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Hi Everyone !! Well, I'm a whole page behind again. I will have to write a whole page to catch up. NOT !! Mark_ I started over with The Legacy. I'm up to chapter 11 I think. I'm taking a break from it ( short one ). I will try to add reviews. It is very good but a bit dark for a steady diet. I have the fairy story copied and pasted. Can't wait to start it. CassieQ_ Mike_Breeze and Roan_ I'm glad you are getting the therapy. Cassie, we don't always see our own progress. Others can see it. Hang in there. Roan_ I hope you can stop the Rx. I too hated the side effects.( Glad you like my poems-Thank you for the remarks ) Breeze_ I analyze everything. What if, what if, and then do nothing. I know how frustrating that is. Comic_I am catching up on Marks posts. He is talented. You know that better than most. Your ordeal with Mother's Day sounds tragic. We all have to face that part of "life" eventually. It sounds like you are getting stronger . You are in my thoughts. And how often do we push away the one person/persons we need the most? Good advice to keep them close. Bee_ That is so sad. You have been thru' this before, I think. It is always hard. HUGS !!! Baseball is almost over-2 more weeks or so. 3 games a week is wearing me out. We won again tonight. Go Scrappers !!! I saw a deer crossing main street on my way to work last night. That was cool. They should be heading for high ground now. HUGS !!! to all of you. Be happy !

Nice. A nice memory and nicely written. Thank you,very enjoyable.

Excellent story. I too, was crying thru' it. I will look for more from you.

Mark that's beautiful. So much heart there.

Good story. Now I want some cake.

Mark that is great !!! How are you sneaking these in without me seeing them?

Mark how did I miss this? Absolutely perfect !!! I def have to read more

Hi All !!! Just want to say again how great it is to be back. Life is good and it is everyone here who keeps me going. Last night started with a flat tire and late for work and then it all went downhill from there. From things going missing to botched-up paper work to just making wrong turns and dropping things all night. I had just had a really good day and none of it got to me. Normally I would have been frustrated and angry at each little thing and been a basket case after a night like that. Life is good even when it's not good to us. Oh and listenning to Satriani all night didn't hurt either. Shelly I was rushing to get to work when I posted. I wanted to say how sorry I am for all you had to endure. It's good you have friends and family for support. I do hope you can add your voice to our family here. You will always have a strong shoulder to lean on or to cry on and an ear to listen here. And we are all open to another point of view on how to survive the hard times. Its almost time for work again. HUGS !!! Joe EDIT: adding here rather than start new post Mark.i just found several poems and short stories of yours that I had not seen. I thought I was following you but all that alerts me is Legacy updates. You have wonderful talent for poetry. I am embarrassed that I haven't seen them till now. And your Let's Make Love !!! Man that was hot. I'm sorry I am so slow getting to them. I will try to review soon too. I was able to get my phone to access stories here. I copy and paste into an e-mail. Then i just open mail on my phone and it works well. It breaks 1 chapter into 20 pages which is a little tedious but way easier than trying to scroll through GA directly. I will start reading The Legacy again.I had read the first few chapters.but need to refresh. I will pay closer attention to what you are writing. I love what you do !!! HUGS !!!

Hi Shelly You have had a rough time. Please don't ever be leary of posting here. No one judges or condemns. We are all family. It is all about the support. A new voice is always enjoyed and welcomed. This thread and all the folks here at GA have given me a new shot at life. I had all but given up hope. Hopefully you can gain from us and also add your support to help others here.

Hi Com. I posted 4 poems and got in trouble. 1 or 2 a week is the limit. I'm done for the week now. I will break a few out of the Random file and start a new book about lost souls and soul-mates I think. One i'm working on needs to be paired with it's beginning. I only did the one on baseball. I put it on FSO just so I could have it posted sooner. The more family oriented ones belong there anyway. I get things done and only post a few and the rest get put aside and forgotten. I will try to post more regularly . Here is another one @ FSO I better not push it any more. Mark I'm glad you liked that one with Keven.I hope to continue that one. Or another one similar. I just go where the story takes me. I never really outline. I let one line lead to the next. Check out SHOUT OUT It evolved the same way. Really I guess they all just take form as I write. It surprises me sometimes what comes out of my head. I never thought of using carpet as mulch. I have used it just to keep the mud at bay. But I didn't turn it over. Neat idea. It would look more natural. Mark you could start a better homes and gardens thread. I wasn't looking for your story yet. I know it's not up. I was just seeing if I could use Amazon. My phone hasn't got what it takes.No Javascript. No way to install anything. It's take it or leave it. It's better than nothing. So it's back to TMJ for reading.

