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This one is hilarious. I've seen it before, but it's still funny. Colin

Ren ~ Chapters 1 and 2 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 3 of a 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. First Day Blues ~ A Complete Novella by Colin Kelly. Kevin has a problem. Actually, he has two problems. One he knows about; another that he doesn't know about. Yet. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

I'll check the Amazon store in downtown Walnut Creek and see if they have Haywood's Journey in stock. And yell at them if they don't. Colin

Child Abuse ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Wayne has Friday off because there's a teachers meeting at Edison High. He hears a tentative knock at the front door and thinks it's either United Parcel Service or the mailman. It isn't either of those. Life After Death ~ a Short Story by Graeme. Is it possible for love to overcome death? From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. A Summer Romance ~ a Novella by Cole Parker. When you're young and the summer nights are warm, romance fills a young man's dreams. All that's needed then is someone to share the moments. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

It was reported here on KPIX (CBS TV) that $6.2 million has been raised so far through Go Fund Me. Colin

Terrible. Just terrible. And so very, very sad. Colin

A short story! Grown up to be 61 and counting plus 10 more (and an epilogue). So, ONLY 10 more? Huh! Colin

The Right to Remain Silent ~ a Short Story by Cole Parker. Sometimes a boy just has to do what he has to do. Tales of Three Worlds ~ Fragment 2 of a Novel by ColumbusGuy. A science fiction story told in a series of interrelated fragments. Josh ~ a Short Story by Grant Bentley. Josh is hit by a drunk driver and he thinks the life he once loved is over. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Childhood Memories ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Memories from when we were children can influence our lives… and those of our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sometimes it takes a while for the message to get through… Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

High School Hero ~ Chapter 12 Completes a Novel by Cole Parker. High school is part wonderful, part wrenching for most everyone. Along the way, for the lucky ones, personal growth occurs. Jay & Miles Out West ~ A Short Story by ColumbusGuy. This story is an offshoot of the novel Jay & Miles. You can read this first — no spoilers — but that story covers everything since they met and up to this point. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Jimmy's New Life ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. Remember Jimmy? After his mother dies of an overdose, Jeff finds him walking down a highway during a blizzard and takes him in. Well, finally, we get a glance at Jimmy's new life, his new life with his new dad. A life without constant fear and hurt. If you haven't read my story Jimmy yet, or if it was a while ago, I would suggest you check it out before reading this one. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

There's a new look to the Codey's World home page. It's not a huge change, but it makes it cleaner and easier to find things. Because of the redesign, the most important thing is the list of current stories moves up so it starts "Above the Fold" making it more prominent. The LGBT resources for teens (and for the rest of us who are in our YA and YA+ years) is now on its own page so we have room to expand the list. We've renamed "Featured" to "From our archive" which is a more accurate description of the "blast from the past" story or poem that we post each week. When you go somewhere else on the home page there are "Go to Top" links in each section making it easier to return to the top of the home page. It has nothing to do with the home page, but with the increased capacity for tweets in Twitter there will almost always be room to list all of the stories and poems in each weekly posting. Colin

High School Hero ~ Chapter 11 of a Novel by Cole Parker. High school is part wonderful, part wrenching for most everyone. Along the way, for the lucky ones, personal growth occurs. Tales of Three Worlds ~ A New Novel by ColumbusGuy. A story told in a series of interrelated fragments. Nick ~ A Short Story by William King. A puppy, a meal, and a boy. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. The Rubber Game ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Rubber Game: [noun] The tiebreaker in the last of a tied series of games; sometimes used in other types of contests and debates. Mature theme and language. This story deals with a subject that can be an important issue for teens and their parents. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Graeme, that's funny! Colin

Stephen Hawking died today at the age of 76. Read more here. Colin

Urban Dictionary listed this definition this morning. It's absolutely perfect! Congress: Where lobbyists go to buy their laws. Colin

High School Hero ~ Chapter 10 of a Novel by Cole Parker. High school is part wonderful, part wrenching for most everyone. Along the way, for the lucky ones, personal growth occurs. Terminus ~ A Short Story by William King. Love, denial, pain, and forgiveness in the end. Memory ~ A Flash Fiction Story by ColumbusGuy. My fondest memory. Featured stories are from our archive and we think you'll enjoy reading them again — or for the first time. Every Canadian Boy's Dream ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. This is one side of an online conversation between two boys, one a Canadian and one not. The question has been asked, "What does a 'normal' Canadian boy dream of?" Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Here's the link to an interesting and maybe even frightening view of how test audiences are being measured to provide movie makers with information about how we react to different kinds of scenes while watching a film. From The Verge. Colin

That makes it a very sad story. What a f-ing way to go. I've never understood things like that. I don't think I ever will. Colin

Wow! A definitely different flash fiction story. Russian roulette using heroin. Colin

Okay, I think I found both of them (clearly edited to read "DUPLICATE") and I deleted them. If there are more, please let me know. Colin

Let me know where the duplicates are and I'll excise them. Colin

Cole, a book that has (a tenuous) relationship to Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" is Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson's "The Sound & the Furry". It's easy to read, and it's funny science fiction with an important fantasy element. You can search for it on Amazon by searching books for "the sound & the furry by poul anderson" and look at the dust jacket illustration then at the price (it's only available as a hardbound book). I have a mint copy that my granddad gave me for my 12th birthday. Colin

And, to complicate his life, his father was a member of the KKK. Colin

Remember, we are using third-party forum software from Invision Community. It is insanely complex software. They make a change to push a fix to a feature and it pulls something unrelated so it doesn't work like it did before but usually still works. A.K.A. the posting on the forums. Just wait; they will fix this problem eventually. Something that I've noticed (which might not be common since no one has mentioned it) is that the problem that William King described only happens with the first post I make when I enter the forum. Other posts in that session work without the delay or the error message. Has anyone else noticed this? Colin

Doing Something ~ Chapter 19 of a Novel by Cole Parker. A sixteen year old boy faces major life changes, ones he hates, and there isn’t anything he can do about them but make the best of it. High School Hero ~ Chapter 9 of a Novel by Cole Parker. High school is part wonderful, part wrenching for most everyone. Along the way, for the lucky ones, personal growth occurs. Dragon Quest ~ A Flash Fiction Story by ColumbusGuy. This story is written as a tribute to Skinnydragon, a writer who was taken from us far too soon. Two Boys on a Train ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Two boys on a train. Another passenger wonders what they’re up to. Featured stories are from our archive and we think you'll enjoy reading them again — or for the first time. Who Sings of Joy ~ A poem by DesDownUnder. One of a large collection of poetry by this Codey's World author. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Amazing. Gotta love them guns! Colin