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Not books i would read personally, but that's just my taste. However, i like the idea of the book reviews. Great idea!

Mmmmm ...

Thanks Parker. i enjoyed this one. i think that's what i'd do if i had a kid who was being odd... just go there. i'm pleased you enjoyed this. Thanks again.

Super. i love short stories. These are well written, and leave you wanting more. Luckily there are 20 of them!

Wonderful. Short stories are wonderful things and a collection is like a box of chocolates. Each one unique and delicious. Try a few or binge on them all.

Thank You, Michael. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

oh man.. that scared me... i thought, 'oh no!' what did i mess up? i'm not sure about extra for this one.. i have a few things that need finishing but thanks very much, Kitt!! i appreciate you reading and commenting !

i know many people have reasons. Some people are just afraid. i'm glad your mum changed her views, that's a wonderful thing. Thanks for reading. i'm glad you can be yourself.

Thanks for reading, chris. i'm glad you enjoyed this little tale.

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.