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    Chapter 44

    Mark Arbour posted new chapter in Black Widow

    August 31, 2003 The Dalby Ranch Will “This is some good weed,” Dally said, then we both giggled. We were just floating and swimming around in this little lake that was no larger than a big swimming pool. “This is my favorite part,” I said, and positioned myself underneath the waterfall, letting the water cascade over my head. The beating sensation and the muffled roar as the water poured over me let me shut the wor
  2. Mark Arbour
    Thanks for your comments everyone!
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    Thank you so much for your kind thoughts! We'll be seeing a bit of Hornblower here in the first part of the story. If you haven't read The Hornblower books (by CS Forester) I highly recommend that you do. They are excellent. A lesser-known addition to the Hornblower story was a "biography" written by C. Northcote Parkinson: The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower. He attempts to fill in some of the blanks in Hornblower's career with his own fictional additions.
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    I think they're actually from 1982. Size 12. Nice guess. :-)
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    Chapter 1

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 1

    Thanks for the great feedback! I had so much fun tying Hornblower into the prior story, I decided that would be a fun way to start out this story.
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    Prologue

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Prologue

    Thank you all so much for your kind words, and your welcome back. It feels good to be writing again!
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    That's right. Very similar!
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    The prologue and first chapter of Northern Exposure, the newest story in the Bridgemont series, has been posted. Enjoy!
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    Prologue

    Mark Arbour posted new chapter in Northern Exposure

    May, 1800 HMS Ville de Paris Off the coast of Brest, France George Granger paced the deck of the monstrous ship of the line, enjoying having the leeward side to himself, which was a rarity on the crowded flagship. As custom dictated, the senior officer on deck was entitled to pace leeward side, so if Captain Grey or Captain Troubridge had been on deck, he would have had to relinquish that side of the deck to them. It went without
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    July, 1800 HMS Ville de Paris Off the coast of Brest, France George Granger read the letter that had been delivered to him from the Inshore Squadron, then took the note and went in to see his irascible admiral. He arrived to find St. Vincent dictating a particularly unpleasant letter to the Portsmouth dockyard, bemoaning the poor quality of construction that had allowed Ville de Paris’s stern windows to be smashed in by that wave b
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    George Granger has been separated from his command, and how finds himself in limbo, waiting for Valiant to return. In the meantime, the Admiralty has found other things for him to do. Little does Granger know that when his ship finally does return, he'll be given an entirely different challenge, one that will take him to entirely new waters.
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    One of the characteristic things about the preppy look is that it is largely timeless. Those same topsiders can last for years and never go out of fashion (at least in certain circles). I think the quintessential guide remains "The Official Preppy Handbook," by Lisa Birnbach.
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    Just an FYI, for my long-suffering Bridgemont fans: The next story, Northern Exposure, will begin posting on August 1.
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    Just an update for those of you who are interested...I have posted HMS Valiant in ebook format here on GA.
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    Well, once again I missed an important holiday. Not feeling very patriotic this year, and while I'll avoid politics in this forum, you all know why. I've been doing great, health wise, but I have a massive project that I'm working on this summer. Ironically enough, that's helped my writing, because it's a good procrastination tool. I'm unwilling to post any chapters to Black Widow, or for the new Bridgemont book (which is in the works, by the way), until I have enough chapters to keep going for a bit. I'm calling that five at this point. So I'm hoping I can get to that point by fall. Thank you all so much for your patience, and for your very nice thoughts and words along the way. Things seem so bright now compared to where they were a year ago.
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    Northern Exposure
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    Thank you so much for your kind comments! This story was a lot of work, and it remains my favorite.
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    Chapter 43

    Mark Arbour posted new chapter in Black Widow

    August 31, 2003 The Dalby Ranch Brad The Dalbys were Methodists, so that religion provided the basic structure of the memorial for Buzz, but there had been a few modern additions tacked on. It was being held in the same ring where Will had ironically won his bet with Preston, and I assumed that was because it was air-conditioned, or at least it was today. I was glad for that, because although it was hot, although not too humid, we were all dressed in suits. The extra laye
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    Chapter 42

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 42

    I'm so glad you are enjoying the story!
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    Chapter 42

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 42

    Spot on, as usual.
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    Chapter 42

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 42

    Thank Kitt. I really don't think the Dalbys have the muscle to be a huge problem to the Schluter-Crampton clan, but then again, you never know.
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    Chapter 42

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 42

    Why thank you! This story has been a challenge because of how to sequence the sewing together of said strings, but it's coming together.
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    Chapter 42

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 42

    We really don't have enough info to know if Maria has any ties (still) to the Dalby family, but based on her reception there, I'm guessing she doesn't
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    Chapter 42

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 42

    I'll try to make it entertaining. :-)
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    Chapter 42

    Mark Arbour commented on Mark Arbour's story chapter in Chapter 42

    Thanks. I don't think Will or any of them have to worry too much about the people on the ranch, which, no doubt, annoys the people on the ranch. :-)
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