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Thank you, dear friend. As always, you are very kind in your support for my work. This comment is so uplifting, and leaves with a smile of satisfaction. Ah... "Field of Dreams"... a favorite of mine too, and a great line. "Idaho" works, but "Bearpaw" is better. I have been so busy the last couple of days. I've been cleaning out my garage and barn, and have a huge dumpster coming tomorrow (forty years of accumulation). I even ripped out the wooden floor of my tack room because of some rot in a couple of joists... but I've been checking in every few hours, and when I read your comment it made the day so much better. I'm exhausted, so my responding to more comments may have to wait till I've had some sleep, but I wanted to respond to this one before I crashed. Again, thank you!

Hey, J J! Yeah, this could have been a multi chapter story, but I reined myself in... my last western antho entry was four chapters, but I'm afraid I caused a few headaches by doing something wrong in the posting... didn't want to put anyone through that again. There is a multi chapter western in my head, though, that I've been ruminating over for a while now. Will we return to Bearpaw? That remains to be seen. Thanks for sharing your good thoughts with me, friend. I enjoyed writing Moss and Link. Cheers!

Thanks, bro! It feels good to support the Anthology, a long-held GA tradition. I had two ideas come to mind, and of course I chose the western. Happy you liked it. Cheers!

Just like Drewbear.

Awwww...

My anthology story, a western, has been posted, if anyone is interested...

Happy Birthday, Alberto!!

Well that was a full day for the guys. Nice tribute to Alex. Cheers!

Caught “There you go staring at my pecker again,” Link said clear as a church bell without lifting his shaggy-haired head. Moss’s whole body flinched, the growing hardness in his britches disappearing right quick as he turned his gaze away from what be wetting the ground in front of him. His mount reacted to his shift in the saddle, stepping sideways off the narrow trail into tall, dry grass. Stretching her neck to get more rein, she grabbed a mouthful while he struggled

Set in The Old West, we come upon Moss and Link, two men at a precipice in their young lives. Monsters, real or imagined, come in all forms. Perhaps the most dangerous kind are the real ones, people who believe they have the right, for whatever reason, to abuse and control through fear. When innocence is viciously taken, it can be a long road back to trusting, both yourself and others.

Greetings and salutations.

Um... no... I don't think that's it.

He's never been high unless a ladder was involved.

Hello, all! Let's go, Blue Jays!!!!!!!!

One of the greatest nights of my life!! Thank you! I watched it alone, but my oldest son and I messaged back and forth. It was one hell of a comeback!

A lovely day, a lovely chapter. There is no statute of limitations on loving someone.

Someone's enjoying their vacation.

No treasure found anywhere, though I did find a key to something.

Isn't cleaning the garage fun? Hello, critters.

Missed this. Glad you're feeling better, little buddy.

I've read and reviewed all 12 so far.

All read, liked, commented on, recommended, and reviewed.

A fascinating story, well told and challenging. Well worth the read, it introduces us to a new world of fantasy not so far removed from our own. Cheers!

I love a story with current social commentary subtly or not so subtly contained within. Religion is a cudgel used to control, and has been since time began. The premise of this challenges the reader... what would we do in Jordan's position? I know what I would do with that vial.... Thanks for this, author. You took me on a journey, most of it cerebral, and while complicated, it was well told. Cheers! G

I can always count of Cookie. And the veranda cats who prowl around me, curious as to why I am standing still and looking up. Yeah, I am defying ghosts each day I hang around. I am sipping from my blue mug at this very moment. Cheers to you, Adi, and thank you for finding and commenting on this one.