ReaderPaul

What @chris191070 said. He is right. And I agree with what @Vcs said, about saying so much with such economy of words. That is a wonderfully expressive gift.

My brother-in-law at one time had 28 cats which were indoor/outdoor. We did not visit much after I got cat scratch fever from one. Eventually, he stopped letting them in the house, and got down to six outdoor-only cats.

A salute to @chris191070, the Captain of Capybaras, the Creator of Captivating Chronicles, the Capable Coordinator of Chrono Capybara, Recorder of Record, and Developer of Design Detail! Well done, Chris!

Thinking back over the last two new stories I opened, one by @chris191070, and @Headstall, it was because I have read other stories by those authors and liked the stories, articles, poems, or whatever by those two authors. Same way with certain other authors. If I see new story by, for example, @Geron Kees or @Myr or @BendtedWreath or @P. E. Knapp, I will check the story out. On stories by authors not previously read, several factors go into choosing. Do I have time to read the chapter or story without major interruptions? If not, I may have to come back to that story later. Is it a description which sounds interesting, AND in a genre I normally read? For example a horror story genre I would not read UNLESS it was by an already known and liked author. Of the six authors listed above, I would -- because they are those authors -- at least start a horror story by one of those, and a couple of other authors. I hope that answers your question in part.

I am familiar with the Luddites. I am suspicious of AI because it gives too many wrong answers. I am familiar with the general location where I live, and asked about the address of a new business in the area. It said the location was such-and-such, then added two descriptors which were wrong, including saying the new address was right behind the county courthouse -- which would have moved the courthouse 10 miles closer to where I live -- and put in on the railroad tracks in the town where the address is! And I've had other wrong AI answers as well. Recently a German court said Google is liable for the wrong answers its AI gives, if someone is harmed.

I don't let the author's name or nickname stop me, unless it implies something I don't want to read -- for example, if the name implies the author would molest kids, forget it. I don't read many westerns. I have read some of those by @Headstall and enjoyed them. He is one of the few authors I have actually enjoyed westerns by (awkward phrasing, I know). I often enjoy stories set in Australia, such as by @Mark Ponyboy Peters. Often stories featuring rural living have horses, and I tend to like those. When we have good authors like @BendtedWreath, @Myr, @gor mu, @chris191070, @dkstories and others which don't have "normal" names -- I'm not going to let the author nickname stop me from evaluating them as an author. I will read story descriptions, possibly seeing what genres are listed, and sometimes the title causes me to read a story, such as the excellent story by @P. E. Knapp, "It All Started with a Shuttle Flight." (Excellent science fiction.) (I will try to get down from my soapbox now.)

Appropriate, since caliente means hot... Way to go, Chris!

For me, English was after math in two different years of high school. LOL.

@chris191070 -- have you considered a short story or short series of short stories about Julian and Christian researching each other (and what Barnaby left)?

Excellent, @chris191070. The stories of Barnaby just keep getting better and better!

Only the ones in one place in one story.

Sounds like @chris191070 might get a story idea out of that!

Packages of condoms -- sets of 12-packs in sizes XXL, XL, Average, and Slim Fit. A paperback for casual reading titled "The History and Growth of Modern Mathematics." Another paperback titled "Why is the Penis Shaped Like That?" A package of twelve plastic spoons.

Pilate exercise program is pronounced pie-LAH-te. Whereas, pylot and pylote are pronounced like pilot. (I like the fun we have with puns and other word play!)

Well, @sandrewn, if @drpaladin launched a pylote or pylot program, he could be establishing a driver education program, or a boating pilot program, or some other vehicle steering and/or directing program, since those are sometimes used as slang terms for piloting, driving or directing . . . and they are pronounced like pilot.