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You are most kind. Thank you very much for your response. There’s an open desk in period 4 Calculus tomorrow. detivatives are what we prize whenever we must optimize...
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ask an author Ask an Author 2.0 #37
Parker Owens commented on Carlos Hazday's blog entry in Gay Authors News
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No cliffhanger this, but a wonderfully hot and highly charged scene. Jimmy is marked ever more deeply with Sawyer. And how is Jimmy going to explain the broken sink to his landlord? Thanks for this chapter.
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No downmarket poem was this - I enjoyed your limerick very much. I seem to remember an old chestnut (not of my composing) from years back: Roses are red, violets are blue, rhyming is hard, and so are Laplace transforms... Thank you very, very much for your reaction to these poems. I'm grateful you read them. And here is a bonus one for you: Equations of higher degree Get solved with a je ne sais quee, Though it’s fraught with derision Use synthetic division, And the roots will surely come free.
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I’m glad “practice snow” caught your eye. I know we’ll get really good at it in January. Thanks for reading!
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Poetry is one way to remember things; one wonders how the Bard learned his arithmetic at all. The snow that arrived has now vanished, but I know it will be back. Thanks for reading these, and for your thoughts.
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Allusion My students often think me rude when I to poetry allude while in the course of math to teach of intersections, real or skewed. Perhaps it is beyond their reach a line of Frost or Yeats to breach; still less of Shakespeare do they know besides what counts as common speech. They wonder what such words bestow on sines’ and cosines’ onward flow, their amplitude and frequency, which vexed equations try to show.
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Rick’s remembered pain is carried on the waves and in the music he hears in the night. That night under the stars, the ones he learned to love, will surely stay in his memories too. Thank you for taking time to respond to this chapter in what must be an incredibly busy moment.
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Well, Coy’s there for Boone after all. That’s a welcome surprise. What was he doing there, anyway? How long will it take Boone to ask? For now, it seems as if Boone won’t be doing any kind of travel until he can get on a horse.
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Chilling. I might have trouble sleeping.
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I’m going to be chuckling to myself all day long...
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I very much enjoyed reading your comments. I’m very grateful for them. His detour to Cedarcrest was as much unconscious as an act of will. I appreciate your insight that this seemed to bring Rick back in full circle, as you say. What Rick heard under the stars was something deeper than Willy Kohler’s superficial attraction. He will have trouble getting to sleep with the notes still playing in his ears.
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How wonderful that you could see and feel and hear along with Rick. The old lodge does seem to be calling out to him in some way. He must be uncertain of what to do about his new infatuation, given the history of that place. His memories seem to be playing melancholy tunes, but will he be led to something more happy? Thanks very much for reading this. I always appreciate your feedback.
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I’m glad you came out on the water with Rick. It became a melancholy outing, perhaps, but the music was lovely. I’d like to think Rick’s mother is looking over his shoulder, too. It’s a nice thought. In any case, Rick veered in the dark to Cedarcrest, and he now he will have trouble sleeping, with music in his ears. Thanks so much for reading, and for your thoughts.
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Listening to this today...
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You are most kind in your reflections. Thank you. You made me wonder what Handel might have written for this scene. I expect it wold have been something beautiful and uncomplicated. Rick finally has an opportunity to do some real thinking, and a chance to review his memories. The summer of Willy Kohler has kept Rick doubting himself whenever he feels attracted to someone. His father seems to have made sure he doubts himself the rest of the time, too. Once again, my thanks for reading and for your thoughts.
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Rick finally gets a chance to do something for himself. I’m glad you felt a sense of respite too. It seems easier to stand up to Heinrich than to put such a plan into action. Rick feels enough emotional investment in remaining - and in avoiding confrontation - that he puts up with Heinrich. With the old man in Arizona, perhaps the pressure is easier to bear than it once was. Thanks for reading this chapter. I appreciate your thoughts.
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Rick took to the water to try and clear his brain. I think Rick’s unconscious led him to veer toward Cedarcrest, rather than any predetermined plan. The children were probably too intent on their chase to notice Rick; he definitely has no wish to be discovered. It does seem that he felt obligated to stay in Eagle Lake, and perhaps felt stuck with that. Thanks very much for reading this chapter, and for your great questions.
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Rick set out across the water, enjoying the growing darkness. All the cares of the fading day were left behind. It had been a hot afternoon, but out on the water, it already felt cooler. Weary or not, he never seemed to tire of propelling the heavy wood and canvas craft over the surface of the lake. Canoeing somehow satisfied a part of him. Perhaps it was the rhythmic quality of exercise, or maybe it was the chance to use combinations of muscles he didn't employ during his working hours. W
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Fergus reacts with classic anger when it’s apparent things haven’t gone his way. The results were a problem for him, they affect him and his status. The safety and future of the pack - such as it is - are secondary. And something tells me Granger, though submissive now, is unlikely to remain unswerving in his devotion. Great chapter!
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You’ve hit it exactly. Rick knows Eagle Lake, knows people there, and knows how to live up to expectations in that community. Leaving Heinrich Senior behind would cut himself off from his community and what family he’s got. For now, Rick must dream when he’s not working. Thank you very much for reading, and for your thoughts.
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Visitation and Chained
Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Visitation and Chained
The first and second were separate occasions; one didn’t lead to the other, never fear. Thank you for reading these and for letting them spend some time with you. -
Visitation and Chained
Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Visitation and Chained
I can see how the sunnier first sonnet cast a warm light to take the chill away from reading the second. The second came from a difficult day and place; the first from a much more pleasant dream. Thank you for your thoughts. -
Visitation and Chained
Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Visitation and Chained
Thanks for reading these. -
Visitation and Chained
Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Visitation and Chained
Thank you, tim. These came within a few pages of each other in the sketchbook; just a few days separated them.
