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Thanks molly. i'm glad you enjoyed this little story. Thanks for your help, you help make them better. xo❤️

They do in my world (never been on Air Canada) ... This is my reply from the Suspension of Disbelief blog: Samuel Taylor Coleridge who was a poet and philosopher introduced the term ‘suspension of disbelief’ he also called it 'poetic faith'. He was mainly referring to belief in the supernatural. As we think of it now, it means, if the writer did a good enough job, the reader would be less likely to say how implausible the work is. I prefer what Tolkien said, and it is how I try to write myself. He said that the reader must believe what they read is true within the reality of the fictional world. He called it secondary belief. So, by creating that consistent fictional world well enough, readers will believe. Suspension of disbelief is then only necessary if the work fails to create that secondary belief. Personally, I find that many new films/tv shows/books do not create that secondary belief very well. It's mainly due to lazy writing. Thanks for reading this and your comments!!

“Hi, Dad.” “Abe, your mom and I would like you to come home for Christmas.” “Aw, Dad, I don’t know. I’ll try.” "I'll send you the airfare if it's money you're worried about." There was a pause. "No, Dad, it's not money. It's time. Let me check with work, and I'll let you know, okay. Tell Mom I say hi. I love you both." “Abe…please…” “Sorry, I need to go. Love you.” Faced now with only silence, Ron Merriweather looked at the phone in disbelief. “Wh

Thank you. There have been two of these, I'll likely write one more about these two but i don't see it becoming a longer project. I appreciate you reading and your comments, @Mawgrim

Nice to see this follow up chapter. You can feel Craig is riding the line; he both wants to go but feels he cannot. Hopefully, he'll be convinced otherwise

This is a great article. Samuel Taylor Coleridge who was a poet and philosopher introduced the term ‘suspension of disbelief’ he also called it 'poetic faith'. He was mainly referring to belief in the supernatural. As we think of it now, it means, if the writer did a good enough job, the reader would be less likely to say how implausible the work is. I prefer what Tolkien said, and it is how I try to write myself. He said that the reader must believe what they read is true within the reality of the fictional world. He called it secondary belief. So, by creating that consistent fictional world well enough, readers will believe. Suspension of disbelief is then only necessary if the work fails to create that secondary belief. Personally, I find that many new films/tv shows/books do not create that secondary belief very well. It's mainly due to lazy writing.

Thanks dugh. As someone noted recently, we need happy endings. i do like to write them. Thanks for you comments.

Oh that idiot. No, don't. She needs to deal with her own mistakes or oversights herself. Not blame you. Idiot, that one.

i hate it but when i screw something up and i have and i will again, i just go to my boss and say so. "I've made a mistake. I'm sorry." The only response i've gotten from that is... okay, thanks for telling us, let's get this fixed. I don't blame my shit on others.

Oh, i know how that feels. Yeah, had people do that, not nice and i told my boss straight out how much BS that was. Glad your husband got his job.

Aww, that's great.

Thanks, kbois. I appreciate you taking the time to read this one. Thank you.

Thank You, Michael. xo

Prompts are a type of writing, which i enjoy. Short stories must be written differently. I like them because they let me try things and characters i may not want to write a longer piece about. Not all stories need 40 chapters but they deserve to be written, and those characters deserve their time. i'm glad you're enjoying them. Thank you for reading them.

Thanks for your comments and for your usual excellent skills and vision. You have helped me with nearly everything i've written and well, i just don't want to do this without you. Thank you, xo

Thanks, Wayne. You gotta grab life by the hand and hold on i think ... thanks for your comments.

i cannot even imagine that. Last time i had surgery, i had get some compression stockings, which we actually had to pay for .. like $25 or something. i hope your insurance will cover most of it...

Thank you for reading it, chris! i'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you, Reader. It's kinda nice to write them in this way. I'm sure there will be at least one more. xo

Thank you, Parker. I'm glad it worked. i appreciate you reading it.

you too ... don't feel much like celebrating .. i know there are good things .. but honestly, it is time to begin to fix things here.

It's Canada Day ... someone decided to play the full version of the National Anthem at 7am... so EVERYONE COULD HEAR ALL 200 VERSES.... okay there are only 4 .. but it's long and in both languages.. O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada! Where pines and maples grow. Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow. How dear to us thy broad domain, From East to Western Sea, Thou land of hope for all who toil! Thou True North, strong and free! God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies May stalwart sons and gentle maidens rise, To keep thee steadfast through the years From East to Western Sea, Our own beloved native land! Our True North, strong and free! God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer, Hold our dominion within thy loving care; Help us to find, O God, in thee A lasting, rich reward, As waiting for the Better Day, We ever stand on guard. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

"Wow, is that what you really want?" “What? For you to be happy?” Steve sat in the van with Charlie. “You’re my twin. I know when you’re happy or miserable. I’d like for you to be happy.” Charlie held the unopened, white foam cup on his right thigh and turned to look out the passenger side window. “You can look away, but you know I’m right.” An ember of anger glowed in Charlie’s gut. Breathe, just breathe. Steve unrolled the paper from around his cold-cut filled

These days i don't think we can have enough happy endings. There is too much sadness and painful things we need to face and to fix without adding more negative feelings. Thank you for reading, Geron, and for your comments.

Thank you for saying this. It really does mean a lot, thank you.