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Write. Lots Splurge all your ideas onto a page or into your computer. Then get a beta to make sure that the story is consistent and to advise you on how to make the flow better etc. Then get an editor to polish the grammar etc Then panic

I love the pictures that you've put in. I think that in this case they really do paint a thousand words and reflect what happens in the story very well. I also very much like that little bit that you put in at the end showing us a little of the future. The worlds are very carefully drawn and there was no point when I felt confused and out of my depth. The characters were well drawn and I could visualise them clearly. In short. I really liked the story.

The thing I liked best was that John saw Keiron. When he didn't know about the chair he didnt have to look past it to see Keiron, he actually saw him. I think it's so often hard to look past what's there on the outside to the person within. Scars, clothes, weight, skin problems... everyone has a chair.

This was very different. It wasn't what I was expecting at all in an anthology and it was a little shock, like taking £5 out of your purse and finding it's a £10. I am not and expert on poetry so i can' comment on style but it certainly has a Shakespearian 'feel' about it, so I guess that's a sign of a good sonnet. The emotion was very tight and tense and I can believe that the man in question might well have felt this way. I guess I'm saying that I really liked it.

"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." Albert Einstei

As someone who has NEVER written a cliffhanger, i really don't know what all the fuss is about

The fact that it was different to your usual style and content made it all the more sweet. I really enjoyed it.

It's a beautifully well written story. The characters are very 'real'. I felt that Tad overreacted just a tad but I can understand. The way that Mic worked through his issues was natural and the ending was sweet, awkward, slightly embarassing and funny... perfect. I don't think you should write anymore becaue the ending was perfect.

I second that Have a great Christmas and New Year. You deserve it because you are one of the truly sweet people I know

Nice story. You have a knack of making us like your characters, even when they're not very nice

I agree Shit, that was... mindblowing. Half dragon, half rabbit? I want one I want one. Fabulous story, just like they all are hun.

Life sure is complicated. This is a beautiful story, Sam. It's so wistful and full of love but in a gentle way

That is truly chilling. Totally. It is one of those stories that make you think... shit that could really happen; it could happen to me, or my children. Wonderful writing wonderful story

Well, I. for one would love to hear more about these two. I loved the story. It was so fluid and easy to read. Everything unfolded gently and beautifully. I love your writing.

No, silly, that's the 25th Today it's Jonathan Colourfield's birthday. Any similarities between JC and JC are wholly coincidental HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING

As an afterthought, I hope that bastard who called things off with you at this time of year and with this going on in your life gets raped by a raindeer and run over by santa's sleigh.

Good news? I'm alive, that's a start. Oh and I'm moving around and walking. That is a blessing in itself. The cold is getting to me so it hurts a lot more but, hey, I'm used to pain. I know that physical pain and emotional pain are not the same thing but it's bollocks that either one is worse than the other. Pain is pain. As someone who deals with pain every day the best comfort I can give is that any day when the pain is a little lessthan it was yesterday should be considered a good day, and any day with no pain at all warrants a celebration. I hope your pain at least gets a little less in the days to come. Oh, and as far as Xmas presents are concerned, I haven't even bought all mine yet and some of the ones I HAVE bought are in the post office and have been for a week :

I'm glad it worked out well in the end. Have a wonderful and worry free Christmas

So many cuties. Lovely photo

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HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I think it's very possible that he has been having romantic thoughts about this man and that's perhaps why it came blurting out when he was asleep. I have been in exactly that position, although my husband called me by a different name and asked for a different thing. He swore to me that he was not cheating on me but there were a LOT of other things that pointed that way. Looking back, in some ways he was absolutely blatant. It was horrible to be in the position you are though and it ate away at me until I acted on it. With your husband being away so much you will never be able to say goodbye without wondering and worrying, The way I dealt with it was to say... you were talking in your sleep last night.... In your case you might want to lead with a slightly jokey... since when did I have a dick and see what his reaction might be. Reassure him that you truly love him and believe he loves you but you have these concerns and you can't move past them until you talk about them. Remember one thing if nothing else... Whether there are grounds to your concerns or not you have them and he has some responsibility for that. The fact that he said what he did gives you grounds for concern and he has to deal with that. The typical man reaction is defensive position and attack... If you really loved me you would trust me and know I wouldn't cheat on you etc etc. Don'e be taken in with that. I could say that if you truly loved me you wouldn't be wanting to suck dick, but I am not saying that, I know you love me but I need an explaination, a discussion. Good luck

I second what Maria said. In the midst of something like this; being strong for those around you it's sometimes hard to remember that you have the absolute right to be weak sometimes, to reach out to others and to fall apart. Sometimes you are not doing people favours by always being strong and not letting them take care of you. Be sensitive of what your mother needs and aware that she might need to take care of you to prove she still can. That's the way i feel about my kids since I got ill with my back. Don't be so stoic as to miss the signs from those who want you not to be.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATEY

I don't know that I ever believed. Even when we were keeping up the pretence I didn't actually beleive it; it was just fun to talk about Father Christmas coming in the night. It was a thrill even though I knew it was my parents all alomg Neither of my children have ever believed in Father Christmas. For one thing I don't believe in lying to my childred. How can I, in all honesty, teach them that lying is wrong when I have been telling them such a big one for so many years. For another thing I am not Christian and therefore don't celebrate Christmas as such. We celebrate the Winter Solstice/ Midwinter Festival, a few days late. Fortunately most of the traditions are the same it's just the core meaning that's different. For us the true meaning of christmas is a little darker. The red and white colorus, the robin, the berries... symbolise blood on the snow; At the Winter Solstice the Oak King is cut down by the Holly King who marks the ultimate dominion of winter. However, where the blood hits the snow a seed is born that lies dormant in the snow and grows again in the spring maturing again to the summer solstice when it is born as the golden child who grows into the oak king. It's a lot more complicated than that and, of course, it's all symbolic. but that's what we do. The children have always known that the 'spirit of christmas' who some call Santa or Father Christmas, and who is seen sometimes as a fat man in red, sometimes as a saint, sometimes as a hook nosed witch... no matter how it is seen it's gift is the promise of new life which lfts spirits and makes people nicer to each other for a time. (generally)