Timothy M.

It's a good thing he didn't break both arms. I think he got off lightly with the Talk. He and Todd make a good couple, but I agree about more talking.

I'm glad you were persuaded to post stories on GA. In spite of the occasional rant I enjoy reading your stories, which are both well written and interesting. I haven't managed to read the CSR story yet, because I want to be in a brighter mood than the February grey grumpiness.

What a relief. I was worried, but Michael's family were perfect. Thank you

I am too, although I'm stalled at the moment. But at least there are more chapters to read for you at this point. Although, with the speed you're going through all my works, you'll run out soon. Luckily, there are lots of great stories on GA:

LOL, you're right. Every time I try to write a Complete short story my readers and I want to know more. I have a hard time letting go of my characters. I do want to return to Gil and Tar and replace the last line with more chapters, but I need to finish my currently incomplete stories first. Plus, fantasy is a difficult genre since you have to come up with a whole, coherent world.

I guess Bart already had his date with Death, but it wasn't much fun. You'll have to read the story I'm currently posting together with @aditus to - maybe - find out about another kind of dating Death. Thanks for reading and commenting.

thank you. I have to admit I was nervous when I first posted the story, mainly because of the difficult balance you mention. I keep being amazed and grateful about people liking and praising it. You can find the other stories in @Cia's household item game here, they were very interesting (weird) too.

You'll be happy to know I'm currently writing on more chapters and hope to start posting once I'm done with the story I'm writing together with Aditus. If you laughed a lot, my missions with this story is a success.

Thank you for leaving a comment. I was following your progress as you hit the like buttons, and it was a nice surprise to wake up to this feedback on the last chapter and the story. Have you decided whether you're Team Rob or not ? (You can find the other members and check out the T-shirt in the story discussion topic.) I'm delighted and grateful for your remarks about the conversations and scenes, because dialogue was always a weak spot in my writing. A lot of the credit for improvement goes to my editor / beta reader @AC Benus.

Well, at least they got it right on the second try - or was it the third ? So what did Landyn do to enable D to lower his shields ?

Lots of good points in this article. However, I hope for readers that most of them do NOT read out to themselves inside their heads. I have a friend who was a very slow reader (which was a problem when studying), so they took a speed reading course. One of the first thing the instructor asked was: "Do you read the text out to yourself inside your head?" Several people said yes and were told this was a major reason for their slowness. If you don't do it, the path to understanding is from your eyes to your brain, short and fast. If you do it, the path in your mind goes: eyes-mouth-ears-brain - a long, slow route. Making kids read out loud when learning to read should only be done in the shortest possible period, so as not to set this pattern in their heads. It took my friend quite a while to get rid of the habit. That said, there are also disadvantages to being a fast reader like me: you tend to miss details. But I often read stories, I like, two or three times and usually discover something new each time.

Great recommendation by tim. Just don't read Bound & Bound when you're alone on a dark and stormy night. If you need any more encouragement, you can also check out @Valkyrie's blog review from 2015.

No, nestling arrows are quite harmless, and they wouldn't work on Sablo anyway, because he's been shot with a silver arrow.

Thanks (it not just me but Aditus, too). Yeah, the timing of the DOR revoke was slightly suspicious. Is it significant? (author short hand for either big plot twist or plot hole). Diego did in fact have a few decades of more normal guardian duty, before he found himself assigned to those children, but yeah, he's not been a happy trooper for a while. Reaper man is my favorite DiscWorld novel and it's always fun when he appears in the other books too. "KIND OF DARK IN HERE, ISN'T IT?"

We can read that here too. Great story.

why are you scrubbing the bathroom if it's being renovated. Won't they rip everything out ?

I saw a study once which looked at statistics for teen pregnancies. The countries with the most comprehensive and mandatory sex eds in schools, including teaching you how to have safe sex, had significantly fewer teen pregnancies than countries where there was no sex ed and/or mainly the no-sex-before-marriage mantra.

I hope the confusion will be over by the time Aditus and I have finished the story. But you never know...

Isn't the clitoris the female body's equivalent of the penis ? I think it was less than ten years ago that I read an article saying that describing and drawing the clitoris as a 'button' was totally ridiculous, because it was more like a rod, with the tip being like the head of a penis. I can't remember being taught anything like that in sex ed back in the 1970'ies.

How does Tracy know about Jeff ? While I'm glad he's befriending the shunned gay boy, I feel a little sorry for Jack who is actually standing up to his best friend and calling him on his bigoted behavior. It will be interesting to see whether Jimmy will be a better friend than Jason was. But perhaps Jack will retreat deeper into his closet and watch Tracy and Jeff with envy.

I'm glad the chapter appealed to your romantic heart. You've pointed out something essential about my story, which is Patrick getting a family after years of loneliness. Patrick and Peter falling in love was the aim of the original short story, but when I decided to expand it, I wanted to show all the other positive consequences of them getting hit by Cupid's arrows.

Thanks, I love it when readers point out phrases they particularly enjoyed. I'm glad you like Anthony and John, they're a favorite of mine too. Hmm, you just gave me an idea. Moster Grethe is a mix of two relatives of mine, so I'm always pleased when my readers appreciate her. Thanks for reading and commenting.

what's the "little man in the boat ?"

Who was it who said that strategy never survives the onset of the battle? Next time they'll know they need to plan for the unexpected to happen. We readers know why Mr. B was so affected, it's because he's originally from the Kingdom, like Kieran. I wonder if they'll find out eventually. Does Kieran look the same as he did before? Then someone may recognize the Prince, if they meet people. I assume they carefully put out the fire from their first meal. Woorawa wold never forget the danger of a bush fire.

Robbie's conviction he'll die may be partly caused by his depression, however, it does have some merit. I've heard a story about a young woman who fell of a horse and hit her head. Took her a long time to recover. A few years later she developed a brain tumor which killed her, and the doctors couldn't explain its appearance in any other way than 'possibly due to her earlier accident.' Another possible explanation is slow seepage of spinal fluid, but that would probably show up on a full-body scan. As for the discussion about whether Alex should be reported and punished, I think it depends on what Robbie wants and what benefits him right now. He needs to focus on what will make him feel safe, such as refusing to be alone with Alex. Hopefully, he can enlist Nicola and Daniel to achieve this.