Thanks for the compliment, but read on McDuff. I think he was a bit overwhelmed, but you'll see what happens when he get to his home and confronts his parents. I hope you continue to enjoy this story.
I appreciate your positive feedback, but as of the moment I don't have any plans for writing another installment. This has gone on much longer than I anticipated, and it could potentially go on forever, but I don't know if I have the will or stamina to write another Castaway book. Thanks for asking, though.
Halloween has never been a very big deal for me, because my mom wouldn't let me celebrate it when I was younger. She was a devoutly religious person and claimed that Halloween was a form of devil worship, so she never allowed me to do the same things as the other kids. She even sent the following note to my school when I was in Kindergarten.
"To the principal, teachers, and staff at Eastwood Elementary. Please be advised that I do not want you to include Christopher Cordes in Halloween
Christopher Cordes was never able to celebrate Halloween because his mom thought it was devil worship. She would tell her son the story about several boys who'd gone missing on Halloween when she was younger, so when Chris was older, he decided to find out if that story was true. He started his own investigation, but what did he find? Was the story true, or had she just made it all up. Chris was shocked by what he discovered.
My humblest apologies. I thought I had passed along my birthday wishes, but just realized either I forgot or somehow screwed up. I hope it was a great one!
Dave,
I'm sorry I'm so late in passing along my birthday wishes to you. It's nice to have someone else my age here on GA. I hope you had a great day, and that you have many, many more birthdays ahead.
Thanks, Butcher. I want to thank you for the positive responses and feedback along the way, and I'm glad you enjoyed this tale. I wasn't sure how many GA members would be interested in a sword and sorcery story, but it seems to have received a fairly good response, so I'm gratified. Thanks again for sticking with it until the end.