All Comments on 'Faith, Hope and Pure Pigheadedness'

Very touching thank you mst

not what i was expecting but wonderful. had me enthralled, thanks

Sometimes it's good to remind people there is still good in the world and love. I have been on the streets and I know the struggles to get off them, I have failed several times. All it takes to keep going is that one little success. Thank you again.

the ending will result, no matter what, TK U MLJ LV NV

I feel humble and very privileged sitting here in the warmth with a full belly surrounded by all the rather pointless things that man can buy.

Many thanks for this lovely but raw tale.

Very well done. I really enjoyed this.

interesting concept, time line a little off( but the location mystery is harder) would love to see where it goes

I've never read a story like this. Great read. 5 stars from me. Are you going to take it further?

I rarely post but thought I should say something one this one

I've read almost all your stories and most have been very good and very enjoyable, well desevering of the usual 5 stars. This one however I couldn't give 5*.

I read to escape life and all the depressing things this world has way too much of, normally one of your stories will make me laugh and make the world that little less depressing.

I appauld the work you've put into this and look foward to reading your next work, though would appreciate it if you could make it a touch lighter much "A Ruined Life".

If the depth and quality of a romantic impulse is to be measured by its willingness to overcome obstacles and persevere when all others would capitulate, then story is the very emblem of the spirit of romance.

I can really appreciate the effort here to conjure as extreme an example as possible in the story. It is the stuff of myth and legend when taken to this level. And no one can deny that you did an excellent job of that. For that alone, you are to be congratulated on a compelling story.

I suspect some will object to the story as being unrealistic - a charge I see with surprising frequency on this site (!). But when you are carving out an ideal, harping on the more mundane realities of existence seems like a moot point.

I will be sure to check out more of your stories. (:

So different yet so thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you for sharing this story with us. Any chance you'll add another chapter?

Please do!

That was unexpected. Thanks.

That was beautiful.

I enjoyed every bit of it. It has the ring of truth.

You are a person I wish I knew personally, a shame for sure. From me to you a wish for Health, Wealth and Happiness. Cheers and all the best Philip

I enjoyed the characters who became real while reading the story. Thank you.

I rarely comment on the plots of stories I have read but in this case I have to wish your characters make it.

I just feel so lucky to come across this story..

I'm an old man who reads these stories and remembers many things, some which should be forgotten. You reminded me that true compassion can be greater than anything. Thank you

A real story; not a parade of blunt sexual encounters.

I get a better understanding of those who help the less fortunate now.

Thank You.

73

HP

amazing

You get me every time.

This touched my heart. Thank you for writing it.

Thank you for this wonderful story. It brought tears to my eyes :_) Your character development was amazingly lifelike and as the story progressed I found myself identifying myself with them more and more. You truly have a gift. Thank you once again for sharing with us a diamond in the rough.

Yours,

SUSAN

I don't know if it's a case of I sort of had it in my mind that he would die and things would progress from there or what... so there was a bit of a letdown there I guess...

But all said, it was still an enjoyable story...

By far your best story.

Thought provoking

You write so well and engender great empathy for you characters. Well done.

This was a most powerful story... the depths of love never cease to amaze me. Well done, the characters were gritty and very believable. Keep up the good work and never let the world get you down.

My first reaction is that: considering all the worthy people who should be and can be helped why write about a derelict who doesn''t care and has no redeeming qualities and offers nothing to society. Yet this story makes the point that perhaps everyone is worth saving, worth making an effort for. Even though Lorena asks Simon to reach down and catch her and hold her, the turning point was when she had to reach down to help him and pull him up to safety. It was a long fall for him, but by putting himself below her he gave her a new status and an infinitesimal spark of self esteem. Maybe that's all she needed. A whore for 20 years is perhaps unrecoverable, but maybe not. You're not going to walk away from this story with fantasies of clean-up and recovery and a worthwhile, loving life together, but maybe there is a way for them to team up to help others. That might make this all worthwhile. A powerful story. 5*

There are redeeming qualities and value to every human. One of the best stories I’ve read,

the rest of us can just salute and say There Goes A BigBIG Man, TK U MLJ LV NV

this story could be made into a TV movie. TK U MLJ LV NV

Thanks Tazz.317

Very well done. I would love to know what happened after though! Any chance of that?

Not my cup of tea. Way too depressing.

These two souls will be a long time leaving me. You put us on the streets with them, make us see and smell and feel the hopeless world they try to survive in. You leave it for us to craft our own conclusion to this tale of unfathomable perseverance; thank you, I'm a sucker for happy endings (even though Simon and Lorena suffered and struggled before they finally found peace). Wow.

what a story!!!!

Frankly, your stories are a bit hit or miss. Sometimes the technical errors are just too much to enjoy a story, sometimes the premise is just plain depressing and no amount of storytelling is enough to bring it back.

This one is a hit, though. In the words of another commenter before me, indelible. I like indelible for this story.

I wish you had continued till they were old and gray or at least until they were together clean!

This one makes me understand what my parents provided for me and my two sisters - warmth, food, and love.

5 *****

Burninglove

Powerful story.

Feel like this needed more, didn't care for the ending being at that spot. I want to see them both climb back up, though I still don't understand his motivation.

This was fantastic.

Very, very powerful. Not a fun read. Very well written. J.A.C.

Insight of why the Magdalena was so passionately devoted to her Salvatore.

(The fall from grace, the self loathing leading to

painful redemption and recovery?)

Yes, this one has impact for sure. I can probably imagine my own happy ending, but would love to see it written down.

There are a few people in the world like Simon. There are far too many people like Lorena. This story is Possible.

I used to tutor elementary school at the local library for free. It was a small pilot program because the area was “in transition” where it was becoming nicer, but it wasn’t quite there yet.

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There was a pretty clearly homeless guy that was in the Tuesdays/Thursdays I was there. He was there probably more often, but I can’t say one way or the other. He smelled pretty bad and clearly had clothes that were on its last legs. The way that the others around were, I could tell that he’d been coming there for awhile. But hey, I was doing quite well and didn’t care for the olfactory assault so I’d avoid interacting with him.

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But one time I didn’t see him. Then after the next session and this mainstay wasn’t there, I asked someone at the desk what happened to him. No one knew. After reading this story, I wonder if he finally was reached or if some unknowable fate befell him. It makes me feel bad that I didn’t do anything to help.

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Thanks for the story. I haven’t thought about it in five years. A good author makes you think.