Lisa

Wonderful poem, Doc! I love how the narrator wants to meet up, but he and his friend never set a day or time. Then toward the end, the narrator chooses today to meet up. He knows otherwise it probably wouldn't happen.

Ingenious, Doc, just ingenious! I love the way you start the poem and end the poem the same way. I loved it!

It wasn't until I got to the fifth verse that I realized what he was going to feast on! Brilliant, Doc!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANN!!!!! I hope you have an awesome day!

When I first saw your title, Carlos, it reminded me of The Thin Red Line. This was a very thought-provoking story, Carlos. I was actually in Baltimore this past weekend, and there was this big protest about Black Lives Matter that had just started two minutes after we left. The cops were all around, closing off the areas. It was nice reading about CJ and his dads again.

Well, at least Corey's cheating bastard of a father isn't having twins with his ho, like my ex did. It's great that Corey's mom finally left him. And she may say she doesn't want anything from him now, but wait, she should take him for everything she can get! Not that it helped me any. Jason's wanting to take it slow with Corey is another testament that he's matured. I feel badly though b/c he really wanted to spend Christmas with Corey. Corey's being an awesome son though, and he's doing the right thing.

I wanna know what Sam was looking for! Lube? Condoms? lol J/K! Another great chapter, GT! I wasn't too thrilled with how sort of violent Blake and Sam were, but I guess boys will be boys, right? Looking forward to more!

I love their banter! They both have such a good sense of humor! Blake's mom is funny, horsing around with Sam. Great chapter, GT!

Great first chapter, GT! Did you say you rewrote this? It sounds vaguely familiar. Ok, on to chapter two!

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY BEAGLE!!!!! I hope you had an awesome b-day!

I also think Viktor's 'security upgrades' of Jason's apartment is warranted. Shane should be in a safe environment, and I'm totally in agreement about the burglar bars, security cameras, etc. Even though his assailants may be dead, there could be more out there, right? (I don't even remember the police finding the people who attacked him. I'll have to go back and reread a few chapters. lol I'm glad Shane seems very receptive of Jason. But now Thomas is sticking his butt where it doesn't belong. Hope he doesn't screw things up. Great chapter, Mitchelll.

I was just reading through the comments when I came to Tim's TopGar. lol What about Garpher? or Tophy? Yeah, no. Oh yeah, I just realized he goes by Toph and not Topher. So never mind with the Garpher -- that would never work! Ok, then. lol I do agree with all your reviewers; Toph is really growing up. He even said the L word in the same sentence as Gary (only in his mind of course)! That's progress! I absolutely love how Toph can 'see' all these different colors and hues in Gary's eyes, and then recreate them in a portrait. I really can't wait to "see" Gary's final portrait, as well as the Texas boys' portrait. Oscar has much insight, and he's a good person who can guide Toph and push him to do more. Ok, as usual, Skinny, you have left me hungry. And thirsty! I really miss reading what Ginny's making for dinner! Gah! I need to catch up on Twoey!

YOU'RE BBBAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!!!! (and tons more happy dance thingies!) What a chapter! I don't know what to think other than Corbs is a real manipulator. Which of course we already knew. So who's the text from? Not Lee b/c Corbs wouldn't act nervous about that. Hutch? Dom? Not Pete...not the Vmee...you always leave us with a cliffie, Jon! lol He really screwed Lee over (and not in the good way). I'm sure he's totally confusing David, but that's part of his master plan, right? Corbin always has a master plan for everything. lol I'm glad things are going well with Nick. I really, really like Nick. And he's totally NOT boring! Awesome chapter, Jon! And yes, the bitch (Corbs) is back!

Congrats, Parker, on A to Z being featured! Addy, you wrote a wonderful review. I think Tim has some competition now! I will admit, when I first read the story tags I wasn't going to read it. I was still reading one of craftingmom's stories, and I didn't want to start another story about a poor kid getting abused. Val was the one who changed my mind. She told me what a wonderful story it was, and that I wouldn't regret reading it. She was right! A to Z is a terrific story filled with some wonderful characters, and unfortunately, some downright horrible characters, who take Stefan through many changes in his young life. But don't forget -- it's a story about love, and the love shines through with Parker's skillful writing. So, thank you, Parker, for writing such an awesome story, and thank you, Val, for "making" me read it!

