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Mamihlapinatapai ~ A Short Story by Pedro. A tale from a strange and far off place, which has oftimes been mistook for some hidden dale in the high Pennines of Yorkshire. Best Summer Ever ~ Chapters 3 and 4 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Aaron is always ready to fight. Perhaps a summer spent in a less stressful atmosphere will allow him to relax. Perhaps. Ren ~ Chapters 17 and 18 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Derek ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Sometimes a series of seemingly unrelated events can be connected in ways you'd never expect, each depending on the prior event in order for everything to happen, to turn out perfectly, almost like it had been preplanned. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Harsh, but true. Colin

My friend who has three cats (!!!) says they do it because they want to show him that the only thing he's good for is feeding them and cleaning up after them including emptying out their litter boxes (plural because he says his cat's won't share — is that a thing in multiple-cat households?). Colin

Best Summer Ever ~ Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2 a New Novel by Cole Parker. Aaron is always ready to fight. Perhaps a summer spent in a less stressful atmosphere will allow him to relax. Perhaps. Ren ~ Chapters 15 and 16 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Not Far From the Tree ~ a Short Story by Grant Bentley. Sometimes, it seems, when you decide it’s time to come out to family there can be a bit more involved than you anticipated. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

OMG, Up Pompeii! sounds hilarious. I'll have to see if Netflix or some other source has it here in the USA. Colin

OMG! Altimexis, please tell me it isn't true that 28 is advancing age! I'll have to go to the surgical supply stores near where I live and see if either of them has a deal on walkers; Doug will need one, too. ?‍♂️ The cable company we use (there are two here), Wave, uses a Tivo for their cable box/DVR. It's easy to set up shows that we like to watch but we don't keep up with the live broadcasts. And the Tivo has Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, Plex, YouTube, Here, Yahoo, HBO GO, a half-dozen for kids, all the network and local station streaming, and a bunch of others that we don't pay any attention to. We also have Android TV on our TV and Amazon Fire TV. The number of choices is overwhelming (must be our advanced age). BTW, the Samaritan in the park did return looking for Mike who had already left; he found Mike's backpack and brought that to the police department along with Lyle's shirt. Colin

Bullies ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Mike was attacked by two bullies. Trouble is, he knows who they are. Ren ~ Chapters 11 and 12 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. The Barlow Boy ~ A Short Story by James Savik. Some religions, and some of their practitioners, interpret the Bible using strictures that call out for introspection. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

So sad... Kim Jong-un was pissed about the joint operations just conducted by the USA and the South Koreans. The latest rumor is that the meeting in June is not going to happen. Colin

Ren ~ Chapters 9 and 10 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits. Tales of Three Worlds ~ Fragment 5 of a Novel by ColumbusGuy. A science fiction story told in a series of interrelated fragments. The Spelling Bee ~ A Flash Fiction Story by Gee Willickers. Sometimes a spelling bee word will turn out to be particularly meaningful to some contestants and members of the audience. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. I Once Was Lost ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. Jacob's evangelical parents have decided he's to be the 'Chosen One' to save America. Then Terry comes along. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

I'm sure anyone in high school who's had a woman as a teacher who was of a certain age would appreciate this little joke. I certainly remember a couple teachers who would fit the bill (as my grandmother used to say). Colin

Just think, though, about all of the added work Cole's poor editors have slogging through all of those excess, unnecessary spaces while trying to discern the real meat of a story! ?+?+?+?+ = Colin

Ren ~ Chapters 7 and 8 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits. Joseph's Cat ~ A Short Story by Pedro. Is a black cat crossing your path necessarily a symbol of bad luck? From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Justin Carver ~ A Novel by Colin Kelly. Justin is accused of doing something he says he didn't do. Will he be cleared, or will he be found guilty? Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

A much better use of two different words in a wonderful tale full of fun and joy, except for one black rabbit that suffered from PTSD. Colin

Freakin' faaaaantastic! Congratulations! Colin

Great idea! Now we're waiting for you to finish it, Cole. Colin

I love it when I find a story that I haven't read before. The current story in this category is one of AD's Short Story Picks from the Past for this month: "Hell To Pay" by Mihangel. It's short, it's hilarious. If you haven't read it, do so right now. Do not wait. You'll love it. Colin

As if! Colin

Ren ~ Chapters 5 and 6 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits. Tales of Three Worlds ~ Fragment 4 of a Science Fiction Novel by ColumbusGuy. A science fiction story told in a series of interrelated fragments. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Listen to Me ~ A Short Story by BlindEagle. Sometimes the rescued and the rescuer both come out winners. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

If you go to Wikipedia there's information about the Yaghan and the word. It's at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamihlapinatapai. Colin

The Yaghan language of the small tribe that calls Tierra del Fuego home (and are called the Yaghan or sometimes the Yamana) does not have a word spelled mamihlapinatapal. The word is mamihlapinatapai. Colin

I definitely have to remember that one! Colin

According to Wikipedia: A slightly different interpretation of the meaning also exists: "It is that look across the table when two people are sharing an unspoken but private moment. When each knows the other understands and is in agreement with what is being expressed. An expressive and meaningful silence." --------------------------------------------- I sat across from Chris. I wanted to leave this place with him. I could tell from his expression that this was definitely a mamihlapinatapai moment. He grinned and stood up. "Jase and I have exams tomorrow. I hate to do it, but it's time for us to get back to our dorm room and hit the books. We'll catch up later on, okay?" We weren't planning to do that; another mamihlapinatapai moment. I almost choked trying to avoid laughing, and hid that by standing. Margaret and Barbara looked at us. I could tell they were not pleased. Well, screw 'em. I smiled. That was something that certainly wasn't part of our plans — ever. --------------------------------------------- Colin

Ren ~ Chapters 3 and 4 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits. Selection Criteria ~ A Short Story by Graeme. Ensuring the psychological stability of the crew for the first manned interstellar mission is a big responsibility. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. No Fixed Address ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. Sean's life changes after he defends another student from a group of bullies. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

That's bizarre; the same sort of think happens here, too. Unfortunately, she is deceased. Her husband is in the hospital with a blood infection. He's 93; having something like that at that age is very serious. Colin

OMG, I love it! I'm going to pass it around to friends (as appropriate). Colin