Hey guys. Thanks so much just for being here. Mark I want to read your new story. Bummer. My phone won't access the Cloud Drive at Amazon.I'll have to make time to read when I'm on the PC. Mike 7500 words is a marathon. good job !! I I will post one I just wrote about baseball. It won't help you understand it any better though. I just posted one about writing. Let me know what you think. I have more but they yell at me if I post too many at once. Maybe i'll post at FSO. I haven't been there in a long while. I'll let you know. HUGS !!! to all EDIT: I posted Baseball and one about Nevada. They will be in review for a while. I forgot how long it takes. The decor is all different over there. No more Easter- egg purple? And one more here at GA. A fun little gay teen drama.

HI Everyone Mike, that is a nice house. The carpet... Ok it could go but it aint that bad. I'm happy for you. It looks like all of you are doing OK. That's great. Mark, I will try to reach out if things get bad again. OH, and good job !!! on the pig sale. So the party's on ??? I am busy now with baseball. Little League with the 10 year old. I am having so much fun. I never got involved in sports. I won't miss a game. And we have a good team. Won 6 lost 2 I think. About 6 more games to go. School will be out soon. I am going to have my hands full. Mom and Dad are both working lots of OT and rotating shifts for Mom. I hope I can handle it. I'm getting very little sleep now. I think I'll do OK !!! I have been writing again. I can't do it when I get down. My brain gets full of mush. Ideas just drown. I'll try to post one or two. I'm not sure anything is really finished. I have been reading some great stories. I feel guilty when there is so much on my Must Read list here at GA. I only read on my phone.It seems the only time I get to read is when I'm not home. I just can't maneuver GA on my phone. I find little sites with not too much to scroll through. I'm partial to the gay teen genre. I think that is where i'm at emotionally right now. I never got through a lot of that turmoil. It helps to re-live it and see how others dealt with it. That's some of what I have been writing, too . Gay teen themes Mark I see three new chapters in The Legacy. I WILL read that. I want to enjoy it. Not rush through it when I have a minute here or there. I have Amazons new cloud drive storage site. Maybe i can paste a story there and access it by phone. I'll have to try. Thanks for listening. See you all soon.

Hi all !!! Thank you for all the kind thoughts. They mean more than you can know. I am feeling better. Got pretty low there. Thought I was stuck in the mire again but i dragged my ass out for a moment at least. It is good to catch up here. I miss getting my FIX in this thread. At some point I lose hope and give up. I always know I have people here that care. That gives me the energy to claw my way up again. Mike, I sure know of the shell we build around us. I think mine is still there. I tear a piece off here and then rebuild it over there. A constant battle .I do make slow progress. Panda, You sound like you have the answer. That one thing that makes you happy. I haven't found mine yet but I have hope. Thanks for sharing. It helps to know we aren't alone in our struggle. Mark, Karl, Wayne,Clara,Mike, every one. Again, the kind thoughts are deeply appreciated. HUGS !!! and LOVE !!! to you all. Thank you for caring.

The pain and hurt is already hard to take. I know it will get worse. I will endure it just to enjoy the beauty of your writing. You definitely have a gift.

You have a hypnotic way with words that just pulls me in. The pain and the emotion are real. There is so much more. Your words themselves produce an energy that is more than what is written. I read chapter two and reread them both. I must have more! Amazing skill you have.

Thought I'd say Hi. Things are a bit rough right now. Haven't figured out just what or why. I guess it's just life. I don't know.

