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    History, Victorian Decoration & Architecture, Reading, Writing and Gardening. All sorts of music except Urban contemporary or modern Jazz. I love black and white sci-fi movies, musicals and comedies.

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  1. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 6

    I just love this Yuletide tale, my friend! You've managed to evoke all the right feelings for the season, even while tossing in some intrigue and mystery too. I felt warm all over during most of this story, particularly at the party, and it brought back similar feelings from my own Christmases past when my family were still here to celebrate it. The first presents I really remember getting besides my German Shepherd puppy when I was three, are a train set with a plastic tunnel when I was six (I forget the scale HO or N, it was the larger one and not the one with the 1 inch wide tracks)...I set it up in the hallway Christmas morning and sat in my underwear playing with it until I had to get dressed. The other present was my first two wheel bike which is pictured in my Gallery from when I was eight, red with chrome fenders and white wall tires. Not sure, but I think it came either from Sears or Western Auto...I rode that bike over a mile to elementary school quite a few times with my books strapped to the rack over the back fender. 1966 was a good year! Thanks for the memories my friend...hugs.
  2. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 8

    A truly wonderful ending to this ghost story, my friend! Your unique touch at the end provided suspense and satisfaction without giving anything away, and even more pleasing, no ghosts were harmed in the production of this tale.... I wonder if Lugh might eventually be part of Charlie & Co.'s lineage as he did Mildred's? A house-warming /Christmas party with Lugh--awesome, and the Irish sure know how to throw a celebration with food, music and libations aplenty.... I'm thinking the Jemesons died out since no heirs appeared to continue the claim on the property...don't lawyers have to make all efforts to locate heirs? Just over a month 'til the next adventure...it'll be a rollicking and rousing one no doubt.
  3. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 7

    Hmm, a theory suggests itself, but should I voice it or wait? Let us pose a question: to cross from one world to another, are there any limitations on what can cross, or the form it takes? For there to be Jemesons a century later, then our residents must have survived or had other relatives to inherit....
  4. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 6

    Lots of new information here, yet all it does is lend clarity to the players but not the final solution. Am I the only one who has a feeling that the 'posse', or at least the ex-sheriff could be the reason for the destruction of Martin's house? I'd think Rimzi would want to cause something more spectacular to prove his viewpoint....say, is this just before the Civil War or after?
  5. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 5

    So now we have a second apparition to ponder...perhaps a worker in town, but possibly a woodsman? By the way he dresses, at least he isn't tin, though we haven't heard if his voice is such. As is proper for such a heavily forested area, I'm stumped....
  6. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 4

    Just a thought, but what if our leafy friend is drawn to Mildred's type of magic, making it harder for skwish users to interact with? Perhaps the boys could channel Karl Kolchak to investigate our supernatural entity since he has so much experience with various phenomena.... Maybe the old house ruins were unaffected by our spirit, and it simply burned down? With old houses prior to the mid 1800s, fires could spread rapidly due to chimney failures, though last I heard, my greatgreatgrandfather's house is still standing after 175 years, though the wraparound porch is now gone. (check for the pic in my Image Gallery as I used it for Jay's house). It is also used in my Family Decisions short....
  7. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 3

    Irish mythology now? Geron sure has widened his readers knowledge base over the years. This timeat least I have a tiny bit of history with this background from prior readings such as the Mabinogion and some folk tales from a book on the Tuatha de Danaan I got years back.... I have to wonder who will inherit the house once Mildred passes on--is she the last of her line? Just how old is she? Perhaps the house extends the owner's lifespan as well as making them comfortable?
  8. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 2

    Madness, eh? With the contradictions here, and the limitless speculations, one could go bonkers for gonkers.... Sounds about like that commercial from my youth: 'cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs'. Clueless in Columbus, but curiousity barely contained.
  9. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 1

    Keen--a new Charlie Boone story! Too many possibilities to try to guess right now, and the title is likely a bit of misdirection our Author is renowned for... I've been reading around the net, so haven't commented here until now, and since Microskwish has screwed up their email format so it's nearly impossible for me to use now, I've been out of touch. I'll try sending stuff from one set up at Storylover so I can keep in touch. Just began writing something for Tales, and I hope JM will be next, otherwise doing okay.
  10. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 29

    Okay, a game preserve was the final piece missing for me to get warm feelings of my teens watching things on Africa like the movie 'Born Free' and the old series 'Daktari'. It's amazing to me how almost a half century later my ideas of Africa are still molded by those shows...documentaries also have kept me interested, so I'm not entirely out of date.
  11. I've missed your poems, G-Man! Gotta say they came at a good time to drive away some melancholy I've been prone to for a while these past few months... Spring is finally here, but I miss seeing the violets that came up in my lawn since my vision went bad, but your words brought their presence back to me full force. I've been kinda hung up on writing too, but I'm hoping your efforts have spurred me on once more. Hugs, my dear friend
  12. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 10

    From the description of the scene, I thought Dani was between Gianni and Sami--so in that moment, it was natural to go for the closer boy with both in danger... I have to say that I'm not entirely sure of Gianni's future as a father...maybe in time he'll change, but at this point, I think he viewed Sami as a shiny toy to occupy himself with out of necessity rather than real love. Once it didn't go as he planned, he was essentially done with it deep inside and wanting a way out that would better serve all three of them. Eager for the next tale, James!
  13. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 1

    I remember reading this at the Challenge, and was glad to see it again! I have to agree that some more shorts with Matt and Jeff would be wonderful....
  14. I have enjoyed all of Mawgrim's stories here, and his talent was enormous, yet he made things look so easy with his characterization and scenarios. I don't have a clue how he managed to keep his mysteries so puzzling--my guesses were always far off the mark, much as I tried to unravel them. Guess I'm no Charlie Chan or Sherlock Holmes. I often commented on his Pern stories that he was far and away the best at recreating that world in all its details, better even than Anne's son in my opinion. I first read Anne in the 70s, and loved all her entries, but I think I stopped reading her son's after the third as he just didn't capture the 'feel' of the place. Mawgrim, for me, brought that pleasure back to me from his first story I read here set in that culture. You are sorely missed, my friend...a worthy successor to Masterharper Robinton.
  15. ColumbusGuy

    Chapter 7

    I definitely didn't see your ending coming, and it was nicely done and totally satisfying. I can't wait to see how Browbeat fits into their next adventure, and Jeremiah too, of course. On a side note, the only other winged character I can recall with so much enjoyment was Dr. Prilicla from James White's Sector General novels...
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