tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post2695819324184336898..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: Who's Your Spook?Alison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-55723683054618140272011-10-13T19:48:25.068-04:002011-10-13T19:48:25.068-04:00I can understand the one person's phobia, and ...I can understand the one person's phobia, and as I said, I don't know the other person's. I love animals of just about any kind (and prefer dogs to many people I know), so I don't understand the phobia, I can only wonder at what those folks are missing.<br /><br />Margaret, being "confronted by a dog" is way different than meeting up with one snuffling around the cabin. I've faced down strange dogs and it does set my heart a-racing, and I'm an old hand at handling critters. Sometimes a fear is a Good Thing, as Martha Stewart would say!J Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016624838926050085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-54358357614259492242011-10-13T18:16:39.732-04:002011-10-13T18:16:39.732-04:00Great blog. Well, I can confess on this forum that...Great blog. Well, I can confess on this forum that I too am scared of dogs. Scared of the small ones, terrified of the big ones. I don't know why I have this fear because I have never actually been attacked. I'd be like the lady in the woods, I'd run off and never return if confronted by a dog.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-56750508336544320212011-10-13T12:05:16.534-04:002011-10-13T12:05:16.534-04:00I love the way you can see a book out of an everyd...I love the way you can see a book out of an everyday occurrence. Does make you think. Love your picture...Colleen Connallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195931651391347529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-48453195830860120722011-10-13T11:24:55.123-04:002011-10-13T11:24:55.123-04:00This post made me think. Years ago I encountered a...This post made me think. Years ago I encountered a woman and her husband in the woods near my home every day. I imagine they were tourists using a vacation rental since I'd never seen them before. She was terrified of my dog, yelled at me to get it away from her, acted like I was a criminal because it wasn't leashed. (We're talking lab here not a rabid pit bull!) Now, if you have a phobia like this, shouldn't you stay away from situations where you'll meet it head on instead of inflicting your fear on others? Needless to say, I was thrilled when they stopped showing up in my neck of the woods! But I ask you, how do people like this cope with ordinary life?Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-88095904384230997862011-10-13T09:24:28.660-04:002011-10-13T09:24:28.660-04:00What a wonderful plot device! I use fear in my wri...What a wonderful plot device! I use fear in my writing but not like you propose. Good idea. <br />BarbaraBarbara Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379534828904059584noreply@blogger.com