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Cindy doesn’t realize just how wrong she is about, well, everything. The certainties she had steered by are not stars, but candles floating and guttering on a faint horizon. Neither her husband nor the principal truly support her; neither does scripture, for that matter. But a person so lost can still be immensely dangerous.
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Liam came through quite a storm of confrontation in this chapter. Honesty with the ward staff was crucial; it made Britney’s attacks and bullying utterly ineffectual. There’s cheering here for Liam, and for the friendships that appear to be budding.
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Northman again grabs the spotlight in his role of SAD (Supervising Asshole Diva). What he managed to prove yet again is that he can give other people indigestion, like some kind of virus, but not make anyone’s life better. He really needs to transfer to another branch of government (I’ll let other readers decide which). I enjoyed more time with Cesar and Brett (and their rumors of Oscar nominations) , and how wonderful to hear Austin got lucky! Thanks again for another entertaining chapter.
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For more than a generation, Robeson defined the sound of the American basso. How ironic it is that his homeland couldn’t reconcile itself to color of his skin.
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Gracias, for the link to your poem, and for taking time to read this. I’m grateful it moved you to respond and comment.
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Thanks for sharing this beacon of light. It’s a ray of dawn against the dark.
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Gotta hand it to Cesar and Brett for Including Infanta and Lupe. They will never forget that day. Keeping some focus on them keeps less camera on the gringos is good policy too. Also in this chapter, the episode with Northman must have given even that dense denizen of the embassy pause. If he’s still on CJ’s case, then the man really is too stupid for diplomacy.
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Here's a composer I knew nothing about until the other day. John Marsh - an English contemporary of Mozart and Haydn.
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Your poem prompted me to think of footprints and what they tell me, and what my own reveal about myself. Thank you.
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CJ has the vocabulary to play golf: he can swear. On the other hand, maybe Oz will be able to razz the heck out of his husband for the oversized driver he’ll need.
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I’ll join others in sympathy for Jurgen. I’ll wear my own astonishment that CJ would consent to go golfing. I’m sure he’d learn a passable game if he wanted to ( he excels at so many things). Or maybe he can caddy for Oz and keep up a stream of distracting comments on the fairway.
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I read this and thought of you. Even though I’ve never heard your voice, I still listen to you. This is excellent.
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I really enjoyed this chapter. Ridley might actually begin to see himself in a newer, better light. Nice to see him not push Gabe away in the end.
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@AC Benus Even my phone with its tinny tiny speakers sounds magnificent!
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Liam seems doomed. No sooner does he feel just a tiny bit more comfortable than Britney drags him back into the darkness. One can only hope for her to crash and burn quickly.
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I enjoyed watching Eric become less of a hermit and more human with Rob. His own warmth is increasing.
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Stephen Northman appears not to have that sense of diplomatic interpersonal understanding which would seem essential in his job. How and why is he with the State Department? Great chapter, underscoring why CJ is a great asset to the embassy and that Northman’s underestimate of our hero is likely to be a career ending error.
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Oh, I like this! Layers of subtlety in these lines.
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“You realize a paper cut’s a tree’s final act of revenge for getting chopped down, right?” To me, this is the best quote! I’m going to remember that one next time I’m hip deep in paperwork. This was a another fun chapter. You let us get to know Liebe a little more as a character, which, seeing as she’s growing into her personality, is excellent.
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For my part, I especially responded to a heart full of scattered affections. It’s exquisite. That particular phrase arrested my reading, and I had to start over and re-read.
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Your friends helped you reconnect, perhaps. You have eloquently told what must have been a difficult story.
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I enjoyed this poem. Its images appeal to my senses in the smell of coffee, the taste and feel of the sea wind, and the silences of the woods. Thank you for these moments to remember.
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These guys have the best trips. I suppose you had to do some on-the-scene research, too? You’ll make me plenty jealous. But while all this happy vacationing is going on, I can’t help wondering if Mr. Northman isn’t conniving and contriving a nasty surprise for his least favorite embassy staffer.
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Twelve Drummers Drumming
Parker Owens commented on Valkyrie's story chapter in Twelve Drummers Drumming
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I kinda feel for the principal; the technology center is a big change to make mid year without planning for how it will fit into the current culture of the school. But he was being pretty difficult about it, nonetheless. CJ did just right to personalize the matter and make the man look at things differently. Northman is far more of an ass, and seems out to settle a score before the game is even played.
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