Wayne Gray
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Thanks for all the work editing, Thorn. You helped a lot - the folks who have read both versions and I know.
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July 25 (Wednesday, 2:17 p.m.) Harlan pulled up in front of Gary's little house in Crescent City. Looking over, he met the eyes of his father. "Well, we're back." Gary smiled and nodded. He looked so odd to Harlan. His hair was just beginning to return - at least in the spots it still grew on his balding head. So his head was a bit like a patchy peach - fuzzy, but only in spots. But he was alive. His dad was alive, and he would keep getting better. And it was finally sinking in that
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your day sounds lovely, molly. Actually, yes. Sam is coming to visit today through noon tomorrow. He'll be here in a few hours. We plan to cook, be lazy, and enjoy each other's company. Speaking of which, I gotta go pick up more wine!
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Ah, I'm glad you're enjoying this one. All good theories you've got there. Hang on to them and keep reading. All is answered in time. 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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Happy Saturday, folks.
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Carrie really wants to do the best thing she can. She didn't know how much she was hurting Patrick, and she needed to be shown. Maybe she would have figured it out on her own, but the cost of that may have been very high without Jeremy's help. Jeremy isn't perfect, at all. But, he cares. And he knew that Carrie did too ... but that she was simply misguided. Though yes ... it'd be nice to have a friend like him in our lives. 🙂 Thanks for reading and for the comments!
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Thanks, Chris. The shaky ground Patrick was on at home is a lot steadier now, the Raven Project is funded for years to come, and we've got three couples in love and two about to make commitments to each other. The last chapter is coming.
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You're right. He knew that he'd have to show her. "This, this right here is who he really is. Look at it, and tell me how this could be anything other than who he is meant to be." That's really what he did for Carrie. He gave her the tools she needed to see. Thanks, Dave.
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Thanks, Parker. Jeremy's job is to protect those kids, even if that means he's protecting them from their family. Assume positive intent. He tries hard to do that, and in so doing Carrie didn't feel that she was being attacked by him. He just wanted her to see though different eyes. Last chapter is coming on Sunday, for this book.
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I can't speak to this person's situation at all. Some men dress in women's clothes and don't consider themselves women at all. While others dress in women's clothing because they feel that they are women themselves. Regardless of her situation (she sounds more like a her from your description above) I hope she managed to squeeze some happiness out of her life. It's a hard road for many trans folks, particularly in certain areas of the US and the world. I'm glad you liked the chapter. Thanks for writing.
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Thank you. At first when we wrote, I could tell which bits I had contributed. But each of us gave one another permission to change, shape, and tinker with the parts we had written, and slowly it became better work, and harder for me to remember who had done what. You're right. There were hard moments. But communication, patience with one another, and a willingness to make it work carried the day. I think it was worth the effort.
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I just meant that it’d qualify as torture. 😝
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Currently I’m fairly sure that’d qualify as a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
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Thanks, molly! It's great that you, the band director and your son got to have an impact on someone who may have really needed that affirmation. It's incredibly meaningful to have that. It's rare when something so simple really could save someone's life.
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Thanks, Danilo. Yep ... another one taken care of, thanks to Jeremy. He tries hard for all of them. And one more chapter to go! I love the last chapter ... I hope you like it too!
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Patrick had to go live with his aunt Carrie because he was completely unaccepted at home (Patrick likes girls). Carrie considered herself enlightened, and accepted that her niece was a lesbian. It was another thing to accept - that no, her niece was not a niece at all, but her nephew. She needed a bit more time, and a little push by Jeremy to try and stretch a bit more. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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That's the idea. I had no clue name use mattered so much until I heard a presentation with the above link cited as their source. It was powerful, eye-opening, and made me try really hard to do the right thing as often as I could for our trans patients and friends. Thank you for reading and commenting! 🙂
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July 20 (Friday, 9:14 a.m.) Jeremy's phone rang while he was between patients, and he looked at the number. Smiling, he answered. "Hey, Patrick. You ready to camp this weekend?" There was a muffled sob on the other end of the line. "I … I just wanted to call. I'm not gonna be able to go, Mr. Adams. Aunt Carrie isn't going to let me. She found my change of clothes I was going to bring, and I had to tell her that I always wear boys' clothes when I go camping." Jeremy's heart sank.
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Hey! Are you and @MichaelS36 teaming up on me now? 😉
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There are parts of this that we wrote where I was paralyzed with laughter. Maybe I have a messed up sense of humor (okay, I do), but I do think there are some very funny moments in this story. The whole premise lends itself well to hilarity, and I hope others feel we managed to pull off something fun and worth a laugh. Your boy is really talented, Mike. It was a pleasure to write with him.
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It was such a fun process writing this with tim. Mike said that tim laughed a lot when we were collaborating and so did I. It was work but also great fun. Collaboration means you really have to leave your ego behind (tim first said that to me early into our process, and it's really true). You have to accept that maybe your brilliant idea just won't work in the scene your partner wrote, or in the story at all. It was an exercise in give and take, and I really do like the end result.
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Thanks, Parker. Man, there's so much more coming. This is a relatively short story, but there's a lot packed into it. We hope you enjoy the ride!
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Ah, the glorious interaction of characters. That's coming - even more than we've seen so far. Those first few weeks of getting to know each other will be fun and an adjustment for them both. Thanks for reading and for the comment!
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Thanks, Chris! It's gonna be a great time.
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