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A Bromance Romeo & Juliet! It was so sad, how heartbroken Michael would have been. But... the 'I can't live without you being there' is no less for Michael than it would be for Gavin, so the action is not really a solution at all, of course. Then again, teenagers are prone to dramatic gestures. I thought you did an excellent job with the story and the theme.

I'm so glad you're not leaving Westie. I know we used to talk a lot, but real life can make it hard to stay active with 'online life'. I don't always get to keep up with the things I'd prefer to be doing on here. I often start with stories and then lose track of them as they continue posting but move out of my mod queue. I try to be as active in the public side of GA as I can, because the site means something to me. Without that element I would stick with all the behind the scenes stuff only. Recommendations on longer stories, see that's where I'm somewhat useless. I've lost track of what's finished or not, since I am so often involved in the beginning of author's journeys here on GA. I believe that Sean Halford just finished a very long novel 'Stronger than Lions' that is popular. A contemporary, young adult type of story-similar to a few of Mark's. Do remember that GA Stories search is completely custom. You can include genre, length, status ... in your search at the same time to narrow down the field to the types of stories you prefer. Just use the 'title' search features without a title.

Well there are some underlying themes to this story-the teen afraid to move on to adulthood, the time stands still and he gets to live the life he always wanted, sort of Peter Pan 'I'll never grow up!' effect. I didn't want to make it all that complicated though. Sometimes I write stories with subtle undertones, but for me, the main purpose is still to entertain. It's what I prefer to write. I'm glad it came across that way! Thanks for reading and reviewing Andy.

He's graduating high school, heading off to college soon. Is he ready? Something plagues him, doubts, dreams, voices from ... Nowhere.

I had to go. I flung back the covers and slid out of bed, my feet going automatically into the slippers I'd gotten as a birthday gift the evening before. My book, a new fantasy found at the bookstore I'd skipped last period to visit, fell off the bed to land spine up. The stars on the cover flickered. I yawned as I shuffled toward the front door, scrubbing at my face with the palm of one hand. Stumbling over a wrinkle in the rug, I banged into the wall. I grunted and pushed away, moving toward

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Everyone is welcome, so welcome StopMe! It's always nice to have another person contributing to the community here.

Do you try simple relaxation aids like valerian root supplements or melatonin? I'm not exactly sure what your issues are sleeping, regarding falling asleep, or staying asleep, but sometimes those help me out considerably when I just need a bit of a bump to help me settle so I can relax into sleep.

Well it is a short story, I don't want to do too much hunky action. It wouldn't make a lot of sense. Spring has come to the mountains and the magic is moving too! Next week will be exciting! Thanks for reading.

I'm glad you enjoyed it Hillj. I like to play around and twist my stories so they aren't what's expected. Don't worry, I don't mind the old time smilies!

Like a blazing white star, the sun began rising above the pine trees that ringed the cabin Tek had built high in the mountains. The snow still carpeted the ground around them but spring would have already started in the lowlands. My powers had grown, my abilities maturing each night as I experienced the memories of my past cycles. I imagined the Titan's fury when my naming day passed and the chains held firm. They'd been sure that the bloodthirsty wemic would have devoured my body. They'd sol

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I made this one for this year!

Hi Enpassant. Welcome to GA! If you like to read and write, this site is for you! Check out the site help faq topics, including the New Author Help: How to Post a Story. It'll give you all the ins and outs. Welcome again!

Not really. Not when Nysion and Tek both 'know' each other through many lives. It's not quite insta-love, because they're together, every time. Nysion just didn't remember before because his powers as an Orphic had been fettered in his last life-and so far in his current one. I had hoped I'd made that clear, but maybe I didn't.

Ahh, well I can't just tell that! It'll all come out, never fear. I haven't answered all the questions yet but I'm sure you're getting a few AHA moments reading ch. 4.

That's the nice part of missing several chapters!

Well fortunately for you, and maybe unfortunately, this is part of my Wednesday Briefer's group so each update is only 1k. I've had just a few weeks done so far. Hope you enjoy it!

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Dribs and drabs, answers come and more questions appear! I do like revealing a story slowly here and there. I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the review Layla.

Well the title had to tie into the story somehow, right? I wanted to answer a lot of questions-but not all of them. I also wanted to show that while Tek and Nysion might have seemed like strangers, they really weren't. I don't like to do insta-love all the time. I suppose I was inspired by watching the 90s movie Buffy the Vampire slayer a bit ago with the whole re-incarnation good vs. evil theme, but greek mythos made it a little less typical than hitting the vamp genre. We still have a lot to learn about Orphics, and what Tek is, see how they re-learn each other, weather the winter, and then deal with the Titans. More to come next week!

Lights swirled with all the grace of a blizzard. They buffeted my body, twisting me. Whispers howled through my mind as I futilely tried to cover my ears. I opened my mouth to scream for it all to stop and the cacophony poured into me. Arching, muscles rigid, they flooded my being. "Mnemosyne," cried the whispers. The pool of Memory. I remember. *** When I woke up Tek was on the floor beside my pallet. The lion was resting his head on my leg "What ... ?" My croak was barely audible. I lic

I hope you had a lovely birthday Jian.

Please ensure you read the entire faq and all the chapters in the help post. If you don't, you just end up with a pm from me telling you what you need to fix. If you have any questions feel free to pm me; you can use the pm button on my profile.