tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post1495071463508852289..comments2023-09-24T05:20:52.920-05:00Comments on La Tejana: When Gabriel Blows His HornShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-54101124091091592582015-01-21T19:05:10.303-06:002015-01-21T19:05:10.303-06:00vanilla: Touche, friend. I shall return in the nex...vanilla: Touche, friend. I shall return in the next week or so!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-74452815787970260712015-01-21T19:04:30.633-06:002015-01-21T19:04:30.633-06:00Anita: Thank you, sweet friend! May this be the ha...Anita: Thank you, sweet friend! May this be the happiest of new years for you and your dear ones!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-9367517030070333152015-01-21T13:39:40.988-06:002015-01-21T13:39:40.988-06:00Happy New Year to You and Your Family, Shelly!Happy New Year to You and Your Family, Shelly!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-65429965700048771272015-01-15T08:00:01.276-06:002015-01-15T08:00:01.276-06:00Outstanding writer, caved to facebook. Missed.Outstanding writer, caved to facebook. Missed.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-3074154626428124562015-01-06T06:10:04.205-06:002015-01-06T06:10:04.205-06:00Pat Tillet: A very sad facet of our history~Pat Tillet: A very sad facet of our history~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-41014227175554225772015-01-06T06:06:17.009-06:002015-01-06T06:06:17.009-06:00Anita: I just have to believe that's where the...Anita: I just have to believe that's where they are, my friend~ thank you!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-3900414903149535672015-01-06T06:05:29.581-06:002015-01-06T06:05:29.581-06:00Dr. Kathy: I am thankful their story is being told...Dr. Kathy: I am thankful their story is being told and their lives appreciated. Thank you, friend~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-82443749942905547782015-01-06T06:04:50.196-06:002015-01-06T06:04:50.196-06:00Jocelyn: Thank you, friend~Jocelyn: Thank you, friend~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-42804971831041255022014-11-18T16:40:49.021-06:002014-11-18T16:40:49.021-06:00I was suspicious at the beginning when you said th...I was suspicious at the beginning when you said that the teen-aged boys had to work three months before being paid. It's very sad to know that human-kind has so many evil people - always have, and probably always will.<br /><br />As all the others have said - sad story, but very well written. I hope that heaven is real and that that's where the boys are; especially the one who had hopes and dreams, and his father's boots.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-23497490437832880122014-11-09T15:10:40.878-06:002014-11-09T15:10:40.878-06:00A horrifying story, beautifully told. You are such...A horrifying story, beautifully told. You are such a gifted writer, Shelly, making so compelling a story we need to hear.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-47001267813667473912014-11-06T23:39:53.487-06:002014-11-06T23:39:53.487-06:00I'm right there with you! Out here, the whites...I'm right there with you! Out here, the whites, Spanish and even the Mexicans, all had their turn at abusing the indigenous people.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-17812481064140889302014-11-06T16:36:25.705-06:002014-11-06T16:36:25.705-06:00I have so much admiration for you: taking a story ...I have so much admiration for you: taking a story you've heard in various forms and pinning it down into powerful written words like this. This made me feel like I was reading one of the short stories that I teach to my students; it's so fantastically told, and it makes its points like kicks to the gut.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-16192345817765694032014-11-04T09:30:19.423-06:002014-11-04T09:30:19.423-06:00Saimi: On so many levels, this was such a difficul...Saimi: On so many levels, this was such a difficult story to decide to write.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-90556868523485963532014-11-04T09:29:44.934-06:002014-11-04T09:29:44.934-06:00Pat: For the life of me, I'll never understand...Pat: For the life of me, I'll never understand how someone can think that exploiting others is going to make the world a better place. SMH. Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-54021709417936961012014-11-04T09:28:46.403-06:002014-11-04T09:28:46.403-06:00jazzygal: It is horrifyingly tragic, but I felt it...jazzygal: It is horrifyingly tragic, but I felt it needed to be told. And thank you, my friend~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-61345658509177473582014-11-04T09:28:09.349-06:002014-11-04T09:28:09.349-06:00Optimistic: Those poor boys- I hope that in a smal...Optimistic: Those poor boys- I hope that in a small way, this is a voice for them now.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-325156448703167022014-11-04T09:27:30.397-06:002014-11-04T09:27:30.397-06:00Linda: You are so right- and in the horror of how ...Linda: You are so right- and in the horror of how this unfolded, it's those boots I'll think of.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-2158496030675712862014-11-04T09:26:52.042-06:002014-11-04T09:26:52.042-06:00Rick: I fear it is.Rick: I fear it is.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-63039982208385031732014-11-03T23:56:29.832-06:002014-11-03T23:56:29.832-06:00Oh man, wasn't expecting that ending - how sad...Oh man, wasn't expecting that ending - how sad, in more ways than one.Saimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205857549533433625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-54665176033946933302014-10-31T18:42:30.983-05:002014-10-31T18:42:30.983-05:00Very well told and beautifully written Shelly. I w...Very well told and beautifully written Shelly. I wish it was an isolated incident, but I know better. <br />When the white men "took over" the south west (and many other places), everyone who wasn't white, suffered for it. <br /><br />I live VERY close to the the Mission San Juan Capistrano. It serves as a reminder to me, as I wish it did to others, of the cruelty, slavery and genocide of the native populations, in the southwest, by the Spanish.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-46690246500973223842014-10-30T11:00:08.325-05:002014-10-30T11:00:08.325-05:00I really was not expecting such a tragic ending. A...I really was not expecting such a tragic ending. And to think that this happened more than once is horrendous.<br />A sad and tragic tale wonderfully told.<br />I really do love your stories and agree with the person who said that they deserve a wider audience :-) xxjazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-65232358498501314262014-10-30T09:59:35.167-05:002014-10-30T09:59:35.167-05:00You really know how to write an emotional piece......You really know how to write an emotional piece...wow...Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-33767550994995113492014-10-30T05:02:28.616-05:002014-10-30T05:02:28.616-05:00Those boots were the story, not the outlaws. The i...Those boots were the story, not the outlaws. The image of that young kid polishing his future has left an imprint.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-65491073654299249032014-10-28T21:27:02.437-05:002014-10-28T21:27:02.437-05:00I'd hope that story wasn't true, but fear ...I'd hope that story wasn't true, but fear deep down that it could be.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249763712759401212.post-61509655895186842302014-10-27T21:19:56.949-05:002014-10-27T21:19:56.949-05:00Dee: Although the people who've told me this p...Dee: Although the people who've told me this passed down story didn't say what happened to the two evil ones here, I do know that what goes around comes around, someway, somehow. I love your idea of the boots having a story to tell- really profound! And thank you, my friend~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com