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Okay, not enough! Please keep going! Love that Joe and his uncle are establishing a true relationship. Family.

What a charming story of one’s awakening. Well done sir. As always. And especially enjoy learning the local patois.

Thank you @weinerdog! My dad, the retired career Marine who can cuss a blue storm, always used the phrase “bass ackwords.” And Thank You! @Lee Wilson for this amazing Gay soap opera. And I use that term in the kindest way.

I’m not usually a poetry fan — but damn you nailed it. I truly thank you and appreciate your ability to condense the probably same issues I’ve been dealing with for several decades into fourteen wonderful lines. Indeed, there is no easy fix. Ultimately, I think we embrace the hound. Our pains, our losses, our friends.

Doc, erudite as ever, I agree with your summation. It will be interesting to see where Bensiamin takes this story. Both love dogs. And humanity.

Just worked through another Kleenex. Damn. Poignant to say the least. I look forward to Bensiamin’s continuation of your wonderful story. He is a very talented writer as well.

@Dabeagle quite simply engaging. You’ve drawn me in with these two wonderful souls at loss finding one another.

And this sadly is going on as we read and comment. Guns in schools, AND overreactive, religious zealots of parents thinking they are “protecting” their children from the evils of the world. While they create their own hell at home. He scooped up some rice on his fork and paused. “What about school? You said school?” “Oh. Right. I guess they need to test you. Where did you go to school before?” He chewed his rice and swallowed. “I had school at home. Will I go to an actual school? I heard they have guns and stuff there.”

The last scene of the chapter was my favorite. “So the thing is, I'll teach you what they mean, but I'm going to tell you also that you're really not old enough to use those words without getting into trouble; so you can know them, know what they mean, but I'm going to tell you it's a bad idea to use them. That make sense?” He considered me for a minute. “Yeah. I think it does.” I believe that is definitely the lesson for the day. Love the interaction between the two - as the curmudgeon softens, and the boy becomes emboldened. Keep the lessons coming. Great story.

Please make this better — for Tyson and us as readers. Truly difficult. You are pushing hard with your extreme boundaries. And your readers’ boundaries.

@R. Eric despite your travails and other stories to keep posting to, thank you for this fantastical tale. It’s all here! — a pharaoh, Vlad, and potentially a Chinese goddess — not to mention the incredibly fleshed out characters leading the way. And leading with the most important message of all — acceptance.

Butts! We love naked butts. Especially hairy ones.

Justin, amazing chapter. The pacing of the suspense, clearly defined action and the reasoning for it also kept me glued to my screen. Love these vamps. And your story.

"So, when is the date?" "What do you mean?" "Don't give me that bullshit son, I saw how much you liked him. And how much he liked you." Reminds me of my father, the career Marine. Who accepted me from the beginning. Hugs, Dad.

A beautiful and contemplative chapter — truly a reflection of Jubal.