Kitt

L.A. Confidential?

Oh hell no - the CAP series is NOT allowed to close - Mark is stuck writing us interesting chapters for the rest of his life!

OK, so now we have the stage set for sparks to possibly fly between Cam and Matt, Possible friction with the kid who is running the bar, Brad getting his head on straight ( or trying to) and Will being more reserved in voicing his opinions of others behaviors. In one of the reviews someone expressed surprise that Will didn't go ballistic that Matt wasn't telling Cam about his boyfriends infidelities. But Matt didn't say he was not going to tell Cam, he said he didn't know yet. Will can hardly say Matt is making a wrong decision at this point. With the first anniversary of the tragedy coming up, I can't see it being a happy day for anyone in the family. I recall the reaction of a kindergarden student in my day care group after seeing all the replays during the commemoration. He came running into my room crying "They did it again Miss Kitt, they did it again!" and sobbed into my arms for an hour. Why the school didn't call his mother is beyond me! I can really see the hurt coming back tenfold that day.

Another feel good chapter, and wonderfully done. Makes me wonder what the next big loop on the roller coaster that is the Crampton/Schulter's lives will be. There are only two short months left before the first anniversary of the tragedy, and I can't see that day as being happy for any of them. Thank you Mark. It is always a nice way to start my Fridays off, reading another chapter of your wonderful story while enjoying my second cup of coffee.

Happy Birthday Never! Hehehe - I think I got the first one in tho on your skype!

Big surprise - i register Yonkers, Newark, Philly.

LOL I only learned enough to follow a high mass on Sundays.

I saw this video on the evening news last night, although this view is much better and gives a clearer picture of what happened. Yeah for the cat!

OK - who remembers their latin?????

LOL slightly tipsy yes - staggering drunk I never saw the allure in! I was usually the DD.

Is there really such a thing as TOO much fun?

Happy Birthday Mark!

I can't help but wonder if Cam is going to show Matt that the past is never really gone, and sometimes it comes back to haunt you.

Oh my Lord! Well so much for the theory of "throw away" characters. We never know when you are going to dust one off to stir things up! Great chapter Mr Arbour. I could add my foot stomping to KevinD's but I doubt it would make one bit of difference! Thank you.

I'm stumped - and if I give in and google it I will not post an answer!

Hi Jebekah. No one here will quibble about a year or two!

Have a wonderful day Thorn!

LOL on drinking LEGALLY Some of us do play by the rules and have never had to hire a lawyer other than to draft my will!

Almost

Chapter 11 of Direct Confusion is up, I have chapters 12 and 13 in my editing queue and Sasha is working on 14! We are off and running again!

I tripped on this forum this morning and thought it should be brought back into the light, at least for a few days. A while back there was a discussion going on exactly this topic, and I thought all the "new" authors who were having it might benifit from seeing what people like Dom Luca had to say on the subject. I think the most helpful thing I read here was the posting of a link to the discussion forum at the bottom of EVERY chapter. Often if I am reading on my tablet it is cumbersome to leave reviews, and bopping around to get to a forum is left till I can get to my laptop. Unfortunately by then I sometimes forget what it is I wanted to say!

LOL Actually coffee isn't my thing. I enjoy a good cup every now and then, but when there is too much blood in my caffeine stream (to quote Tucker McCallahan) I go for Pepsi. During Nano there is always a small bottle sitting near my computer.

I turned 18 a few months before NJ raised the drinking age to 19. Those of us that became legal before the change were "grandfathered", that is allowed to keep our legal status. That had the effect of about half my peer group being legal, and the other half being envious. Binge drinking among our crowd was more a function of "forbidden fruit" than which side of an age line you landed on. The houses where there was no liquor or it was kept locked up produced the heavy drinking teens. The households where it was just there, wine was offered with dinner when the adults had it, and curiosity was met with information rather than prohibitions had much more restrained teens when it came to drinking. My 18th ( the best I can compare Jeremy, my 21st was sort of just another birthday when it came to alcohol) I went out to my fathers favorite hang out and he bought me my first legal drink. It wasn't all that much of a big deal because I was raised with the open communication group I spoke about earlier. I had 2 or 3 drinks and then went to a movie with my boyfriend. I remember giggling thru the entire thing, even if I cannot remember what movie it was! My best friend on her 18th however got so blitzed it took 3 of us to get her into the car and take her home. I don't think she made it to 18 shots though.

Oh good gravy - a novel as complex as the wolves during Nano??? I best get my new glasses before then!

Just being away from restrictive influences contributes too.