Parker Owens
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He escaped, and that’s good. It’s too bad there was someone all too willing to exploit and use him.
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I’ve wondered that too. Perhaps it’s because they still feel pressured to remain at the top of the heap. No matter what the reason, Stefan/Eric has plenty of cause to keep his guard up. Thanks again for your comments.
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You’re probably correct that Stefan would have bolted. Then again, in a small like Houghton, if that woman had suspected Stefan was a homeless stray, she would have called the police. Your description of Stefan as famished and guarded is exactly right.
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@SilentandBroken I like that you called this chapter a ray of hope. For once, Stefan meets people who aren’t out to get him. It’s a good few hours, though they can’t balance years of hurt. But at least he can eat a little more and remember someone who just took him as a friend. Thanks again for your thoughts.
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Keeping the hammer would have been an excellent idea. Perhaps Stefan was just too exhausted and undone to think of it. My continued thanks for your response and for reading.
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The principal may simply prefer to take the side of the kid who appears to be stronger and presents less trouble. The father on the other hand, is beyond horror. Yet I took some of this account from news stories - things like this (and worse) happen to kids in this country, even today. Thanks very much for continuing to read and comment.
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@SilentandBroken Thank you for your response to this chapter. Stefan simply has no clue how to navigate his school. It appears as if he fends off what her perceived as danger as events occur. Then again, too much of his world looks dangerous. Thanks again for reading and commenting.
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Stefan isn’t good at self defense: he’s better at trying to fade into the background, avoidance or appeasement. Thanks very much for your comments.
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@SilentandBroken Thank you for beginning this story. I appreciate your comments and thoughts.
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Isn’t that wonderful? Korngold is one of my favorites.
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Thank You to Our Anthology Team!
Parker Owens commented on Valkyrie's blog entry in Gay Authors News
I’d like to thank @Valkyrie for coordinating the proofreading requests and process. It has made reading easier. Thank you.- 9 comments
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I have read or am reading most of the entries in this sub-group by @AC Benus. I recommend them enthusiastically. I also see there are plenty of other titles to assay. Thank you for this post.
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Thank you for your thoughts and for reading this poem. The thousands upon thousands of wasted and maimed lives cry out for an accounting from those who see armed force as a tool to get whatever it is they want. It’s up to us to call for that account.
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How I wish the cycle had an end, and not an infinite loop. Thank you for your comment.
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When our leaders are allowed to dehumanize whole nations full of people, it puts us all in danger. At least, so it seems to me. Thanks a million for reading.
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Thank you. It’s important to remember.
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It seems as if a century of blood spilled by a million million blameless sons, and then a billion more laid in the mud, have made no mark upon those mighty ones who think of armies as their whimsied toys with which to exercise dominion’s sport, accounting nothing for the lives of boys so innocent and soon to be cut short. How stupid so-called great men seem to be, who cannot time’s most simple lessons learn, yet those of us born to humility
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I like this story. The idea of an enchanted typewriter appeals to me, and you pulled it off well. A dry, parched, arid and dusty well of ideas is certainly something I’m far too familiar with. I only wish my own ancestors would occupy my ancient Olivetti in such a productive manner. Thank you for this!
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I’d say you’ve succeeded admirably.
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Liam becoming a friend and even a wise mentor to Ed made me smile. So did his analysis of the two books. Liam has come a very long way, even as you show us how far he might yet have to travel.
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You’re very welcome. It makes me smile to know someone else remembers in a way like mine.
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Many thanks. I’m glad you think so.
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You’re very kind. I think Fleetwood Mac has a wider audience than I do. I can still hear every sound, music included. Funny how memory works, isn’t it?
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I’m glad these combinations of couplet and skyscraper conveyed that to you. I hoped something like that would come across. Thanks very much for reading!
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Some moments drip with wet and cold, while others gleam in light and gold. * My old eyes are no longer focused on the gaunt tree beyond the window, nor on the slope of your bare chest and lanky frame, but I can see your smile well enough to know the coming hours will shine bright. ~ ~ ~ When through the air sweet flowers fly, a breath of life is surely nigh. * I can scent the Marlborough you smoked, you
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