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  1. Parker Owens
    I will admit to fussing with the spacing and placement on the page for a long while. I thank you deeply for trying this very chewy offering. This duet between despair and belief played in my head for a long time. I am not sure if the subject and countersubject ever fully form complete harmony; that is for you to imagine. I am very grateful you came back to this.
  2. Parker Owens
    Thank you! I am glad the first made you smile, and that the second might have some currency. The tricky part will be sustaining a full idea through 12 syllables in the middle. It was for me, anyhow. Your generous comments make be blush.
  3. Parker Owens
    Very beautiful indeed. Your words are a cool draft of encouragement to those who thirst in a dark desert country.
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    Chapter 9

    Parker Owens commented on asamvav111's story chapter in Chapter 9

    An almost cinematic scene comes to mind reading this. It's spooky I can see literary archetypes in the images evoked. But the final lines will haunt me. Beautiful.
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    Sentinel

    Parker Owens commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in Sentinel

    You describe such golden autumn days, rare as fine amber, ever beautiful in memory. Their permanence there accentuates the changes you perceive, experience and record. I love the way you talk about having stepped out of the stream to observe it; yet the observer is always part of that stream, or so quantum physics tells us.
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    Lesson #3

    Parker Owens commented on MacGreg's story chapter in Lesson #3

    This was a compelling chapter. Like @Reader1810, I had to finish. I could not stop. There are lessons being taught, but also trust. And most of all, as you spell out at the last, encouragement. Thank you for sharing this chapter with everyone.
  7. Parker Owens
    You have answered the question: How Does Hell Restructure? with rapier sharp wit. I love it! And I can't wait to find out what's behind the door at which the Demon finds himself.
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    Chapter 14

    Parker Owens commented on Ronyx's story chapter in Chapter 14

    Here is a chapter with a ray of sunshine. As it is with a bleak afternoon, such a ray can warm the whole landscape. I hope Allen and Joey can be warmed by hope, and maybe discover love rather than pain. They've both had enough of that. Thank you for this chapter.
  9. Parker Owens
    Thank you, Gary. I am glad you thought the first flowed. Your reaction to the second interested me; I think what you say could be very true. But I wrote it because I have experienced the wonderful kindness of strangers here, and the reality of support. It can be very comforting. I appreciate your thoughtful response, and I am glad this form appealed to you.
  10. Parker Owens
    Thank you, Jp. I am glad these resonated with you. I was simply struck by driving out west and driving home in the east; the experience was so different. And as for the second, well, I think hugs of all kinds are good. Just had to say so...
  11. Parker Owens
    I think your observations on flying from east to west are quite accurate. I failed to see that. Of course, perhaps flying from east to west entails carrying some of those heavy, ponderous eastern miles along the way, making it slower. And for the second poem, I am an advocate for hugs in whatever form they might take. Thank you for your comments on these experiments in the the Skyscraper form! I am enjoying getting the feel for lines like these.
  12. Parker Owens
    I agree about hugs. I will take them in any form, from anyone. Thanks especially for yours. I’m glad you like these; perhaps a second round would be a good idea?
  13. Parker Owens
    Thank you, Dugh. These were fun to try, yet harder to sustain than I originally thought. I appreciate your generous comments.
  14. Parker Owens
    I remember, indeed I do. Thank you for the reminder...
  15. Parker Owens
    1. East coast miles seem much longer than those I encountered traveling out west; perhaps western miles were created to fly past like hummingbirds or swallows at play, while east miles rest a while and ponder. 2. Sympathy sent from a long distance is a poor substitute for a hug, yet such is brotherhood's gravitational pull that even these ethereal arms embrace you, bless you, and offer love.
  16. Parker Owens
    I am sorry it left you disturbed; I fear it was a very hard poem to compose, and to read, too. There are times when I feel that emptiness, that sadness you speak of - Maybe everyone does. But that you thought this was written well helps to fill things...thank you for coming back to this.
  17. Parker Owens
    All powerful Death has every image at command. Your use of Ethan as Death’s image is shattering, and Caleb seems unable to stave off collapse. This would appear to be an end, yet something tells me a hidden wonder is waiting.
  18. Parker Owens
    Hope shines in the end, yet the dark still hurts and harms. You capture this well. The third stanza really got to me.
  19. Parker Owens

    Stuck in a Maze

    Parker Owens commented on Solus Magus's story chapter in Stuck in a Maze

    This is quite beautiful, and its simple declarations are very powerful.
  20. Parker Owens
    I can’t agree more with tim...this was awesome to find this morning! Thank you very much for AanA 2.0!
  21. Parker Owens
    Thank you for this wonderful comment. I can’t tell you how encouraging it is to know you will come back to this again. Each of the four pieces is a ‘mirrored cinquain,’ a syllable counting form I have come to enjoy. The story is unfinished, but I hope you will imagine an ending you like.
  22. Parker Owens
    I am glad you found this interesting. Your comparison made me shiver. I very much enjoy Dorothy Parker. Your metaphor for words sitting on the skin made me twitch. It's very engaging. Thank you for thinking about this one, and for your very kind remarks.
  23. Parker Owens
    In writing a review, I sometimes find myself explaining how the story made me feel, or made me want to do. Several stories inspired me to write something - poetry or prose - and in my better moments, I can explain why. I agree that, as an author whose work is being reviewed, it would be nice to know what people liked or disliked about what was written, and how it was written. Still, is at least comforting to know that what I wrote moved a reader sufficiently to make even a briefly worded statement.
  24. Parker Owens
    Thank you, @Valkyrie, for your very kind thoughts. It is not an easy piece, for the kind of interplay of thoughts and emotions were hard to convey completely. What is saddening is that so many of us understand this as well as we seem to do. But I am glad that it called you to read and then re-read it. Hugs back....
  25. Parker Owens
    Congratulations Adi, tim and Dodger!
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