Cia

I know everyone thinks Kismet is sweet and funny and great... but I'm a Taloric fan honestly. He's got that hot, protective, yet strangely vulnerable vibe going on. I also think that the boys are all getting into some interesting relationships. Puck and Kismet seem to have hooked up with influential aliens and the Bobby/Brianna/Amberly marriage is just as interesting. I really can't wait for all of these stories to come together. I think the culmination is going to set their universe on it's edge!!

Well I know where the bubble wrap comments come in but it's sooo apt! As short and light-hearted as this is I know how much work you put into really getting the characters right and making the story fun. It's really well written and I have to say, a cute bumbling guy in soft skin-tight leather??? He can bump into me any day!!

Pain and anger can sometimes overwhelm everything else. I can remember breaking down in tears and just screaming because I was so injured I couldn't even go from lying down to sitting up by myself. I didn't have the same injuries as Wes but I definitely wrote a lot of my emotions into the story with this one. The one thing I toned down was Doug's comments in regards to the c-collar Wes was so uncomfortable with after the surgery; my dad made that one in real life and he used cuss words I won't repeat, lol. Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know your thoughts on the story!!

Awwww. Thanks hun! lol, I'm thanking someone who called me an evil wench. *shakes head* Then again Nephy called me a bitch so I guess that's a step up, yes?? Thanks for reading, aww, almost cried , and reviewing but you'll have to keep on doing it if you want to convince me you read them.

Awww... I said he managed to move his feet. I don't think much could stop Wes once he got started. The dry bit in the hospital was a bit intended. I remember just being in shock and having all this technical information thrown at me and being just blank. The tears and the real anger didn't come until they got me off the morphine and sent me home. That's when I really had the situation hammered home of how badly things had gone and could have been worse. I wrote what I knew but I could see how that would seem a little less emotional than one would expect the scenes to be. Thanks so much for the review, I'm really glad that the story was so well received!!

Well... for the realism, I had excellent fodder. I've been through this, though I only shattered one leg and didn't hurt my back like they thought I did. I made Wes' injuries much more severe. I have to say, I'm a sucker for a happy ending so I just couldn't leave it any other way. Besides, most of mine came up alright in the end, I had to share that relief with Wes. Thanks so much for the review hun!!

The story itself; great. Mike's abusive and neglected childhood, finding someone to provide the lack of guidance from home, and finding someone to encourage him to step outside of the eventual destructive path he was on was done very well. I could really feel the emotion he was going through. The style you used had me lost for most of it. You used a dramatic monologue in the guise of a journal entry and a stream of consciousness, we only got the character's thoughts, memories, and experiences. It's hard to write a story without dialgoue, isn't it? My difficulty was not so much that, which I think you managed to do, but your order of writing. I had a hard time really figuring out where the story was going or linking the different time periods you have Mike recalling because you jumped all over. A late teen, a sixteen year old, a ten year old, a late teen... even when you went back into his memories you weren't on a steady timeline that kept the arc of his life in a this event to that event to a further event. I did understand the intricacies of the story by the end but I think if we saw the events in a more structured style the story would have a better flow and also be easier to read.

I knew the ending was coming, some sort of dare from Sean to Derrick to get physical. I love how you show the progression of a teenager through the childhood pranks to the ones involving drunken parties and kissing girls to deciding that doing some things just won't make you the person you know you are, even if it's hard. A wonderful morality tale that made me laugh and shake my head at the memory of stupid choices I made myself without feeling like a goody goody lecture. Great job!

This story was written with your very signature easy to read style. It may have been a longer 'short' story but it did not feel that way. I was caught up in the emotions of Nick from the beginning and you began to hint at the twists you then threw in and those kept me reading as fast as my eyes could move. This was a fascinating story that definitely has me wishing you were ready to start posting more further. I'm involved in Nick and Alex and Trevor now, I want more!! Your dedication was very sweet but I think the worry about your quality is ridiculous, you silly man. Definitely a lovely story all around.

Awwww, too bad for Trevor. Then again, it's not like he's been pining away has he? He didn't face his fear sooner or try to overcome it on his own adn so he loses out on something he might have had, at least until Alex and Nick met. You snooze, you lose - so to speak. Maybe it's my inherent distrust of pretty slutty people but I don't feel that bad for him. Nick and Alex are definitely an intriguing couple. The aliens turned angels to fit in with the mythos of the human race angle... very good twist. I definitely want to know more. It might be a while before you have time to focus on writing but I truly hope this story is continued. I'd like to know more about these angels and men. Have you started it at all or is it still just in your mind? Or are you going to tease and not tell us that???

Happy Birthday Vic! I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Awww, I think you need those most of all. I remember that when I moved way back when. I lived alone 5 days of the week and 2 days with Josh when he came home. I knew no one and went from a town of 600 where my main activity was taking walks along the river and just being alone in the quiet country to a city where I was scared ans hell and didn't have a friend in the world. All I can say is give it time. That's all you can do. More cause you can never have too many.

I hope you have a lovely day with your family and enjoy your birthday. Hugs!!

Hi Sylphic/Kaityln! GA is a well of great knowledge when it comes to writing. There are writers and editors and betas and tips and hints and flat out rule giving topics to read to make your own stories become just that much better. I felt much the same as you did when I joined and I'm always here to answer any questions you have or steer you toward those who could help you instead. Welcome to the site!!

Well said Eon!! I'm part of the generation that has begun to benefit from the more openminded views yet am still old enough to remember the stereotypical views of things like AIDS before Ryan White and the definition of hate crime before Matthew Shepard. I've never really worried about being bi but even I haven't told people like my very redneck father and I'm almost 30. Finding GA and the fact I'm accepted even though I'm a woman who likes to read and write m/m fiction is definitely something I am grateful for. I try to pass it along and remind my kids that it's okay to be your own person no matter what and to accept others differences without prejudice. If one or both of them were to end up bi or gay I'd want them to find a site like this (or this one) when they are older and people like those I've found here to help them realize that we are all just people.

