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Oddly enough, Brian is the more sympathetic character. When I finished writing the first draft, I thought . . . well, how about that. Thanks for reading, Irritable1.

"I've wanted to do that since . . . forever." "What's that?" I called out. I tried making it sound as if I was interested but truthfully, I wanted to groan the words; Brian had a habit—or rather, a long history—of not pursuing projects once having begun them. I suspected this was going to be yet another of those pursuits. Although, if I was to be honest, a project completed or otherwise would be preferable to his other, more recent and painful activity. "Gardening, Tommy." He stood in the kit

'Gay Art' by definition, to me, must needs imply that there is no mistaking it's meaning, and it is by this yardstick that I would measure if I were to need a reason. Irregardless of the artist, Mapplethorpe or other, I wouldn't think that a male or female nude portrait alone could signify anything. It is when they are become part of a greater context, other works that have a meaning which cannot be misinterpreted, that they may take on a more defining nature. I must say, this gay male, finds the human body to be incredibly beautiful and that means both the male and the female body. Sexual inclination, or identity, has nothing to do with it, the human body can be exquisite. I would be very pleased to have a fine nude of either sex on one of my walls. But perhaps, I would prefer a fine, male nude.

While one question was posed in the thread title, hh5 did pose an additional query in his leading post: ' . . . was the art worth 33k?' Which gives room to discuss the arts value. But the value of a piece of art isn't limited to the price tag alone and so, it offers more room for further discussion and comment. My response to the topic question then is, that it depends. Is it one or two pieces of a much larger collection of art? Or is it part of a more far ranging representation in the collection? The first scenario would be meaningless in drawing any conclusions about the collector but the second would raise speculation in regards to the collectors sexuality, I think.

If he is buying for fun, at least he hasn't spent an extraordinary amount of money. If he's serious about art then he should definitely get an art advisor to improve both his thinking and collection.

This is a great article. Every new author on GA should be directed to read it. I do appreciate the hard work that goes on behind the scenes but every time a fuller explanation of the rules and workings come up, it can only be to everyone's benefit. Heck, the demystifying of the mysterious queue is worth a pretty penny. Thanks, Cia

I caught onto the wolf reasonably early in the story. Either I've been reading too many werewolf stories lately or I'm catching the bug for them. Neither reason made the story entirely predictable though. I liked it, Wayne.

RIP

What, do you have a hat full of these things sitting around that you can just whip out? Another fine showing, Valkyrie.

Hello Leon, welcome to the party! Sammy is a known character.

Good dialogue, especially between the best friends, which has comprised the greater part so far--it has the feel of a long time camaraderie.

Oh, for crying out loud, it's an open system... Animal defecation is worse than a little human piss in my opinion and that doesn't cause problems. It is an example of perception gone wrong.

Welcome, Moonglow33. Glad you could make it.

You keep writing heart-warming stories like this and you'll be out of the blue in no time.

Yes, people do that, but it seems to me they're just asking for trouble if they do. I run an antivirus software and a malware software, delete my internet history, cache and download history, and I do it everyday. Like Phantom says, nothing is impossible but it's improbable that my computer will be taken over. Of course the crossed fingers and the knocking on wood are an improbable help ... but impossibile? To answer--more than likely, but I still find myself doing it now and then.

Wouldn't they have to know what the password was for in order to use it?

According to the site, my internet router's password will take 32 sextillion years to crack. No one is leeching off my wifi. Now to work on the others.

I think Skruital comes in a liquid form too. Thanks, Slytherin.

Aagh! I missed the Irritable1 . . . yikes! I'm in trouble now. Welcome!!!

Welcome to GA. Lots to read and enjoy, LitLover.

Was it hallucination--or the bunny?--thinking it was a good idea to screw around with Marks, psyche? Either way, Mark is in for a heck-of-a-time when he stops to think about it. Thanks for reading, Sasha.

So Sasha knocks it out of the park again. The Long Wait, in 'Lay Your Prompts On Me' was a special slice of delightful reading.

Ha-ha! You caught the drugs name, good. I was wondering if anyone was going to catch that. Thanks for reading, Valkyrie.

Thanks, Suvitar.

Thanks, Jo Ann.