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On Account of A Bowl of Grapes
Tris commented on CasualWanderer82's story chapter in On Account of A Bowl of Grapes
@CasualWanderer82 I'm going backwards, still devouring Our Summer Rhapsody, but I can't get enough of your talents - so here I am at Ground Zero, so to speak. As I've said elsewhere (but some things bear repeating), you have taken me back to my younger days, vacationing with family in Mediterranean climes and then traveling on my own. The linguistic interplay brings me back as well - not that I am as gifted - I am merely bilingual with a smattering of other regional languages. Heck, I've tried to "learn" Italian so many times, each one less successful than the previous, despite my genetic heritage. But enough about me. YOU are the Man! Thanks! -
I hope I look that good when I reach that age - and he just improves with time. As for me, I thinking I'm wilting.
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OMG. I lived in the UK (well, Scotland) for a few years - you've got it all coming back to me like a (bad?) dream!!!
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Ah, a man after my own, um, heart! We need to organize our OWN transcontinental watch partay - sex on zoom, anyone? So sad about Bjorn, however... *sigh*
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Too bad Bjorn is str8 (he IS str8, isn't he??!?). As for the time element, @Summerabbacat, perhaps we could mount (is there a pun in the there someplace?) an instant replay for your viewing pleasure - you do like to watch, don't you?
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If it's a group affair, could all of us @Robert Hugill fans be invited to assist?
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"What Difference Does It Make?"
Tris commented on CasualWanderer82's story chapter in "What Difference Does It Make?"
Utterly captivating from the get-go, taking me back to my own Mediterranean wanderings of yesteryear as I searched for my own Niko. It would take me several decades to accomplish the break-through, the escape, that Oliver achieved. Better late than never! @CasualWanderer82 : your readers are forever in your debt. -
Things we can do and things we can’t
Tris commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Things we can do and things we can’t
That has been my experience - every once in a blue moon it behaves, however. I've attributed it to posslbe francophonic / genetic engineering, given that in my own life, French occasionally pops out inadvertently, unbidden. My "friends" have gotten use to that idiosyncratic "feature" of mine - hopefully they find it more charming than annoying. Strange to say, though, it never happens when I'm in the throes of passion. Then, it's English all the way - hence my self-characterization as English-dominant (though I'm NOT a dom!) -
Things we can do and things we can’t
Tris commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Things we can do and things we can’t
Thought I'd die laughing at this one! Touche (now where in the world is the acute accent on this #*(& American keyboard??!?) -
In my mind, he was "Demon". But I guess none of us are beyond redemption...
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The author @Salerion has done what I wasn't sure I'd ever see: the deceasement of the Narrator. Of course, I suspect it's been done elsewhere - maybe I haven't read widely enough. Somewhere I've heard that the Dreamer never dies in their own dream. awakening beforehand. Maybe that's the same phenomenon (if one can call it that). In any case, until the dead Narrator tells us the story is over, we don't know if the Narrator is actually dead. It's almost a literary Catch-22. Part of me wants him to "wake up" so the story can continue. But I'd leave that to the Author. Either way, this was an absorbing tale. Kudos!
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Another newcomer here. Not sure how I even stumbled on this story - maybe it was in the monthly GA genre posting - but I'm glad I did. Like @nix, I'm not quite as-old-as-dirt, but having already reached my three-score-and-ten, I'm fascinated how guys in this day and age navigate their way through the stresses of growing up. That was something I didn't think I was very successful at while I was going through it, though I knew I was a Very Happy Boi despite the sturm-und-drang of it all.
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I hadn't even begun to think along these lines. Hats off to you, @Summerabbacat. Being an Adult Child of an Alcoholic, I'm surprised this hadn't occurred to me at all - though I must say that the impact of my father's booze never struck me as more than incidental, so much so that when I eulogized him at his funeral, I don't remember saying much about The Bottle at all. No, I wasn't in denial. My mother wasn't even at the funeral. Maybe I simply had strong defense mechanisms.
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And a shout-out to @Superpride who has written some of the SEXIEST scenes ever. Personally speaking, this chapter was particularly, um, productive. Author! Author!
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Talk about the L word, I just LOVE this song! Another "never heard it before." What's so funny is that sleepy Bjorn reminds me of ... ME (except for his beardlessness): I was always the guy asleep at birthday parties (they'd taken snapshots of me snoozing at my friend's 21st) or on the floor after a particularly wonderful meal ... I know it's rude of my to nod off at a friend's place, but, well, we can't all be perfect. Thanks @Summerabbacat!
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Even residents of Mars would recognize this one! One of my favs! So poignant, to be sure. For some reason I can relate, though ultimately I really can't complain how my seven-plus decades have (so far) panned out. Thanks @Summerabbacat!
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She sounds spectacularly talented @Summerabbacat. I'll have to listen to Wuthering Heights furshur.
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The name sounds vaguely familiar, but I was rarely exposed to much of anyone during my three years in the UK...
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@Summerabbacat, despite the ridiculous outfit - only Benny looks "respectable" in this video LOL - I am gaining a new appreciation for Bjorn. Like Benny, he has a great smile, and as my "friends" have told me, I've always been a sucker for a smile (do I detect some Freudian innuendo here???).
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Maybe, but you're still lovable @Summerabbacat LOL
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Once again, this is new ABBA territory for me @Summerabbacat. So I looked it up - by the time of Visitors' release, I had returned to the States from the UK already, and ABBA was, for me, proved to be part of my UK experience. It must have disappeared from my radio. (I should have stayed in the UK for so many reasons). A missing chunk from my past has been restored...
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Absolutely haunting. Another new one for me. I am indebted.
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Bjorn? Bearded? That's quite becoming! But then, I'm quite partial to facial hair - always have been - and since my BF is East Asian, it's in short supply around here. So I make up for it by growing a thin facial "collier" which is barely visible, now that I've gone all white (I hope the preceding doesn't qualify as TMI).
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That's an understatement! But where is Bjorn? Do my eyes fail me?
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If @drsawzall says everthing is gonna be alright, I have confidence that all will turn out well in the end ... eh?
