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    The Fuse

    skinnydragon commented on Carlos Hazday's story chapter in The Fuse

    Great chapter, Carlos. Full of tons of stuff, too. Of course, the main event we're left with is CJ and Jose. This could be a defining moment for CJ. How he handles the situation will be critical, I think. On top of it all, it's not an easy situation to handle by any stretch of the imagination. An adult would have to walk a tight line, and so it's yet more of a challenge for a teenager, no matter how mature he is. Soooooooooo ...we're all waiting!
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    Chapter 12

    skinnydragon commented on Ronyx's story chapter in Chapter 12

    Hey! a little excitement. It'll probably do the town good. It's also nice the whole group all left his church. That might give the good pastor a large, antagonistic group to confront his school board antics. Stay put, Bobby! Good stuff Ron!!
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    Early March

    skinnydragon commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Early March

    Oh Wow Lisa! What a nice thing to say. Even Toph had a tear in his eye. You're correct. I see him maturing too, although sometimes he does stuff which surprises me. Storm? Nah -- all we have is a birthday party on tap.
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    You'll forget it when you're dead, and so will I. When I'm dead... Cat’s Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut *** Twoey On our way in this morning, I mentioned to Erik that I wanted to visit David after practice. He gave me just a momentary glance which was – uncomfortable. Then he regained his composure and was about to say something when I interrupted. “Erik, I told you, don’t do this! You’re going to create an issue where there is none! David visited me every chance he got when I was sho
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    Early March

    skinnydragon commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Early March

    Thanks jess! What a lovely contrast you painted in the first paragraph! I should have used it. I think you may be correct about the unconscious layers from his previous life. If he is truly to move forward, he'll no doubt need to realize that.
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    Early March

    skinnydragon commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Early March

    Thank you for the review and kind words, Graeme! I believe you are correct about this being the first time Toph spoke to the reader. It might also be the first chapter of his "diary" which has not been segmented into discrete sections.
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    Early March

    skinnydragon commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Early March

    Thanks Tim! I think you're correct about Gary's effect. The biggest result seems to be actual action on Toph's part. He's been so passive up to now. Forcing Gary to a mall to change his casual wardrobe is an example of this positive result.
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    Early March

    skinnydragon commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Early March

    Thanks Parker, Toph took a long time constructing those walls and fences. It's nice to see them start to come down. Even at this glacial pace
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    Early March

    skinnydragon commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Early March

    Hey Rex! It's good to see Toph building toward a future instead of allowing himself to be buffeted by the waves. Thanks for your kind words.
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    Chapter 31

    skinnydragon commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 31

    Sooo if ED meant to assassinate Brad, that implies she is running out of options?
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    Chapter 25

    skinnydragon commented on Ronyx's story chapter in Chapter 25

    Sometimes it takes a flood to start building levees.
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    Chapter 10

    skinnydragon commented on Krista's story chapter in Chapter 10

    Something spikey mentioned gave me an aha moment. We all know Jackson isn't at heart a bad guy. Calling him a jock, and expecting that to explain him, is puerile at best. So what exactly is Jackson? Spikey mentioned Cindy was afraid Jackson was going to bully Luke. That's when I remembered some adolescent psychology I picked up somewhere. This is a common action of a pre-adolescent who likes someone. So Freud that I'm not, there is the possibility Jackson's 'problem' is that he's immaturely frozen in time. A not-uncommon occurrence. And he likes Luke. Anyway, the only villain of the story, to me, so far is Cindy. OK. My Dragon droppings for the day.
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    Thanks CG! As I mentioned to Parker, things that seemed so happy and content a few chapters ago are beginning to unravel. I like your 'delusions' description. It's so apt. David's implosion is coming all right. But, believe it or not, Alex will turn out to be a good guy. ---No! she's not transgender.
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    Thanks oxala! I guess this chapter WAS sort of a segmented affair, with three people moving on their own paths. That's so unusual for our little town, where no one has secrets from each other.
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    Thanks Carl! I think you're right about the dreams, except water might not be part of the abuse, only tangentially. Good research on vixere! David's gonna do some too next chapter. C'mon! You've never laid in bed at night conjugating vivo and then fallen asleep dreaming of the third-person plural perfect active indicative?
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    Thanks Parker! Everything moved from happy to unsettled pretty fast. Let's hope Lanni's innate intelligence is enough to thwart Cal from another conquest. Of course, Alex's innate intelligence doesn't seem to be doing her much good right now.
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    Thanks jess! David will remember to research vixere tomorrow (David's time) and he'll share with us. Yes, Randy is zeroing in on something. David will notice too!
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    May Sonnet

    skinnydragon commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in May Sonnet

    A beautiful introduction to May, Parker. But it speaks to love with a wisdom not at all springlike. In that, it becomes a haunting contradiction. Nicely Done!
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    Fall begins, as it often does, with the first hint of a chill. Thinking back, one can neither remember the exact day nor experience which suggested the warmth would not return. Gradually, inexorably, winter moves in. Cold fronts replace the gentle indications afforded by the liberality of autumn. One’s outlook on nature subtly shifts to a defensive posture. Thoughts of understanding or forgiveness harden much as water freezes into ice. One’s winter is not the season for resemblant consideration
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    Chapter 24

    skinnydragon commented on Ronyx's story chapter in Chapter 24

    YAY Curtis! I hope
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    Easter Sunday

    skinnydragon commented on ColumbusGuy's story chapter in Easter Sunday

    So great CG! A thoroughly fun chapter with lots going on and you could feel it almost getting overtired! And then it was! The draw of sleep and then the touching ending, with Jay in his father's embrace. Just too wonderful! Jay & Miles has so much going on at all times. Great writing CG! Thanks for sharing this with us!
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    Chapter 7

    skinnydragon commented on Hunter Thomson's story chapter in Chapter 7

    An interesting chapter Hunter! I'm not going to get on the moralistic bandwagon with Devin. Nope. A sexually active freshman at any college I've ever seen is NOT going to be celibate. Period. High school romances are doomed in college anyway, even when they involve a same age couple. Alex and Devin could. not. work. More the problem is who saw them. It's no big deal, since Bryce is 'out' and we are at college. Devin's roommate could be trouble, but what would he be doing in the baseball shower room? I guess we'll just have to wait! ...hehe
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    A solid chapter Tim! Some of the background of Patrick's family comes out, but there is some deeper stuff he (and we) don't know yet, I'm sure. Lets hope Fiona is the key to unlocking that weird bunch of snobs. I have hopes for her being a good person. All Patrick's 'new' family seems to be coming together also. Much less frightening though. Thanks for the bang-up chapter!
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    Vixere! - Cicero *** I dreamt of fishes again, but this time Burch was there. Can anyone explain to me why Burch is in one of my dreams? I mean, the fucker is dead! In a toilet, like he deserved. I don’t think there were any fish in that toilet. But in this very, very weird dream he’s talking to me – gently. Right away you know this was a bullshit dream. Burch never talked to me in any way but with scorn. Back to my dream. So he’s talking to the fish, but he’s also talking to me.
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    After the 30

    skinnydragon commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in After the 30

    God, I thought from the title it was going to be about age. Since I'm fast approaching that milestone, I figured tim will give me some good advice. OK, back to reality. AC is right. Your writing comes across with such ease here. Actually you do it all the time, but we're talking about this verse. You're always a pleasure to read, tim!
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