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I too have been fascinated with the your story. I remember getting frustrated with the slow posting on Nifty and was overjoyed when I found your web site. I suggest "Castaway House". Enough difference that search engines probably will not pick it up, but still close to the original title intent. Another could be "Castaway Sanctuary". Just some thoughts.

I have run accross this topic in other forums and generally the comments run in the same form. The "Age of Consent" topic is one that can push many buttons and start mini-wars. That being said, IMHO, the biggest problem is how society views a juveniles actions and the repercussions visited upon him or her if the knowledge of sexual activity becomes known. I mentor sixth, seventh, and eighth grade (middle school) students and one of the questions that always seems to come up is when can I have sex. Of course, physically they are capable now. My answer to them usually involves a mini lecture on STDs and pregnancy prevention, then I try to provoke their own thoughts on the question of readiness. One item I bring up is: "Are you ready for your parents to know you are sexually active?" That usually brings them up short with 'no telling' stutters and such but I counter with at least two people will know the secret, and a secret is not a secret if more than one is in on it. I was asked an interesting question the other day. A seventh grader was complaining all his friends were riding him because he asked a 12 YO girl (sixth grade) to a school dance. They accused him of robbing the cradle. As it turns out he had barely turned 13 himself, just missing the cut off for waiting a year to start school. This indicates to me that the societal stigmas of age vs sex are apparent even at the middle school level. Just my two cents.

Sorry. Yes, I meant the Story Archive. And now thinking about how the Archive works, I agree the job would be too time consuming. Oh well, guess I will just have to continue linking. Sigh.

Okay, okay, TSL. I get the message. I have been busy reading the stories but I have not been so diligent in sending compliments (or other) to the authors. BTW, I saw several in this string to whom I owe bunches. Can I consider myself caught up with this post, pleeeease?

Hi there. I am a new member of the forum but have been coming to the library for several months now as I am a voracious reader, especially of the caliber of writing as represented here. I do have one small suggestion. I think there should be some method of determining the last update date for stories in progress without actually linking to the story. In other words, on the library listing. That way I can quickly determine if a new chapter has been posted since my last visit. I know, most authors, if you link to their web site, will send e-mail notifications of new postings, but I get so much now that that notes may get lost in the debris. Just a thought from a newby.