LOL. I try to be helpful!! No worries about the rep points, save those for stories and things. I rarely notice them in the forums, your verbal nod is more than enough! I like side stories. You know the world so you don't have to come up with all the rules and setting from scratch. Figure out a character list, a short plot idea, time to actually write it (my most difficult thing to find) and viola! Short story to entertain readers without the stress of trying to keep track of everything in a longer story. I find it can often get me more enthused about working on a long chapter story that might be getting a tad tedious to write or re-write. It's also why I like working on anthology stories, I try to keep those as pressure free as possible and rarely make them serials or connected to other stories I'm writing. Plus they're good fodder to launch into longer stories again... when I finally find the time!!

I did, which is why I mentioned the untidy workroom I was simply... getting the topic going with questions from your readers and nudging toward the other story. I'm sure a big question in minds would be if you were continuing the story with Kendar and Marcus. The mage and the warrior, got to love that pairing. Brains and brawn, so to speak, even if they each have fair bits of both. I do think you set the tone quite well for the piece you're editing and perhaps this could be a good way for you to continue the tales here and there with short stories with side characters in the world you enjoy writing. This one was well done.

1. Yogurt and Cheese sticks. I just bought 12 yogurts and 24 cheese sticks yesterday morning. I now have 6 yogurts and 12 cheese sticks left. I have to buy those items constantly since they are my kids and hubby's preferred snacks, along with bananas and blueberries. 2. I dug out my first aid kit out of my backpack and got an antiseptic wipe and superhero bandaid for little boy I didn't know who skinned his knee at the zoo. He stopped crying as soon as he had The Hulk on his knee, funny how bandaids cure almost all ills for little ones, lol. 3. I'm ocd. My inherent need for order in certain things drives others nuts because I can be really cranky if things aren't put where they go. I'm talking things like the dirty dishes being in certain places in the dishwasher and the way remotes line up on the coffee table if they are out of their drawer. They shouldn't matter at all but heaven help the person who messes things up like that!

I really liked this story! The world you created was great and could lend itself to a ton of very intriguing plots and stories. I really loved the characters of Marcus and Kenard. They have money now and are considering traveling... though I think Marcus has some cleaning to do first, can't leave an untidy wizard's workroom behind (shades of another character's pigsty flaws, hmmm?) So... I know you won't give spoilers typically but can you at least tell us if your longer story has Marcus and Kenard as the main characters in a new storyline or new characters set in Marcus' and Kenard's world???

You do so well at weaving fantasy worlds. Without having to pedantically list every detail and magical 'rule' you give us a quick clue of the character's abilities, personalities, and interactions. I can 'see' the more pastoral, medieval setting as I read in vivid detail. I loved the way you had the fight between the warrior and magic assassins and Marcus and Kenard occur. I assumed that Kenard was really himself because of the amulet even while wondering how he managed to manipulate the magic as it never occured to me that Marcus would have created dual amulets. That was a great twist. The ending was great. Marcus isn't nearly as nice as he seems with that geas, which he just had to know would cause Geldin a whole lot of pain because honestly that man's a giant ass who will want to think of getting back at them often. The fact that they fleeced him of his money just to let him live made me chuckle since they couldn't really kill him anyway. Goes to show rich and connected really isn't smart!! There is one visual that keeps bothering me though. In the beginning you mention that Marcus points his black wood staff with 'the' platinum capped end at the guards. Then later, during the fight with the wizards, he has the staff (again mentioning 'the' metal end when he first brings it out) yet later he twists the staff into 2 pieces, both ends now have metal on them. It's a simple enough fix to just the 'the' in those places to 'a' to imply that both ends have the caps which would then leave both pieces with one when the staff is in two pieces. I just kept trying to picture that and couldn't. All in all, great short story. I'd love to see what else you could do with these characters and this world.

I think Julie is going to get a bit of a hard time but c'mon, it has to be a compliment that she called Mr. Reeds that. I think that Charlie is in for the hardest time of them all though and is going to be very confused before things begin to clear up. Btw, I loved the little dig man hungry Sam tried to get in. I'd have been insulted if I was Charlie even if he didn't know she was just doing it to get to the hot book store man. Maybe he learned something from Mr. Reed already, handling her so smoothly. Now, I've finished all the chapters you have I'd fallen behind on. You're not going to keep ME waiting are you? need more!!

LOL! I know Charlie has no idea who the 'customer' was but I do wonder if Mr. Reeds does. If not both of their reactions will be hilarious once they get together with Charlie's family. I really liked this chapter. So tell me... have you come across many of those man hunting women yourself You have quite the character going there in Sam. I do like the sound of Mr. Reeds revenge though!

Yay! A Charlie/Mr. Reeds face to face. Finally! I might have had to hurt you if they had another near miss!! Plus they now have to meet up at least 3 more times. Sweet!! Can't wait to read more. Oh, and find out how badly Barbara flays Rick Sr. alive and then kicks Rick Jr. in the butt to make him stop stalling in how he feels.

I think when Charlie gets to hear his own advice thrown back at him he's going to feel like a dolt. That is, unless you are all throwing us for a loop with Mr. Reed. Hm... reading on to find out!! I wonder what Barbara was getting up to with her 'thank you note'.

Good heavens, so many emotions in this chapter. It is very well written, though there were a few moments of huh? It took me a few minutes until I remember that Charlie was so young, lol.