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Thank you for your beautiful tribute. As usual, your heart beats in every line you write. Wishing you and your husband the very best in the new year, tim.

Lucas taught a masterclass in patience, trust and respect.

With reciprocal love and the piece of heaven he and Lucas hopefully will carve, he will allow himself to thrive instead of survive. I can see him building homes and buildings in Bearpaw, among many other potential occupations he could have.

One tough man who was still able to have love in his heart….given what he experienced, that makes him stronger than all who set hurt upon him. Thankful for Vincent and Boone in his life before Lucas. 🎁 Edit-thank you @drpaladin for the reminder that Boone was Lucas’ lover and not Jubal’s….it makes the gift of Vincent and his love all the more poignant for Jubal.

Happy New Year, Gary. Happy New Year to all….wishing great blessings & looking forward to sharing exciting literary journeys with you on this site this year.

What a sweet, fucking relief, lol. Though their timeline be different, Jubal and Lucas started our New Year with leaving the fear and confusion behind. Lucas’ talk opened Jubal’s floodgates as well….Of course between our two favorite Larkspur residents it was Boone Lucas fell in love with; Boone was the only one acknowledging he wanted men over women….with Coy’s mom and brother’s influence, he dared not. Reid may well have had genuine feelings for Lucas but wanted to be in a non monogamous relationship….he was definitely responding to the challenge of Lucas’ rejection in trying to stake his claim. Being a loner made you vulnerable, regardless of orientation….Add his near death experience to almost getting gang raped on top of his father’s religious convictions stating he was “made wrong”, it’s no wonder Jubal will run the other way before he trusts his instincts, something he doesn’t have to do around Lucas anymore. I have to admit, I wonder if Coy’s brother was the one what roughed up Jubal in the hotel that night, it sounds like Will Diamond to force rough, non consensual sex on someone, in spite of his homophobic tone & behavior…. I guess I should call it rape, huh? My feelings about the Preacher’s Kid who set Jubal up for a hate crime are mixed….while there is compassion for the self hate he clearly felt, there is absolutely none for bringing what he believed to be certain death to Jubal, it was as though he wanted to punish Jubal for the attraction he felt for him….thank goodness for the “reasonable minded” cowboy who spared Jubal from immediate death at that dragging, as well as shedding light on the PK’s part: “Then asked what his son was doing out here with me after dark anyway.” This was fanfuckingtastic Gary and well worth the wait. hearing the chorus for Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” in my head, lol. Will the wildings feel the love and Rush back? Will the troublemaking questioner in town trip headfirst into a pit toilet and break his neck? Will the next installment be the end of our time with Lucas and Jubal? Find out next week when we check out “Bearpaw: An Old West Tale” 🐾 🍻

These holidays are still transitional but both components you mentioned help make them easier. I wish you the same for yours.🎄🐎🎁💝

I heartily concur!! Lol!!

Can’t wait.

Christmas came a day early with this chapter 🎁….thanks for the extra serving Gary, I admit to greedily hoping for a kiss in this chapter but looks like it’ll be next year, lol. Lucas’ happy surprise at his completed home, Lucas realizing that Jubal’s search for the wildings was what kept him from visiting…..To see the biofeedback of pleasure between these two is satisfying. “Thought you might be sick of my company,” Lucas said, looking happier than he’d been the whole way from Bearpaw.” “Not, likely, but it did cross my mind you could have been sick of mine.” “Not likely,” he said with a big grin,” “Lucas’s steady stare” If Jubal only trusted what he saw, he’d believe that his scent was missed as much the scent he missed….every answer to every question is in that stare. “Jubal went slow, and Lucas was right behind him, one hand settled on his shoulder. He bumped against him with each step, before they took the next one.” Jubal’s feelings are transparent, as this story is told from his point of view….we are supposed to believe that Lucas’ feelings are ambiguous, that they could be “just friendship”….oooookayyyy. 👌 🙄 What will happen between Lucas and Jubal now that Lucas is back? Will the wildings ever come back? Will everyone have a Merry/Happy Christmas? 🎄 Find out next week when we check out “Bearpaw: An Old West Tale” 🐾 🍻

This was lovely. Some growing pains after Vann came to live with Caleb and Asa were expected….much as I love Vann’s empathy and maturity, I equally love that he is a normal boy sometimes unable to properly communicate his feelings; Caleb does have to show more than say that Vann is wanted, after all, Marcel, Dante and Duncan were chosen. “He threw in the towel, left the fuzzy hair alone, and named her Gnomie.” I adore the way you fit in her name, lol!! Vann has a definite way with animals, if he doesn’t become a veterinarian, I can see him and Asa in business together. With the close of the main story, Silas’ passing was mourned, it was nice to see the circle of life continue in this epilogue with birth and connection in all ways: familial, platonic, romantic and sexual, speaking of….Caleb and Asa are still in their honeymoon phase so hot sex is the expected norm, their mate connection ensures they will always be the flint to each other’s match. ❤️‍🔥🔥🧨 An enjoyable visit one year out. 🎁

The best of the holiday season and a blessed and happy new year to you, too.

