Parker Owens
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I am glad you liked this. The true story must remain a mystery to me. I could not see it , nor ensure it turned out the way I would have liked. But its outcome still bothers me. Thank you for your kind words.
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Thank you. And the natural extensions of this line of thought are very disturbing.
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I could not agree with you more. I wanted to see the first ending, and could not. It made me afraid for the second. Or perhaps my imagination is just too vivid. Thanks for reading and responding to this.
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And I still wonder. Funny how some unfinished stories still make you think....
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It was precisely both these things - beguiling, intriguing. I couldn't get this scene out of my head. Just a few moments caught in city traffic can fire the imagination. Thanks for your kind words.
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City Seen A passenger by car one day I rode and buckled in my place was I detained when government or chance construction code decreed a halt, all traffic was detained. About us rose a shadowed cityscape, for multistoried castles masked the sky; I took the opportunity to gape at life in civic glory passing by. I thus beheld an eddy in the throng, a chapel where the suited ones might pray stood open while the homeless moved along; but dapper fundamental
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This was a chapter to be read twice over. Ben will be sacrificing a hell of a lot of his career, but Travis may change the whole calculus in the end. But you're gonna make us sweat over that, right?
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Ethan must be completely shattered. No matter what Caleb explains, no matter how it can be construed, Ethan is gutted. Is there a spell for a gored heart?
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Chapter 78 No Such Thing As Bad Publicity
Parker Owens commented on Dodger's story chapter in Chapter 78 No Such Thing As Bad Publicity
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Again, you write so I can get inside each character's mind, but most especially Louis'. Everything is so vivid, yet not tediously described - just enough to let me figure out details on my own. And you write to lead me into each new thought, each new scene, so that I am already imagining it. This is great writing, tim. And, of course, I am especially drawn to Louis and Don's moments of conflict and of reconciliation. I'll repeat, this is awesome.
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I missed this chapter last week. But it is an extremely important one. Even if Don isn't putting every card on the table, at least he is trying to play most of them. Louis wants more from Don than he feels right in giving. Mr. Jones is unlikely to have magic answers. All these things you write about with a way of making me feel like I am right there, and able to feel what your characters feel. It is real, and so is the hurt for both Don and Louis. You make it possible for me to inhabit their pain. Thank you.
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I feel so badly for Nikolai, and wonder now what Jesse will do. His life suddenly looks very different to him, I expect. Yet Devan's troubles are of a whole different order. With Jade to care for, he does not need Jesse causing drama, either. Artfully set up...
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I am glad you are enjoying this stretch of the text enough to binge read. Can't tell you how much I appreciate knowing that. Andy and Zander gave FPS the slip, and Andy is very resourceful. That is good. But I grieve you did not have the Stevensons, nor Zander waiting for you. I rejoice you made it, and that you are here. Thank you so much for reading Andy's story, and for your comments.
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I am glad you are enjoying this stretch of the text enough to binge read. Can't tell you how much I appreciate knowing that. Andy and Zander gave FPS the slip, and Andy is very resourceful. That is good. But I grieve you did not have the Stevensons, nor Zander waiting for you. I rejoice you made it, and that you are here. Thank you so much for reading Andy's story, and for your comments.
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You build tension so deftly, but it ratchets up with every paragraph. What is it Ethan needs to say? You know I want to find out.
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It hurts and charms simultaneously. A lovely take on this idea of a man out of time.
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I am very glad that you are looking forward to more. There is one chapter left. And yes, there are many things I feel as I re-read these pages.
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We worked on it together until he got sick. Then, though I had his permission to continue on without him, I had the hardest time doing so. I'm glad you are enjoying this short visit with our friends. There is one more chapter, and I hope you like it.
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I suspect that wherever I wind up, it will be in a small town. Probably someplace with snow, good libraries, and patient neighbors.
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I do so very much enjoy these two. And my musical education with them grows apace.
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@Headstall Thank you, Gary. These people are becoming friends in spite of the tensions that seem to run as seams through the experience. The landscape there is amazing, and well worth a visit someday. Glad that even this unfamiliar group brings you a smile.
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What a fun outing! Hope you will enjoy following their trail through the park. I am glad you are getting a kick out of of this. Thank you for reading!
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The ghosts will always be there, but perhaps they can be made to fade, or be rendered less harmful. I love the phrase you conjured up - army of friendship - I wish for such an army in the world; a huge one to push back the hordes of hate into the swamps where they belong.
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Wow, do I agree with this post! You have no obligation to model 'right' behavior. Unprotected sex isn't morally wrong unless you know you're going to hurt someone else by engaging in it. It's pretty foolish, and most people take precautions. But it's what makes sense to the actual characters that matters. It is a story, after all. Post a warning, if that makes a difference to your readers, but honestly, everyone ought to be able to see it's fiction.
