Dhpiet77

Each of the stories in this series, while fitting in with the whole, tells its own unique narrative, and reshapes the characters in interesting ways. Although this story was written a decade ago, I’m looking forward to see how it will play out. I imagine there will be some big surprises. Bring it on!

Thanks for starting up this story. It will be interesting how this time in Cuba is part of the shaping of the future President Abelló.

I posted that in the thread for Inherited that I'm considering going back and re-reading it from the beginning to see how things tie together. I might with this story, too.

Our local public radio jazz station (KUVO in Denver) is one of two music stations that I listen to anymore. They play a wide variety of jazz, and have black gospel. Tejano/Norteno, and blues programs on the weekend. The DJs always share good background on the artists that they play. I listen to jazz a lot at home. Clifford Brown and John Handy are my most recent obsessions.

It's back up!

Tickie Stories is either have tech difficulties right now or has disappeared this evening.

I love this story. one of my favorites by R. Eric, who is one of my favorite Gay Authors writers. I hope we get more chapters.

I love your treatment of the kids. Calling oysters 'slimies', but still liking them - that's great! I worked with a guy in the late 70s who hated vegetables, especially Brussel sprouts which he called ' lil gaggers'. I brought my kids up to call them that, too, even though we all loved them.

I just hope the other J-Lo doesn't sue for copyright infringement.

I'm looking forward to watching this story play out.

I really love pineapples and coconuts both. As mutually exclusive items.

Somehow this story doesn't seem to be over, or maybe I just don't want it to be over.

I hope that we see more of this story.

Very good chapter. I like the Liam/Cassie bond a lot.

Well done! Brings back the feelings of overwhelming love and wonder that I experienced with the birth of my first child, also a daughter. I foresee magic times head for CJ and Oz coming up, like the delight of dancing around the room with their young daughter. Our song was David Grisman's 'Dawg's Bull'. It was a magic time.

As I see it, Lloyd has a grace deficit disorder. He will never be happy until he learns to deal with that. Up to the time that Nicholas showed up, Angela and Jeremy worked well with Lloyd, and appreciated what he did at the station. They didn't have the full story on Nic's actions and went into default mode as parents. Lloyd, in his way, has been as underhanded as Nic. Anybody who slights Lloyd is punished. He doesn't work to make things right or build around problems with other people. Look at the short story arc with the receptionist in the office in Perth. You cross Lloyd, and you'll get yours. To start writing in things to make Angela and Jeremy suddenly become different people than they were earlier in the story would be disingenuous. Until he truly makes things right with Angela and Jeremy, he's a dick as much as Nic.