Freddy is bold as brass because he has a lot of brass: an F Horn has about 13 feet of tubing, while a B-flat Horn has 9 feet of tubing, hence a double Horn like his is over twenty feet of brass tubing. Alas, my poor trumpet was only about 5 feet long, uncoiled.
Duck, Duck, Goose would have been my choice for #1, too, except When He Was Five was the first of Cole's stories I ever read and it broke my heart. It's still my #1.
Yes! A great story line, plus an impressive look into this boy's thought processes, despairs, triumphs, angst, and achievements. A few tears are involved, too.
I agree, Camy. But I'd rather be sitting and rocking on that porch with Meredith. This goes to show how one great evil leads to another great evil exacting revenge--but wait, here comes another one, and so the world ends.
We had a big black Lab named Bailey who weighed in at 130 pounds at his final vet visit. Unfortunately he suffered epileptic seizures and had to be kept medicated. He had been raised on a farm with goats before we got him and often exhibited goat behavior, including leaping straight up into the air when he was excited. He was loving and gentle and slobbery and a difficult house dog. Luckily we lived in the country at that time.
I offer without comment this article I found this morning in Politico: "Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration" . https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/20/donald-trump-allies-christian-nationalism-00142086
I also remind you to take another look at https://www.awesomedude.org/douglas/please-come-with-me/please_come_with_me.htm
I remember this story. It's by Driver, and not only is it a scary Hallowe'en story that will stick with you forever, it also builds on his well-known themes of community, family, and personal commitment.
Hi, John. Are you interested in a story for Valentine's Day, upcoming, or is it too late for you to consider it? I have a "refreshed" story I derived from a longer version that appeared on AD back in 2010. This one is called "Jesse's Valentine" and runs a little over 3400 words. If you don't have room for it I will certainly understand. My problem is I don't see any way to attach it as a Word .doc to your new writetome.net message system. Plus the system wouldn't send this text on to you. Please advise if there is another way to get a .doc file to you.
I stand in awe and admiration at all you have done to pull AD back from the brink and into an accessible site again.
Sincerely,
James Merkin.
I tackled quite a few of them, Root, before I caught on that this series is basically a character-driven soap opera more about who hates/loves/worships/angers its central character Scarpetta than it is about crime solving. The forensic factfinding is authentic and informative but the reader is often ahead of the pathologist in figuring out whodonit.
This just gets better and better. It’s up to Chapter 10, and it is truly inspirational, a perfect counterpoint to the shouting and name calling and general nastiness our culture seems to have become. Whether or not you can identify with this Montana farm-boy and his Harvard boyfriend, what is on offer here is a glimpse of what life could be like if only we could give it our best effort.