Topher Lydon
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It's always sweet going back over these chapters. Dope's in love. somethings never change.
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Just waiting on you to have an Epiphany.
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Garrett just doesn't get it. But then, he's rather blind to things that are right in front of his nose for years.
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hahah, they are notorious for always getting caught kissing. It's a trope of the series and amuses me.
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And Finn, inevitably, breaks things. Some people are ready for things, some people just aren't. And Finn's proving that he just isn't ready for what's on offer. He's not healed enough to accept it.
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Chapter Six: Structural Damage The Outpost The cabin smelled of pine needles, woodsmoke, and fifty years of emotionally stunted men avoiding their feelings. It was the scent of Garrett’s grandfather’s cigars, his father’s bourbon, and his own simmering resentment, all baked into the log walls. Garrett unlocked the heavy padlocks with a key that felt cold and greasy, like a bone pulled from wet earth. The door swung inward with a groan of rusted hinges, a sound that seemed to sw
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It strips Dyson down two more men. Leaving him with two. (two arrested, one dealt with by Ben, the other (matty) now firmly in Kier's corner) Caff, we know isn't reliable for Dyson. So that leaves one, odds are now squarely against Dyson. (as Enrico would say Lobito is now a pomeranian)
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it’s a case study in the psychology of power, told through the lens of a man who has turned life itself into his laboratory.
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fascinating, I am going to read up, it might actually go a long way to solving an issue I have with trying to figure out Kier's pathology. As I stated he's the difficult one with all of this, Ben I understand. Riley I get (I've been Riley at points). Lee I've been at others. But Kieran's an enigma, and as a writer, that both confounds me and interests me at the same time. How am I doing with this story so far? Is it working, is the question. It's again, a departure from my norm, and I am always curious to see how my experimental writing lands with people.
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There's something off with him. But yes he's got choices to make, I think Ben very much hopes Kier is. I will confess I am 11 chapters in to a sequel to this. I understand the characters a lot better now, but even I can't say what Kier is... Kieran that's a different matter, but Kier now there's an odd creature forged from Ben's will.
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There is something destructive in this "relationship" Again, how much of it is Kier projecting his desires onto Ben is always a question. A burgeoning Sociopath in Training, and his mentor-monster. They are heading for a collision that much is obvious. 20 chapters in this one.
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Also we now know what Ben wants, why he's doing it.
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Kier's is using them, and then drawing them in too close for Ben's liking. They're now living in Kier's flat, a messy pile of boys. That's the wrong kind of attention getting. And from Ben's perspective, these are boys who buckled to Kier when he showed authority over them, what'll happen when Miller brings 'em in? Or Dyson decides he wants what Matty knows?
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This book celebrated it's 20th Anniversary in print just a few weeks ago. I wrote this while working for the Government of Canada, back in my Civil Servant days. I was a robust twenty something, with a smile and a rather long run of Hockey players. Ottawa Tales talks about what brought me to writing this one. It was not the first one published here, that was The Falcon Banner, but I think this one got added five years later in 2010.
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They will I like Kyle, he's the MVP of this one
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She has to like Garrett first... so far she's ambivalent, and he is friends with someone she views as lower than an amoeba... she is NOT a Kyle fan.
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Edward Rawlins, the baby, or Ned Sanderson as he will become known to fans, is a very important baby. A war starts over him.
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That old woman knows all
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Good morning, ignore the fact that I am late
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Chapter Eighteen: The Force Multiplier The next morning, the knocking at the door was hesitant, rhythmic, and terrified. A polite, desperate drumbeat. Kieran sat in the armchair, nursing a mug of black coffee. He wore the navy Adidas jacket, zipped high. He felt brittle, his mind a landscape of sharp edges after the adrenaline dump of the garage and the long night watching Riley’s chest rise and fall, listening to Lee’s pained, shallow breathing. Sleep had been a series of jagged fra
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Poor Kyle, always falls in love with the wrong boy.
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from my perspective, I find Riley the more interesting character, at this point in the story. I can't explain why, maybe it's the energy he puts out. Or maybe it's the vibe.
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Andrew's a good soul.
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Winters in the Ottawa Valley is one of the most brutal experiences of my life. It is raw, and proves that Mother nature has a fury to her. I explore more of that in Ottawa tales.