I tore up reading it. 😥 His strength and cantankerous wisdom will be missed.

R.I.P. Silas. 💔 No matter how sick, no matter how old, you’re never totally prepared for the death of a loved one. @kbois, Vann is my second favorite of your literary children, after Lyssa. 💝 The future looks promising and bright….it’s a nice place to leave them, though I still wonder who shot Caleb in wolf form. 🤷‍♀️ Thank you for a fantastic voyage….look forward to epilogues. 🙏 👏

I too speculated on the purpose of shiny man’s questioning and his gaydar, which only made me more angry at his question….if a fly buzzes in the wrong ear, it will be swatted, for this dickwad to hope to bring that kind of trouble to Jubal is a very hateful act, given the times they lived in; I’m actually surprised (and relieved) his speculation was ignored, maybe he’s one to cry gay wolf (pun unintended, lol) and is typically ignored. Gaydar is typically owned by one made like that….for shiny asshole to try to shine that light on Jubal speaks to self hatred, if he is indeed made that way. Either way, that question was not asked out of the goodness of his heart. 🫤

As someone who prefers to keep their own counsel, I was as rankled by the need to feed the gossip mills as Jubal….had his perspective not been skewered by his fearful paranoia, he would have handled the inquiries about the shootout better, he strikes me as someone capable of being respectful yet distant, but Jubal is not in his right mind….he’s a panic attack away from expecting a scaffold and rope brought out to the town square. Fuck that man who asked about sleeping arrangements….there always has to be that one in a gaggle and unfortunately his question hit square into Jubal’s fear of discovery. It’s encouraging that he’s come to appreciate the town almost as well as he does his favorite inhabitant of it. “Was it his fear that kept him squirming like he be sitting bare-assed on a rock the sun made hot enough to cook an egg on?” While reading that was sad as it stated how heightened Jubal’s anxiety was, What a visual, lol!! Wow. I agree with Jubal’s paranoid thinking that Reid may have told Lucas of Jubal’s reluctance to take back his gold to give his friend an indication his strong feelings are returned….what a noble gesture from one so previously territorial; it speaks to Reid’s loyalty just as his earlier behavior spoke to his passion. Pistol. 🩷 What a fitting name for a horse that capably strengthens and defends Jubal as certain as any firearm….not a replacement for Kema but another mare he will have a strong, special bond with. Their trek to locate the wildings was another testament to the intelligence and heartiness of this man….first an architect, now a horse tamer, there’s seems little he can’t do except believe he deserves to be happy. To discover the slain mare and foal was tragic but Jubal and Pistol did what they could to even the odds for the independent herd. Impressive and no doubt necessary work at that time but skinning is a grisly task….using animal’s brains for tanning is my knowledge nugget for today. 😊 Jubal has a dream-to make his own way and be able to find one made like him who can reciprocate his feelings….he thinks he can achieve some of that dream in Bearpaw, little does he know his total heart’s desire lay waiting for him in this little western hamlet. Will Jubal visit Lucas tonight? Has Lucas forgiven Jubal? When will Lucas come home? Find out next week when we check out “Bearpaw: An Old West Tale” 🐾 🍻

You clearly have no notion who you’re talking to, lol.

That was my childhood impression, lol then I saw: https://images.app.goo.gl/4bxDVzu7764kR1EH6 These MoFo’s flex.

Oh God, mine too. 🥹❤️‍🩹

Children are a lot stronger than we give them credit for and Dominic is a perfect example of that….like the psychologist, I’m surprised he isn’t more turned around than he is, given what he witnessed with his parent’s split & his mother’s illness. I’m a big fan of Dominic’s. Jessica and her bitchass ways don’t disappoint, smh…. I find myself wishing a house would fall on her and someone get her ruby slippers. 🏠👠 Between the Senior Pastore and the Junior Pastore, the middle Pastore is going to be okay; they are all very good for each other. 🎁

Should’ve made them kangaroos….those fuckers can get mean. Like, they freak me out now, full blown fear of them developed in adulthood.

Most artists are just the vessel to the muse.

That exact thought came to me too, that would have been an extremely sad, full circle moment. Thank goodness for Caleb & Asa’s insubordination, lol.

What a lovely memory you brought back. ✨🌠