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Ehmmmm....... 🙂 I choose to remain silent, had nothing to do with it. :-)

Great work guys! I'm impressed. Thank you! All your effort is much appreciated, but also take care of your needed (beauty-) sleep in between. 😊

Great news! Thank you for all the work you're doing as a group!

So very sorry to hear this. Wishing all the strength and compassion to all who knew and loved him.

Good to hear form you personally Mike. Get well, step by step every day. Take care!

Thank you, Rutabaga! The fun part of the refurbishment is also that you start to read things again, with details that were almost forgotten.

Thank you, it was wonderful to read. This sequel does justice to the first part.

Great news Mike, and good to hear the upcoming plans. Above all, I'm happy to see you're doing better and better every month. With also my special thanks to the people that help you out, especially Alien Son. I know what it is to have a story-site without the knowledge to set it up an maintain it. Good digital friends are worth a lot. Luckily, I've got my own "Alien Son". And there is your call for new writers again. Thought a lot about it. For years. I like really this site and it's quality a lot, I would be a great honour to be published here. It is still tempting to take the jump but that would mean to translate one of my stories, full of Dutch-isms, into English. And deailing with the challenge to translate the Dutch way of expression into English without losing the "feel" and atmosphere of the story. Maybe I should just take the jump. Only I'm afraid that jump would require an elevator or an other strong enhancer of some kind. 🙂

There sure are. But they are nice surprises. 🙂 Great to see you back, Alan!

Yup. 🙂 *burrrp. Too late, Cole.

That has been a while I've read that one. Wonderful story, sure is. Good suggestion. I think I'm going to re-read this "Rutabaga's pick from the past" soon. 🙂

That is great news, good to hear/read from you again. We all thank John for his efforts and hope you can take over soon. Not that John didn't do a good job, but that would be the moment you are back on your hands and feet again. Take care, we are just as happy with some short messages from you while John holds the castle in order and protected. I'm smiling by this news, also from way across the pond. (And across that smaller pond from Camy 🙂 )

That's really good news!

Due to Dude's picks of the past, I've picked up Laika again, after so many years. Fun thing is: during the time you forget details and it was again an enjoyable surprising ride. With mismatching socks, a manequin beside me on the passenger seat, good music and red cheecks because of the snow. And love, lots of it. Loved it again. Entirely. If you haven't read it, please you when you're game for lots of humour, and a great serious coming of age story. Good combination.

That's good news Mike. Welcome home! 🙂