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    Chapter 17

    skinnydragon commented on Ronyx's story chapter in Chapter 17

    I think Leo might have been behind the raid too. Avery would have been a possibility if he knew Dorian was going to file charges, but I don't think he did. Leo did. Some of the problems Dorian has been obsessing about may be solved in ways he hadn't expected. e.g. the raid. Other things could also fall into place. With Wes being in the position (condition) he is, Dorian might now have an extra motivation for getting involved. It's not just the others pushing him, but he has a stake in it now with the possible emotional connection to Wes. This is getting real interesting Ron! I'm out of likes today and just had to read two of your chapters because I've been away. I really like this story!
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    “Are spirits’ lives so short?” asked Scrooge. “My life upon this globe, is very brief,” replied the Ghost. “It ends to-night.” “To-night!” cried Scrooge. “To-night at midnight. Hark! The time is drawing near.” The chimes were ringing the three quarters past eleven at that moment. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens *** The distinctive aroma of pine filled my senses. And, of course, it made sense because it was Christmas. That was obvious by the mistletoe hanging from the
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    Oops, outta likes for today. Thank you all. Dragons and cakes and dragon cakes and verses. Wow. I thought I flew under the radar around here.
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    It was an intriguing story! Well worth the read. Gary creates three-dimensional characters that one cares about--and even a few one doesn't care about You rock, Gary!
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    Tradesmen

    skinnydragon commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Tradesmen

    I think you can be pardoned. When you write two perfect little gems like this, you can be pardoned far more than a summer fling! Thoroughly delightful, my friend.
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    Thanks, Def! We keep forgetting Donny is only 14. And now he (almost) has his hands on the boy of his dreams. Sure, toss in a little vodka--anything to make it work. Which might just magnify the head-explosion you mentioned too. The Law of Unintended Consequences, I guess. But don't worry, David will stay in control. Maybe he'll create DAVID3.
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    Thanks, Spikey! All good points. btw that's a weird autocorrect you have--Italians?? The ultimate seduction, after David has realized Donny is not "the one" might be more damaging to David than the alcohol. Or, maybe the alcohol will exacerbate the effect the 'betrayal' will have. You're right, all bad stuff.
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    Thanks, Parker! Ouch! Put that SD voodoo doll away! Wow! David and Erik! I wonder if I have enough time to write that ending in. One thing you certainly nailed (and I'm not sure others have) is that David's mental state is deteriorating. Heck, I even subtitled this section "Spiraling." And you're right, Twoey is finally rebounding.
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    Thanks, CG! Yep. No surprise about David. He's following his MO perfectly. Your last point is interesting. I wonder how good Twoey would be at fixing the 'mess' of his soulmate? He's never had such a task before.
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    Thanks, jess! I guess after 114 chapters we should pretty much know how David will respond to anything. So here's a little puzzle for you: How will he respond if Donny collects his 'present' from him? I should have said 'when' because we know he can't resist Donny.
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    Thanks, lux! You're right. Donny is only 14. We easily fell into thinking of him as a mature, potential therapist. But now, will David actually drink vodka with Donny? I'm happy you noted that some things David is doing to himself are pretty natural. I guess the trouble is that our little hero seems to do all his thinking at max-volume.
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    Thanks, Hunter! More or less, everything you've noted is true. You said, "...he has no idea David has made his choice already. He's going to get hurt." What if Donny gets his Christmas present? Knowing what we know about David, David is going to be more than just hurt.
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    Luiz, you've captured that clumsy, worried, yearning set of feelings so well. A very nice chapter in an interesting story. Poor Peter and Nicky! They don't know how to safely proceed.
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    I thought the aggregation of alliteration in the first three stanzas of Nightmare produced a yet greater nightmare, as I'm sure was your intent. The poor little (I hope) kid really needed his mommy! In Sadness the metaphor of the broken drain pipe, and then the next metaphor of the cleansing rain, just out of reach, was brilliant, Gary! What a perfect way to depict the miasma of melancholy! Oh wait! That's the other poem! Anyway, it's true!
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    I can't see anything but trouble with the meeting at Fran's house. She's not going to let Robbie get away as easily as that. He should be developing responses to every kind of scenario on his way over in the cab. I wouldn't put it past her to use some effective extortion, either. And if he has Nathan all lined up as his 'the one' then he better stop leading-on poor Rory.
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    We all weep at the sad news that he died now, instead of when the nurse said, “It’s a boy!” I Clowns - Federico Fellini *** Twoey This was too damned frustrating! The beginning and end of my day were both stained with the strange behavior of the boy I thought loved me. Where was my David? Where was the boy who kissed me in the hospital? What has become of him? I woke up this morning remembering that strange phone call to him last night. I had been worried he hated me, but wh
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    Thanks, Def! Haha--He probably should have left Tommy in charge of David. Donny's reward. Wonder what that will do to David's being-in-control of his life. Well, whatever happens, it's approaching fast. Faster than David can dodge the bullets. I think everyone sort of realizes that by now.
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    Thanks, CG! Hey, are you reading ahead? A maze-rat. What a wonderful concept. I wish I had put that phrase into David's mouth when he came to the same conclusion you did!
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    Thanks for the kind comments, jess! Lots of stuff is yet to be resolved and our hero stinks at finding the correct resolution. I WAS going to stretch the last chapters out so we would have resolution on the States' Nov. 8th election day resolution. Sort of a twofer for Twoey. But that would be just cruel. The story began on August 7, 2015 and will end on September 7, 2016--unless I drown while sailing off Maine. If that happens, Spikey promised to finish the story.
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    Thanks, Spikey! Well, the family IS going to hang around for Christmas. They're leaving Dec. 26. And right, we only know what David surmises (about it being a wedding). I agree that Donny is falling for David. Now how does David feel? I have a sneaking suspicion we're close to finding out. I think he has a history of not handling internal conflict very well.
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    Thanks, Parker! Yep! The exactly wrong moment to abandon his son. And clearly David has been feeling this coming on. He's already moved his Dad to 'Tommy's father.' We know where that ends up, too. David is beyond spiraling--he's in free fall.
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    Thanks, Hunter! A person like David can express forgiveness only if he feels safe. (remember his no-hate campaign?) --which might explain how unsafe he feels right now. Twoey and David do need to talk more, ad in #114 Twoey will realize that also. Hopefully (for Team Twoey) it's not already too late. It is almost New Year's.
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    Thanks, lux! I guess you can't walk out on David and expect him to love you ...EVER AGAIN. That could bode ill for Twoey if David sees him in that way. (I guess that would be a +1 for Team Donny.)
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    Thanks, Tim! Yes, there are. And we have experience in knowing where it eventually leads.
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    An EPIC way to slip into Book 2! Now all we have to do is hold off the mob who's armed with torches and pitchforks!
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