Carlos Hazday

Good chapter. It explored some of the thread fighting peripheral activities while candidates trickled in. I want to say Anne paid more attention to the aftermath of fighting. You've done a little of both. Most e joyable.

Can a mod feature this blog on the Forums page?

Reading through comments again. I haven't paid a lot of attention, but the guy seems unable to catch a break. He gets his shit halfway together and health issues strike.

Never knew that. Very interesting. The one age-related item about singers I'm aware of is the significance many of them (maybe you gave us the reason) place on turning 33. Or maybe because that was the age Jesus supposedly died. George Harrison and Julio Iglesias I know released albums with 33 in the title. Anyway, I won't spoil the remainder of this story or related ones by telling you how Chipper ends up. However, remember use and abuse are different things. Hopefully Chipper will not fall down that crevasse.

@Myr The original was groundbreaking and inspiring. After Han Solo was left frozen in whatever at the end of the 2nd movie, I realized they were filming just to get the sequels out to maximize profits. Quality suffered.

Losing a sibling has to be tough. In the story, Liz may be gone, but she won't be forgotten. Trust me on that.

I'm nuts about dry-roasted cashews.

I read this paragraph repeatedly before the pull to comment was irresistible. Writing the same MC for the past 8 or so years, I'm not sure sequels are actually easier. Having to maintain consistency, with previous events and character personalities, can be taxing. That MC, and the large cast I've surrounded him with allow me to explore plenty of story lines, though. While the MC's, introduced at 15, is a political beast, his friends have allowed me to write about a music competition, American football players, fine art, an Air Force Cadet, and a few other disparate subjects. My guy's now 25 and the way I write his actions and dialogue are not the same as in the first installment. Partially due to me learning some things about writing but also because a government official does not look at life the way a teenager does. It's definitely comfortable to write the same characters repeatedly, but it could get boring if the sequels are simply more of the same. My last multi-chapter story included a travelogue of Mexico, a Russian spy, and the MC killing someone with a gun. Based on reader reactions, I'll keep the train running for a while. Nice interview, James.

Damn senior moments. LOL

My apologies, entirely my fault. I've been cleaning typos and punctuation on my older stories (not trying to revise them although they could use it) and somehow I screwed up this one. Should be fine now.

Thank you, sir. I'm trying.

You're nuts. Something tiny coming next month

Moving him out of the main house gives me a chance to write about CJ, Owen, and Liebe without always having Brad in the mix. Plus it gives me a place to park him until he graduates and I decide on his next move.

I've been known to write something, decide it's too sappy when reading it later, and deleting it or changing it. Sometimes, I figure readers would enjoy it and leave it alone. Yeah, that little CJ speech was a tad cloying.

I admit I've had my moments...

Pay per view live action and Only Fans clips... smells like money

Take a look at my previous reply... peas in a pod

Ultimate senior moment, I looked it up and gave you the wrong chapter. Try chapter 3. It was in February and Liz died later that year

Further proof it was my intent to have CJ run for office one day. When I wrote that, I had no idea how much more I'd write about our man. Glad I've been able to follow up on those comments.

Hmmm... Not sure why you'd be disappointed. I've made it clear he's not opposed to violence and can think on his feet. Elpidio kidnapped Liebe, shot at her, hitting Lincoln instead, and turned the gun on CJ. Had I been in that position and able to, I would have pulled the trigger just as easily. The man deserved to die at that point regardless of the conditions leading to his actions. As CJ said, it's sad the guy died but he wasn't sorry about his part in it. That attitude will help prevent him spiraling into darkness because he killed a man.

I made mine. The joy of reading reader reactions can't be easily matched.

I knew you'd react. A little background... Everhope sits on the left half of a double lot. The carriage house in back stretches over both lots. On the right side of it, either a third or a quarter (haven't worked it out yet) is an apartment with its own entrance from the alley and inside access to the garage and house. Downstairs there's a storage unit and the one bedroom apt's on top. Small but serviceable, it's been used as storage. Lots of t-shirts and sports equipment. Over the summer, they'll move everything to the storage space, freshen up the apartment, and Brad will move in until he graduates from college. See why readers should peruse the comments? You never know when I'll overwhelm them with details.

LOL - Carousing with the cadets was mild; think of the ones from his 21st birthday. CJ dancing atop a bar in Chelsea, pants pooled around his ankles, his new tattoo visible since he wore a jockstrap. Or the ones of he and Owen dancing on stage at a circuit party. That happens at Cherry Fest DC in 2027. I'm thinking voters would flock to a ripped candidate with good ideas instead of a flabby old man.

Just helping out two brothers in need. The fact I'd love to get into their pants had nothing to do with it.

You do remember I mentioned him in CDMX, right? Considering the family's interest in art, it was impossible not to mention Diego and Frida.