Valkyrie

:wizard: Happy Birthday!!! I hope your day is as awesome as you are! (Did you wish for snow on your birthday? ) Here's a book cake for you. Plenty to read! And eat! lol

Nice job, Tim. I could really relate to the first one. The one about the family portrait brought tears to my eyes. Well done. I look forward to what else you come up with.

Love it Glad you decided to participate!

Congrats!

What an amazing story! http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/miracle-on-dan-bus-4/

He's a real cutie!

OMG I used to love "Renegade"! lol Lorenzo Llamas... I grew up in the '80s - the decade of cheesy TV shows. lol "Mama's Family" comes to mind... "Soap"... There are tons of others, but can't think of them right now.

Thanks for the review I'm glad you liked it.

I think I have to agree with Cole about liking "Line of Sight" best. I enjoyed all three stories, but there was something about the two main characters that made this story special. I can relate to being shy and not liking confrontation. I'm a lot better than I used to be, but still mainly prefer keeping to myself and get very anxious when meeting new people. I also have a lot of trouble focusing. I'm very easily distracted and it can make it difficult to actually get any writing done. I've seen other authors respond that they need music or the tv on or something like that in order to write. I'm the opposite in that I need peace and quiet. What type of environment do you like to write in? Do you find it easier to write when you have a deadline, such as for the anthologies?

I really enjoyed this. Nice take on the prompt.

Thanks so much I'm glad you liked it.

What a remarkable young man. http://www.wfaa.com/features/surprise-of-a-lifetime-grandson-pays-off-grandparents-mortgage/103698965

I did worse than the teenagers! lol Give me an '80s music quiz and I'll probably know them all. lol I've always been more into classic rock and blues than pop, though. I was never a big fan of '90s music.

Thanks, AC! I'm glad you liked it. We don't know what the writing on the doors was. I think the colors/paintings were a bit of a foil, although I envisioned one leading to life and one to the afterlife. I think which door depends on the individual. I appreciate the review and look forward to the next prompt

Rudy pressed the down button on the wall panel repeatedly, scowling at the numbers above the elevator doors. The arrow was on the lit-up two. He was on the top floor. The twentieth. He shoved his hands into the pockets of his tattered jeans and paced back and forth, muttering to himself. So much for his little ‘adventure’. He’d have to have a word with the behemoth outside. Rudy pulled the crumpled business card out of his pocket and stared at it. The Green Door were the only words impri

I have an idea churning for the O. Henry prompt. We'll see if I can get it written along with all the other ideas clamoring for release. lol

My story The Old Ways won third place in the Secret Santa story contest in December. My prize was a free month of Premium. I am more than happy to pay for a subscription, though. This site has given so much to me, it's one way I can give back.

Wise yogurt Great quote. I love Whitman. I try to embrace the same philosophy in my own writing. Thanks for sharing

There's a couple of places where you refer to Donnie as "Tommy" and in the scene where they're eating dinner, you refer to Casey's father as talking basketball with Rodney and Curtis, but Curtis never sat at the table - he went right to his room to do his 'history report'. I'm glad that Casey's father finally talked to him about why he left. It seems they have more in common than they think. I hope Casey will take the olive branch that's been offered. I really like Shade. I think that taking that drama class will be a really good thing for Casey.

I read some great stories when I had my free month of Premium - enough to entice me to buy a subscription (once I get some bills paid off. ). It's a great way to support this wonderful site.

Whew...that was one hell of a roller coaster! I didn't leave reviews because I was so drawn into the story. I have to admit to wanting to slap Sar myself several times...why on Earth he would want to let Valentine live after the third time threatening his mate is beyond me. At least Felix took care of him. Now we don't have to worry about that asshole anymore. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I hope you find the time and energy to finish the third book. I'd love to read more about these guys

I finished reading Damphir and am now working my way through the sequel. Thanks for featuring such a great story I highly recommend it to those who haven't read it yet.

I can totally understand Felix and Glory's fear of talking to the scientists. I'm surprised Sar would even bring it up, knowing what they had just endured. I suppose maybe he doesn't know exactly what they went through, but still... how long were they in the research facility? I don't have a clear sense of the time frame involved. I'm relieved that Glory's other natures are still there. I wonder if the Council scientist will have any insight as to how to reach them again?

:,( Poor Glory. I wonder if he'll ever get his other natures back? I hope so. Felix is pretty awesome. I have to admit, I guessed he was a tiger from your description of his markings. Very cool.

:o I seem to be using this emoticon a lot with this story! I think I would have preferred it if they went to a circus... I am not looking forward to what's coming next. I hope Sar and Rover get there before too much damage is done.