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Excuse me... twenty eight and three quarters.
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@Slytherin, @Reader1810, @Headstall Thanks,, guys! I miss these birthday tributes.
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@Parker Owens Thank you, dear friend. Sun? ☀️ What's that? Spending the day at work. Another dark, dank, dismal November day.
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@Zombie and @aditus Thank you! @drpaladin Happy birthday to you too. I forget we share the same birthday.
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Thanks, drought. This is sweet of you.
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Yes, against the harshest of regimes. Sometimes...
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Still too many times and places.
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High praise! Thanks, drought. And yes, denial of (free) education is still an effective weapon unfortunately.
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@droughtquake Write your own story, why don't you?
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Thank you! I don't have much option though with these. We're given an exact word count which has to be met. Word choices are very important.
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Yes, the ending is mundane in a way, after all the ancient Greek allusions.
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and thank you for your praise - you are very generous.
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And with this, you cover both points that are discussed in the other comments. Whatever it is, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Don't forget many 'fairy' tales are violent, bloody, misogynistic. The originals' darkness is diluted by bowdlerisation and Disney.
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Weary, the boy crests the ridge. School today! He looks valleywards. Instead of neat buildings, smouldering roof embers greet him. Torn, flapping pages signal defeat. He pelts downwards, juddering to a halt. A sickly stench pummels his stomach - all too familiar. Tears flow; his dearest dreams too have died.
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@Myr I do see the right ones now. Thanks!
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I usually see two buttons above the Featured story - one inviting me to Add a new story (L), the other taking me to My stories etc (R). All I see now are two buttons concerning Collections - the L being Add collection, R being My collections. Is this a work in progress or something permanent? Not keen on having the original buttons taken away if it is a change.
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@Howzat Great! Questions from as many sources as possible is what's needed, to my mind. Persuade anyone else you know.
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I can confirm that submitting a question to Carlos is painless and might even surprise you when the answers get posted on AAA. Thanks, Carlos and the other authors (and the mystery questioner) for another intriguing session of AAA.
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OK... Maybe I'll employ you as my literary agent. I'll get on with the writing while you keep the vampire entertained.
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Yes, indeed. Wouldn't you in his shoes?
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Not sure where you're going with this, especially with the question mark... I was only making the point that if you launched into the rest of my stories, not many of them would be written like this one. I'm taking time out from two ongoing stories to write other things and experiment. That you liked the story pleased me a lot.
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Get Author status now! You know you want to. I probably have something lurking at the back of my shelves of the same vintage. I'm looking forward to you being around. GA hasn't felt the same since you left.
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I can write short, short stories, you know. Just not for anthologies.
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Yes, indeed. Maybe a sign above the desk?
