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lol! DC is fine with me, though I could give you guys a tour of Boston. We might not be as busy as New York, sleazy as Jersey , or classy as DC , but we have our moments. We also have Championship teams of Basketball, Baseball, Football, and Hockey within the last 10 years. Plus, you don't leave Boston without trying some of our clam chowda! I've been to DC several times, but I would love to go again. Have they cleaned up Dupont Circle, since the early 2000's.

pic is hot, story is fake, and the answer to the universal question is 42! Now we know the greatest question in the universe guys: How many times can a hot young stud cum before he dies? (I am betting this was a reference to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe)

Your right, one person who reviewed my anthology story with glowing reviews also did send me a PM about an issue they didn't understand in the story. I pointed them to an answer on why certain elements seem to be hanging in the story (they were actually references into my universe and other stories, which are more future developments). Sometimes, writers have different styles and some like me use reference within their stories to foreshadow future events or acknowledge canon within their stories, i.e. in Babylon 5, Harlan Ellison actually took a few ideas from his early Outer Limits' stories and JMS allowed for the merger of certain areas as canon. We all have a different type of style and not everyone will universally love it or pan us for it. However, outright attacks on writers, who offer their hard work with no compensation for your pleasure is not justified. I respect criticism, but a writer is not a personal pinata. Perhaps, somewhere as we changed, GA lost that respect between writers and readers, servers of fact and fiction and patrons of their work. One thing that has come to my attention is that we've gotten further away from the stories as people and their personalities have become edified. So many members no longer think about the world through a set of questioning eyes and imagination.

My creative juices are flowing along with coffee and urine, but it feels good. I will attempt to write a story before I head off on vacation for fun. It will not be edited perfectly as I am not sure whether my favorite editor is around (Yes, Dannsar it's you, I did really like the way you edited my anthology story). It will be a retro-fan fiction story that I got in my head recently after watching an old show.

Come on Mark, you and CJ both deserve the cliffies Sort of like Thelma and Louise (or maybe that's CJ and Cia, hmm )

Bill, I never thought you were an attack target (If you want a guard dog, I am more than willing to oblige ) Seriously though, you are a great writer and I have been following your stories, since High school. You are as much a part of my youth as my present. I am not a noted writer, nor am I seeking to be one. For me, writing is a way to explore myself and the world, there maybe things people won't agree with me on, there might be things people will fight over, but in the end, I think the story is important. You, Brew Maxwell, and a couple others that I started reading from nifty, cryboy, Jeff's Fort, and other sites were important and made a difference. Don't ever forget that. We're not writing for a popularity contests (Though I was surprised by the length of our stories in the same genre ). I might not write in the same style as you or a majority of GA, but I love everyone's stories, no matter how bad the grammar is or how problematic the spelling becomes as long as the plot and characters make sense to me. If I don't like your story, then I merely stay away from it.

Thank You, for giving us a chance to explore this theme!

Thanks Cassie, questions are the first steps to learning an answers

Thank Dolores, the story is dark and touching I am happy that you enjoyed it, plus that line is evocative on many levels.

This is a great story, because it feels so real. I can identify with Greg and Brian. They seem like an interesting pair. I wonder if Brian will cut the quote afterward

The memory of life and love is beautiful, it is something I admire deeply.

Hehe! I see shades of the Marvel Civil War plot line in your story, I think you have great universe starting. Mutants have always been the hunted minority of fiction, it is a great plot device.

Love breaking the fourth wall! It's a surreal take on story writing that I can relate with. It's a story told about a story for a story!

Great Cassie, keep it coming. I love werewolves and Zeke seems like such an interesting one.

KC, I really felt for Alex and the problems he was facing. Being betrayed by a lover is not something anyone would want, but at least he got perspective from it. He might not be a multi-millionaire anymore, but he found true love, which no amount of wealth could ever buy. Thanks for writing it.

Did anyone take a notice at what stories seem to have the most length? I know, I know, it doesn't matter how big the word count is, but how you write your story I just noticed this by accident, but Bill W., Altimex, and W.L (me), were the three longest in word count. Also, all three of us wrote science fiction stories, using different ideas and different points of view. Just an observation

It's a wonderful science fiction story, I am betting that you had read Homeward Bound at one point as I had It also carries a lot of scientific interest that I also have worked on, I am wondering why you did not make use of quantum entanglement though to describe instant communication at the perceptive FTL speed or the factor of relativity and expansion state of the universe creating potential loop holes if you remove time as a an active dimension in itself, though personally, I am an adherent to Four Dimensions of spacetime as one unified unit. I love the way you described quantum tunneling and the chain idea is perfect. If you ever feel like collaborating with another writer on a joint Science fiction story, hit me up. I love your style, plus I have covered some of the same ground as you in my stories, though I am much more a Babylon 5 and Battlestar Galactica guy than Star Wars, but in terms of social commentary, I will still admit to a underlying love of Star Trek.

Thanks, What questions do you think they were? if you mind me asking, I love reader feedback.

Cia, I loved it and I think you nailed down some good thoughts. I've known a lot of wheel chair bound kids and it is not easy to live in world based around limitations. One of the first things that people with disabilities try to confront is their limitations. For me, I might not have sight in my left eye, and it does effect how things work with me.

Glad to here you love the story, even if it is a bit dark.

People write in terms of perspective in GA. Memory Fragment writing though with philosophical underpinnings is rarer. It's just a case of style really, because I know a lot of writers love using perspectives. It's scary enough to be grounded in reality, but it makes your heart grow colder as you read. Thanks for the review

If I remember correctly, this was the same guy depicted in Braveheart Really beautiful sonnet and wonderfully written

C'est tres bien! I needed a firm dose of comedy and that hits the sweet spot. Lugh, the story was original, the characters funny, and the plot exciting. Chord and Gaston are the funniest gay couple I have read about and cared about.

Awesome Bill, I love how you melded and worked out an outbreak with such fine detail. Also, it is such a great irony that gays and lesbians were immune, but Phelps and his Westboro group still said no to treatment. Lol! I love the happy ending

hmm...an amoral British smuggler and a lot of unanswered questions. Good plot point As Doyle would say "the games afoot", keep on writing!