Jack Scribe

Mathew, Welcome to GA! I noticed you joined yesterday, already have 2 posts and proclaim yourself as a "writer in training." If any of us can help in your avocation or career choice, please raise the flag. You've got a good support team at this site. Jack

I found this in the latest issue of GQ (I know, it's so gay to read that magazine). For some who aren't familiar with some of the acronyms used in these forums (me included), I thought it might be helpful to pass on. A few are obvious: OMG - Oh my God IMHO - In my humble opinion LOL - Laughing out loud ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing ROTFLOL - Rolling on the floor laughing out loud WWJD - What would Jesus do? FU - too obvious I apologize to all the Gen X and Gen Y troops for taking up this space ...some of us Baby Boomers need an assist once in a while. Jack

Be there or be square! Jack

Check out this link: http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/...5768992000.html Then go to the Epilogue of Splash on the Screen, posted a month ago. Sorry, guys. I couldn't resist. Jack ye ole sooth sayer

Hey Nick, Always enjoy your enthusiastic posts and support! Good job. Maybe the mile-high club is next? Jack

Hell, I'll jump into the fray. 65% General American English 20% Midwestern 15% Californian - dude Jack

Oh, come on, now. I'm originally from Iowa and Chicago. It's a water cooler! Jack

Last chance to see the roast is tonight - Sunday - at 11:30 p.m. EDT. It doesn't repeat on the West Coast so PDT'rs need to turn on Comedy Central at 8:30 p.m. Jack

Jeez, how do you top that? Happy Birthday, dude! Jack

Very well said! Most notes are nice ego-massagers. However, after the editing process, something screwy/erroneous (not erogenous) occasionally slips through and an eagle-eye will pick it up. Or what is clear to the author is very confusing to the reader. There have been a few occasions when I've done fast re-writes and resubmitted revisions to chapters already posted. Most recently it occurred in Chapter 10 of It Stays in Vegas. I'm very grateful. Our stories are archived in GA and other sites for a long time and I want the reading experience to be as enjoyable for the reader as possible. Let me drop this little turd into the mix: authors have an obligation to respond to feedback. Since I have become a part of the GA author group I've tried to read a sampling of various stories from other GA authors - Hosted especially - with whose works I'm not familiar. I generally send a little note to thank the author for the story and may ask a question concerning something that was written or a character. Without pointing fingers, I was amazed at the number of writers who don't make an effort to acknowledge a note. That's just friggin' rude and ill-mannered. I really encourage new writers to take the time to respond to a reader no matter how trivial the note may seem. Jack

Thanks for the times. I'll get home in time for the Saturday night showing. Click on this blog link and scroll down to a comment about the roast. You'll enjoy Betty White's five + minute brilliant performance. http://malcontent.biz/blog/. Enjoy. Jack

When I was a kid there was serious movement to 'to go metric.' That's why today liquor and wine is packaged in ml/liters. However, Congress, in their wisdom, rescinded legislation because there was too much backlash from the public about conversion. People felt that it would just be too hard to learn. :wacko:

In my several years of restaurant management, I've never quite experienced this. The Teppan-yaki grill Japanese steakhouse I operatie is the style where you are seated with other guests around a grill with a chef cooking before you. (I hesitate to mention it is a Benihana-style restaurant because we are much better). Towards the end of the evening last night I greeted three young women and sent them to the bar to wait for the next (and last) table. Next, a young Marine and his wife came in for dinner. Woof, woof...he was hot! I walked the couple over to the bar and bought them a round on me. I do this for all the Marines who come in...yeah, it's a little flag-waving and appreciation time from me. The final couple to come in were two 'women' in short skirts and mid-drift blouses. One is a woman; the other is obviously a guy...but, how! He is 6' 4", big but not fat and is even taller with gold lame platform heals. His wig looks like it came from a hair salon in Beverly Hills. A strange charicature. I pause for a moment and send the final couple to the bar. f**k...what a strange situation. They're all going to sit at the same table. Finally, I sit the 'women' at one corner, then the three young women as a barrier, and then this military stud and his wife. I cross my fingers and go about my business. The long and short of it is that the table members had a great time and the large cross-dresser bought the Marine's dinner. When I last saw the group, they were laughing and having a good time outside the restaurant. I'm sure that the Marine will have a few great stories to pass on to his mates back at TwentyNine Palms. Hopefully, he will be a little wiser and accepting. Jack

Raccoon on a Space Shuttle Shit on a Shingle (with apologies to Julia Child) :wacko: Crabs in the... Well, you get the idea. Jack

Maybe a poster boy? Wow, talk about being prolific! You really are a terrific contributor. Jack

My schedule is almost vampire-like. I don't go to work until the afternoon and toil in the restaurant business during the evening...working when others play. Because of my goofy hours, I get home after work between 11 pm and midnight and read to wind down. It's in the morning when, rev'd up with coffee/caffiene, I write...although currently I have a semi-writer's block. Interesting that DK mentioned campaign season in his post. Guess that explains the political theme in his story, DOT. Hmmm. In addition to the Duomo, the Galleria is marvelous. When I was visiting Milan, I ran into a neighbor from home having coffee in the Galleria. Jack

Hi Readers I''m now very settled in my new official home - thanks to GA's Joe - and pleased at the layout and contents of my official story site. This will now be the site where all of my stories will first be posted. Jack Scribe stories generally describe the lives of gay young adults - generally over 21 years of age. As I get older, "young" has a broader range. Therefore, I understand that teen readers may not initially be turned on to stories concerning the next age group. All I ask is give it a try. As an example, Professional Courtesy introduces a neat soon-to-be teen in Chapter Three. Currently in the Splash on the Screen series two younger guys have entered the picture. I also admit that I'm a hopeless romantic and that there are intimate moments in my stories when the action is appropriate to the story. I can also guarantee that good will win out over evil...eventually...in my stories although the path may prove to be circuitous. I participate in various forums when I get a chance and hope to meet more of you in the process. And don't be shy about expressing your thoughts about my fiction. Jack

Hey, Buddy, don't feel weird. It only gets better. We don't know each other but I admire your writing! "The big 2 - 0." Hell, I'd settle for the bigger 4 - 0. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! If you're in the Palm Springs area next year, I'll buy you an official 21st birthday cocktail. Jack

To paraphrase Birdsofafeather: I never read the sex scenes, unless I have ______ in my hands and nothing else to do... Gratuitous sex in a story is a complete turnoff for me. However, if it is a natural turn of events, then go at it. As LB pointed out, author Josh has steamy scenes in almost every chapter. But his stories concern guys in their mid-teens and with a typical hormonal drive in outer orbit. I think that authors have a challenge to present a sex scene with originality. How many times can you describe whatever without reading like it came out of the same jar? Many times I enjoy my characters involved in a rapartee and playful beginnings of something that will be completed in the reader's mind. Best, Jack