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  1. Parker Owens
    Coy’s putting his boot in where Mitch specifically asked him not to. Boone may be more mindful of that request, but Coy’s not having any of it. I wonder what fireworks will go off when Will and Mitch meet up? I just hope you will still have us all smiling afterwards. Thanks for this.
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    I really liked how this story went; the last line was perfect. Thanks for writing it.
  3. Parker Owens
    You are most kind; the interstate highway lets us voyage just as much as the wide open sea, or so it seems. I’m glad the red eft endeared himself to you as much as he did to me. Many thanks.
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    Noticed

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Noticed

    Like Stefan, so many kids suffer at the hands of others who have axes to grind or problems of their own. For him, it’s fruitless to try to understand, and far more vital to try to remain invisible and out of the way. Thank you very much for reading.
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    I had not seen porcupine damage like that in many years. Those trees will reach their bleached bones to the skies like something in a Halloween movie for years to come. They indeed remind one of some ancient sorcerer calling down heaven’s wrath. I’m glad these came so vividly to you, and that you could see my journey’s snapshots.
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    It was a wonderful journey. It was so good to just disconnect and listen to the wind. Thank you for coming along too. Hugs.
  7. Parker Owens
    Thank you for joining me on my vacation this summer. It was good of you to read through these and visualize the scenes in each one. Hugs and thanks!
  8. Parker Owens
    I took along with me a book of Herman Melville’s poetry on vacation, along with other things to read; together, we sailed faster than the wind. I’m glad you liked my short essays, and that you came along for the ride.
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    North-northeast I sped into the dawn, through sleepy towns and just-woke meadows, challenging the hours to pass quicker than the miles could silence signal and cast off care, while the rocks and trees change their clothing. Melville sailed with me before the wind, faster than any clipper he knew, passing through a school of hulking Winnebagoes, tacking to port past eighteen wheelers, sharing the long grey seas o
  10. Parker Owens
    Mitch Willard would make a fine neighbor, and one who wouldn’t have any qualms about Coy and Boone being together. I’m looking forward to finding out the source of Mitch’s antipathy toward Will Merrick.
  11. Parker Owens

    Twelve

    Parker Owens commented on Drew Payne's story chapter in Twelve

    The judge is giving Liam’s barrister plenty of scope for appeal. And the jury by now must have figured out that Rhys wasn’t a model student, whatever the prosecution may have asserted. But even so, these are scant rays of hope for Liam.
  12. Parker Owens
    Heartbreak can reinvent, and renew. But it can be as painful as any disaster nature grew.
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    Inventions

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Inventions

    I will continue, and the search is on for suitable rhyme words.
  14. Parker Owens

    Chapter 35

    Parker Owens commented on Krista's story chapter in Chapter 35

    Feels so much better to say it, doesn’t it Jack? I really enjoyed this chapter and its increasing tension right to the end.
  15. Parker Owens

    Inventions

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Inventions

    I’m glad these resonate in your ear. I was apprehensive about them. Thank you very much for reading these, and for considering them.
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    Inventions

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Inventions

    This form is my own invention, and I wasn’t at all sure what readers would think. Your comments are encouraging, though there may be enough changes in line length and rhythm to make me pause, if you found them distracting. The idea of a dance is intriguing. Thanks for letting me know your thoughts. I’m grateful you read these.
  17. Parker Owens

    Inventions

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Inventions

    I’m so very glad you think the rhyme schemes and rhythms work. Your comments are wonderfully encouraging. Thank you!
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    One Open now that yellowed book, oft desecrated by the fools who read its verses and avow its text and meaning so conflated with their bigotries and curses; in your search belated find Love which in all immerses, equal in each heart it nurses any it sees mated, asking neither why nor how, simply wholeness to allow. Two Come to me, and let me hold your hesitation like
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    The story

    Parker Owens commented on Geron Kees's story chapter in The story

    Perhaps I chose my words poorly. I simply meant that the description of Mike’s neighborhood seemed like a tree-lined suburban street; the kind of place that looks like a pleasant, safe community. As you’ve shown us, there’s a lot that’s unseen there, things to make one pause and reflect, if not fear.
  20. Parker Owens
    So Sherriff Mitch made what he thought might be his death march. Instead, he’s breathing easier and can rest a bit in comfort with real friends. That’s hard to beat. But what’s going on with his knowing the sawyer?
  21. Parker Owens

    The story

    Parker Owens commented on Geron Kees's story chapter in The story

    Fear is the place many kids live. Anyone can be a resident in fearfulness, and we may all have visited there for various reasons or lengths of time. Your story about Mike is heartening, even as you walk us with him through his leafy, almost idyllic, existence. You’ve shown him come alight, dispelling shadows for other kids too. That made me smile.
  22. Parker Owens

    Eleven

    Parker Owens commented on Drew Payne's story chapter in Eleven

    And so we have a hanging judge, and a psychiatrist who is on the make. And indeed, where is Miss James, or anyone who can push back against those who so firmly press their thumbs on the scales of justice?
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    Ten

    Parker Owens commented on Drew Payne's story chapter in Ten

    Again, I wept: why could the jury not hear what was all of the plain truth? Surely that’s what matters. And yet, in the midst of all the legal point-scoring, the truth of Liam’s life got lost. All that’s left is a one dimensional cardboard cutout of the truth.
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    Nine

    Parker Owens commented on Drew Payne's story chapter in Nine

    I wonder that Liam’s lawyer didn’t prepare him for these moments. They’re critical in helping judge and jury form a favorable - or, at least, neutral - opinion. It’s hardly surprising that Liam feels lost here.
  25. Parker Owens
    I envy you your butterfly bushes. How wonderful you can grow them successfully. Here, I rely on tithonia, climbing beans, borage, and blooming herbs and vegetables to attract butterflies to plants that need pollination. In the flower beds, phlox, globe thistles and loosestrife call to them. I’m glad you can see the field and gardens, and enjoy these most marvelous creatures with me. Thanks very much for your comments!
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