I love your bird studies. They are so very true to experience. Woodpeckers often rule the feeders, and your words bring that to life.
Your meditation on love in the predawn light made me smile.
Beautifully written.
Adam has to move on from Kevin; you give us reason to think he might. There is plenty to distract him, including Connor who values discretion as much as Becker himself. But just how Golden is that discretion? Kevin’s example... oh hell, he can’t let Kevin go, not really. Well done.
Thank you, @northie, for writing a story so close to the reality many of us face, or must face one day. Thank you, @Timothy M., for this review, giving an excellent story and writer a better look.
Taken together, these meditations on laughter and sound and silence left me needing quiet time to think and digest. So many phrases captured my mind; skittering tinkle, God’s laughter, expressions manipulated into fortress walls. Well done.
You paint a vibrant picture very few actually see; the boredom and grey of Calvin’s existence is unexpected. What would have to occur to change his path?
No, not straight, but hurting and unhealed. Not that Kenny knew any of this, how could he? But he might have been more compassionate; less quick to rush to judgement.
The distance between them closes further still. But what is Sebastian up to? Trying to flush Noah out into the open? Trying to hit on him? Or just being friendly enough to make other people think? Great chapter.
Awesome news, Drew! Integration by parts is one of my favorites! I sometimes teach my students to use four-color pens to do them, which can help. You are doing some great stuff - trig integrals, partial fractions... (does small fist pump here). Hugs and high hopes.