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Chapter 2: Green Park
Mac Rountree commented on Topher Lydon's story chapter in Chapter 2: Green Park
I am in awe of how these two broken men have found each other and fit together. Like two pottery shards being reattached, resulting in something stronger and more beautiful. The Japanese idea of kintsugi. I look forward to following their journey as they become one in mind and spirit. -
Thank you for your beautiful, insightful description of the early stages of grief. Daniel and Koa are truly angels in disguise. Though Daniel may become more.......
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Gather the Ingredients
Mac Rountree commented on Autumn Dream's story chapter in Gather the Ingredients
This chapter wrecked me emotionally. Great writing and story telling. Tears in my eyes about the fragility we all carry. -
L.P Hartley got it right
Mac Rountree commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in L.P Hartley got it right
Babies? Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!- 13 comments
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I, too, was confused, so I reread chapter 16. It really didn't help, but I trust you as the author to reveal the missing links in time. I continue to be amazed by how this story has grabbed me and held my attention across time and locations. In the morning, I make a pot of coffee and read the latest chapter you posted overnight. Nothing else happens until I find out what is happening with my favorite self-made family. Few writers and stories have grabbed and held my attention the way you have. I am still in awe of your ability to write and post multiple stories simultaneously. It is a gift which I, as a faithful reader, am thankful for.
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The Pete Seeger quotes come from the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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Stephen asks, "Is this what family is?" YES, a made family of queer individuals who come together to care and support each other. Now Stephen is family. Even Ishan. He is part of this family whom he has not met. Yet......... I have been transfixed since the prologue by the inclusion of queer people as brave, strong, welcoming, and loving family. Kudos on a brilliant story.
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What an amazing, well-written story. I was on the edge of my seat with each and every chapter. I applaud you, that I could follow the different characters as the story became more and more complex. Skillful writing and story telling. Kudos!!
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Thank you for posting such a beautiful picture. As soon as Victoria died, Edward fired the Munshi. Dani is a man who has no "home." Perhaps, Pearl and Abbie can provide that to him. Many thanks for reading the story. Mac
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Good morning, Southern women are a force of nature. Mac
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Thanks for reading. Ralph isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. He is stupid enough to ........ Mac
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Pearl noticed that Dani had moved the carpet bags from the corner of the room, where he used them as pillows and put them under the bed. The bags were never far from his side. When he went to meals, he took the bags with him; when he went outside, he had the bags. When Pearl asked Ralph about the bags, he said he didn’t know what was in them, but when they pulled Dani into the boat, they were strapped around his waist. The water-saturated carpet bags almost took him to a watery grave. Pearl
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Good morning, Yep, waiting for the eruption!!! Mac
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E K, You are thinking along the right lines. But there is a twist. Gotta love those twists and turns. Mac
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Anton, You are the clever one. So many possibilities for Abbie. You didn't make him part of a trouple. Hmmm, I hadn't considered that either until just now. LOL. I am glad that you like the east coast stories. I love the Outer Banks. Mac
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Pvtguy, Ah, to be young, good looking, and the object of fancy from multiple men. So many possibilities. Mac
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VBlew, Dani is grateful. He is also a young man with a need to relieve his pressures. Is there more? Time will tell. Yes, Ralph is very, very possessive. He is smitten. Mac
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Abbie awoke when he heard the bell clanging. It was the emergency bell for a ship in distress. It was the call to service, and he wasn’t going to let it pass. Abbie jumped from his bed, dressed, and headed to the community room. The Superintendent was peering out the window as a distress rocket shot from a ship. “That’s the third rocket. Men, is everything ready? You have your mission. Godspeed.” The men quickly put on their oilskins and headed to the boat shed. Abbie donned
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Thank you very much. It feels good to be stretching my thinking and writing muscles again. Mac
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I will, thanks. Also, thanks for posting the link to Chicamacomico.org Mac
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I am so pleased that you like Abbie's story. I am related to Abraham through his Aunt Pearl, hence he is fence rail kin. Not direct line, but collateral.
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Thank you. I have had to take a break from writing because of teaching and singing commitments. I am starting to write again. I want to revisit characters and stories and decide if there are more of their stories that need to be told. I think there is.
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Chicamacomico Outer Banks, NC Spring 1910 Abraham strolled along the edge of the surf, kicking water and laughing as the spray caught the sunbeams and glistened like fractured rainbows. He laughed and giggled when his toes kicked up the wet sand and impeded his forward movement. He was in no hurry and didn’t care about being covered in wet sand. He thought of himself as a child of the sea. He fancied that his father was Poseidon and his mother some lusty mermaid. It wa
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Abraham (Abbie) Etheridge is a young Banker boy, who lives on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He works as a baker at Chicamacomico Life Saving Station and sneaks onto a life-saving boat when a storm batters a ship off the coast. He saves a young man traveling to the United States while almost losing his life. Abbie's Aunt Pearl, sees the love in their eyes. Can they see it also?
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Chapter 14 Blood Stains
Mac Rountree commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 14 Blood Stains
Another great chapter. I love this story.- 90 comments
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