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Chance Meeting at the Pride Parade
northie commented on comicfan's story chapter in Chance Meeting at the Pride Parade
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What an intriguing experiment. I love reading your stuff - I never know what's going to be next.
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Thanks! It is a one-off, I'm sorry to say. I'm too busy with other writing.
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@comicfan I really glad you enjoyed it so much. The contrast between Josh and the other couple could hardly be wider.
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@droughtquake Costa is the UK equivalent of Starbucks. I went back a couple of days later to check on the headline, and there were some new headlines putting Costa's action in a poor light ...
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Thanks for saying so, but there's no plan for anything else. Sorry ...
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Late one Friday afternoon in May, there was a loud knock at the front door of the croft cottage. Joshua Mackenzie leapt up from his seat to answer it, but his father was already there, opening the door. A tall, dour, uncompromising man, he loomed in the doorway, bearing down on their visitor. The fresh-faced youth standing there appeared undaunted. “Hi, Mr Mackenzie. Is Josh ready?” “Aye, he is.” Josh's father stood aside. “Come on in, Ian. I need to speak to the pair of you.” They a
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Josh Mackenzie has led a confined, restricted life until one weekend in May ...
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Plenty of people would've given up. As you say, that Eric doesn't, and goes and finds someone to help him, is a huge improvement.
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Brian is a surprise find, isn't he? And the way he came to rescue, marks him out as a good guy.
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Yes, offering physical contact between the two of them is a step forward. Perhaps one too far for Eric? At the moment certainly, but maybe things will change?
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@droughtquake see my answer to dugh about self-service ... Library systems here should show who the next user is for a particular computer, if they have advance bookings. Obnoxious as the guy is, he's most likely to be the one for that computer, and the other bloke was the chancer.
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Even I who use computers all the time, can find self-service stuff difficult. Libraries aren't too bad, but those used in the retail sector are generally unintuitive, awkward, and the voices drive me mad. 😠
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He's not the most obvious person you'd want as a friend? His social skills need quite a lot of work. As for the loneliness aspect, I suspect the contacts he had at work were sufficient at the time. Now he's been retired for a number of years, the isolation has been gradually seeping in. To the point perhaps, that he took the step he did at the start of this story?
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You could say that Eric's luck has been turning since he met Andy. But I know what you mean.
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He does, indeed. And from a writer's point of view. it was a friend that he as the character demanded. It was the first time I'd encountered that ...
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On Tuesday morning, Eric stood at the bus stop in the centre of town trying to make his mind up what to do next. He'd caught the early bus, so determined was he to be at the library when it opened. Now the problem was it meant he had an hour or so to kill. It was far too cold to be hanging around outside – sitting in the town's small park wasn't really an option. He decided instead to treat himself to a cup of tea and a bun, in celebration of him starting his computer course. Of course it wasn't
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Oh, I like both of these ... the second made me laugh out loud. But ... I still haven't written anything for the last prompt I fancied, and Eric calls. *sigh* Maybe another time.
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Anthology Flashback: Summer 2012 - Choices
northie commented on Myr's blog entry in Gay Authors News
I agree with Carlos here. I would appreciate them being repeated once, maybe even twice. That way I might actually get to read some of them. Thanks. -
Yes, I think that's true. However welcome the changes, you may well end up feeling unsecured, having let loose of the old life, but having not yet found a new berth. If I was Eric, I'd certainly be feeling that.
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I think that applies to a whole host of people. And there's those who are living his life, without any hope of change. I love to read your comments, drought.
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@WhenItRains Thank you for your most generous comment. It made my day. As I announced on the story topic a little while ago, their return has been delayed slightly due to commitments. My plan is it will be in the beginning of September. I hope you will join us then.
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Thanks, dugh. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, romances can sometimes work both ways.
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Yes, they're getting more at ease with eachother. I'm glad you're still enjoying the story.
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Yes, it was. Eric finding the release of talking to someone is probably quite a revelation.
