Parker Owens
-
Posts
19,080 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Forums
Stories
- Stories
- Story Series
- Story Worlds
- Story Collections
- Story Chapters
- Chapter Comments
- Story Reviews
- Story Comments
- Stories Edited
- Stories Beta'd
Blogs
Store
Help Center
Writing
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by Parker Owens
-
Perhaps Joey likes brassy instruments in general. That would be a spot of childhood rebellion in that household, I imagine.
-
Rick is in a tight spot. Somehow, he'll have to wriggle off of Rita's hook and swim free. But doing so will piss off Heinrich Senior just when the old man is coming for his annual pilgrimage. At least the parade had some redeeming sights across the street. Thanks very much for commenting and reading!
-
This is definitely not the big city. Rick is a patient man, possibly too patient. Then again, he's a fisherman. His temperament is to bend rather than break, like a good fishing rod. There are tons of good metaphors, if only he can get the right fish to bite. Thanks for your kind words and fore all your help.
-
I appreciate your insight that Rick is still focused inwardly. Perhaps if he has a quiet moment to reflect, he might think on the notions you raised. However, he’d probably have a very hard time imagining that Gus would be watching him. I am very glad you enjoyed the parade. Even a small town can present a richly colored kaleidoscope of color and sense. And no parade is complete without euphoniums. Thank you so very much for your thoughts and for reading.
-
Certainly some tongues may wag at Rita’s display. Then again, it’s a parade, and some gestures are easily forgotten. Mrs Lee is very observant, as you say. Luckily for Rick, she can control her tongue better than she does her chickens. Thank you so much for reading, and for your thoughts.
-
Rick may remember the sting of that candy for a long time. Let’s hope Rita doesn’t injure any small children. Thanks very much for reading!
-
Rick stared out at the morning sun glinting on the surface of the lake. The rays from the east glittered off zephyr-ruffled waves; something sweet scented the air. He shifted in his Adirondack chair and took another sip of his coffee. It was going to be a glorious Fourth of July. Except, for Rick, it didn’t feel very glorious at all. He hadn’t slept well. Gus entered a very vivid dream. In the dream, he’d been called to fix something – he couldn’t recall just what – and Gus had met him at t
- 30 comments
-
- 61
-
-
-
-
-
-
This spells serious trouble for Sawyer and Jimmy. Sawyer is in greater danger now than he was from Irwin the rogue; Fergus will tear him apart and feed him to Granger. Jimmy will go mad; I foresee tragedy.
-
I smiled at the encounter big Tristan has with little Tristan. “Santa with a ponytail and a hot bod” is a fantastic image. But I cringe to think about that scene spread about the world in the media.
-
Who's Next? Ask An Author 3.0?
Parker Owens commented on Renee Stevens's blog entry in Gay Authors News
Thank you, thank you @Carlos Hazday for making AAA a wonderful monthly feature for the past three years. I have enjoyed the questions you posed and the responses received. I applaud your work!- 11 comments
-
- 11
-
-
-
Chapter 12 Confessions and Commandments
Parker Owens commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 12 Confessions and Commandments
Yes. Both of you will be welcome in Heaven, or anyplace else. Great conversation in the night. How wonderful they cleared the air a little more. Now they can rest as dream happily.- 88 comments
-
- 10
-
-
-
Because You Can Feel Me
Parker Owens commented on David R. Ryan's story chapter in Because You Can Feel Me
You bring us into the scene with lots of visual and physical touches. It’s very powerful. -
Oh, my. The only problem I foresee is that Heinrich Senior is so cheap, he wouldn't spring for the can of gas. Rita skipping town? Now that would really cause the gossip to flow around Eagle Lake. Why, Rick would never hear the end of it. Thanks for reading, and for your thoughts. Happy Thanksgiving!
-
I'll be looking for CJ's name to come up on the news shows next Sunday. You're giving me ideas. Happy Thanksgiving!
-
Thank you for the snapshot of your day. It made me smile. Happy Thanksgiving!
-
CJ and Oz seemed in a hurry to get to Minneapolis. Perhaps Rick could have invited them over for a cookout, but words failed him. Rick certainly has plenty of food for thought, all based on this brief, yet memorable encounter. I'm happy you took time to read today's chapter. Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving!
-
Your kind words made me smile this evening, warming the room despite the chill outside. Funny how that fish grew in the telling. Rick's ordinary, undramatic encounter at Guttmacher's Service may have lit something in him. Perhaps, given support and luck, it won't be snuffed out. Many thanks for reading, and for your encouraging words.
-
That you did not want the chapter to be done made me smile wide. You gave me one more thing to be thankful for today. Thank you very much for reading, and I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter's treat.
-
Fireworks in the future? Well, Independence Day is coming up in Eagle Lake. Hope you enjoyed Walter’s fish story. I have the feeling Rick and he have swapped a few. Rita has irked Walter, who has no way to speculate or spin what she has up her sleeve. He’s left to tell tall tales until he (and everyone else in town) knows what’s up.
-
Rita seems to want Rick for more than his plumbing skills. But if she’s romantically inclined, she’s going to find Rick to be a frustrating man to pursue, even as he tries to remain civil and courteous. The impression created for everyone else in town is that Rick is in the hunt, and they can’t wait for someone to catch the other. Call it small town entertainment. Thanks for reading the chapter. Happy Thanksgiving!
-
Rita has big plans, but she’s not telling Rick about them. In fact, she’s keeping things very closely held, apparently. That’s hard to do in a small town. Perhaps she has learned the hard way about getting key people onside first. Rick’s experience of the bikers certainly tugs on his heart and ignites the tinder of yearning. I commend CJ and Oz and all of @Carlos Hazday’s writing to you. Many thanks, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
-
How often do we get told fish stories? I enjoyed writing that part, and of course, the cameo appearance of CJ and Oz. You were very kind to lend them to Rick for a few minutes. He will remember them for quite a while. Many thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving!
-
I’m glad you liked the holiday treat. Not a meaty interlude, but it adds flavor to the story, I think. Thanks very much, and Happy Thanksgiving.
-
Rick said nothing because Rita hasn’t given him any firm details, just grand visions. He’s annoyed because Walter is pumping him for information which he is assumed to have, but doesn’t possess. The man Walter should be pressing is the School Board president. Rick was expecting Jared to be snarky or snide after the motorcycle roared off. That the boy was neither must make Rick pause and reconsider. Things may smolder awhile, but was a definite spark. Thank you, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
-
"So I finally began to wear the damn thing out. Took me pretty much an hour to fight it to a standstill." Walter Heinemann paused in the blow-by-blow depiction of his latest epic battle with a fish. "It just about dragged the skiff out of the tall grass by the outlet and out into the deep part of the lake." "Yup. I know what you're saying," Rick replied automatically. He was concentrating on the huge furnace in Eagle Lake Middle School at the moment, checking for minute flaws and tell
- 38 comments
-
- 66
-
-
-
-
