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I didn’t expect a new chapter this soon, but, man, I’m so grateful for it! Thanks for another masterpiece, Mark!

@Mark Arbour, why do your chapters always seem too short? Nice writing, nice plot, good characters… thank you!

Perfect, @Mark Arbour, a new story to follow! Thanks so much, looking forward to reading!📖

Thanks so much, @Mark Arbour, after a couple of grueling busy weeks, the highlight of those weeks is always reading some of your masterful chapters. After all this time, reading your stories brighten my time. Thank you.

Thanks so much for the new chapter, even though Jack’s death is really sad. it will be interesting to see how the whole family reacts and how their lives will change. No, this time I won’t be complaining about the chapter being too short, I’m doing my best to rein in my greedy reader self. Thanks, Mark, love your way to create worlds.

I do, PrivateTim. There are every couple of weeks a need to rehash the origins of this saga and, as you say, there’s always one detail or more that make sense. I’m now at a point where I’ve just re-read the complete CAP series and keep jonesing for new chapters. I guess (an educated and respectful guess) Mark is dealing with a whole lot of work-related things and still finds the time to share his storyteller’s gift with us. Just plain happy he can manage his time so well. I have practically abandoned my multilingual blog with my poetry, I can’t find the time… Thanks for your nice advice, @PrivateTim

I know, Mark, they just seem so short… I’m just one of those greedy readers who would spend hours and hours reading about the same well-crafted characters you create!

Why are the chapters of your stories so short? Thanks for another wonderful chapter, Mark J.A.

Thanks for the treat, Happy Bastille’s Day! Thanks for this new chapter, @Mark Arbour!

Just thought about starting a new poem collection to give some insight in what life is now throwing at me… or what I think I have to deal with now… always better than later on.

Thoughts, reflections, rethinking life

Spiraling into a void, an ocean of loneliness, of lacking skin contact, of missing hugs, a pat on the shoulder. Spiraling once again into feeling not only alone, but lonely and unloved. Drowning into a maelstrom caused by being by myself, helped by being still ill, streamlined by my overactive brain. Is there a way out? Would love to know, would love to find out and follow that path t

Thank you for your Christmas’ gift! And for all the good writing and storytelling you share with us throughout the year. Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year! All the best, JA

But that doesn’t imply you can “abuse” literary use and create something new…

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.