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I am glad you enjoyed it.

Lisa wants to find a prompt that would get the little voice to tie every one I have written about together, and my daughter wings wants to shoot him! Any suggestions you have to get him to stick to something past 1200 words or so would be gladly listened to!

They can be fascinating places, and my brother and his family never seemed to be bothered either. We used to tease him if the neighbors got restless to run!

“I never said this wasn’t going to hurt.” Julie shook her head slowly as she reached down and offered Bryson her hand. “You never said he was going to hate me either!” he groused as he brushed yet more dirt off his bruised and battered backside. “Go on with you, back in the saddle.” *** Bryson was your typical 20 year old college student. Tall, average build, golden brown hair just below his ears, he was the basic boy next door. He was the only

Wow must have been something to watch those trees be swallowed up close and personal like that !

Thank you.

Don't give comicfan and my little voice any ideas! they both get enough of their own!!!

Prompt 252 Bobby sat on his mom’s rope and board swing slowly rocking back and forth. He hated living here. His friends refused to come over to visit. The creeps at school all made fun of him over living in THIS house. “God I hope dad is right about the party at the end of the month.” “What could be a better place for a Halloween party than an old graveyard that no one ever visits anymore?” he had said. *** Moving in

This is why it is important to like a chapter ( if you liked it of course) in addition to anything else you do. Sometimes our lives are just too crazy to spend time in the forums, etc and you don't have the opportunity or the right technology for leaving a review - but no matter what you are reading on you can still like an entry. It lets the author know you were there, didn't lose interest,and appreciate their work even if you couldn't review from your nook in a hospital waiting room.

What I was saying was not meant to be an attack on you. It was meant to point out that a review should be a critique of the work, not the worker. Yes a writer - all writers including the reviewer - needs to control their emotions. I have, however, seen the author attacked and called things that most people would not repeat in public because a reader took issue with the subject matter. I feel that is not acceptable and to belittle anyone that way is wrong. 'and allows writers to justify overreacting to criticism' Over reactions sometimes happen. Often counter actions are taken before the situation is thought through. " And forgive me, but I think it is unreasonable to put readers in the position of weighing given an honest critique (often trying to help the author and also giving praise) against the possibility of getting a mouthful of abuse" If a reader is giving an honest critique of a work, trying to help an author, and is giving praise, I doubt that there would be much of a possibility of receiving abuse for their efforts. It's the comments that come across as a personal attack I think would be taken as offensive. There may always be the one or two that take offense when none was meant, but they would be the minority. Being a reviewer does not give one carte blanc to speak without thinking. Unreasonable of me to want people to think before shooting their mouths off? Then I guess I will just have to live with being unreasonable. "So do you think these examples: 'Having Character X fail to work out Obvious Thing Y makes him come across as stupid.' 'That plot twist requires all the characters to be stupid.' 'The worldbuilding for Thing X is stupid - why did everyone randomly start worshipping Darksoul the Kitten-Eating Demon?' Are akin to a child being abused by their parent? Because, in all honesty, unless I have severely misunderstood your phrasing, I find the equation deeply offensive. And also, if anything, a near-perfect illustration of what I was saying here:" I am sorry if it offends you - but all three of these examples read to me as the writer calling the authors work stupid, and I can easily understand an author feeling the reviewer is by extension calling the author stupid. So yes I equated that to the damage done when a parent continually calls a child stupid. For many authors, most notably a new author, being called stupid could make the difference between trying to improve and giving up. Would you continue to write if you felt people considered your work rubbish? And finally, "The word 'stupid' is just that - a word" Each and every one of us should remember that words hurt. Good authors use words to make the reader feel. Joy, sorrow, anger, all are provoked by the author using nothing but words. You are 100% right in saying "stupid" can, and occasionally may apply to a plot twist, and used judiciously could even be considered constructive. That does not however mean we should not consider our words carefully and be sure we are addressing the story issues, and not coming across as abusive of the author.

And it is very much a family!

Me??? What on earth did I do besides enjoy the story and tell you so??? I love Zu's version of a ring since he can't wear the real thing.

Thanks

My logical brain keeps telling me there is more, but the little voice hasn't started talking about it yet. If he does i'll let everyone know!

LOL are you sure you are not the one needs to be running?

Thank you. I love the imagery you set with my text!

He can be an annoying little bugger! Glad you enjoyed.

ummm - how would you have written and sat still for the tat artist at the same time?

Does ffff need explanation?

Prompt 246 What now? “What now? How the hell should I know what now?” Carlos looked at the boys around him at a complete loss. “Well you are the one got us into this! It’ll be fun you said. What could go wrong? Famous last words!” “Oh come on now. How was I supposed to know mom’s car would toss a fan belt in the middle of a desert? Or Jason over there didn’t know how to read a map and would get us lost in the desert? Or the sat

Thanks Wayne. I have to admit, your prompts start that little voice going more than anything in my past ever has.

Myk is right - until a biopsy is done and pathology comes back a nodule could be nothing more than scaring due to the asthma. The doc that already is talking about chemo before any further testing is done is alarmist that could be winding everyone up over what is basically nothing. Having gone through all this as the patient I know just how scary this is for the boy, and can certainly understand his moms fears. Just be there to let her rant and rave at and hold her when she needs to cry. Might not feel like much to you but it will mean the world to her.

While every reader has a right to express their opinions on a story they do not have a right to be deliberatly hurtful and nasty. Pointing out plot issues like the catapult is one thing, saying things that reflect back and seem to call the author stupid is another. The point of writing about things that bother you in a review is to make the author think, not make him feel like a child facing an emotionally abusive parent. Even when a review is a full on beating - it should be a beating of the work - not the author.

Wow - get busy for a couple days and there is a population explosion! Welcome to Ga. I hope you all find a little niche here just as i have over the last couple months. Warning - GA IS addictive - but its a fun addiction and much better than many addictions I can think of. I love your profile pic Uziel!

Prompt 244 Why do the living think we want to be like this? We don’t. I don’t tell them they should not be eating steak do I? It is really a matter of survival. We exist. If want to keep existing, we have to feed. It’s not my fault a cow’s brains just don’t cut it for zombie nutrition. Ordering a batch from the local butchers shop like you live ones would buy a side of beef to fill your freezer would be soooooooo much easier!