Carlos Hazday

You and me both! Check you PMs.

Aja's one of those character I introduced for a specific purpose who wound up sticking around. I liked having someone as strong-minded and outspoken as CJ without the college education polish. This is her third appearance in the series.

LMAO We'll have to wait and see if Linc and Oscar hook up, but they better have a strong bed if they go at it. Those two boys probably weigh over 500lbs together. Clarence and Ginny get a reference in an upcoming story. Let's see what happens with them too.

Pity me... temp=35C humidity=1000%

I hope all those kids are branded with their initial. No way they'd sleep through the night and not switch spots. Did Nathaniel Whitman carve the headboard?

Wow, wow, wow! I've been thinking about that case a lot. So much so, it inspired a short story. Hope you let me know what you think when it goes live.

Lol... What happens in Florida needs to stay on the DL. Pot's not legal there so...

Cute kid! So, we got Roo, Jeffer, and Raish on the way. I think we need more.

If we went with Aspen and Elm, they'd be woody all the time...

One nice thing about having so many named characters is I can recycle them. The only new one at that dinner party was Nathaniel. I had to bring in a couple new people for the White House staff, introduce Morgana, but even the security guy I imported from Ranger. Brad mentioned Wazdan Adebayo, so I'll have to bring him and his girlfriend into the picture at some point.

Hopefully, y'all have noticed Owen being more outspoken. What you say is further confirmed by how they influence each other. Owen's a calming influence at times, and CJ can ignite Owen's curiosity. I'd marry either one.

Copernicus and Galileo...

The more things go to shit in the real world, the more I retreat into my fantasy one. LOL Glad you enjoyed this one. PS, come back on Sunday.

Which part of my previous comment stating I was done with long, multi-part stories did you miss? Maybe the part about not publishing anything but short stories for the remainder of the year?

Sort of tied up with a non-CJ project right now. Additionally, @Valkyrie hs put so much effort into coordinating this year's anthology of stories, I refuse to post anything but my antho submission next month.

Exactly!!!! I included that bit about Rod and Randy to justify Jeffer and Roo being identical twins. I see them as blonds until they hit puberty when their hair darkens to a light brown. Their dads will dress them alike some times, but not often. Once they're teens, I think they'll insist on the same haircut and clothes so they can fuck with people. I wonder who they inherit the evil streak from.

Thanks, Theo. Although once-in-a-blue-moon I may include a little drama in my stories, I try to write feel-good stuff. Posting on Fridays is my way of starting readers' weekends on a good note. I think I originally started posting on Fridays because I wrote a ton of prompt responses when I started and prompts came out that day.

I think the best line I've written for Liebe so far is when she tell one of the twins to stop being a turd.

Not a chance in hell! Although Pence could play an important role in the 2024 elections. We'll have to wait and see.

Just not Donald. I don't think I've named any character that and I'll refrain from doing so. I did say I'd share the reasoning behind Jeffer and Roo. Most of this I'll show when CJ, Owen, Liebe, Brett, and Cesar corner Lincoln during the 4th of July party. Had the new kid been a boy, he would have been named Lincoln. Had it been a girl. Ericka (Linc's last name's Erickson. Since they didn't want to pick one boy, they went with 2 other presidents/ CJ's hero and Owen's idol. Teddy was an environmentalist at heart.

Thank you! In Everhope, I include a discussion on the Supreme Court and abortion. But the crowd's a bunch of liberals. In Newport, I'll cover a few more current topics in a group of mostly Republicans. I keep trying to portray CJ as someone not married to an ideology. Liz Chaney is exhibit one amongst real Republicans. In CJ's opinion, and mine, anyone who supports Trump isn't much of a patriot. CJ may disagree with most of what Liz supports, but he'll credit her with putting country above personality cult.

Texas law allows anyone to sue anyone else who facilitates an abortion. How about a courtroom drama after CJ funds one of those clinics. Great, something else to add to Ethan's spinoff. My plan's to announce the twins' names and the reason(s) behind them at the 4th of July party in Georgetown. But since I already mentioned Owen's parents will be in town in a few weeks, maybe we'll wait until then. CJ can scare Pam by telling her they boys will be Juan and Jose and speak only Spanish. LOL

He just needs to pace himself. No matter how much money and influence he may have, he can't change the world in a day. Give him a few years.

Next chapter will be up sooner than you could imagine.

Liebe will be almost 3 when the boys are born. You're sooooooooo right about her being an influence on them. Raising them will be easier since she'll clue them in to what the parental units like. I have a multi-chapter story with her at seven and the boys at four I think you'll like. I've been holding on to it for a while. Will probably start posting on January 1. I think those morning runs will be a great opportunity for CJ and Brad to enjoy silent companionship or discuss anything and everything. He has a couple of years left in school, and I plan to keep him living at Everhope until graduation. We know Linc's gay and I mentioned Oscar was when I introduced him in CDMX. I'd pay good money to watch those two muscle-bound boys go at it. Okay. But since there's only one chapter left...