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I'm totally hooked by now Cia! A sly fox taking Beckett to a dragon who will be Beckett's guide to find a missing star. You have got a great imagination. I am looking forward to the adventure in store for us. Right now, I'm not even sure if this fits into any one genre, but know it's going to be a fun ride, on a dragon no less!
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Amsterdam is a beautiful and vibrant city full of life. It is much more that just a good setting for this story. Coby's mourning and feelings of guilt with the deaths of his parents leads him to dark thoughts. His fall gives rise to a new love in this supernaturally great tale. This story of love and hope is the beginning of a wonderful series of stories I know you will love.
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I fell in love with each of your stories before coming to GA, and I have once again fallen in love with Mooi. I am so happy that you have shared this story on GA. I look forward to reading the next two stories.
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Thanks Adi! I am also looking forward to taking those steps. I really do appreciate you help and support. 🙏
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That marriage proposal will go down in Liston family history. I wonder if anyone was aware Spence was going to do that. I haven't heard Richie's Christmas song before. I did get a great laugh thinking about Richie's seasonal revenge on CJ after I heard the song here. I've enjoyed the many events in this chapter.
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I also agree that Lit got it right. I have to admit it made me chuckle as I applied your words to my own life.
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Chapter 14 Grandson and In Our Sandbox
raven1 commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 14 Grandson and In Our Sandbox
I shed some happy tears as I felt the love and warmth of these two poems. Reading them after the two prior poems felt like you were showing me two of the colorful gems in your life. Well done my friend! -
The poem is both lovely and inspirational. As the grey advances and grows darker, I will keep this mantra in my mind. I will also focus on the many gems in my life that add color, my friends and family included. I also count your stories and poems among the colors in my life. I do feel moving to Thailand has provided me with a much broader and colorful palate of colors. Thanks for the reminder.
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Thank you for your kind remarks my friend. I am happy you caught the undertones I intentionally wanted the poem to convey. Future offerings will be coming as I add chapters. I am planning to place at least three new poems in each chapter. Overall, Blackbird Sings will be filled with light hearted, humorous poems that express my joy of living. I now have a poetry journal with several ideas and poems I am working on. I plan on a new chapter for this after the Poetry Anthology comes out. I have three poems there. The entry is Searching For My New Life. I appreciate your encouragement and support.
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Parent and child relationships are never easy and smooth even in the best of families. Kevin doesn't like how his father acts and responds by not talking to him. His father responds in kind. Kevin's life is complicate by his growing love for and sexual experiments with Ronnie, his best friend. Again, Kevin's silence does not help. How these problems are resolved is very surprising, and will leave you feeling joyful with life. Geron has the skill to realistically bring these people to life, and make you feel a part of the story. I urge you to read this delightful tale.
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A beautiful telling of a story about this family. I loved Ronnie and Kevin's dance as they hid from each other. The final twist was surprising to me. However, it made the family much stronger when Kevin and his dad were able to actually talk honestly. I like the ending that left what happens next with the boys up in the air. I can create my own ending to their story with all you have told us about these two. That's good enough for me until you write the sequel.
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After the rough night on the mountain, the following day was almost as bad. The results of the ordeal is a fine group of bonded men. Revealing their pasts as the face the challenges show that they are all more complex and haunted than they show on the surface to others. As a group they are rapidly growing in power with four of them developing the spark. I was impressed that the spark was developed in different ways, and wonder if it is a circumstance of what's happening or unique to each individual. I would imagine that when all of them can access the spark, hell week will be followed by training to help them control and develop that power.
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When I wrote this I kept wishing I had a piece of the cake to do research as I was writing. I will be adding more to Blackbirds soon. I now have a poetry journal where I write down pieces of poems and ideas from poems. I will be waiting until after the Poetry Anthology posts to add more. I do have three poems that will be published in the Anthology.
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Thanks Val for you kind remarks. ❤️ The enjoyment of a great dessert is in all the ways it makes our senses respond. I also wish to express my appreciation for the support you have given me.
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Other than my entry into the Poetry Anthology, this is the first poem I have published. It was in response to Dessert Prompts #128 😄 https://gayauthors.org/story/raven1/blackbird-singing/1
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There is nothing more delightful, than to take a great big bite full of my favorite dark obsession, and pop a sweet cherry Hessian. The vanilla cream white frosting tops the dark brown chocolate ring. Adding silky luscious texture, excites this eager racanteur. Sensuous scent of kirsch liquor makes my heartbeat race much quicker. Decorating with dense ganache? Pleasing visual with panache. I love to take a fresh che
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The title Blackbird Singing is inspired by the Beatles' song, Blackbirds Sings in the Dead of Night. The lyrics of the song speak of the things I hope my poems will inspire in the reader. I hope that you will Google the song and listen to the lyrics before reading these poems.
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The visit with Senator Duckworth was well written. She is a remarkable person and a true hero! She is one of the few politicians who are honest and courageously fights against the establishment to protect human rights. Everhope is a very appropriate name for their home. CJ only named two reasons, but the name is right for many more reasons than he gave. Those Frank Lloyd Wright chair show CJ's great taste, but even quality replicas cost $3,000 a chair! I did like the tour of museums that CJ and Owen took Spenser and Tilda to see. Those were some of my favorites when I visited DC decades ago.
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Chapter 12 Night Journey and Falkor
raven1 commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 12 Night Journey and Falkor
Falkor is a beautiful love poem. I also enjoyed Night Journey. As a youth I was fearful and fascinated by lightning storms. With age I have lost the fear, but not the fascination. Now, I also find comfort in the storms. -
Chapter 11 Hero and Being Me
raven1 commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 11 Hero and Being Me
Both poems are light hearted and lovable. I got a chuckle from picturing nature boy, in the buff, drinking tea and acting tough. The second was a great summary of love from the idyll concepts of youth to the truth of love as an adult. I do enjoy this lighter side of you Gary. -
This was a joyful celebration of things that bring meaning to our lives! ❤️
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Chapter 9 Ode to Something New, and Visit
raven1 commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 9 Ode to Something New, and Visit
Ode is a precious reminder of my own reliance on the wonders of nature to sooth my soul in times of trouble. Visit reminded me of a path to love I did not take, but stays with me in my dreams. Thanks Gary! -
You have created an interesting foundation in the setting and plot on which to build the story. At this point, however, neither character is well enough developed to judge whether I like or dislike them. At this point the only things we see of them are not very positive. Looking forward to future developments. Good start!
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Pettifoggers are rarely pellucid and try to muddy the waters instead.
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I doubt that I will ever be disappointed in any of your stories! I am having great fun reading this.
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