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“Who's singing that?” Tony Marshall stopped staring into space, or rather at the back row of the town's Victorian concert hall, and turned to the man sitting next to him in the row of seats on the stage. “Who's singing what? Sorry, Ted. I zoned out for a bit.” Tony found concert day rehearsals tedious, so much sitting around waiting for things to happen. He'd been thinking about life, the universe, and his current lack of a boyfriend. His last relationship had broken up some time ago
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Geoff is shy, lacking in self-assurance, and not out to his family. When by chance, he meets Tony, a fellow musician, he can't believe that anything will come of it ...
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Looking forward and not back was very much a feature of C18 musical life. Novelty (as in newness) was everything.
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To forgive and forget something that has hurt you deeply. You might think the forgiveness would be the difficult bit but I don't think it is. The forgetting is - either as in forgetting completely, or, at least, rendering the pain in the thought into something different. Bitterness can stay on as an aftertaste for a long time.
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Reflections on Airline Travel
northie commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Reflections on Airline Travel
Your heartfelt rant will find supporters in anyone who's been at the mercy of the system - transport, healthcare ... And it so often seems to happen when you have to be somewhere - it's not a situation where you can just turn round and go back home. Frustration, anxiety, anger all make for a toxic mix, and it's a credit to most people that, like you, they continue to restrain themselves. Except, I can imagine your pencil digging into the paper ... -
Chapter 11 Hero and Being Me
northie commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 11 Hero and Being Me
I'm very pleased to read your positivity - it marks a real improvement in you. Self-reliance needed to solve your problems? Yes, I know that very well. Two excellent poems. Fighting giants and Captain Hooks - this made me grin. Sleeplessness is awful, so I'm not surprised by the satisfaction expressed in your first line, A damn good sleep. -
Thanks, def! I'm having a blast writing it. I've a couple of other things to finish, then I imagine I'll pay hell another visit.
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All these poems are such glorious lessons in wordcraft, quite apart from anything else. Here, the juxtaposition of again and impossibly, the pairing of insatiable and unquenchable. And the whole poem radiates passion and desire.
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I'm going away again. As expected, really. I hardly understand a word ...
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Thanks for your very kind words, Gary. So glad you enjoyed it. The pinkness seems to be occurring more often, doesn't it? I don't think we've seen the last of Thomas - our demon is more resourceful than that. Isn't he? ...
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This is one of the stories that made me join GA so that I could 'like', if not actually comment, on the wonderful, absorbing writing. This novel is a journey of discovery for its characters and readers alike. At times, it is a difficult read but that is because the author believes in portraying the truth, and sometimes life is painful and distressing. These episodes often result in tears but they are more than offset by the joy, laughter, kindness, healing and love offered to the hero, and so, to the reader. The author's fundamental belief in the goodness that most of humanity harbours, shines through this amazing, thought-provoking, touching, and above all, gripping novel. One to be read and re-read many times.
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I remember when I first joined GA, creeping in, hoping nobody would notice me. Now, I am hugely grateful for what goes on here. While I'm still not the most talkative of people, it doesn't mean I don't appreciate the conversations and interactions. Thanks, Gary, for putting into words so much of what I feel.
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prompts Writing Prompts #590 & #591
northie commented on Renee Stevens's blog entry in Writing World
I've done a response to 589 which will be the opening chapter of my sequence of prompts about Geoff and Tony (an as yet unnamed separate story). Coming in the not too distant future ... -
Making the act of love a sacred, spiritual, shared experience. Beautiful.
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You use such ordinary language to such extraordinary effect. It imbues everything with a sexiness that pages of x-rated prose could never hope to achieve.
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Putting you in the moment is the best compliment. Thanks, Aviana.
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Thanks, Aviana! Comments are always very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
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I'm like @Ron - I haven't been logged out involuntarily for several days. I haven't done anything to cure it, like emptying caches or such. Bizarre.
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planted with a gardener's care. I don't think I've ever come across this metaphor in this situation. How wonderfully appropriate, though. Yet another example of your way with language.
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@JeffreyL Thank you! I did have fun imagining this scenario. Glad you enjoyed it and I hope chapter 2 finds the same favour.
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One whole bloody hour! That's how long he'd been waiting in the resort's reception area. As his holiday mood wore off, the demon found his surroundings were no longer cool, calm and relaxing. More like cold, clammy, dark, and bloody irritating. How difficult could it be to arrange transportation for one single guest? The demon's forked tail lashed back and forth, creating cross-currents, ripples and wavelets throughout the whole of the resort's ground floor. He could see a shoal of ang
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Forgotten: a Villanelle
northie commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Forgotten: a Villanelle
It's wonderful and sobering how you take a mediaeval form used for humour and love, and instead focus it on an ever present facet of our society. One which is definitely on the increase this side of the pond. -
Chapter 9 Ode to Something New, and Visit
northie commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 9 Ode to Something New, and Visit
Nature can bring solace, wonderment, pleasure, a feeling of being a part. It's something I take time over, whether it's doing or just observing. I'm glad you feel the same. -
I've been experiencing this as well - I thought it had something to do with me using a different network than usual as I'm on holiday. Chrome on Windows, and Chrome on Android.
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589 might turn into a Geoff and Tony episode in the future - got to do Geoff's conversation with his mum first ... Hmm .... having just said that, I've had thoughts about how they first met.
