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But that is the difference. You did a pm and kept things private. If that author had such an inflamed ego that your help was turned down, then it's his/her loss as well as the readers loss. The one I'm talking about goes after one author in public time and time again. He offers nothing but grammar and typo criticism in the comments. He never makes any comment about the substance of the story and he's never made any meaningful comments on any authors story. I tip my hat off to anyone who offers to help with editing. I can only imagine that it's a difficult job to undertake and probably a thankless job for many. Thank you for your insight @Kitt.

Good morning tim. You're exactly right. Apparently there are a couple of trolls circulating here on GA who have nothing of substance to offer other than snide commentary. There's one joker who thinks he's the editor supreme, yet he fails to offer his expertise to authors here on GA to help them with proofreading or editing. Like @mollyhousemouse said, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I've been busy reading your works. Just finished After The Past. I loved it. Although it's set in the future, it has this "old west" pioneer feeling. It hits really close to home given what's going on in the world today. I hope you have a great day!

I'm sorry that you are having problems sleeping but this just made me giggle. I hope that everyone in DiC has a good day. Stay safe and healthy everybody!

Well said, @Philippe Apparently this member fancies himself the guru of proofreading and editing. But he never publicly volunteers to offer his "services" to any of the GA authors. Typical behavior for a troll. Pay him no mind @Laura S. Fox. Your readers greatly appreciate your efforts and talent.

Wonder who that was? LOL

There's not a thing that Brad can say in opposition. And you just gotta love how J.P. can come out of left field with the occasional snark. I too shall be sad to see this come to an end. Hopefully, we haven't heard the last of this bunch. Another great chapter @Mark Arbour

Sure, why not? You could have a full on polyamorous thing going on. 🤪

I'm just doing the happy dance because one of my far flung guesses actually panned out! I think Sinclair is the perfect solution to their problem but he'll have to pass the Lyssa test......and that won't be easy! LOL. Kudos @kbois for keeping that under your hat. Remind me to never sit at a poker table with you. 🤣

This is just so sad. Long before Covid 19 hit, I was reading about kids getting lung problems from vaping. I'll echo what @kbois said-- If you vape or smoke, PLEASE QUIT!!! I smoked for 40 years and quit 4 years ago. Quitting was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I felt like pure crap for almost a month. One of my motivators to stay quit is that I don't ever want to feel that way again. If you smoke or vape, please quit NOW!

Happy 5th tim! I look forward to reading more of your work in due time when you feel like writing again. You are so very talented.

Thank you all for the warm welcome and special thanks to @MichaelS36 for the invite e-mail.

Thank you so much!

Such an important life skill to pass onto kids. Now it seems that cooking is all but forgotten in favor of a tablet or game console. I remember being in the kitchen with my grandmother and watching her cook. And my father could just throw chicken into a paper bag and come up with fried chicken that The Colonel would tip his hat to. Unfortunately, he never did pass that secret on to me, but I can knock out some sauce that would make my grandmother proud.

Option 8 is so DALLAS. And it's been overdone to death.

The one on one session was pretty brutal. It's not easy reading about someone who's peeling back the layers and being so vulnerable in front of an audience. Great chapter @FlyOnTheWall! Can't wait for the next update.

I think they belong together too. And I think that it is possible for them to be back together and for both of them to still be dominant. A possible solution would be to seek out a sub who would be willing to play with and be committed to both of them. Stranger things have been known to happen in life.

Happy Birthday @Wesley8890 and Happy Belated Birthday @Laura S. Fox! I think I can understand Ryan's position since he got drug and mugged for money over a false sexual harassment claim. I'm sad for Mike though. Chris on the other hand.....well I'm just going to say it--he's a douche. I suspected he was seeing someone else, but I didn't think he was married. Jared should have gone right up to their table and said hello and watched Chris melt. Adrian and Edward seem to be so in sync. Maybe they're the couple to watch.

This is hauntingly beautiful. It made me cry and smile. Years ago I had lain under those weighty stones of grief. My chest was so tight that it hurt to draw breath into my body. It lasted for a long time, It was hard climbing out of that place in my life but it did get better, and I'm so glad that I did climb out. You are immensely talented. Thank you for sharing such an intimate piece.

Oh my!! Take care of yourself Mrsgnomie. We'll all be here waiting for your return!

10 bonus points for using the word petulant in this chapter. 😁 Can't wait till the talk happens between TC and David. I so hope that Dr. Charlotte does come across the pond and stays with David for awhile. She'd get him and TC all sorted out in no time. LOL. Thanks for another great chapter @kbois

I'm not a parent, but I can't help but notice that many children are being ignored by their parents these days. Parents have their faces in cell phones either texting or looking at the latest on FB, Insta, etc. and are unresponsive when a child tries to get their attention. When they finally do respond, it's usually a response of annoyance towards the child. Kids are allowed to wander and run amuck in grocery stores and Walmart unsupervised and mostly out of sight from their parents. It's sad and dangerous given that it only takes a second for a tragedy to happen. I think (at least in my neck of the woods) all to often it's a case of kids having kids and there are no parenting skills ever learned or developed. I scratch my head sometimes and wonder if some of these parents know anything about being an adult or how to survive in the world. It's a shame. When I was growing up, you were taught how to do laundry, cook, iron, sew on a button, etc. Maybe we need to drop the "new math" in school and have a course in life skills if parents are unable to teach these things. Thanks for posting this. I very much enjoyed reading your take on the lack of parenting going on in this world.

Hmmmmmmm.... Me thinks Toby was a big old man slut and was trying to put the make on poor little Ary. Massage.......oldest trick in the book. LOL. Another great chapter Laura!

Well this is an interesting turn of events. Leave it to David to find his own Dr. Ruth! LOL. Charlotte is just terrific and she's managed to guide David to figuring out exactly what is the problem. Charlotte is right in sending him off to let his Dom out for awhile so that he can figure things out. Another great chapter @kbois

And there we have it. I commented in the last chapter of Book 1 that I felt TC pushed David too far in order to get him to surrender. I know this "revelation" occurred during therapy, but TC should have checked himself long before this. He knew exactly what David was about before this relationship started. Bottom line is TC lost control of himself, not the situation. He's got a lot of work to do on himself and a lot of apologizing to do to David. That said, I think he's up to the task and he's off to a good start in redeeming himself. More please. LOL

The only time a typo is really an error is if you type pubic when you mean to type public because spell check won't catch it, but the whole world will. LOL