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Well look at it this way, you know it will be the last cliffhanger I have for Charlie. The story ends with Chapter 31. Glad you have been with me and enjoyed the tale.

I'm glad someone did. I couldn't let my poor Charlie not get that reference. After all, Charlie Wagner's luck is an awful lot like Charlie Brown's.

Well one more chapter and you know all that I do. Glad you have stayed with me and enjoyed it.

Yup. Just the last chapter to go and you know I have to lay all my cards on the table so everyone will know what happened.

Between being sick, working massive hours, and trying to keep up with my own stories, well I've fallen a bit behind. I do apologize. I won't even get into the holidays, the cooking and the rest of it. For most stories on GA I've gotten smart. i write the whole story out, beginning to end, hand it over to my editors and betas, and let them go to town. That way when I say I'm going to post every Monday, Tuesday, or whatever, I can do it. However, I haven't been able to do that with Accidents Happen. That is the story I created to see if I could do it. Well, who the heck expected to have people read it and want more? The problem has been finding a way to end it. Trust me, more than once Charlie refused to come so I could write and the temptation to have him, oh I don't know, hit by a bus, was fairly strong. lol. However, I knew it wouldn't be fair to Charlie, the readers, or me. So it has been a struggle. Luckily he only has a final chapter and then Charlie can go play in everyone else's imagination for a while. I am fairly proud of myself though. This week Seeon posted on time, Charlie finally got Chapter 30 out, and I managed to hand over the rewrites for Jonas to Andy. Nice to know when Seeon and Charlie end I'll have another story ready to go. For someone who hasn't done this sort of writing for a couple of years it is nice to flex muscles and get back into it. Oh, and I have a new fairy tale being gone over too, as well as new chapter for the story over on the other site. Having fun between work. Oh well. Off to bed. Night all.

Chapter 30 – Christmas Day Charlie woke up early and noticed how cold the apartment felt. He padded over to the window and observed it was beginning to snow again. Large white flakes were falling making the view outside his window very pretty. He was just starting to head toward the bathroom when the phone rang. “Morning and Merry Christmas,” Charlie said, trying not yawn into the phone. “Morning, Sexy. Figured I would call and see if you wanted

bookjunky, I always publish Seeon every Saturday. I'm glad you are enjoying Seeon. The wedding is next.

Well she did wrong but at least she helped you get baby Q. That is what matters. No one is perfect.

Well the wedding is next week. Anyone who has read my stories knows my characters are usually put through some sort of problem. This is the first part of a three part story. If people decide they want more then I will get busy with the next section.

Just hang in there. You are the artist and the writer. However, the publisher is the one that gets to decide what you baby is going to look like. Keeping my fingers crossed and don't panic too much.

Chapter 5 – Blessings and Family Visits Morning woke him as the sun light reached through the window and roused his tired brain. He knew there would be much to be done today so he began by taking his traditional bath. He poured the last of the special bath oil Batea had given him into the water and then soaked in the oversized tub. He washed his hair and then dried himself. As he entered his bedroom to dress, Batea knocked on his door and entered. “Oh good, you are up.” She did not bother to c

That was scary Dolores. He drown the guy and now either the spirit or the guy himself is do to show up. Not exactly a bright sort of spot. Guess with that being the last journal entry it wasn't a nice meeting.

Nice job. Glad to see the final version of this, Billy. Getting to be really interesting.

That was really good and sort of sad, Dolores. Glad I got to read it.

The details are amazing. I wouldn't be one to go anywhere that I might run into an alligator. That is its own special type of bravery/stupidity. I've done canoeing and know the work out that is. I've camped deep in the woods where the world seems like it doesn't exist. Darkness takes on a whole new meaning so that description of yours was frighteningly real for me. That is one incredible story Rus. Knowing it is based on real life, all I can tell you is I am glad you both survived. Your scenery and background takes on a life of its and while you never describe your main characters we feel like we know them. Nice tale and I hope to read more from you soon.

This story sort of flowed out in a really short burst of time. It was inspired in many ways from the prompt and Cia's work. Once I had seen what she did, well I couldn't exactly write a little nothing. In many ways the world is divided up into sections. To the north near the mountains is the land ruled by the Waza family, The Horeun Empire. The Horeun's are progressive and push knowledge and equality. Seeon is from the Toleran Empire near the deserts. This is a very caste society, male ruled, and rigid.Poor Seeon is caught between them, a mix of ideals and desires he is about to be pushed further into things he has never considered. I hope you enjoy this.

