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    @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.
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    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.
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    Chapter 1

    ReaderPaul commented on chris191070's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Fascinating! Good writing, Chris.
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    Excellent story. Humor and fun and quick read. All well done. Worth reading.
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    Chapter 1

    ReaderPaul commented on chris191070's story chapter in Chapter 1

    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..
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    @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.
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    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.
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    Chapter 1

    ReaderPaul commented on chris191070's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Had an aunt and uncle in Arizona who had a lemon tree in their back yard.
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    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.
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    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.
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    @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.
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    Chapter 1

    ReaderPaul commented on chris191070's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Chris, I enjoyed this greatly. I look forward to seeing what other readers have to say.
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    This story is wild, wacky, WTH (What The Heck), and wonderful all at the same time. The rollicking rolling ride of imagination is short but manages to be complete in itself and worth reading and enjoying.
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    Where to?

    ReaderPaul commented on Valkyrie's blog entry in Writing World

    I really liked the story @chris191070 wrote. It was wild, wacky, WTH (What The Heck), and wonderful all at the same time.
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    Chapter 1

    ReaderPaul commented on BendtedWreath's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Okay, @BendtedWreath and @CassieQ -- perhaps a related story featuring some of the other characters? Did Mariah know Louis would be there and try to get Jace and him near each other so they might reconnect? What is Mark's side story? Maybe he knows the side-story of another gay couple? The lines about the snatch, then the clean-and-jerk, were priceless. If you two decide to write a related story, I want to read it. Edit: The line about the trust fund reminds me me of a Robert A. Heinlein saying: "Money is the most powerful aphrodisiac."
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    Very true, @chris191070. Thanks, @Myr for these deep dives.
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    Often this is true. But I have met some persons who have paranoia even when they have all the facts on something, and there may be no reason for the paranoia.
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    Lots of good stories in this update. Thanks, @wildone.
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    I had to look up presbyopia. I haven't had that exact one, but know persons who have experienced that one.
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    I have a book of the collected Poor Richard's Almanack, by Benjamin Franklin. The above reminds me of one of the sayings: "Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
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    This reminds me of a book my parents had from the 1930s or 1940s on strange stories and conspiracy theories. A group of people, according to one story, has secretly ruled the world for over three thousand years. The telling about this story was very skeptical, ending with a sentence summarizing the theory that three million, three hundred thirty-three thousand, three hundred thirty-three people have secretly ruled the world for over 3,000 years as follows: "If 3,333,333 people can keep a secret for over three thousand years, they deserve to succeed!"
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    Chapter 1

    ReaderPaul commented on chris191070's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Way to go, Chris! Good imagination here!
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