Hi Tim The story focused on a midwest farm boy who left home at 14 and lived on the streets of LA. The story or plot has been told before but Tristan, the author was a genius at weaving the details into pictures and images that seemed to take one right into the action. I checked yesterday and there are now 159 chapters still available. Only 169 were ever posted so most of it is there now. Of course this is not the whole story. We are waiting for T to bring it back. We have discussed many ways to post it without undue attention. It is up to Tristan now to finish editing the first 169 chapters and then get down to writing again. At least some of the story is true as it relates to certain events (1969 was the timeframe). This might be why it aroused so much hatred and threats toward the author. I don't know. The story itself is mild as far as the sex goes. It describes certain porn locations and operations that were or became somewhat famous. Maybe toes were stepped on. I don't know. Only guessing. LINK HERE to wayback site.

Hi friends. I just got an e-mail from G from the RB discussion and comment pages. He remembered me from two years ago and found me here at GA and recognized me from my poems.I hope to get in contact with more of the old gang from our "family" back then. He has a few e-mail contacts from the old blog. Also, I checked the Wayback link just to see if it was still functioning. I was able to access 159 chapters !!! I hope to chat with Tristan soon. Will alert of any news.

Hi Ashes. Sorry you are having trouble. Keep going forward. I know what a grip depression can have on you. Good to have you share with us. We owe all this to you. I think you might have saved my life. And probably many more ,too. This thread is such a source of hope for all of us. Thank you !!!

I was feeling sad Feeling sad and alone Along came a friend A friend called Roan He knew just when Just when to say Hi It meant so much So much that I cry I told him my tale My tale of woe And felt the mood The mood start to go I'm writing this poem This poem of love For the friend I was sent Was sent from above Thank you from my heart My heart can now sing Of you and your love Your love that you bring I hope you can see Can see what you are A bright beacon of hope Of hope from a

Thanks Comic. I was sure you would know which prompt it was. I will post ASAP. Good luck with the beta. I don't know how you do half of what you do here. I hope you know how much we all appreciate your efforts Mark I'm glad you're doing well. Being close to nature is certainly good for the spirit. I had a pleasant distraction at the park. I watched two crows and a gull fight over a big chunk of burrito. They were about two feet from my car.The crows tried to pick at it. The gull swallowed the whole thing in one bite. You said "powdered the chooks". Are you referring to chickens? What does powder mean? Tell Stu I say Hi and HUGS !! We sort of have spring here. We get a day or two of warm(60F) and then a day or two (or three) of bitter cold and snow and wind. It seems twice as cold after the warm days. The kids had the last week off for spring break. I was going night and day. A nap here and there. We had a good week though. I might enjoy this week without them. NO. I'll be lonely. I guess a Happy Easter is in order. Hope all who celebrate have a good time.

Hi Mark HI Comic !!! It is good to be back here. I was able to follow some with my dreaded phone. Could not really do much. Mark, I was sorry to see all the drama over your new pic. I think you should use it. It was a good pic. I am doing OK I think. I've been a bit down. That is what makes the good days what they are. We have to have both. My mood seems to be picking up. I have been writing more without my PC to distract me. I have a few to post. I was able to read some too, but not at GA. This site is too big . I can manage IOMFATS or awesomedude a little better with my phone. Hey Comic. Are you caught up now on your beta duties? Sounded like you were stressing there for a while. Comic, I wrote a poem for one of the prompts. Now I can't find it in the forum to refer to a number. It was to take a local legend and add our own spin on it. If you remember or can find it will you let me know? Thanks. Clara Hi again. I've missed you. I'm sure glad to be back. Billy Brat Hi A new face here. I hope you can share or benefit from this thread. HUGS !!! everyone

Hey Mark Clara Comic Everyone.!! I am so glad to be back. I tried to keep up with my phone access. Could not log on to comment. Sounds like things are going well for the most part here. I will have to see this Weeble and Bob. I need a good laugh.

Very nice Roan. I can't wait for more. I feel like Jake and Cal are my old friends already.

Great work Trebs. Glad to have you on the blog. Keep UP the good work!! EDIT: My "like" didn't stay posted?? Said trouble recording vote? Consider it liked