Seeon is male. In his culture, once you are named Ma' Nee you are no longer seen as a male. They treat you as a woman, but you have even less of standing. So when the rest call him a woman, that is why. The Waza family do not see Seeon as a woman. His life there is going to be very different than if he had been married to someone from his own culture.

Well I am glad I got your interest anyway. Seeon is at the half way point. I have more if people are interested but we will see after the first part ends. Hang on more to come.

May your turkey be juicy, Your taters have nary a lump, May your side dishes make no one woozy, while your desserts make everyone jump, and may your Thanksgiving dinner not go to your thighs forcing you into a new pants size. Happy Thanksgiving one and all.

Chapter 4 – The Waza Family Seeon stood and could only stare at the woman before him. She was thin and the outfit she wore clearly showed she was in shape as it clung to her curves. Her hair was fairly short and brown. Her dark brown eyes seemed to take in everything. There were the beginnings of wrinkles near her eyes but from just looking at her, Seeon had no idea of her age. Comparing her to other women he knew did not help. Even Batea, being much younger, did not look as fit as Qu

Wow, you really moved that prompt around. LOL. Poor Zombies.

I had read a few of her Pern books but didn't know she had passed. That is sad news.

Before I forget, I just wanted to wish you all the best on your special day. Happy Birthday Mikie And may all your wishes come true now and always.

Okay, I've been a little erratic lately. Sort of comes with the territory of growing up I think. Funny, most people can blame their issues on their mates, their children, hell even their pets. I don't get those outs. lol I just found five Thanksgiving cards I forgot to mail. I feel like an ass but still putting them out in the mail. I have bills waiting for my paycheck to come in so I can I send them out. Feels like all I do is work to see the money go out. I think it is that time of the year. Time for depression. I guess part of it is being home with my father. I am noticing the missing things. My mother not being here any more. His new aches and pains as he ages. The loneliness of being without anyone at the moment. It is just sort of wearing on me. Where did the time go? How did I screw up? Oh trust me, I know I screwed up, I've been told that often enough just don't know where. I'm behind on my story, only because lately I feel like all I do is work. Hell, I've had a prompt written for two weeks and only last night got to post it. I have my chapter for AH done, haven't had two minutes to type that up either. Forget Nanowrimo. I'd have done better if the month was September or even October. November just has too much crap going on. I was listening to the news this morning. One commentator was talking saying the government hopes to see more and more stores open on Thanksgiving. If it happens they can cancel Thanksgiving as a national holiday. People aren't interested in their family, only football and shopping. To hear them say that scared me. They were reading statistics. In 1978 stores decorated for Christmas on Thanksgiving. Stores opened at their normal time with special sales from 9am to noon. In the late 1980's the Black Friday shopping blitz began to take off. Stores opened earlier hoping to get people in and spend more money by promising special sales from six am to nine am. By the 90's it was a five am opening for many stores. There was a joke that people would give up their family for a good sale in the 2000 decade. Looks like they were right but were off by a decade. As of now most major chain stores are opening at midnight. Some, like Toys R Us are now opening at 9pm on Thanksgiving evening. What ever way you look at it this means they have to have enough employees working in the store to get it operational two hours before the customers are allowed in. Some retailers have announced if they have enough people shopping at these new hours this year, next year they plan to open at 3pm on Thanksgiving day. End result, greed over family means no more holiday. Most stores are not paying their employees anything extra. So they are told if they don't work they lose their job and health benefits. So they go in to work a 10 to 16 hour shift with no holiday pay or bonus unless they end up with more than forty hours for the week. I heard this and felt like I wasn't the only one missing some vital pieces this year. I guess no one feels the need to give thanks for being with family any more. Instead they have their shopping list and are "thankful" that they can give up their meal and family to go shopping. In case I haven't made said it. I am thankful for my friends and family. For the people who smile and wish me well. Who share their comments, their lives, and their days with me. Those who send me notes. call me, text me, and keep in touch. For reminding me I am human, I am not alone, and I have worth even when I don't feel like I do. For all those reasons I am grateful for a day that lets me take the time to think of people gone from my life, for those who remain at my side, and for the new ones who have entered my life. I might have lost some pieces along the way but I am grateful for the ones who have found me and made me fit into their lives as well.

I'll say that everyone knows more about Seeon then he does. Born into the world that Seeon was, there wasn't a whole lot of choices available to him, and even those were taken from him. As he grew, more and more of his life was cut off from him. Still have a few surprises up my sleeve.