Timothy M.

So even a place blessed by Gods may fall to ruin, when the humans become selfish and uncaring. Jacques may be ready to understand, but how many others will?

Uh oh, who does Matthias work for ? At least, if he is on Earth he should be able to interfere with Harman.

I'm guessing the 'knocking' on their bedroom door was Ted's tail thumping against the door. And Nathan is probably trying not to blush as he talks with Kierena and Kennedy in the hall.

Well, I guess his friends managed to distract Jack from the intervention, which may have an important impact on his future. It's not a good sign that they need so many people to convince Jack's mother. And she may feel so defensive about all of them talking at her that she'll refuse to listen or change her mind.

I'm very glad Jack's sister and Darren are there for him.

I'm glad Liam finally made up for ignoring Bas for two years and standing him up on their first date. He only realized what he had lost when Bas left, but at least he didn't waste any time when he got a second chance. I loved to see him chase Troy off, and it was good for Bas to see his bastard of an ex being afraid. I'm not surprised he was reluctant to tell Liam about his past, but I'm proud of him for doing so and moving on. I know they'll be happy together.

This story left me with a lot of questions, but this does not detract from the liking. Was Gerald not out to his sister and her husband ? If yes, why did they decide to put him in their will as responsible for their kids, since they apparently brought them up as Baptist-churchgoing bigots. And why did Gerald let them continue at the church rather than wean them away from hate ? Or did he only just take on the job as guardian ? In any case, he should tell the kids to enter the 21st century and become proper humans, preferably by paying for them to see a good therapist - which they should be doing anyway, if they witnessed their parents getting killed. As for Phillippe, I like his sensible and calm attitude. He tries to get the best out of his life and doesn't wallow in useless regrets. It seems like the calls from Gerald may be the push he needs to be more active in shaping his future. Friendships can be more valuable than romance at our age.

I'm glad this topic was good for something.

I'm glad the Elder and his family knew the truth and accepted it, even though they could not make their people see sense. Jair had a spark of the divine in him all along, and that enabled Epheriel to raise him as an archangel. They can be together forever, and maybe sometimes help humans like them during the centuries of persecution. Wonderful story, Thorn.

As usual I have absolutely no idea.

I love the way Rudy casually dismisses Marcus' concern about being recognized in Scotland. But I'm sure Tom keeps 'the famous chef' on firm ground most of the time.

I'm glad his grandson forgave him, after he had learned his lesson. Maybe other of the fossil party participants will learn from this.

So everyone who helped get the fruitcake to the right recipient got the reward they deserved. I like that idea. Now we just need the Norwegian prayer.

I love the idea of a sentient tree making sure it went to the most deserving person / family to make their holiday bright.

The review team is also grateful to @mollyhousemouse for giving us this recommendation, since apart from promoting a wonderful story it helped fill the gaps. Everyone can send reviews to Renee or me to be featured in the story blog. There are several vacant spots in 2020.

lol, yeah, I was thinking of Peter and Patrick, but of course I mustn't forget Rob and Co.

Yeah, I hope so too. I have every intention of getting back to the twins, but I think I need to focus on my other long story sitting unfinished. So for any potential new readers it's better to be honest about the status of this story. Thanks for caring, drought.

Sorry about not getting anything written on this story or my Patrick story. I'm changing the status of CC to 'on Temporary Hold' On the other hand I have a nice long Christmas vacation this year.... Anyway, I just wanted to share this nice picture of the Danish goal keeper Kasper Schmeichel wearing a LGBT flag captain's arm band in Leicester's recent win. isn't it ?

Yeah, thanks, that's true. But I think I'll use the banner LitLover made for me for my profile banner, since I can't have it on my story. But at least I can have it as a story cover below the list of chapters.

@Thorn Wilde I'm not very good at beta reading, but in any case it's a moot point. Only promoted authors can add story banners, not ordinary authors.

Ahh, of course. - stupid of me, because it says so in the guide text. It's a shame, because story banners make the visual impression of the site much nicer than the empty blue space, I have right now. But what happened to the Spring 2017 Anthology banner ?

I used to have a very nice story banner for my Clueless Camping story. For some reason it is gone, and I would like to add it again. This should happen in Step 2 of posting / editing according to the guide: However, I do not see an option to add a story banner, when I try to edit the story - nor when I go into Add a Story. I can see where to add the Story Cover Image, it's right below the copyright box. But that's not the same thing, right? Laptop, Windows, Google Chrome

Apart from Anthology banners (including the awesome Valdemar banner which for some unknown reason only displays on the second of my fan fic stories ) I only have the banner Litlover very kindly designed for my Clueless Camping story - which seems to have disappeared So, yeah, I'd love to get some help designing a couple of banners. What can we do for you in return ?

They definitely need to lawyer up and get Simon his own social worker, who understands about LGBT matters and what bigotry and lack of support from a parent can do to vulnerable teens. The next step is telling Simon's father they'll go to the press to expose him as a cyber-bully, his mother as a hateful old woman, and the church for threats to abuse a gay kid.

I'm surprised not more people have read and commented on Thorn's story, but maybe they're waiting for the last chapter to post. I can recommend it, if you want an unusual and beautiful love story set in ancient times. Oops sorry @Thorn Wilde for spelling your name wrong. Too early in the morning.