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It is a bug. The post dating system is glitching and we can't fix it right now. If you post date a chapter it notifies anyone following the story that a chapter has posted, though it will not post until the date scheduled.

I'd huddled next to a refuse heap. The smell hadn't detracted from the first sunset I'd seen free from the hell of my uncle's compound. The pink and purple clouds had been broken by a single bird wheeling across the immensity. The stench was so strong in the cool fall air of tavern leavings and stale beer I’d been sure I'd go undiscovered. I'd been wrong. Strong hands grabbed me. "Did you really think you'd escape me?" I was yanked to my feet. I gasped when my heels stru

When do I ever do what everyone else does? LOL! Don't worry, you'll get an inkling about why the wemic is what he is in the next part. I really do hope you enjoy the story as it continues. Thanks for the review Eleven.

Do you think any of us haven't been there though? We have. We've all had the unattainable person we really wish we could be with at some point-and for whatever reason, it just wasn't to be. I wouldn't call you a kid either, I was married at your age and then struggling to deal with the aftermath of a car accident that crippled my right leg. You are a legally an adult, but you're still also a teenager. Biologically, you are a seething mass of hormones still and guess what drives attraction? You can't always divorce how you feel about someone as to why you feel that way about them, or that it could/would/probably will change, when you're in the heat of the emotions. I remember being 21 and having a crush on a guy I worked with cause omg was he hot and sweet and we really got along. (Yes, I was still married, no I did not do anything). We aren't trying to mock your own feelings, just acknowledge that really, it's something most people go through and get over.

It makes you a horny teenager.*snickers* The guys here do tend to help lighten the mood when things seem to be at that point of frustration. You should just ignore Yang though, he's a perv of the nth degree! Remember all those cases of the whole video camming/college cases that cropped up a little while back? You might not intend for anyone to find out but if they did? If he's a friend, you'd not want to do that to him. I was never a gay college guy, but I have to think you're going to have plenty of friends, plenty of crushes, and then good opportunities with the right guys. Don't let momentary hormones get in the way and screw up your life. Oh, and moms do tend to just know when their kiddos need something, the good ones anyway. Sounds like you have a good one.

LOL. I hope you haven't had TOO many drinks! Happy Birthday, hun.

Thank you!! There will definitely be more coming next week. I'm glad you like the story.

Maybe? Just have to follow along and see, lol.

I'm so glad you're enjoying it Hillj. Unfortunately I won't be posting this every few days or anything. This is part of a group of bloggers that do flash stories every Wednesday-so I get prompts once a week to fit my story around, then post it on my blog on Wednesday. I can't share faster than that, because I only get the prompts once a week. But you can count on this coming every Wednesday. Thanks for the review.

I believe I've heard people mention that there are several authors on IOMFATS that write teen fiction; I've seen Grasshopper mentioned time and again as well and that he's hosted there. I don't really like to read the teen genre, so others might be better informed and can steer you elsewhere. As for your question about 'in process' versus 'on hold'/abandoned stories comes down to the fact that there are many many stories here and only a few of me. Namely one. My time is busy doing other stuff on the site usually; it would be a giant job to constantly check the older stories, track down authors, and find out if they're still writing/coming back to the site to finish posting. Unfortunately, sometimes authors start posting something and just don't finish; I'm guilty of having 2 'on hold' stories as well. I do understand the frustration on the false in process status, however. Our best solution to this was to make sure that the story description area not only has the original publish date, but the 'last updated' just below. The dates of the chapter update don't show up until you click on them, but you can quickly jump from chapter to chapter so you can see if the author posts regularly every month or three months... or if they posted all at once and just stopped. If you want to take it a step even farther you can click on the author's avatar and visit their profile to see if they've been on the site recently. It's not a perfect system, but it was the best time saving solution we had to prevent a mountain of work for the limited staff.

I'm glad you liked it Jaxatar, but I won't be posting more of this for free. I've had the ebook published, to good success, so the sequel will go to the publisher as well. Thanks so much for reading the story, and taking the time to comment, though!

