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  1. Mark Paren
    I’m an outliner, but I always end up going back and editing awkward passages.
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    You don’t know what happens in the chapter after next? You must be a pantser (or a no pantser).
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    The tension builds!
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    Sounds like you were much more adventuresome than me.
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    The games we play. But games are often fun!
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    Chapter 1

    Mark Paren commented on andy cannon's story chapter in Chapter 1

    A painfully emotional first chapter (in a good way).
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    Chapter 1

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Thanks for the comment. Coming-of-age isn’t always easy..
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    Chapter 1

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Thanks for the comment. To quote an eminent writer “ it was the best of times , it was the worst of times..”
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    Chapter 1

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Thanks, I never know how people are going to react to true stories like this.
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    In the halls of a parochial boys’ school in Westchester County, a teenager carries a secret he has no language for and no one to share it with. Convinced he is the only gay kid among eight hundred boys, he navigates a world that would condemn him for simply being himself. Out of those eight hundred, one boy stops him cold. A brutally honest account of obsession, longing, and the cruelty of desire that must remain invisible, and a single sentence that could have changed everything.
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    For those of you interested in why I acted the way I did during this chapter of my life, read “It’s Not How I Remember It,” which explores my first thirteen years. I attended a parochial boys’ high school in Westchester County, New York. I met my best friend, Vincent, in middle school, along with a few other kids that attended the high school. Puberty was hitting me hard at this point, and I was a typical “good” Catholic boy with no sexual outlet. I didn’t even have access to porn. I had to
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    Encrypted

    Mark Paren commented on Jeff Burton's story in Fiction

    I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that with all the positive responses, the author decided to search out an agent for a publishing deal.
  13. Mark Paren
    Thanks. You bring up some interesting points in your comment. Glad you enjoyed the story.
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    Glad you enjoyed the story. Thanks for commenting.
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    Thanks for the critique. Maybe I could have simplified things. You’ve given me something to think about.
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    Chapter 2

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 2

    Might be a Scandinavian thing.
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    Thanks for the comment. Much to think about.
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    You might be right and the Germans may choose to project their venom in the future. They’ve already been rejected by the Argentina Ahnenerbe, but there’s always whatever group the Generation 7 boys are associated with. The question is would the Generation 7 boys want anything to do with the diminished Generation 5 Germans?
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    Evil begets evil. Everybody loses. Thanks for your comment.
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    Dusk fell on Buenos Aires as August’s winter cold gripped the city. In a crumbling gym tucked away in a desolate corner of the city, Ralph and his two remaining Munich Generation 5 companions, Klaus and Dieter, prepared for their evening ritual of hoisting weights. The Argentine Ahnenerbe had turned their backs on them, choosing to dissolve under UN scrutiny rather than shelter Munich’s exiles. Guided into the anonymity of civilian life, the three Germans had found a fragile peace here. They wer
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    Chapter 12

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 12

    I purposely left a few things unresolved. Life’s like that sometimes. Thanks for the comment.
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    Chapter 12

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 12

    Not sure about a sequel, but thanks for the comment.
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    Chapter 12

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 12

    I thought about including a revenge scene. Maybe I’ll add one. Thanks for the comment.
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    It’s hard to wrap my head around it. After everything I’ve been through, I’m sitting in second-period Science with Oscar and Ralph, the room humming with the low murmur of everyday life. You’d think something massive would shake things up, but it all feels strangely normal. The Norwegian and American Ahnenerbe have taken the lead in Europe. Germany and Poland pulled out of Scandinavia, digging in to strengthen their hold on the mainland. Turns out there are smaller chapters in Austria and I
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    Chapter 11

    Mark Paren commented on Mark Paren's story chapter in Chapter 11

    Good insights. I suppose this story could go on for chapters and chapters. (I promise, it won’t.)
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