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We have a song in our church God Be With You Till We Meet Again, I firmly believe that death is but a comma and not a period. We will meet our families, loved ones, and friends again in a better world than this one.

A conundrum of Zen proportions

For me, following this story for a couple of years now, I'll take this as the end. Zack has documented the torture that has been inflicted on him for so many years. He has handed his story in. Zack only projected on Mr. Raffe the loathing of his father as he goaded him to do better in his class. I see Mr. Raffe breaking down on reading the story. Zack is now free of the secret horror that has been his life. The secret is no longer and with it the shame will also disappear. Mr. Raffe will bring it to the principle who will give it to the police. Zack's friends will bear witness against his father. He will be jailed. The act of handing in the story destroys the secret and in doing so opens up a new life for Zack without the beatings, both physical and emotional that his father subjected him to. In jail and after his conviction, it became know that he was a child abuser and he suffered a similar fate at the hands of hardened convicts. After months of therapy and Brody's help Zack becomes whole. They are joined at the hip so to speak and after college marry and have a good life. Zack as a noted author and Brody as a renowned child psychologist. Finally I can put this story to bed. It was amazing how Comicality captured Zack's and all of his characters' emotions. Magnificent story !!! Well Done!!!! Bravo!!!!

Poor Robbie, lured to be with an older sex crazed high school female. Crazy teenage hormones allow him to get off and the wonders of creation bedevil him. Don, his bigoted uncle thinks he has helped to turn him into a real man while lambasting his true love Nathan. He no doubt will pressure Stephanie's father into having the kids get married and keeping the baby. Having Robbie do the honorable thing is the way his mind works. Yes I love the story and the writing of Dodger is beautiful in it's ability to convey the feelings of his characters. I've said it before and I'm saying it again. The pace of the story is maddeningly and tremendously frustrating. This story was first posted in 2015 6 years ago. I think it was a year maybe two ago when I read the first 100 + chapters; ever since I am looking to find the end.

I've lurked for a while, but I finally made an account so I've been going through and saving stuff that I like. I immediately remembered this story/set of stories because it is probably my all time favorite. It has everything I like, namely truly astounding levels of profanity, lovable assholes, and acceptable levels of warm fuzzies to quell the hopeless romantic living deep inside of me. The writing is amazing, the characters are fully developed, and it was fucking hilarious. What more could a person ask for? Thank you so much for writing this!

Under your name on your page it shows "Members" (with an "s" for some reason). Under your rep score, some random drivel. Callidus est optimus may appear here with your name but not on your page anywhere. This whole thread from before the platform switch is about getting to 500 rep count and then being able to customize your title below the rep score; a common and very well-known GA feature. Looks like that's gone away, so wanted to know if anyone's had success with it since the switch. Thank you, Zombie. You're a peach to let me know how things worked out for you https://gayauthors.org/forums/topic/37663-member-ranks-and-reputation-levels/?tab=comments#comment-1067420

And that works for you? I see your profile still has the automatic one assigned per your rep count

Maria Callas live from Paris, 1958

...only in Canada....unless you're sipping in Homosasa, FL

So, anyone try to switch their member title after the big platform switch?

Thanks for your efforts

Yes, Tim, but there was a way to change it before

Well, somebody changed what I had put in in the Member Title box, but that not withstanding, it does not matter. The automatic member title below the rep count stayed the same.

Remind me again how to alter the automatic title which appears on our profile page under the reputation count. I have changed it in my "Account Settings," "Member Title," but it doesn't stick. Thanks in advance

So reasonably priced too...

"Okay. Let me pack an overnight bag and I beeee right with you ❤️ "

Wit and witticism from the famed "El Arroyo" sign CVS = drug store chain

"Her eyes are up there, Veronica..."

Thanks for listening, Parker. It's an extraordinary performance and composition. And now you have the file to save with the rest of your music

American Lieder - Emily Dickinson's "The Saddest Noise" I have loved this performance and song since I first heard it live on the radio in 2004. It's hauntingly beautiful; Richard Dworsky's composition frames the poem perfectly as what it is - perhaps the greatest Civil War poem. It was written for Inga Swearingen, and I see she is praised by American Songwriter Magazine like this: “Inga Swearingen’s melodies unfold like Virginia Woolf’s best sentences, patiently building to an expected climax before transcending it like a sweet exhalation of air.” Rich Dworsky - Inga Swearingen Sweetest Noise.mp3 "The Saddest Noise" by Emily Dickinson The saddest noise, the sweetest noise, The maddest noise that grows -- The birds, they make it in the spring, At night’s delicious close. Between the March and April line -- That magical frontier Beyond which summer hesitates, Almost too heavenly near. It makes us think of all the dead That sauntered with us here, By separation’s sorcery Made cruelly more dear. It makes us think of what we had, And what we now deplore. We almost wish those siren throats Would go and sing no more. An ear can break a human heart As quickly as a spear, We wish the ear had not a heart So dangerously near.

"Damn it! And he was just about to listen to Streisand Live from the Forum (for the 99th million time) too."

"What's a working gal to do?"

"Go on, it's the same old Spotted Dick your grandfather enjoyed..."

Some of the most enjoyable 4 hours you could ever spend. This is among my 'long drive' playlists Hasse Cleofide, dramma per musica

I think all can work out. Don and Sue are about to be divorced so he is a non issue. Robbie certainly cannot marry Stephanie but can be a good dad to the kid. Knowing what it's like to not have a dad in his life will make him a better dad. Nathan will love the baby and be a great uncle. As the baby gets older Robbie will want and get partial custody. The baby will also charm Grandma Sue. So much easier than dealing with her teenagers and it's really great when babysitting is over and baby goes home.