It's funny how you titled the first chapter 'Sue Heck'. She's the girl from The Middle. I mean, that's her name in the show, Sue Heck. lol Anywho...what an ending chapter, Cole! I would have never thought, number one Cory would manipulate Lawson's words to make himself famous, and number two, that Coolidge was straight! Cory certainly doesn't seem the type to throw the book out the window and use someone's death as his stepping stone to fame. That surprised me. The story of the baby boy was heartbreaking. I didn't realize they can use babies as donors. This was a fascinating story about emotions, insights, and emotional upheaval. I need to check out the backstory, so I can find out more about the characters. Awesome story, Cole.

I guessed that one! lol Obviously Codey's mom knows; she was smiling when they were sorta holding hands. But this isn't going to end well at all, for anyone, especially Codey. How can Adam do this to him? Codey's already lost his father and his best friend (b/f?). He has trust issues, abandonment issues...Adam can't possibly hurt Codey, that would just be unforgivable. I just don't know how he would explain himself out of this mess he got himself into. He can't tell Codey that he only befriended him b/c he's his new stepbrother! But part of Adam really likes Codey; he's liked him even before he met him! lol And what about Seth? I think ADAM is the one Seth likes, and when he found out Sam likes Adam, he got upset. There hasn't been much conversation with Seth recently. Another awesome chapter, Stannie! I can't wait for the next one!

Oh shit! What's Adam gonna do now? lol He can't possibly bring Codey into his house. Tyde may have even MET Codey!!!

I read this chapter days ago on my phone, and I'm just getting to review it now. Jason has really grown up and matured, and I'm happy to see Corey is warming up to that fact. Jason's experience with Luc (that was the asshole's name, right? lol), matured him, and he's not the same stupid twenty-year-old he was when he cheated on Pierre. This was such a sweet chapter, Lit! It just left me smiling from ear-to-ear!

So, I read this chapter days ago on my phone, and I kept meaning to review it, but I don't think I've been on GA before now. Anyway, Brett is a hoot! lol He's hysterical! And embarrassing, and he doesn't care! I would have been as mortified as Billy was also! Now I'm psyched to see you have a new chapter posted!!! Back to my phone...haha

I think I missed something. lol What did Billy mean by 'the day that ruined his life for the past eleven months?' I waited, thinking I was going to read something horrible, but I only read a wonderful exchange between Billy and his dad (does his father actually know that 'boy' isn't written on Billy's birth certificate?

Awesome start, Squirrel! Your descriptions were wonderful! I swear, I was sitting here reading the chapter, actually sweating because of the humid heat during the baseball game! I could just feel the sweat coming off of the kids! Does Billy think he caused his grandma's stroke? Why is he feeling so guilty? I'm so excited; I get to read the second chapter now! lol

I think Coolidge would be good for Cory. I'm glad they're going to talk later. As Tim said, it looks like Lawson is just giving up. The story about Allie was sad, (worse because he killed the dog, and to me, that's unforgivable), but it it's not the reason he's in there, then what else did he do? They don't lock you way for the inability to love. He loved Allie. His love is just damaged and obsessive. Lawson may have too many issues for Cory to handle. He might need psychotherapy. Another awesome and thought-provoking chapter, Cole! Hey, enjoy your time with Val! Hopefully you guys are having a blast!

Congrats on the feature, Zenith! I remember reading only a couple of chapters of the story, but not finishing it. I need to rectify that!

Ok, so I read these last two chapters late last night, and obviously my review from the last chapter probably should have been for this one. lol I don't know if I believe Yuri. His story about his father taking over his best friend's job (after his best friend died), and he's not allowed to have any social media accounts b/c of his father's mysterious job, just sounds a bit farfetched. Add to that the fake pictures he kept sending Adam...the only proof he's a real kid is Jay-Jay.

I'm glad Adam was able to talk to Sam. She may really like him 'like that', but I think she could be a good friend to him also. Although she may be trying to manipulate him with the whole 'friends can kiss because it feels good' thing. lol Just to confuse him even more!