MikeL

Pez dispenser? Good one. I hadn't expected any humor to come from this wretched scene.

Huh? Dispel a rumor? What rumor? You get two cliffhangers out of one chapter by posting the last four paragraphs separately and then claim there are no cliffhangers? Definition of "cliffhanger" per Wiktionary: What have you resolved?

I'm sure there were, but we don't know any of then personally.

It has to be "to soon to say". It had better be that something is missing.

Awful! Horrible! This as a bigger cliffhanger than Chapter 43. We would be better off without these four paragraphs. I hope we find that Brandon or someone had a bad dream. Surely CJ wouldn't slaughter all the heroes...all the good guys. I liked the WildOne's ending better.

Roast Cabrito Recipe Place one kid goat with hams and shoulders on bottom of roasting rack top with the ribs and backstrap or tenderloin. Make a basting sauce of the following: * 1 stick of butter, we prefer unsalted butter for the sweet taste * 2 cloves of fresh garlic, minced * 1 Teaspoon Salt Juice of one lime * 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce * 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce 1 Tablespoon Celery Salt * 1/2 Teaspoon each, Rosemary, Basil, Savory and Oregano * 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper Melt butter in microwave and add the garlic, salt and lime juice. Heat thoroughly in microwave. Add the rest of the ingredients. Pour over cabrito and roast for about 3-4 hours covered with foil, basting often with the sauce in the roasting pan. After 4 hours, uncover and baste thoroughly and cook in oven an additional 45 minutes to 1 hour. This will cause the meat to crust over. Baste with the sauce as often as you can. This will keep the meat from drying out. Carve and serve with fresh pico de gallo and sliced avocado. Source: http://www.t4ranch.com/recipes.html Note: The tequila is best when consumed by the cook after roasting is completed.

I have read that many scientists believe we have already entered a period of global cooling. The glacial pace at which our elected representatives pass legislation may yet work to our advantage. While global cooling can be worse than global warming, as Ice Blink illustrates, it may be obvious that it has arrived before Congress moves to spend their our trillions. Foolhardy? Not at all! Brilliant is more like it. It certainly fits the anthology theme although escape eludes the hero. Bravo!

CJ, congratulations on a compelling and very different story. A period such as that of Norse exploration and settlement, for which there is little written history, is certainly intriguing. This story is quite a departure from your other work and I appreciate your skills and the effort you put into your stories all the more. No reader could help but notice a parallel in this story to a widely discussed topic of today - climate change. Global cooling can be as frightening as global warming. Humanity - except for a few stranded in inhospitable places - has always survived both. I also noted a small reference to yourself personally - and perhaps a plea to your most avid fans. The Greenland Norse did not die out until they had eaten the last of their goats. Thanks for the good read.

Also: Shadowgod, just on general principals principles

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I think Chase's head is immediately in front of Dimitri's...no chance for Brandon to kill Dimitri without killing Chase.

None of the above. Please revise the poll and resubmit it to the readers.

Hopefully they won't. What time of day is it? What are the light conditions? They might not realize who the guy at the window with a gun drawn is.

Yes, he's about 50 yards away. If he starts running toward the house, the bikers may blow him away.

I like your theory more than anything I can come up with. It would require a head shot to take out Dimitri. If Brandon still has his finger on the trigger when someone else takes a shot, he might reflexively fire his shotgun. Let's hope not or that he misses Eric. Also, there is an air force officer near the house. Most air force officers wouldn't normally carry a sidearm in the US, but he is an investigator, the military is on alert, and everyone else at the ranch is armed.

Well...no surprise. There is a cliffhanger here. This is quite a chapter...plenty of action...definitely not material for a chick flick. The action is fast and split-second decisions are entirely too slow. The next chapter will be a little slow arriving, too. CJ says about 10 days with the summer anthology due Sunday. I could say more , but don't want to spoil anyone's reading.

C James has released Chapter 43 of Let the Music Play. "Deal", cried the losers.

Hmmm....a poker game? Who's playing? Who draws the unwanted two pair? Would some of the boys in the band unwittingly invite the newly arrived deputy to join them in a friendly game?

Does not play nicely with others. His history probably stretches all the way back to kindergarten.

Another great chapter, CJ. It was inevitable that Dimitri and Barney would meet up. . I still find it hard to believe that Dimitri won't give up his quest to kill Instinct. It serves no purpose in the Scar's scheme and puts him in considerable danger.

Chapter 42 of Let the Music Play has been posted.

What kind of cocktail would a goat serve his guests? Maybe a Leite de On

I doubt he is troubled by his own mistakes. He has other consolations...billions of them.

If Barney does arrest Dimitri, I hope he turns down Dimitri's request to "call his lawyer" on his own cell phone. :nuke: