Parker Owens

Well, then, let this begin your anticipation. Thanks for beginning this story....

Liked these both! The first was delightful fun, and the second connected with me, as it did with AC. Well done!

I agree with Puppi - want to know what Rachel told Alisa who told Kenny...but Kenny must be also gauging Zac's reactions, too. The pieces will be put together, and then there will have to be a reckoning. But will Zac ever really have a good time to discuss it, or will he try to bury the whole thing? Looking forward to more...

As Tobyn and Kellar deepen their mutual trust, their love and faith will fan out in the pack...there's the energy they're talking about. Now let their hope in Warren be realized, and the whole world will start shifting for the pack...wonderful chapter! Of course, I want more!

I am very glad you chose to take up this story. It is hard to know exactly what Ted knew or thought, but we know what happened. The predator clearly understood Ted would not be an easy mark - not a nervous youngster who could perhaps be flattered or propelled into sex. Glad you thought this a good introduction. More is coming this week!

Self doubt and self loathing are cancers, corrosive to the soul. As a fellow sufferer, I can attest to the hurt and ache your words recall to my mind. Your words have a power in them. You tell me about these things far too well. Do not believe that voice that tears you down; it lies, and lies damnably.

This is a stunning poem, and the metaphors you employ are vivid and beautifully written. The sadness is palpable, and the last line is perfectly marvelous, even in its bitterness. So very wonderful.

You have my thanks for picking up this story. And you are right, the swap has no explanation. Fortunately, there are more chapters! Karma is certainly present, though. I hope the story is worthwhile as you progress through it. Again, my thanks!

I have to be quick, and that is a great pity. I love how Toph is getting to the core of his insecurities, how he could face Steve and protease to face his mother. And I love how you create and convey Gary and Toph's continuing, deepening love. The acceptance letter was just plain icing, and while we knew it was coming, it is still so very satisfying. many, many thanks...

Thank you for sharing the kind of internal questioning you face with us so poetically. Your questions, your speculations, are mine, too; I've asked the same ones. But you do it so much more style than I. Thanks again.

So many questions. No answers from me, though...sorry about that. There will be more in TheHe coming week...hang on. Thanks so much for picking up this story; I hope you find it worth your while.

How glad I am you chose to pick up this story. I hope it will hold your interest. So what happened with Ted? It isn't clear, is it? But the outcome is...the tables turned, and the predator passed out. Did Ted finish watching the hockey game? There will be more next week. Thanks so much for your review and remarks.

Thank you for the link to this Gary. This is deep dark and powerful, like Niagara in the gorge. I think it moving and fierce.

You saw it coming, I suppose. But the predator did not. I am glad you are intrigued!

I'm glad you felt the difference. Glad you chose to take up the task of reading this story. More is coming next week...

Thanks for wading chaos one, Gary. We can imagine what happened, but the predator had no idea what was in store for him. Glad you are looking forward to next week's installment; the cake gets a little denser next week.

I am glad you took the chan to read the first chapter, happier still that thought it was okay. The next chapter is coming next week. Thanks for the support and the thumbs up...

These two keep recurring to me. Tomas clearly had his reasons for staying uninvolved for so long, and that somehow became important to work out. Now he can understand what it's really supposed to be like. He and Fletcher do make a fun couple to watch, though. Thanks for looking in on their lives...

There is so much in this poem to love, I fear I am only beginning. The very first line had me enthralled: your soft breathing - peaceful music. I feel harmony and love distilled in those five words. Your third line caught my breath, too: each of us dancing our own ballet... It's a perfect, elegant description of individuals caught up in the priorities of our encapsulated lives. Your cry for more than life as a dance solo strikes a chord with me; in fact, it strikes a deep note in the sounding board of my soul. You use the word rhapsodic, and it really fits. And in the sestet, you use a kaleidoscope of images and phrases, each of which reflected a sonar-ping: you found me again and again. The word unharrowed was so evocative, and the image of newness with the olive-bearing dove brought sunshine to the window of my soul. I wept at this poem, both for the yearning you express, and the joy you have been given. Thank you for this piece; it is a great gift.

Well, now the hook is set, and there is plenty of line...thanks for starting this story, and I hope you will find it to be worth your while to complete. I am so glad you are along for the ride!

Thanks for reading the first installment of this story. You are most welcome, and I hope you find it a good read...

Yes. Prepare for turbulence ahead. The predator found himself trapped in device of his own making. Thanks for your review; more is coming next week...

Sorry about the tavern; its so common a usage here I didn't even think about it. I so glad you chose to take up this story. Ted turned the tables swiftly and adeptly; the predator had no notion of it at all. Thanks for your review. There will be more coming in the coming week..

A cake is an interesting way to see it...perhaps the icing is kind of bitter at first, but there is good stuff in the layers, maybe. More pieces are coming, certainly! Thanks for reading!

Oh, my, Lux, you have perfectly expressed emotions and thoughts that have occurred to me forever. And here they are, so very well spoken, so fittingly said. It is sometimes so very hard to believe, and yet that is precisely what we must learn to do. That learning can be so very difficult sometimes, and we make it so. Gary's 'awesome' finds an echo from me, and kudos besides...