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Mr. Arbour, one chapter a week is just not enough, you’re “forcing” me to start binge-reading CAP all over again… guess I’ll start “in media res”, just Bloodlines. An “Arbour fix” a week is definitely not enough. Ok, JA, pull yourself together and stop whining: simply masterful writing, consistent characters, a plot that develops very carefully and consistently since ever. Thanks, Mark, for sharing your writing with us.

A garden between home and road, a street with the name of a teacher. A high school with a splash of philosophy, a school afterwards with a new language. An apartment on the riverside, a small house on a lucky island. A dark studio in the big city, a big one in a happy town, a smaller one later on, another one. A place shared with family, exile, new place in historical setting. Back to the city with another language, new place, new family, then a second exile. A house on

Not easy dealing with Carlos being gone… just re-reading CJ’s series. I think it would be nice, if you could finish up this story, but I’m also aware of how feelings of loss and missing can affect creativity. Thanks for the treat, it’s surely not been easy to complete this. All the best JA

Mark, it’s always the same: a chapter, however long it is, is never enough. Thanks for sharing, thanks for creating these alternative worlds and telling us masterfully about them. Waiting for the next installment! All the best!

The color of an academic gown, the scent of loved ones, the touch of my favorite tree, the tinkling of a heartfelt toast, the crackling of flames in the cold, the flavor of sharing a table, the landscape from my window. A much longer list is easy to make, but these are all around me tirelessly bringing on peace to my days, health to my body, harmony to my soul.

A Step Beyond Like a light once so bright, I will vanish in a memory without anger nor regret, without missing nor being missed. From afar, my new home, I will enjoy the happiness once shared and find my way through the turmoil of life in solitude.

That’s sad news. Whenever I read such news, I try to remain positive And expect the afterlife will be gentle with those that transition there. But here I am, still missing @Carlos Hazday, and another one of my authors just go and disappear. That’s even more difficult to cope with, when I see, it’s a person of an age I consider to be so much younger than myself… dear @Comicality, I wish you light and force for this transition. My best wishes and lots of light for him, his family and his loved ones.

Let’s start by buying some lottery 😊… do you think we could entice @Mark Arbour to relocate to the Mediterranean?

Dear @Mark Arbour, can I somehow do something such as that you can publish even more frequently? I just miss the worlds you are crafting both in the CAP and in the Bridgemont worlds, it’s a sad experience to go on line on GA and not finding your writing… Thanks for creating, thanks for sharing. Be happy and healthy… and with time to create this alternate reality which is so very real for your readers. All the best, Jose

Thanks for a new chapter on the day where ChristmAs Gifts are traditionally exchanged in Spain (Three Wise Kings). A very happy and creative 2024 to you, dear @Mark Arbour

Thank you all for your kind comments!

Dear @Defiance19, I had the intention of reading all tributes (ok, all but mine) to Carlos today, but you have me bawling like dumb here. I’ll never be able to express what it meant to me when I got an email from Carlos asking me to read “Flying Circus” before editing and publishing. Ok, I’m going to leave it here, thanks for sharing, thanks for writing, thanks for being brave to show your heart. Love, Jose

@Valkyrie, thanks for setting this up (and with your patience with my lack of expertise). I guess our dear Carlos will be greedily reading while filling the tank of his Harley D wherever he’s rolling right now. Te echamos de menos, @Carlos Hazday!

To many of us, Carlos will always be missed, Carlos and his CJ-verse, Carlos and his talks about travels, and countries… I keep the hope alive, I could send you a short message of how I felt (feel) his sudden loss. Thanks for your kind comments! Jose