That is an immense challenge to go through.

I'm not into nasty slave-fic. If you managed to read this first chapter, you'll be just fine! I'm glad you found it interesting though.

You are correct; he's a lion-taur, you might say. There will be a lot more of him in the next bits, of course!! Thanks for reading ninecila.

Thanks lilansui! I like to mix up the style of my stories, and this one just came to me. I do so love starting new stories/worlds. Thanks for the review.

I was a slave. Captured by my uncle, forced into service, and then ... sold. To a wemic. A lion man, one of a race characterized by their vicious actions-and supposed love of flesh. It would not be my flesh on the menu.

My father's enemies had wreaked their vengeance. They killed my father, captured me, and claimed my family as slaves. My mother would not allow such disgrace. Using her woman's knife, she opened the veins of both of my little sisters and then her own. They were found in the courtyard under the sacred family tree, clothed in their best robes with their hands touching, the blood from their slit wrists turning the soil red. Furious at their lost worth, my uncle beat me until I was barely conscious

Yes you do. Maybe I should ban you from reading my stuff for calling me a Queen of Cliffhangers. *huffs* LOL More will be coming soon though, never fear! Thanks so much for the review and the comments, Daddydavek. Other than the one that is soooo not true, you know!

Yay! Thanks Carrie. I'm glad you liked Owen and Connor's story. I can't wait to work on a new short though, the possibilities are so much fun when you start a new project. Thanks for reading!

Thanks Jadelilac, I'm so glad you enjoyed the story.

Oh, I'm planning on doing some interesting things for November. Moving a bit more into my preferred genre, with some interesting twists. You'll just have to wait til next week to find out though! Thanks for the review Ateneact!

Sorry Lisa! This was part of my flash group and I want to do a new story every month or two, just to keep it fun and short. I'm really glad you enjoyed the story and that they felt real enough to make the story really realistic. Thanks for the review.

"It's alive!" I make a face at Cooper. "That's gross." "Hey, mate, it's in your refrigerator. I think the bowl might actually be growling. We need to buy new storage bowls too; I threw one out that had Halloween candy so old that it had all melted and cemented to the inside of the bowl!" Cooper put the food that was still good in a box as he cleaned out the fridge. "I can't wait to finish this up. We're almost done moving." Some friends from my jobsite came by and helped us with the furnitur

Well those are good questions. How you solve those issues varies from person to person. For me, linear is the only way to write. I don't do scenes, then fit them together. I know some authors do, including some well known published authors. My best suggestion for you would be write out a timeline. Plot your story from beginning to end, as if you were writing a timeline through history. Sort of a ... this declaration led to that skirmish which brought about this defeat and this escape when led to this assassination which ended the war, so to speak. Each event/chapter in a story should have a purpose and should be a natural result of the chapter before, and lend some necessary aspect to the overall story, as well as leave the road to the next chapter. What might seem like 'filler' could leave vital clues to a mystery, or the secret of a character's inner pain, readers just might not realize it til later. That is why I write in a linear fashion; it's easier for me to see all of that if I write it that way. You can jump around to write scenes, however, if you're careful about making sure you know where and why each fit in the story, and you can create good bridges from scene to scene. As for characters; I'll have a piece in the blog this week on Thursday relating to character interviews. Talk to your characters, ask them questions, draw them out. Learn about their childhoods, their favorite food, their scars or plans for a tattoo when they move away from home... whatever it is about them that makes them individual. Then drop little hints of those aspects of their character here and there throughout the story. The guy that's aloof to the boy trying to get his attention might actually be hard of hearing and couldn't understand what was being said but didn't want to admit to being different. The girl that wears the oversized clothes and smokes might be hiding abuse from home, or she might just like to smoke and wear baggy, comfortable clothes. The parent that nags their child incessantly might have lost an older child to cancer and has hidden that all their 2nd child's life. We all have things that make us tic, preferences, favorites, hates and loves. Your characters should too. You don't have to share everything with your readers, but knowing more about your character lets you make them more well-rounded.