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Ryder is going to help. I like the sound of that. Owen’s mom is seeing cracks and flaws in the story. She wants to believe, but now she doubts. I suspect Beth has no doubts at all that the engagement is a disaster.
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Malik and Rhaelce continue to mend, and I am glad of it. One day, perhaps they will kiss again.
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This is a beautiful, magnificent chapter. Ash and Taggert have paired, and it’s a joy to read, even as Taggert recalls earlier pain.
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Chapter 6 Like a Thrown Lariat Over Horns
Parker Owens commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 6 Like a Thrown Lariat Over Horns
And now a new life adventure begins. I’m hoping it will be fun and not perilous. -
Hooray for Ryder! Possessive, insecure, deep thinking Ryder. He showed up. Now, Owen, please drag Ryder back to your group, and introduce him as your friend. Force Margot to perform in grace, knowing how she’s rubbed Jules in Owen’s face.
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Rhaelce returns! That was unexpected, but entirely welcome. I’m looking forward to their next days together.
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Cut to two years hence: Owen has had freshman and sophomore years of hookups and discreet relationships, none of which can survive the outward appearances. Margot moves in with Jules, and announces that she’s had a change of heart. All the current joy turns to ashes, and Owen, who has been living a grey, impostor’s existence, is hung out to dry. And Ryder? If he’s smart, he’s moved out of Ohio, and has found someone he can stand.
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Owen must decide what he needs, and unfortunately, that list is long. It’s long on things he cannot control, like a response from Ryder, or parents who might actually listen, or a church community that cares more about actual love than the form it appears in. He needs Margot’s parents to be more accepting of their daughter, and he needs Margot to admit to loving Jules to her parents. Whew. Perhaps the one need he might have some control over is finding a safe place/space for him to be utterly himself. Margot has clearly forfeited that position.
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Chapter 108 Under the Floorboards
Parker Owens commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in Chapter 108 Under the Floorboards
I wish I were there, holding your hand. The darkness not the final word. Your poem strikes me at my heart. -
It’s an apt description: Ryder does, in fact, strip Owen to his bare bones in the diner. Ryder must be in deep pain in order flay Owen in such a way. Such anger must color every relationship Ryder has, romantic or otherwise. While Ryder gave Owen much to think about - and much to rethink - it may yet be to Owen’s benefit that he and Ryder part ways.
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Owen is not a smooth talker. Ryder certainly is. Owen has much to figure out. Ryder seems to know far more. Yet Ryder has parts of his past he’s not sharing, and unless Owen develops some gumption, we’ll never know about them. Looking forward to the next chapter.
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Ryder revealed more about himself than he meant to, perhaps. As others have observed, he clearly has his own set of troubles and dark patches. I look forward to listening in on their phone call.
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Now three powers are gathered. They are assembled for something greater, I feel. How long it take for these two groups to trust each other? It certainly seems necessary that they do so. I’m beginning to wonder if Rhaelce’s lingering shadow over Malik presages a treachery for which the story is named.
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I have enjoyed this story so far. I feel for Owen. Looking forward to what happens next.
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Excellent chapter title. You’ve returned to the mystery of Taggert’s past - a past that makes touch and closeness first impossible, then merely dangerous. Your description of the post-storm ranch isn’t hurried, but descriptive so there’s a clear picture in my mind. Well done.
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Wow. So this is how it ends. I feel very badly for Sean. Unquestionably, he will write a couple of albums’ worth of heartbreak songs, and soar to ever greater popularity and acclaim. Mehmet will be so annoyed to be targeted himself.
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The tornado has passed, leaving destruction and debris in its wake. There’s going to be a huge amount of cleanup to do just to restore the ranch to something close to operating normality. As you left us at the end of the the chapter, there’s plenty of permanent alterations - James’ and Cara’s places in the order of things, for example - in the ranch as a result of the storm, too. And you leave no room for doubt that there’s a permanent change in the relationship between Ash and Taggart. Looking forward to seeing what happens when the sky clears.
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Oh, boy. Will the meteorological storm be more mighty than the heart-storm that’s also brewing? Looking forward to seeing which will be more intense.
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You give us a really good view of Malik’s torn heart. I wonder when and how Malik will develop his fire talent further. I’ve no doubt it will come in handy. But Rhaelce must be out there, somewhere, equally torn, and equally unsure of what to expect next.
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Well, then. I shall concede that you could - possibly - be right concerning your own sauce. Unless you are cooking for these characters, however, (does that give you a cameo role, akin to Alfred Hitchcock appearing in his own movies?), I’d still hope they’d choose blue cheese.
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Wings with blue cheese; otherwise Gabriel would be on my hit list…
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I’m very sorry to hear about your injury. After this chapter, I’m going to have to consult my cardiologist.
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Cinderella might have been treated better. Neither father nor brother treat August right, but Cinderella never wrestled with her heart as much as August did with his.
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Injury and absolution, connection and attraction. You show us each of these, like treasures to be stored up for another day. But we’re still left to wonder what there is in Taggert’s past that has made him so closed off, so cautious. You have me continuing to anticipate future chapters.
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I like the feeling I get from this chapter. It’s like the warmth of a real spring thaw, the kind that ushers in the change of seasons. Maybe there’s a real change in the air for Ash and Taggert, too.
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