Parker Owens
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Eric/Stefan has gotten a respite. Living rough as he does, luck - both good and bad - can arrive unexpectedly. Thanks for continuing to read his story.
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Stefan’s luck has never been good. Now it’s turned even worse. Events seem to be pushing him into flight. Thanks for reading and for your comments!
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To stay would invite an almost certain conflict with whoever was really assigned to intern. No doubt, the authorities would come to investigate sooner or later. Thanks for your comment, and for reading!
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I think you told your poetic story wonderfully. I enjoyed it, and felt I could connect with it. Keep writing poetry!
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Chapter 1 - The Spice of Life
Parker Owens commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 1 - The Spice of Life
My reaction was to say Yes to this. Diversity in so many things exists, indisputably. It tells us things are coming around right. Thank you. -
The Fight For Inclusion stirred my heart. It’s an anthem for us to remember. I couldn’t help but smile wistfully as I read Companions. But your Haiku completely stole the show. They were awesome.
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Thank you very much!
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I shall delight in the image of you reading these in the garden; please borrow whatever you like to show that math crosses into poetry. My own students in Calculus remain skeptical. Thank you very much for reading!
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You made me smile to see this. Thank you very much!
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Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m hardly a master of poetry; there are others on this site whose gifts far exceed mine. But I’m glad the soupçon of mathematics made you smile!
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The weather is out of whack in many places. Perhaps our hearts at least remain constant, as is our delight in the best parts of April.
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I’m glad you liked these! Sorry they induced headaches, but at least there weren’t any import taxes on them.
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April 1 The calendar may tell us that it’s spring but what I see beyond the windowpane may disagree about most everything its lettered dates insist on, quite in vain. The buds which opened yesterday are gone and buried underneath a coat of snow that covers every square inch of the lawn to smother all beneath its frozen woe. How good that plants are made of sterner stuff; they somehow know a method to survive so that, perchance the sun
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This is my collection of poetry written for April 2025, National Poetry Writing Month.
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I’ve had so many jumbled thoughts about Reed’s journey. There are disconnected scenes in my head, but the thread to bind them together isn’t spun yet. Maybe it’s because, like you, Andy and Zander are still too much in my head to make room for Reed. Thanks very, very much for your comments on this final scene in A to Z.
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You’re most kind in your comments, and you’re very welcome. Perhaps Robert can kindle the flame of love and family with Ed. We can only hope.
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Between Pleasure and Grief
Parker Owens commented on Celian's story chapter in Between Pleasure and Grief
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Chapter 11: Give And Take
Parker Owens commented on FV2112's story chapter in Chapter 11: Give And Take
Let’s hear it for Mr. Mancino! He’s just made Damian’s day turn around. Maybe it can be the start of something better. -
Work experience really sounds like something out of purgatory. Ed’s mentor seems to have it right, in that it’s proof the student can show up on time and do as one is told. However, that’s pretty much it. Liam has gotten to absorb even more about his family, and it’s not particularly edifying. While Aunt Sadie isn’t hostile, she seems similarly egocentric and superficial to Liam’s mother. It’s more a matter of degree. At least she’s full of information.
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Thank you. The world today needs Zander and Andy more than ever.
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I have had several stillborn tries at a longer, more sustained follow up story. I have posted several shorter stories connected to A to Z, which all have the word “observation “ in their titles. You may have seen these.
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I’m very grateful you took the time to read Andy’s story, especially sticking with him through his darkest days. I’m glad you found the last chapters to be as fun to read as they were for me to write. Thanks a million for your comments, which I appreciate very much.
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Your powers of prediction are excellent . But Ambrose showing up was indeed a jarring surprise. Thanks for continuing to read Andy's story.
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You've identified the pitfalls of emancipation and the hitches in Andy's marriage plan. It helps that Monica and Garrett love Andy and Zander as people and as a couple. Even Judge Harrison is predisposed to like Andy - and to frustrate Chandler, if the letter of the law is satisfied. Monica's insistence on a church wedding is a way to make the union as official and durable as possible in the eyes of both family and the wider community. As you say, the Carlsberg question remains open, but Andy is no more or less vulnerable on that score if his plan succeeds. Thanks for thinking deeply about this!
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Given time, Mrs. Chandler could make real trouble for Andy and his new family. It helps that she must officially take note of Judge Harrison's admonition, as well as answer to the County Commission for the undoubtedly pointed message the Judge will convey to them. Damage control will be the first order of her administrative business for a while at least. But I agree, she could be a source of danger in the months to come. Thanks very much for your thoughts and for reading!
