Lugnutz Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Another great story by Cole. Take a very smart semi slight boy, and feed him to the lions and see what he does. I would almost call this story "Courage II" but that is for you to decide. http://awesomedude.c.../big_splash.htm Link to comment
TracyMN Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 As if I wasn't excited enough, Courage was my early and durable favorite. Link to comment
eric312 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 You can never go wrong with a Cole Parker story. I have read and re-read all of his stories many times. They're just as good the third fourth or fifth time as they are the first. Link to comment
Gee Whillickers Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 You can never go wrong with a Cole Parker story. I have read and re-read all of his stories many times. They're just as good the third fourth or fifth time as they are the first. Actually, sometimes they're even better. I find nuances I missed during the first reading. Another great story, Cole. Thanks. Well done, and good for Jeffrey for finding his self-confidence. Link to comment
Chris James Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Isn't it wonderful when the good guys win? Thanks, Cole, an uplifting story. Link to comment
Camy Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Bravo, Cole, Bravo! Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Actually, sometimes they're even better. I find nuances I missed during the first reading. I still find things after reading stories for the tenth time. It's like finding gold at the end of a rainbow. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 You guys are too kind. I find things, too, but it's too late to go back and fix them! But, humor aside, thanks so much! C Link to comment
blue Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 "Courage" is a really fantastic story, one of my favorites. I liked "The Big Splash" a lot. The editor in me had a couple of points that nibbled at me, but there's always something. (This also accounts for why some things are sitting in my own ideas/drafts folder, I can't figure out what to do about them yet.) The one thing that got me is, I still wonder if Jeffrey's hip was more than just bruised. The reporter could've had him get an X-ray, for instance. That it was still prone to problems a year later adds to that. Ouch. -- An actual break without treatment can be...bad. Even the treatment for a hip fracture is not any fun. (Went through that with my grandmother at one point. Yikes.) But for Jeffrey's character and what he goes through in the story? Yes, very believable. Get a nice but unassertive boy who's trying to get by, and a series of things, together with how he reacts to them, and you have an at risk boy who needs to find a way to make his situation better. Funny thing, how that same unassertive boy, given the right tools and incentive, can be the mouse that roared. Very true there also. Sometimes, as peaceful as we may be, we have to stick up for ourselves, for others, instead of continuing to take it, and instead of hurting ourselves. Push anyone too far, even the kindest, gentlest person, and you find they don't take kindly to being pushed, and they will do what's needed to defend themselves, as best they can. Sometimes, that can make a big, needed change. Good story, Cole. Link to comment
dude Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I loved The Big Splash as it shows the spirit of a young man who wouldn't give in. Hooray! Link to comment
Bruin Fisher Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Another great story, Cole - thanks for it!!! Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 I view this story and "Tryouts" as falling in roughly the same thematic category, where a young person uses ingenuity and shrewdness -- nit to mention a lot of pluck -- to deal with with unfair and arbitrary treatment by the adult world. There is something very satisfying about their success. R Link to comment
colinian Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 The story has moved. It's at www.awesomedude.com/cole-parker/the-big-splash/the-big-splash.htm. Colin Link to comment
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