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Sing, Sing, Sing, by Benny Goodman.
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Here is yet another post. And 143 = 144 - 1 = 12^2-1 = (12+1)(12-1), a moderately interesting difference of two squares....
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I'd like to recommend "About Carl" by DIogenes, posted on GA. It's great writing, and a heartfelt, elegiac, bittersweet tale. Worth reading just for the descriptions and mood.
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Eric got himself hurt again, and he blames himself for it. How awful is that? I think it will take some safety and some kindness - in more than a few isolated doses - for him to trust a little more. And even then, Eric's stubborn wariness is unlikely to bend much. Thank you so much for keeping up the weary walk with Eric over the mountains. He needed our company. And you're right: maybe something better is waiting for him somewhere...
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You are so good to keep reading. Eric's sad life so far isn't very pretty, and he needs help and care. Maybe next time... I appreciate your reviews, and look forward to them.
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JUNE 23 I got up yesterday as the birds started up their singing in the half-light just before dawn. I stretched and tried to stand. It was hard not to stagger in the soft, yielding piles of leaves and weeds and grass clippings. It was light enough to make my way to a little creek that meandered at the bottom of the short, sharp ravine I’d fallen down the night before. Before long, I’d followed the stream down to a bridge and from there to a road that led out of town. I’d outrun and shaken of
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Episode 10 - Some Things Are Better Left Untouched
Parker Owens commented on Cynus's story chapter in Episode 10 - Some Things Are Better Left Untouched
Great Halloween chapter. Lots of great parallels here. Won't quote them all, you know them yourself. Thanks for this! -
Peace - Truth - Alone In A Crowd
Parker Owens commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in Peace - Truth - Alone In A Crowd
Tim: I love Alone In A Crowd. I've been there, and know how it feels. You did justice to my feelings, I can tell you. Truth: I want to argue with you! It'll be fun. Well done - the poem brings that out of me. And Peace? I want to give you that, if I could. All three are wonderful. Thank you. -
I don't blame you for needing time between chapters. This is a dark, dark story, at least for the first block of chapters. There will be light, as some of the reviews later on indicate. But that will be longer in coming than poor Stefan would hope.
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Week Four Sunday September 28, 2014 Unfulfilled Dreams
Parker Owens commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Week Four Sunday September 28, 2014 Unfulfilled Dreams
1. I weep for Danny. As David reflects, he left so much behind, so much undone. 2. I weep for David, who lost someone he deeply cared about - and still cares, too. Who will help him with that loss? His friends? Tommy? Maybe even his parents? Pray the parents can be humane enough not to sit in judgment. 3. I weep for Twoey - not only for his physical pain, but for the horrible pain he will endure as he comes to terms with Danny's death and his part in that event. Who will help him to feel something other that guilt and responsibility? And for all the families and friends touched by tragedies like these - and there are too many - I weep. A monumentally well written chapter. -
A splendid ending to the Autumn section. I've enjoyed following CJ and the big cast of characters through their lives. Unsurprised by Rashid's decision, and it's probably the right one. Delighted that CJ is official. Brett and Cesar can officially spoil the boy rotten, though perhaps their smart enough not to do so. Wonderful to see CJ developing and leading and becoming. Autumn in a pivotal year. Actually makes me look forward to winter! How does our boy handle one of those paralyzing DC snowstorms?
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Oh my goodness, what a chapter. You really pulled off the wrestling match well. Beautifully done.
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Do you have a memory of being read to? This part of the chapter was wonderful to write because of that kind of memory, though I had a difficult time because of all my favorite stories crowding into my head to get a mention...and then to discover Colin as an asshole, well, it just confirms Eric's theory about good looking guys, I guess.
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No, not easy at all. Eric/Stephan will keep making his way, stubbornly independent. That kind of stubbornness can get him into trouble, though it is also his best characteristic, too.
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Thank you for writing about these two guys. Perhaps you're right, and Cupid is volleying arrows at them. In that case, the poor imp may have to use up his whole quiver.
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Eric managed to escape, but he'll probably withdraw into himself again, which is his habit. Just when he needs to find some real help, too. This was a very difficult chapter to write. The hardest part is that thousands of kids of all genders find themselves forced into this kind of choice every day. What is amazing is that Eric managed to put that choice off for weeks. Of course, wandering around the mountains in semi starvation isn't much of a choice, either...
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Today reminded Eric of reality, and of the costs of being unguarded. His hunger overcame his caution, and this could have cost him a lot more than it did. In many ways, Eric is lucky to be alive and whole. Not that he'll thank anyone for reminding him of that.
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I can understand why you found this dynamite to write. Congratulations! Beautifully done, marvelously written. Perfect. I'll never look at Halloween the same way again.
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June 21 The road started climbing again today. Yet another long, steep hill: the world seems to be made of them. At least the road was better shaded as it climbed the flanks of the ridge, and I pushed myself to keep going. I stopped to rest once, and another time to fill my water bottle at an outside tap on a house where nobody was home. Not much different from a lot of days. But it was at the end of the road where the trouble started. By the time the sun began to sink into the west, I ha
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Awesome conclusion. Lucky Reece. Lucky Dave. May they live as happily ever after as can be reasonably expected. And may Reece's older generation get over themselves, and put his happiness in front of their own.
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Where There Are No Words
Parker Owens commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in Where There Are No Words
Thanks for this, Tim. I had that experience several times - once quite recently - and have since wondered and pondered about it. No words at all, and you're left trying feebly to describe what you feel, what you think... You capture it well. -
At least Eric had a full stomach for a day or so, and some good memories for once. If Luis and Ignacio had invited Eric to come with them to supper, I wonder if he would have accepted, or whether the guilt of stealing would have kept him away. Another plot string that went unfollowed....
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Stefan / Eric reacted purely and simply...and then hid before he got into trouble again. This is his bête noir, and until he can trust someone, it's likely to continue. Experiences will matter in this. Eric's journey is a few weeks old, and we can count him lucky (even if doesn't) that he hasn't starved, or hasn't been caught out by a suspicious landowner or householder.
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Ozzie is enigmatic. He's one of those chance encounter characters one could write about separately. Don't really have the flesh to put on the bones of that story, yet.
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Week Four Saturday September 27, 2014: The End
Parker Owens commented on skinnydragon's story chapter in Week Four Saturday September 27, 2014: The End
Oh, hell. It literally blew up in Twoey's face. Even if he survives the gunshot, he'll be scared for a very long time, perhaps. And what about Danny? Questions, questions, questions. Thanks for the suspense. I just got a new bottle of antacids.
