ReaderPaul

@Bill W -- I appreciate the word origin summaries you give. @drpaladin -- I like the pithy and often very insightful comments you make. Well done, both of you.

A friend has a working 8-track player and a few 8-track tapes which have not worn out, but his favorites all wore out years ago.

Fascinating! Good writing, Chris.

Excellent story. Humor and fun and quick read. All well done. Worth reading.

Love the story. Especially loved the phrase "dropping him squarely into a high-fructose, high-stress, 2026 sports road trip." As a chef, you would be better qualified than most to recognize the use of high-fructose. Barnaby must be somewhat empathic and/or telepathic to recognize the high blood pressure and the emotional components of Leo and Marcus. Well done. And they must have been well-educated to recognize a capybara..

That is the case for some authors. @Altimexis -- As @Mark Arbour said, it can be done. I've seen more than one author who have stories scheduled to publish chapters up to four weeks ahead. You can see publishing schedules, if they have been set up, by clicking on the title of a story on the author's story listings, then clicking on the "Stats" tab for that particular story. It will show chapters loaded for that story, and if a publishing date is set, will also show that. There are already a lot of handy features, but it is not always obvious how to see them. I still have much to learn. But I would like to thank @Myr and the other Admins for how they keep improving the usability of the site.

I listen to Science Friday at home or in the car, depending on where I am on Friday afternoons a 1 P.M. (Central Time Zone). I sometimes listen to some other science programs if I am in the car at the right time.

In the cola wars, I prefer RC Cola (once known as Royal Crown). Coke Classic is okay. Pepsi has too much caramel color in it for me. But I usually drink Mountain Dew. I also like pomegranate juice and fruit juices with blueberry or cherry in them. On the diet front, I will sometimes drink Diet Dr. Pepper or Diet Mountain Dew, but I have to limit myself to one 12 oz can per day due to sensitivity to Aspartame.

@Myr, when the changes on bots happened, didn't APPARENT readership drop, because the bots were being filtered out? This gave more accurate statistics on readership and views, if I am remembering correctly. I also appreciate how the GA landing page now has so many genre choices available now, if I am in the mood for science fiction or fantasy or comedy or poetry or whatever. An added tool for discovering new things. Well done.

The planned improvements sound very good. I look forward to learning more as things continue to upgrade. Thanks. Unlike many, I have a really good memory for where i was in a story. But I know some are not as fortunate, or -- sometimes life gets in the way. One thing which was really helpful for me was when I signed up for Premium Membership. Especially on my phone it made a huge difference in simplicity. While I prefer to read on my desktop, I use my phone as well. This site works better with my phone than most, and I really appreciate that.

Had an aunt and uncle in Arizona who had a lemon tree in their back yard.

Something else useful is the way the GA home page is now set up. Giving the categories such as Fantasy, Western, Poetry, Comedy, Historical, and so on, are very helpful.

For a situation where truth and non-truth are both disguised or hidden, see the short story by @Myr titled "Mindmaster" in his Fantasy Flash Collection . To quickly find that story, type Fantasy Flash Collection into the search bar of the Stories tab. Then scroll to the chapter titled Mindmaster.

@chris191070 used a proverbial ton of fun imagination for this story. The adventures and misadventures of Barnaby were great. The only thing not really explained -- where did Barnaby get the pot and potted plants in the control room? You have to read this to have the fun of enjoying it.

Chris, I enjoyed this greatly. I look forward to seeing what other readers have to say.