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Yes, indeed. I don't use them frivolously, but most stories are a mixture of things and it is right that we promote them to the widest readership possible. For them and for us.
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Hi, Larry. You might also want to check out this topic in the Lounge:
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Hmm ... Just how large do I have to make the warnings? Thanks for persevering, drought.
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I think you'll need to re-post this somehow, Renée. When I got the alert, I couldn't remember what it was about.
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It's a modified reposting of a story I wasn't happy with. I think the comments went with the first version. I don't expect this one to get much attention.
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Holding up the corners of a red velvet cloak, the man took particular care in folding the garment just so. It wouldn't do to crush or flatten the deep velvet pile. He inhaled the scent coming from the freshly-laundered material as he completed the manoeuvre. It was one of his favourite aromas – denoting as it did, the all-important state of cleanliness. With reluctance, the man put it to one side, next to a rail of other clothing items which appeared similarly pristine. He sat down at a desk wit
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A new intern at the Grand Theatre is sent to find some costumes from the store. It doesn't prove easy ...
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Thank you! I'm very glad the chapter meant so much to you.
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Yes, but there are people who haven't had any intimacy with another for whatever reason. I hardly think Eric is alone in this - particularly for one of his generation. The kiss is another new experience to add to so many others.
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If everything was solved in a trice, there wouldn't be a story ... But very true, dugh.
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Indeed ... And to obtain a flat in most 'sheltered' accommodation developments, you need either something to sell, or sufficient income to rent one. Neither is possible for Eric. He has security for the cottage if he remembers to lock the door ... As for the teens, hopefully now Eric has more visitors, they'll find somewhere else to go.
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@droughtquake For electricity costs - it might be the tariff he's on. The general state of the cottage won't be helping either, and there's overriding fear amongst the elderly of incurring costs that can't be met. His independence is key to his existence in a way, again like many older people. Take that away, and they lose the ability to cope with life, and to care about it. This doesn't apply to everybody, of course - it is just a generalisation, but one which Eric falls into.
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There is something of me in most of my main characters, but I'm also a people watcher, so I often use what I've seen as well. And heard ...
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You can pay monthly through direct debit and the amount is averaged out across the year. However, Eric doesn't really manage his bank account like that. I imagine him as a cash or cheque only kind of guy. Another thing for Andy to get round to sometime ....
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The simple answer to this is expense. Like many older people, Eric worries about not having enough money to meet essentials. And as electricity is billed quarterly, it's the worry of having sufficient reserves to pay when the bill appears. This overrides the desire to be warm, even in winter. Of course, being a vulnerable individual, he wouldn't be disconnected, but that sort of logic isn't necessarily that obvious to older people.
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I, of course, know to some degree at least ... This story is only the first part of a longer tale so things are moving at a leisurely pace. Thanks for commenting. I hope you stick with Eric while he makes his journey.
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Yes, loneliness compounded by being sick is not good. It makes Eric realise even more that he needs ongoing support. Andy's not perfect, but there is a connection growing between the two men.
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Yes, after the various frights, Eric's realising that he's not alone.
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Well, that's the trouble with a cliffhanger, isn't it? But it's all right now.
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Hazel Thompson had another client to add to her already full roster. She was limited now to fifteen minutes per home visit, but she still struggled to fit everyone in at an acceptable time. Nobody wanted their breakfast at eleven, or their tea and evening pills at three in the afternoon either. As she drove along the road to her first visit of the day, she realised she was passing Eric Whitehouse's cottage. Her new client, an elderly woman, was the only person who lived out that way. Hazel slowe
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Not sure that blog post appeared, @Renee Stevens. Don't think there were any last week.
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Somehow, I get the impression you don't like big city lawyers ... Unlike some of your readers, it took me quite some time to work out what was going on - I have a dreadful memory for names at the best of times. Still, going back and reading it a second time, I appreciated it a whole lot more. Justice and closure for Andy. We may only glimpse him, but of course, he's there throughout the whole piece. Excellent.
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@Ivor Slipper and I have noticed there are problems with the counts for stories / chapters posted today. Presumably a hangover from the upgrade? Ivor commented elsewhere about a problem with Sam Wyer's story. For me, it's a problem with Parker Owens' latest story. PS I decided to post a new topic as requested by staff.
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It's not on Parker's latest story A Spring Observation. An intermittent problem possibly?
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Yes, immune to motivational speak, but also perhaps, to new ideas ...
