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Borrowing from Vince Gill: I know your life On earth was troubled And only you could know the pain You weren't afraid to face the devil the lymphoma You were no stranger to the rain Go rest high on that mountain Son, you work on earth is done I find comfort thinking your pain is gone. Although for those left behind it's just begun. May they find comfort in good memories.

Very good chapter. A bit surprising at first, but glad things worked out. So when is the next one?

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Having no one there, or worse being invisible to those found us is very scary. Thank you

Hmm, wishes: a cookie jar that when the lid is opened, tells who all has been in it self-making bed sheets

A loud click broke the silence of the empty theater. A spotlight sputtered on and a small circle of light illuminated an old, scarred, wooden chair. Dusty seats watched the otherwise empty stage, waiting for a show to begin. Heavy thuds announced the approaching boots of a brooding young man. Just outside the light, he crouched down and fumbled with something. Leaving a small camcorder on the floor, he swung his guitar around and strode to the chair. The light wood of guitar, which he cradled r

The old wooden ladder creaked under Todd’s weight as he grabbed the Nike shoe box from the top shelf of his closet. He cradled the box in his arms as he walked to the small bed in his childhood bedroom. Sitting on the faded Syracuse University Orange comforter, Todd brushed the dust off the lid. “I know there is something old in here from that farmer's market where I first met Jim and Martin. Hopefully it's something that can be used in their wedding. I'm so glad they can legally marry now.” M

I don't know the title but this phrase keeps running through my head: See the tree how big it's grown, but friend it hasn't been so long it wasn't big

Todd carefully climbed the step ladder in his closet and retrieved an old photo box from the top shelf. He cradled the box in his arms as he walked into his bedroom and sat on the bed. “I know there is something in here from that farmer’s market where I first met Jim and Martin. Hopefully it’s something that can be the something old for their wedding. I’m so glad they can legally marry now.” Musing aloud, Todd took the top off the box and rifled through the contents. He placed several photogr

I am enjoying your Dark and Dusty History corner. Will you be continuing it?

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Thank you for reading and reviewing.

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Great start.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking time to leave a review.

Congrats Cole!

We battle against many storms in our lives. Some are only powerful because we make them so. Thanks for the review.

We battle against many storms in our lives. Some are only powerful because we make them so. Thanks for the review.

For short stories, I use a rough point outline to plan it. Just a list of plot points, Character A goes into the store and sees Character B, Character C asks Character A to get ..... For longer stories I use a modified version of the mind mapping technique, it's also called spider or web I think. It's easier done on paper, but if you have MS Project or similar, or are familiar with MS Word you can do it on the computer. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Mind-Map I mind map the main character or main theme on one page, labeled A, and write out the events that happen to that character or create the theme, with each labeled A1, A2, A3 etc. Then each smaller event or character gets their own page B, C, etc, with the details of the event. When it's time to write the story, I play with the smaller events until I get them in the order than makes sense. Some events make it into the story, others don't.

I purposely left the creepiest of bugs out. But it was a lot of fun to write. Glad you liked it.

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I don't think the wait for the next moment will be too long. Thanks for reading.

Wait and see. The other moments may be worth it.

I agree with Bleu. Take the year to work in the field you think you want. Actually work is often different from the academic view. It would give you opportunity to see what it's like and make contacts.