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Always a good day when you post a chapter! This was quite entertaining but also a set up for some more drama. Alex and his father? Rory? Thanks for the New Year's Eve present, Dodger!
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I really enjoyed this weekend trip this morning! I needed to get away in the manner I like: learning, appreciating beauty, seeing how others lived at another time. You do not disappoint in your descriptions. Wishing you and yours a most Happy New Year filled with much joy, peace and love!
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Thank you Garrison Keillor!
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Merry Christmas Carlos! Thanks for the three chapters. I always enjoy the various travels you share in your stories - it provides a vicarious vacation for me! And this is a great break for them as a family. I never made enough money to provide these types of experiences for my son, which causes me some regret, but he has made up for it in his travels as an adult. Thank you again! Tony F
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And thus the mores change from one generation to the next, with the older generation questioning why the youngsters have to do things so differently... I know that I have lived life in many ways different than my parents, and my son is living in his own way, much different than what I think he should do...but it works for him.
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But what fun would that be? He is going to be the foil against which others can bounce!
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Wow! These two chapters have shown CJ's ability to bring people together and to relate to even the most recalcitrant of them. Too bad Northman chooses to be such an a-hole instead of appreciating the talents of his staff! Great job, Carlos!
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Having lived in towns with both factories and mills, I saw how they first slowed down and then closed. Charley going to Phoenix was a smart move, though it does change family dynamics. I moved 800 miles away from my birthplace for opportunity that was escaping me there. Additionally, I truly hated winters. I came for the heat and I've not been disappointed, lol! My hometown, which used to have 5 glass plants, a Union Carbide plant,and multiple coal and zinc mines now looks like a bombed out town from another part of the world. The tax base is not there to truly rejuvenate it. It's sad! Again, thanks for sharing this story.
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Great way to cover a lot of ground as far as story points, but filled with the personalities of each character. Will Calum realize his fantasy? Sounds fun!
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Though I hate to see it end, I know that it must. Perhaps there will be a sequel later (hint!)... However, Kyle has learned that even in the least desirable circumstances, there can be a positive life. His attitude and his mother's determination make for a home regardless of their physical surroundings. Thank you for sharing this story with us, your readers!
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Puppy is learning that life is hard at times and there are no quick and easy answers without consequences. Cindy did a good job of leading him through a guided imagery. I'm eager to see what the riddle means. Good to finally return to the story.
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Definitely a fast reading story to make you chuckle and lift your spirits! Anything written by this author is of quality!
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Well written chapter. It really shows the anxiety that families went through having husbands, sons, and/or fathers go from a sanctioned war to a "Police Action" that was never formally a war authorized by Congress. Of course, that meant nothing to most people - it was the first de facto war that we as a nation entered that had no satisfactory outcome but in which we lost many of our citizens!
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I would be honored to be a beta reader! I do so for a few other authors and really enjoy doing it....hint, hint!
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As a retired educator, I am in total agreement with both your approach and especially the aggravation over grammatical errors along with improper punctuation.
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Well done! 30 seconds - perhaps the hardest 30 seconds of one's life - but that's what it takes to start a life away from what is holding you down.
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Northman is a definite Eddie Haskell, and I do hope he gets his just rewards! However, it does keep things interesting when the Ambassador countermands him! Oh, to be the fly on the wall watching CJ and the marines... Great chapter!
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We never took a vacation as a family due to the lack of finances. Work was spotty for my father in the glass factory - lots of layoffs and strikes. This carried through to me when I was a single parent for years: vacation meant driving 800 miles north to visit the grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. To this day, I would love to take a vacation with my son - but in that we are so diverse in our interests, I'm not sure what that would involve. I am still taking care of a handicapped sister. Getting away even for an overnight is nigh onto impossible. Still, my relationship with my son is totally opposite to what my relationship was with my father. Loved this chapter! Again, thanks for writing this story for me!
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Gee....I know some adults who still fit that description!!!
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Perhaps I should have said for the first shoe to drop...I was taking the interaction with the Russian as the first bit of intrigue. However, as a long time reader, I know there will be plenty of intrigue!
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The story is building up nicely. However, when will the other shoe drop? There's got to be some suspense that will keep us begging for more chapters and more frequent postings... Great job as always, Carlos!
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I'm eager to see what happens with Kyle too! Will Amy bring him into her home? Will he also have to go to juvie? Next chapter soon, please!
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Just because Calum topped the Russian (more like turning the table on him and asserting his own dominance) doesn't mean he's not versatile. However, a great setup for further intrigue!
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Excellent writing and story preparation as usual for you, Carlos! There is depth, humor, intrigue, education, and erudition always present in your stories - no matter how light-hearted they may seem at times!
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Speaking at a gravesite is very therapeutic. Robbie needed to learn more truth about his father and resolve some issues that he had created in the vacuum created by his mother. At some point, he needs to visit his uncle and meet his cousins. I hope Jo reappears at some point in reference to both Don and Symmonds!
