Parker Owens
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So very sad. You write this with an easy, almost delicate touch. The last line makes it all so real. One can imagine all the big questions about living space and schools and cars, but the small things like cerebral bowls will be there right away.
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Huzzah for the move! And even more, for the love that seems to be motivating so many of the characters you give us. This is a great chapter, fulfilling the hope Keller and Tobyn brought many times over. I really liked the impatient Arthur...he knows more than most what his spirit craves. Of course there are some deep practicalities to be overcome, but perhaps these ca be left to Elinor and Clarence. Can't wait to see the mated packs...many thanks for this and for all the wonderful chapters to come.
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Isaac did the same to me; I could not let him go at all. I am glad you found an immediate bond with Isaac. It is interesting how his loneliness made him both fearful of and deaf to Adam's calling. Neither will be alone anymore. Thank you so much for your generous and lovely review,
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Thank you, Gary. That you could get so deep into the character and story is very satisfying. You are so very kind and generous in your encouragement. It is good when inspiration comes out well. Isaac was a fun character to write, despite his desolation. Again, thanks.
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A duck shifter was new to me, too. Isaac was a great character to work with. Thanks so much for your encouraging remarks.
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I am very happy you liked this, and that it was moving. The prompt was a stretch for me. Your words are most kind.
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I am glad you liked the paragraph you quoted. I confess to having felt the same way as Isaac. And then I couldn't avoid wondering whether a shifter-predator would kill and eat a shifter-prey. And how would that feel for the predator? But that's another story, I suppose. But the idea of a lioness apologizing to a duck made me smile, too. Thanks again for your generous thoughts.
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You make me smile with your remarks. If this story took up a bit of room in your heart, then I am very, very happy. Many thanks.
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I am unused to the shifter/were-creature theme; inspiration was long in coming. But the song of the loon is unique and unforgettable - it was that sound that got the whole thing going in my mind. Thank you for your very kind thoughts.
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Isaac was nothing if not terribly, bitterly, lonely. How could he not be nervous and uncertain? It's that tension I hoped would come through. For the moment, Isaac has found a mate, and the dawn will smile on the pair. Many thanks for your generous and kind encouragement.
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Your generous thoughts are so very kind. Glad you liked the story; once it got started, I couldn't seem to stop it. The final pun just had to be there. And I imagine that Isaac and Adam are probably, um, ducking, even now...
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The shifter theme is not one I ever considered, and then I got stuck with it. I took a very long time to get inspired. And then look what happened. It was a fun story to write, once it, um, took off. Thanks so much for your kind thoughts and reflections.
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Thanks very much for your kind words. Glad you liked the story, despite the final (and irresistible) pun.
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You write scenes of passion and sex so vividly, it is almost difficult to see Marty and Hrishi grow as persons around them. Yet they do. It is very, very, good. Good for Marty in handling Leon's intrusion as well as or better than I expected. I agree with Carlos, too: the last line was perfect.
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Swimming toward Infinity
Parker Owens commented on Valkyrie's story chapter in Swimming toward Infinity
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Wonderfully imagined and executed, This tale has the demon come to real life, and gives us a taste of the damned, for whom love is a perversion. A beautiful tale!
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Definitely allowed to be a thing, LOL. I'll bet you a couple of looonies on that. Sorry, couldn't resist. But isn't it wonderful how the world is changing? Thanks for your thoughts and support, even with my bad puns.
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Chapter 1- The Grid and Dice Newsletter Game
Parker Owens commented on Drew Espinosa's story chapter in Chapter 1- The Grid and Dice Newsletter Game
A day Devin let life roll off his back, like water off a...oh. There's a metaphor, I think. I like the very real touches and vivid detail you add. Hope there is more someday! -
All sorts of interesting and unanswered questions here. I loved this tale, and imagining all the unspoken background is only half the fun!
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Oh the poor brother! Oh the poor family that gets to try and put all the pieces back together! Great story!
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Isaac Goldeneye sighed deeply as he pulled his rental car into the darkened grocery store parking lot. He pulled a hand over his face trying to wipe away the weariness. He got out and headed inside. It had been a long day in a strange town, and Roswell, New Mexico, seemed stranger than most. Isaac needed something to eat. In the deli area, he found some pre-packaged sushi, a few shrimp spring rolls, and a salad. The pleasant girl at the checkout smiled at him. Girls often did, to his discomfor
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Written in response to the Grid and Dice Prompt: A lonely duck who can't shift flies away from Roswell, NM with "Shit, they saw me!" echoing in his brain.
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A man at the twilight of his career is invited to a speaking engagement. What he hears in response matters.
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And now I feel sucker punched, too. Artfully, seductively done. You are crafty and a craftsman and you have my full admiration for this piece. All the little touches from the meal to the setting to Jason's description perfectly misdirected me. And the finish! Bravo.
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What Happily Ever After Really Looks Like
Parker Owens commented on mitchelll's story chapter in What Happily Ever After Really Looks Like
So happily ever after begins here. What stony, I suspicious start. And what a duplicitous bastard Reed is.
