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Hello, rituraj. Welcome to GA. There is a great bunch of people here and I'm sure you'll have no problem making friends.

Oh my, coining a new word. And a cat-loving, crotch-watching gay man . . . You do like to write scary things into your stories, don't you. After a day like that, the poor MC was definitely in need of a pick me up.

Value vs. Price is an other wholly different argument hh5, and possibly another topic.

There are examples of people using the ipad as for more than just a toy. David Hockney, the British artist, is just one. Here is a New York Times article dated Jan. 10th: the-ipad-is-an-artists-canvas-for-david-hockney The iPad and other touch-pads may not be perfected yet, but it hasn't stopped many, and varied, artist from exploring its uses. If one is willing to pay the annual fee to use Microsoft's Office application, it is very possible to write on the iPad and on Window's touch screen computers. I used Apple's bluetooth keyboard and wrote parts of several stories on my iPad (when waking in the middle of the night with an idea) and no waiting for the boot of the PC, just start typing. I used the Notability app at the time because its set to back up to Google docs. I probably won't pay for MS's annual fee but it is a viable option nonetheless.

Welcome to GA, pennywise.

Happy Birthday to you, Sasha and many, many, many Happy Returns

Now you've done it, you have gone and scared the smilies! In a creepy, thrilling manner, this chapter ended fantastically. I am very much looking forward to the next chapter.

As crushes go, this is a damn good one. He really does something for me too.

The title is correct, I'm afraid, and this timeline takes place a few years before the event in Prompt 303 - chapter 1 of this years prompt stories. I hope you will read it as well. Thanks, Valkyrie.

After reading every word my likes are exhausted. Kudos to you all.

Hello MommaB. Congrats on coming out and now you've done it, no more hiding

Hi Mickery. Do you not agree with what you had to say?

Yes, Mr. Wilde, just what is your exact thinking on this subject?

History shows us, a man will do almost anything to keep that head of hair. We are not vain; no, not at all.

It's good to see a new chapter up there from Don Hanratty. And, we get a new Premium story by Renee Stevens . . . how great is that.

Hello, Ney4Bey. Welcome to GA.

I rather liked this chapter a lot. It didn't resolve anything but it brought so much out and into the light for considered thinking, and allowed time for it, before things must be discussed. I think the characters were put into a good position . . . outcomes could head in any direction. I look forward to finding out what you have decided to do.

Considering how involved I become in your writing, I consider this high praise, Sasha. Thank you.

I'm going to give you away. Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends and Readers - allow me to introduce my sister. Thanks for the review, Sis.

Magic 8-Ball says . . . Concentrate and ask again. Thanks, Mann. I will concentrate and continue to learn the craft. That's what I will do.

This is really nice, thanks for featuring the story.

You draw an interesting analogy between the different garden plots and the men's relationship, Cole. I like it. Thank you for reading.

I didn't intend to leave Tom's childhood event out of the story exactly, it just seemed more important to focus on the now than to delve too completely on the past. I thought about not putting in the link to Tom's backstory but I felt I needed to compensate for the lack of a complete reveal here. Thanks for reading, Percy. I appreciate it.

I would call Joss Whedon a fan-boy and would say that he has a comic-book sensibility, but he does know camp. Being able to incorporate camp into his work does not make him a gay artist, no matter that some of his shows greatly appealed to a gay audience. From an article in backstage by Erik Haagensen – June 2003, Craig Lucas likens "gay sensibility" to a tautology . . . "Every artist has an individual sensibility that they infuse their work with. If an artist is gay, then the work has a gay sensibility." I would have to agree with Mr. Lucas, his observation is hard to refute. A work of art created by a gay artist would necessarily involve their perception and understanding of the world. And a gay person's viewpoint is not the same as that of a straight person—having said that, it doesn't automatically imply that anyone would detect, or need to, any of the differences in a work of art. So, to answer, I think the greater context is better established by subject matter than any "gay sensibility". And a Happy Birthday to you, hh5.

Now, Wayne, you can't have everything. It does answer one of the questions in your review to prompt 303. That will have to suffice. Thanks for reading.