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@Krista, that was a well thought out response.

I have read good M/M fiction by both males and females, although on average males seem slightly better at relaying the physical aspects of penetrative sex. Both males and females can write well the emotional aspects of sexual activity -- if they take the time to do so. Two story sites I could name seem to concentrate more on the lustful aspects and not so much the emotional aspects. Interesting topic and discussion.

There are times one knows his limits When the odds are stacked too tall... I accept it's not always my song to sing Much smarter and safer to bide my time... All of it is excellent. These lines spoke especially to me. Well done.

My childhood heroes were the NASA astronauts, and several Writers of science fiction and fantasy.

Usually true. Some of my favorite GA authors do this very well, including @Geron Kees, @Myr, @Bill W (especially in Bill W's short stories -- "Crash Landing" -- "My First True Christmas" -- and "A Gay Christmas Carol (Revised)"), @P. E. Knapp, @Laura S. Fox, @Mark Ponyboy Peters, @Dabeagle, @drsawzall, @Timothy M., and this list is getting too long, but also in some of my more recently discovered authors, such as @Jason Rimbaud, @Thirdly. and @Krista. Good work, Authors on GA.

An excellent story showing one person's progress after the unexpected loss of a partner. Well written and thoughtful, also showing that every person's thoughts and reactions to grief are different. I heartily recommend this story.

A chapter which is busy, but a very good chapter, Tim. Lonnie is making changes which can be very positive. That does not mean change is always simple or easy. It seems to me you have worked with resolve and dedication to make this story so caring and care-full. So that could even mean that you will do a nearquel (a nearquel is a story featuring some characters from another story, but focusing on a different main character or characters) featuring Keve. (I can hope for that.)

Scientist, knight, royal, explorer, editor, comedian. Those might be possible additions to character roles/occupations. (Though "Prince" implies royal.) Under Paranormal/Speculative Elements -- possibly Alternate Reality, Space Travel, and Time Travel, and Shape Shifters? Good lists, @Myr.

Are Ty and Keve former boyfriends?

@Mikiesboy and @Philippe -- the parts above in Bold and Colors, and the name Lonnie, reminded me of the following Author's Note from an author on another site when he wrote a particular story: Author’s note: Aaron was slated to die. I had planned his memorial service, but Lonny came along and saved his life. It’s funny how characters sometimes have lives of their own or how some unseen hand seems to guide events. I recently heard statistics that show suicide as the number three cause of teen deaths. I think it’s probably higher among gay teens. It is hard to know for sure because when they are gone, in many cases, we can’t know if they were gay. Please be kind to anyone who is down. Please be supportive. But if you fail to save a life, don’t feel guilty. Sometimes we just can’t. At least try to be a loving, non-judgmental friend. We can all use those! And, as they say: What goes around comes around. David [David, in this case, is author David Lee, and the Author's Note is after Chapter 40 of his story, "Zeke." The story was originally Copyrighted in 2004, and the revised version is Copyrighted 2015. The story is on Nifty and on Castle Roland. The Castle Roland version is the slightly revised and expanded version.

With writers like @Laura S. Fox, @D.K. Daniels, @Bill W, @Headstall, "House of Storms" by @Geron Kees, and @Mark Ponyboy Peters, it would be hard to go wrong! And many other talented authors as well.

Prompt number who-knows-what --- "What do you mean, be prompt? I'm always prompt!" he exclaimed. Prompt number who-knows-what + one --- "Look at that cloud! It looks like a duck being eaten by an alligator!"

Ah. Thanks for that information, @Cane23.

Wow. This is possibly the best description of some of the emotions regarding grief and moving onward that I have ever read. While all persons experience grief differently, and react differently, I can feel the effort Lonnie is doing as he progresses. According to first-names dot net, the first name Keve is most common in Brazil. But I don't know how many countries they have data access for. Many great possibilities for this story, Tim. I look forward to seeing how it continues. When will the next chapter post, please?

I will have to check this one out. I have read some other stories by @gor mu, and they were worth reading.

I had teachers who taught us most of what @Bill W received, except not King Lear, but including much more Edgar Allen Poe and Chaucer. The teacher we were supposed to have for Senior English was killed in a car crash the week before school started, so the Junior High Principal (who had formerly taught Sophomore English and Senior English) taught us the first semester, and a new female teacher was hired for the second semester. She had just graduated with her teaching degree in English, and many of the guys suddenly started sitting on the front rows of class because she had VERY protruding and full mammary glands -- probably measuring about 44 or 46 EE or FF. Some of the guys suddenly seemed to have more desire to learn English literature for some reason. She liked to teach Chaucer and Melville and Miller more than Shakespeare and Poe.

What wondrously beautiful phrasing, Tim.

What an intriguing and poignant start to this story! The varying emotions are coming through clearly. Looking forward to more. Good job, Tim.

There is another term. much harder to do -- a DRABBLE is a short story of EXACTLY one hundred words, yet complete in itself. @Topher Lydon -- that is an even more challenging target to hit. I have seen one story do that, on another site starting with A and the last word starts with D.

An excellent poem. I have seen this happen to people, and I have also seen the reverse, where the controlling person wakes up and becomes supportive. A sequel story to this would be great where the controlling one becomes aware and changes behavior. Well done, @Krista.

@Krista -- this is ripe for a sequel, probably a story. The sequel could deal with a change in the controlling person to where they become supportive, caring, and help rekindle the dying sparks and embers which are almost dead. It can happen. I've seen the controlling and the reawakening. Great poetry.

Thanks for this, @Bill W. Thanks, @Myr, for pointing us at some of the older site content.

I used to bake meatloaf and sometimes a cake or two. But my son does a much better job, so he does that now, when I can persuade him to come over and bake for us. Some wonderful stories and authors in this summary. Thank you, @wildone, for this.

Some persons are very sensitive to electrical currents and static electricity. In high school, I had a biology/chemistry/physics/botany teacher who could sense electrical currents no one else could. There was a short in one of our laboratory tables, and he called the school's electrical maintenance guy to work on it before it became dangerous to everyone else. The maintenance guy had to use instruments to find the short. Our teacher knew it was there without instruments. In addition, Jamie has the Lens to add to his sensitivity. Hey, @Geron Kees. Did you get some of the ideas for the Lens from the Lensman Series by Edward Elmer "Doc" Smith?

@Myr, I notice something interesting in the following sentence near the end of the story: He growled as I turned to walk away. I heard him take a step, and I spun around, drawing my power to me. My arms cackled with lightning, and a strong wind came out of nowhere in the castle. “I said drop it.” Did you mean "cackled" or "crackled" with lightning? While either word would work, crackling is usually the sound I associate with lightning. And I really do hope that Simon and Justin show up in another King's Rangers story someday.