I'm still trying to guess where Mark is heading with his intriguing title and my best guess is that it will have multiple meanings for several of his characters. But it certainly seems to point to the relationship between Stef and JP as a starting point. Will it have some resonance for Will and Zach, or Matt and Wade, or JJ and Alex, or Alex and ME, or Brad and Marc, or all of them? Or perhaps even more?
Dinners at Escorial are usually entertaining, but this rehearsal dinner ranks with the best. Despite it being Will who started in on Brad, it was Stef who dropped the bombshell on Brad. Then almost as a walk-off line, Stef announces Brad is not the only one he is upset with and I bet it's JP. Great job on setting the hook on this new book in the CAP saga.
Granger' s subterfuge with the forged cipher was brilliant. Jardines was a surprise and I wouldn't' t be surprised if he decided to stay. Lady Elgin remains a source of irritation. This chapter was very welcomed.
The truly sad thing is that in 1973 it was not a shocking story and barely made it into the national news and the heartlessness was never mentioned....
Considering how much water it takes to flush even a low flow toilet; Urinating in the shower while the water is running anyway is recommended as a conservation method.
If you read Abel III's Awakening you know it involves telepathy. In my story, Basking Sharks on earth formed a primitive telepathic network in the world's oceans and seas. The news from Australia shows a picture of one that was inadvertently caught and the article is located at the following URL
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/huge-20ft-basking-shark-caught-accidentally-by-fishing-trawler-in-australia-to-go-in-museum/ar-AAbZ0qps
The more descriptive Wiki article on this species is found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_shark
These are gentle giants that eat plankton and fill a vital ecological niche in the world. The sad fact is that like the land, the oceans are in trouble too.
DDK
An interesting primer. The thing that disturbs most of those that suffer from PTSD that you only just mention is guilt. It can be most debilitating and worsen depression, cause irritability, and the emotional changes you described. Getting a person to realize that their feelings of guilt are out of proportion and why that is so, is one of the major problems in treatment.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released on 1 June 1967, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, spending 27 weeks at the top of the albums chart in the United Kingdom and 15 weeks at number one in the United States.
You are special James. You can' t change the past and making peace with it is easier said than done, but you are making progress. Progress is not a straight line as you well know. Despite set backs, your determination is laudable and with fortitude your continued improvement and insights are making a difference. I salute you.