[Report This]Date: 12-15-13 - 08:56 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
Wow....I truly enjoyed reading this story. I loved the family and the drama and how you brought it all full circle. Enjoyed the banter between Ro and Scott and Anna. You did a great job on Emma, making her the b that she is. The duality of Ro captured how many women of color operate on a daily basis. And Kenyatta....oh wow. She was offf the chain. Thanks for sharing a great story that put our fav couple in reallife scenario of dealing with love and race.
Date: 05-28-12 - 09:04 pm Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
damn that was a great story thanks for the read =)
[Report This]Date: 12-24-10 - 03:46 pm Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
Another wonderful!!. It's amazing how you can take the characters and make something new, yet stay true to who they truly are.
Your story was so relatable I could easily put myself in it.
Author's Response: I take the characters a little out of character sometimes, when I write this AU fics, but I like bringing in elements of things that I feel people will easily recognize. Everyone who works in an office has had a boss like Emma at one point or another. Everyone loves an honest mechanic. It's hard not to buy a dress and ask your girlfriends if it makes your butt look big. THese are the things that I ponder from day to day, and I can't see why fictional characters wouldn't, too. Glad you saw and agreed with some of my visions that I snuck into this story.
[Report This]Date: 09-27-08 - 04:37 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
Wow, all I can say is Wow. I like this story because it wasn't melodramatic and it wasn't angst but it stayed very real. It kinda gave me a feeling of when i saw "Soul Food" that family united feel that it gets to it. And coming from a black man's perspective I can recognize a lot of the issues that was dealt with Ororo's mom's initial problems with Logan, I see it all the time. Of course it doesn't always end as pleasantly but its something to be hopeful for.
I also wanted to note that I loved Amelia's character. There are so many older women at my job that act just like her, that I could actually picture her in my mind.
Thanks again for writing such a wonderful story.
Author's Response: I love detailed feedback like this, especially when it holds such nice praise. But thank you. I've been there on both ends of it and I have an interracial marriage. My dad was the one who occasionally complained about my choices, but not as vocally or with as much objection as 'Ro's mom. But the scenes at Thanksgiving could have been my own family's. It's a mess!!! And there are always women at work like that. They're fun to write. Thanks so much for reading and visiting. I love getting male insight for some of my stories. I talk to Chet and Sinjin about them all the time. Good talking to you.
[Report This]Date: 02-17-08 - 01:25 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
I loved this. It was so cute. And i loved how Ororo was totally ghetto in some scenes. Amazing!
Author's Response: ha! Yeah, that isn't a spin people put on her too often, since she's pretty formal in the comics, although I've noticed Hudlin and McGuffie writing her to sound more urban, lately. I'm glad you enjoyed this, Nik. I was inspired to write this story by Life's Surprises on this site. Tempest has a story here, too, called Tear You Apart. SHe goes by Digital_Tempest. Both of those stories show her in a "ghetto" light, to a degree, and are highly entertaining.
[Report This]Date: 07-07-07 - 03:14 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
wow.. that was so sweet! I started crying again halfway through, but I loved this story... And I'm never going to get over Logan being called Jamie lol
Author's Response: It occurred to me that he would have a family nickname of sorts. I'm glad you enjoyed it, TIger. THis was one that made me feel good to write while it was a work in progress.
[Report This]Date: 07-26-06 - 06:36 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
this story is so goood. it's just so wonderful. anyway you should write more like this cause this was great
Author's Response: Thanks! I appreciate the nice sentiment. I like writing "no powers" stories with these two characters once in a while, so I may eventually write another. C
[Report This]Date: 07-21-06 - 05:39 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
*sigh* And I've probably already said this one million times, but this story makes me happy. Love happy endings (just don't tell anyone, mmkay?). They make me smile. This was such an excellent story. It'll have me coming back to it over and over again. :)
Author's Response: I'm a sucker for "comprehensive" happy endings. I kinda wanted everyone to have something resembling a happy ending, not just our couple. I can't wait for more updates to Tear You Apart. 'Ro's grandmother has me in stitches, and so did Logan's. Still laughing out loud about the bunny ear song...that was so brilliant, girl.
[Report This]Date: 07-18-06 - 04:06 pm Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
omg, i'm just sitting here at my computer with a big goofy grin on my face cuz i just loved the ending of this story...i hate to see it go but i loved the way u did it...the proposal was sooo cute and i loved logan's lil 'ask me what's in my pocket' lol...and ororo was crackin me up with the painkillers and cheerleader bit...once again, great storyy!!!
Author's Response: I'm glad I left you with a grin! I remember with the birth of my third child, I labored so long at home that I never got so much as a dose of Staidol to numb things a little, and the nurse actually delivered my daughter when the doc stepped out to do an emergency c-section the next suite over. I had turned to my husband and said, "Damn it, didn't I tell them I wanted some painkiller?" He just laughed...they didn't listen to me, doggone it! Glad you stuck with me for the conclusion, 'angel.
[Report This]Date: 07-18-06 - 01:12 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
Well, I've the whole triumverate, the good, the umm and the no-way for you. Lets do a countdown.
The no-way first. Using Logan/James' mother's name for the kid (even more so when compared to what's to come in OUaT).
