, he was fresh from 2 months...Met a firefighter once, he was fresh from 2 months in a coma (on the job, fell thru an icy warehouse roof while trying to hack a vent in it). This story feels scary-real.Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-28749431354246058632010-12-26T06:57:01.075-05:002010-12-26T06:57:01.075-05:00Nice story and a big bummer of an ending, which ca...Nice story and a big bummer of an ending, which caught me off guard.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-43178312985578578272010-12-25T12:07:04.874-05:002010-12-25T12:07:04.874-05:00Yes, great writing, and I loved the way Pete in a ...Yes, great writing, and I loved the way Pete in a way became a kind of emblem of the great and tragic city itself. Beautiful.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-82964059691607680732010-12-24T16:13:13.197-05:002010-12-24T16:13:13.197-05:00Another out of the park story, Patti. When is the ...Another out of the park story, Patti. When is the collection coming I keep asking about?David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-20562744912661211362010-12-24T14:53:56.597-05:002010-12-24T14:53:56.597-05:00Flawless, classic crime writing from one of the be...Flawless, classic crime writing from one of the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-26393752018871557062010-12-24T11:14:08.046-05:002010-12-24T11:14:08.046-05:00Powerful stuff, Patti. I see I'll need to trac...Powerful stuff, Patti. I see I'll need to track down your previous <i>Portraits</i>.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-53695796403936552342010-12-24T10:41:53.224-05:002010-12-24T10:41:53.224-05:00Sadly, yes. But I thank you for putting my in the ...Sadly, yes. But I thank you for putting my in the same sentence with two such great writers.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-63451152945281749892010-12-24T10:36:10.568-05:002010-12-24T10:36:10.568-05:00Aside from the too-true-to-be-overlooked ending, I...Aside from the too-true-to-be-overlooked ending, I appreciated the commentary in the one line about the firehouse itself being a fire hazard. I have to say this, Patti. In my crime reading, Boston has Lehane, LA Connolly, and DC Pelecanos. Whenever I read one of your stories, I know that I'm going to be in Detroit.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-8795299909382189782010-12-24T09:17:51.518-05:002010-12-24T09:17:51.518-05:00No one there for him that time. Desperately sad. ...No one there for him that time. Desperately sad. You really get to know the guy in such a short time and then... Beautifully written, Patti; a real tug at the heart on Christmas Eve.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-15696175354622466532010-12-24T09:00:35.183-05:002010-12-24T09:00:35.183-05:00Thanks, guys. Too many of these stories are based ...Thanks, guys. Too many of these stories are based on actual incidents. <br /><br />Have a happy holiday.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-47119701355231542322010-12-24T08:09:06.692-05:002010-12-24T08:09:06.692-05:00Detroit noir, as dark as it gets. Another good one...Detroit noir, as dark as it gets. Another good one, Patti.Al Tucherhttp://alberttucher.writersresidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-25109201907943984072010-12-24T07:52:53.313-05:002010-12-24T07:52:53.313-05:00Very poignant - amd beautifully written, as always...Very poignant - amd beautifully written, as always.Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581854897484618741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-47799953159086376472010-12-24T05:23:00.770-05:002010-12-24T05:23:00.770-05:00Wonderfully sad.Wonderfully sad.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-57598503263204535532010-12-24T04:12:02.481-05:002010-12-24T04:12:02.481-05:00Terrific, Patti. Beautiful writing that had me hoo...Terrific, Patti. Beautiful writing that had me hooked all the way through, right up to the breathtakingly tragic last line.Alan Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890190137499272096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-4895443420350743322010-12-24T03:57:46.544-05:002010-12-24T03:57:46.544-05:00Rode my reading like a shiny red engine of tale an...Rode my reading like a shiny red engine of tale and technique and the nightly news and freckles and oh that pique, that pique ... until, crash'bam Maam, the ceiling fell.<br /><br />Last liner note ~ a killer.<br />~ Absolutely*KateKate Pilarcik ~ absolutelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430278736281847787noreply@blogger.com