Bill W

drs, it you think you're late, I must have not only missed the boat, but fell off the turnip truck as well. 🤪 😵

I thought the same as you. What is Peter's mother going to do now that he's gone? I suppose she'll dump even more responsibility on her oldest daughter, who will probably end up rebelling as well. I imagine Mom will enlist the next oldest daughter to help out as well, unless the next oldest son is older that the second oldest daughter. Oh, and if you never heard the word "tetched" before, you either didn't grow up in the country or hang around your grandparents. They always pointed out the people they felt were "tetched in the head!"

I guess your magic shield of invisibility had a short circuit. 🤪

As far as I know, I haven't met any of them personally, but I have chatted with a number of them. And anyone who claims they have a halo, it's probably held up by a pair of horns. 😇

Yes, that's very true that the moms will have each other for support from time to time, and somehow I don't believe Mac's mom will try to control what Devin and Mac do any longer, now that she knows the boys can turn into monsters if they get pissed off.

You first form the image of what you want to look like in your mind, and I don't think Mac's dad would picture his Bigfoot with a pot belly. 😜

I think his dad would lose weight just going through the training.

Yes, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Mac was questioning how he was eventually going to be able to tell his parents about this, especially since if he and Devin have children, the boys will have the same abilities, and it would only compound the deception. Hopefully, this will bring them all closer together.

As long as Mac's parents are able to handle this revelation, I have a feeling Devin's parents will be able to deal with Mac's parents knowing about the family's secret, since they are already close friends.

Man, I've got a bunch of pervs for readers.

A monster snowstorm and a day off from school, so what would two young teenagers do? First they'd go out and play in the snow, and then after they go back inside, they strip down out of their wet clothes and engage in some typical teenage experimentation. You simply must read this charming short story to enjoy the descriptions of the shyness, joy, and typical teenage angst as the day progresses!

Yes, Mac's parents looked and I'm sure Devin will warn his parents about everything that happened. I'm sure there will be a lot of talking with both sets of parents.

Maybe not a four-way then? How about a take on the old hetero game of wife-swapping, but call it boyfriend swapping, although not permanently, just once in a while for a change of pace.

Ross??? If you're talking about Mac's parents you my be right, but you'll have to check out next week's posting to know for certain.

Huh?

Vibrant comes from French vibrant, from Latin vibrans, present participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”). The earliest known use of the adjective vibrant is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for vibrant is from 1572, in the writing of John Bossewell, author. A vibrant person shows great life, great activity, and great energy. A vibrant person is alive in the deepest part of his or her soul and flourishes in every season of life. A vibrant color need not necessarily be as saturated as a bright one, it could be much paler but still be pure and very powerful. Fluorescent colors would fit the bill here, but there is another way to think of vibrant color(s).

Yep, the cat's out of the bag, so to speak. Now we wait to see what the blowback from this revelation is going to be.

Yes, Mac's parents were unusually calm after the initial shock and awe about what they saw. And Mac will definitely remind his mom about saving her from that fall, which he wouldn't have been able to do if he wasn't a skinwalker. And I don't believe Devin's parents are going to be upset, since they know Mac's parents and get along with them. I think they'll also trust them as well.

Chapter 52 – The Ute Mountain Reservation When the alarm went off at 5:00 the next morning, we got dressed and met up with my parents. “Did you sleep well?” I asked as we headed out to get in the SUV. “I slept like a dead man,” Dad answered. “Only if dead men snore,” Mom quipped, “but other than listening to him saw wood, I slept very well too after I got the earplugs in.” “I’m glad to hear that because Devin and I slept like babies.” “You mean when you woke up you

Stuart and Cyril are friends, and Stuart uses questionable tactics in an attempt to help Cyril get out of a physically abusive relationship with Fred. Helping his friend is an admirable goal, but was Stuart going to far while doing this? Read the story and make that determination yourself.

It was an interesting story, even though Stuart used questionable means to achieve the desired goal of getting Cyril to realize that his relationship with Fred was an abusive one. I'm glad it worked out and Stuart didn't get into trouble for what he did, and Cyril got help to escape an abusive relationship.

A beautifully written story about a young man, Tommy, who is dealing with clinical depression. He goes through some rough times and is eventually taken off the street by a man with a good heart, Tarek, whom he'd met briefly several years before. The relationship eventually turns into a romantic one, and they have some good times mixed in with the bad times, but neither ever loses his love for the other one. Although this is a sad short story, it deals with the serious issue of clinical depression, which is a hot topic in today's society, and this story may give you a better understanding about this illness.

Tim, this was a beautiful yet sad story. I loved how Tarek first met Tommy, it was so sweet and innocent, and I leapt with joy when Tarek found Tommy again and convinced him to go home with him and to stay there. I loved how their relationship developed and I cringed when the dark side of Tommy began to appear, due to his depression. The ending was devastating and difficult to read, although I could understand both Tommy and Tarek's reactions to what was going to occur. I can empathize with you about how difficult it must have been to write that, because I wrote a story where I made difficult choices as well. The first story I wrote was called "A Tragic Love", which I wrote in reaction to the senseless death of Matthew Shepard. I knew when I started the story that both of the main characters would die before I finished writing the story, although in separate incidents. It didn't help that I'd based those two characters loosely on myself and my best friend from high school, so I was a mass of tears as I wrote the chapter where each one died. I'm sure you experienced the same thing I did and used up a box of tissues as you were writing about Tommy's death. Kudos, my friend, on a job well done.

This is a fantastic story about love, romance, and even jealousy. You will find the characters interesting and easy to relate to, the storyline believable, and the actions and reactions entertaining, touching, and occasionally frightening. This story is well worth your time and effort, so give it a read. You won't regret it.

Cassie, I loved this wonderful and romantic story. I was a little worried when the two couples first met up at the bar, because I thought Max and Drew might have been looking to hook up for a four-way, but I'm glad it just turned out to be more a hookup of friends with mutual interests - Wyatt and Drew liked to dance, Max and Gray didn't, but they found other common interests, such a pool and a friendship with Leon and Neil. I also got a kick out of Gray agonizing over choosing a ring, and I was thrilled at how the proposal played out. Great job!