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I don't think it helped that I was eating while I read this. Frank is a very creative cook!

This was so sick, I loved it.

Good topics for conversation usually include family, occupation, recreation and dreams. Some of my older patients will talk for 20 minutes straight if I bring up their grandkids.

It sounds like, from your post, that your thoughts of finding a new job is a good path. Your current workplace does not sound like a good fit at all. I don't think I would like working there either. I am a very introverted person and what helps me at work is making other people talk so I don't have to as much. Stay away from the big bads (Religion, Politics, Economy, etc). When I have to approach someone, I usually smile, say hi and introduce myself then ask if there is anything I can help them with. If I was in a sales job, then I would ask something along the lines of "Have you heard about such and such product? Let me tell you some more about it." If someone catches me off guard with a question (my boss loves to do this too) I usually repeat it back to them to give myself from extra time to think about it and compose myself. I have a very extroverted guy at work who I admire for getting people to open up. He always opens up with questions that invites people to talk about themselves. People LOVE to talk about themselves. I will sometimes script a conversation if I know I have to talk to someone important and I recite it to myself or to a friend. Also if you don't like face to face conversations, use email or phone calls if it is appropriate. Good luck with looking for another job. Job searching really sucks, but finding a place that you don't dread going into every day is well worth it.

As another cat owner: Probably fish them out, knock them onto the floor and bat them around. They do that with bottle caps already and those don't even roll. This was a lot of fun, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!

Thank you, it was very fun!

Thank you. The two of them were a fun couple to write, I'm glad you liked it.

My family often threw Halloween parties, decorating for the holiday was my favorite part. Even the kitchen. Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you liked it.

That is lovely! Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I love Halloween, but I don't see trick or treaters anymore like we did when I was a kid. It's all done in church parking lots now.

Glad you liked it. It was fun to write. Thanks for commenting!

Disgustingly in love they certainly are, I hope they stay that way. Thanks!

Basil is adorable and has a sweet bf. I'm glad he could have his Halloween dream. Thank you!

Thanks Valkyrie. They were very cute and fun to write about.

Our House It was a beautiful fall morning, crisp and colorful, but still warm enough for me to drive home with the windows down, which I did. I smiled as I pulled into the driveway of our house. I supposed it was silly that I still got a little tingle when I saw it, we had moved in together over the summer, but I still savored the way it felt in my mind. Our house. I noticed that there were several new items on the porch, faintly illuminated by the porch light that Basil always made

Basil goes a little...overboard with Halloween enthusiasm. For Cia's Extreme Halloween challenge.

Sounds cool!

Yeah, Steve. I sleep nekkid. Someone is going to be scared, but it's not going to be me.

Thank you Parker, I'm glad you like it and thanks for commenting. 3- way relationships don't work for everybody, but everyone is different and these guys found a way to make it work!

Thanks for keeping AAA going @Carlos Hazday and @Renee Stevens! (Thoughtful is probably the nicest thing anyone has said about my opinions).

Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't see prologues much outside of fantasy and sci-fi books.

It can be. It depends on how you say it. If the tone of voice is syrupy sweet, it means you're an idiot.

If it is a good prologue, I'll read it. My favorite series has a prologue that introduces the villains on a quest that the protagonists will later join in on, and that is fine. If it something like "these are my characters!" type thing, or if it has a bunch of information that really should be included in the body of the story, then I'm a bit iffy on reading further. So it is not a prologue itself that I take an issue with, it's how well (or not well) they are written. In my opinion, if someone is going to include a prologue, it should meaningful to the story and well written, because that is the first thing the reader is going to read.

A very thought-provoking article.

Just finished as well. Whew!