The umm, the religious-festive track. Then again, I understand that, and wish that my experience with North American (or specifically) Afro-American christian customs and norms could be as detailed. It don't work this way in the Roman Catholics back in India. They're more umm...(if you will) subdued/calm/orthodox/well, I can't the correct word right now. Also, I am not all that into the whole 'extended family'. Got a rather sizable one of my own and have a difficulty in even placing them, let alone remember their names. (**has a shudder run down the spine**)
The good, happy RoLo. What else is there to ask for.
Author's Response: The triumverate...uh,oh. I've made you feel the no-way and the ummm, that's not a good sign!!! (grins) My husband is actually Catholic, and I never converted when we married, so that isn't a religion I could have drawn from, anyway. I have a large extended family whom I don't always connect with well, but their idiosyncracies are the things that I come away with whenever I visit, and that is what I drew from when I wrote this. When you're the underachiever and the milkweed in a family of roses and overachievers, it's easy to fade into the wallpaper and make personal observations and "people watch." So sue me. Yes, I know Logan has a ****ty relationship with his mother in the 616 universe, so yeah, that name thing would never happen in the comicsverse, but this is AU, and I wanted reconciliations for both mothers with their children in this. I wouldn't have been happy with the ending without that. Again, so sue me.
[Report This]Date: 07-18-06 - 12:48 am Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
I couldnt stop laughing at parts in this last chapter the christmas scene was to much like the way it is at my grandothers house not enough room for everybody but everyones just to happy to have everyone there to say that grandma needs a new house lol. the wedding made me cry and broght back the day i got married to my man, the child birth was just to much for me lol i remeber when both of my sons were born the oldest son wasnt easy but my yougest was a dream to have i had him by C-Section lol.. I REALLY HATED TO SEE THIS STORY END FOR ITS MY FAV. AND I DONT HAVE MANY LOL BUT THIS ONE IS NOW FIRST ON THE LIST CANT WAIT TO SEE MORE FROM YOU YOUR AN AWESOME WRITER LIKE I SAID BEFORE... YOU CAN GO FAR!!!!!!!!!!!! LET YOUR GOALS CARRY YOU TO YOUR DREAMS IN LIFE BE WELL MY FRIEND AND I'M WAITING FOR MORE AWESOME STORIES FROM YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOD BLESS YA
Author's Response: Your reviews have been so much fun to read, Mink! I've done the birth thing three times in my own life, so I had a lot to draw from. All three labors were long, painful, and "the old fashioned way," with no C-section...not fun. I'm really glad you stuck with reading this story, and have offered so much feedback. It's made it fun to continue.
[Report This]Date: 07-17-06 - 11:50 pm Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
*Applause* Alriiiight. Way to go. That was awsome. The proposal was awsome. It made me smile cause it was just perfect. It was totally in character. Brilliant ending to a wonderful story. Mebbe a follow up with little Lizzie is on the way, ne...
Author's Response: The chapter title actually came from when my husband proposed to me and gave me the ring the day after my oldest son was born. He didn't get all soppy like Logan did with 'Ro, but I messed with him a moment and said "Hmmm, it's smaller than a breadbox...what could it be?" I'm not the teary type, either, and we had already been cohabitating, but sometimes, I wish we had a more romantic story to tell people about the day he proposed. Call me a sappy chick; that's why Ororo got a more interesting proposal than I did. THAT'S why this is a fairy tale!!! I might do a one-shot with Lizzie, a short one, if I get to it.
[Report This]Date: 07-17-06 - 10:10 pm Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
1. *snif snif* I so LOVE right now...that was perfect and a terrific way to end an amazing story
2. Can i have Logan? lol 'Ro won't mind...much
3.I can't believe Logan had the balls to that! I would have passed out from the stress of it and to do it in front of an audience? forget about.
4. Loved what Logan's dad said when he found out that Ro could sing. Yep she is all that and a bag of chips.
4. What makes this story really spical imo is how you incorporate real life into this story, it's so real that its touchable. Anyway I don't have to tell you this story was off the hook...you've read it :)
5. I'm sad to see this end but all good things must come to an end...this is one of my favorite RoLo fics ever..thanks for the ride ;D
Author's Response: 1. thank you kindly, madam! 2. shoot, I wanna crack at him, too! yeah, she might mind... 3. yeah, poor guy almost had a coronary! bless his little heart! 4. I like Logan's dad. He was fun to write. 5. My own life sure isn't this fun, but elements of it make me laugh, so those are the ones that make it into type. 6. Glad you enjoyed it, hope you'll read me again!
[Report This]Date: 07-17-06 - 09:13 pm Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
Awwww, that's exactly what i kept saying throughout the story. Of course it was great ; )
Author's Response: Hi there! Thanks for the praise! and thanks for reading! Cee
[Report This]Date: 07-17-06 - 06:27 pm Title: It’s Smaller Than a Bread Box
I just love it when a fanfic has a happy ending! A perfect ending! I loved it: the proposal, the wedding, the birth. Just perfect. A perfect ending to one of the best ROLo fics i've ever read!
Author's Response: Thanks!! I like happy endings, too, although I'll rarely write a dark fic with other characters on other sites that have less than stellar endings, just because the mood hits me. I drew from my own experience on the birth thing...ouch! Thanks for reading.
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