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Baxter ~ Chapter 8 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered 'Yes' to a question when he entered the foster care system. An Unexpected Christmas ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. Christmas is not like Cory is expecting. Thirteen Candles ~ A Christmas/Hanukkah/birthday-themed story by Altimexis. From our archive: Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. A Ghost of Christmas Past ~ A Short Story by Codey. It was Christmas Eve, and the day before his birthday, but Ricky was afraid to go home. Alone, abused and confused, was there no one to help him conquer his fear? Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

All of the other videos "behind" the first one are sweet and perfect for this time of year. Colin

Excellent! Colin

Hang on, Camy! Know that everyone here is sending you all of the support we can. Colin

Baxter ~ Chapter 7 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered 'Yes' to a question when he entered the foster care system. But the Sand Was Warm A Short Story by Grant Bentley. This is about some sweet kids, meeting each other, getting together, a bit of bullying, making friends, and the lack of sleepovers. Oh, and it mentions Christmas a couple of times. From our archive: Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Trials and Tribulations of Being 13 ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. It isn’t easy being 13 and lacking confidence. Somehow, the strong survive. But, again, it isn’t easy. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Baxter ~ Chapter 6 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered 'Yes' to a question when he entered the foster care system. From our archive: Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Death Takes a Vacation ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Everyone needs a vacation — even a Minion of Death. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Baxter ~ Chapter 5 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered 'Yes' to a question when he entered the foster care system. Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish A Six-Part Story by Altimexis. Stories in the City That Never Sleeps. What's Cooking in NYC A Thanksgiving Story by Altimexis. From our archive: Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Assumptions ~ A Short Story by Steven Keiths. A tale of two sisters in a small town. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Baxter ~ Chapter 4 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered 'Yes' to a question when he entered the foster care system. From our archive: Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. This year Thanksgiving is on November 28th in the USA, and it was on October 14th in Canada — isn't that confusing? These two stories follow that theme, but just sort of... I Just Love Thanksgiving, Don't You? ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. "I live in Canada (which is why Thanksgiving is in September), and it actually started on September 10, 2009, two days, eight hours and forty one minutes after I turned 14, and about a month before Canadian Thanksgiving." A Totally Smashing Thanksgiving ~ A Novel by Colin Kelly. David and Carson meet in a most unusual way that results in Carson breaking his arm. Then these two discover something else very interesting about each other. But that's only the beginning... Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Baxter ~ Chapter 3 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered 'Yes' to a question when he entered the foster care system. Notes ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. Jeremy has a crush on Xander, so staring at him is a bad idea. Especially when he gets caught. From our archive: Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. The Swedish Effect ~ A Novella by Elektrisk. During adolescence, life swears its hatred for you. Consequently, you are sent on many emotional roller coasters. Is there anything you can do about it? Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Baxter ~ Chapter 1 of a New Novel by Colin Kelly. Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered 'Yes' to a question when he entered the foster care system. From our archive: Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. The Big Splash ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. When you're young and unhappy and powerless to change things, what do you do? What if you have to change things and no one will listen? Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

I disagree (I have a license to do that — and the right — because I'm the author). Closure will come when Kevin finds out there is going to be a trial — or, a series of trials — and learns of the results, negative for the Russians, positive for him. Colin

Last year I went to the John Muir Urgent Care facility to get my flu shot. That was because my primary care doctor had run out of the vaccine. The day after I got the shot I developed what looked like measles on my right arm (the one where I got the injection). So I went to my primary care doctor and he took a look and said, "You should have come to my office to get your flu shot." I said, "I called to find out the days and hours you were giving flu shots, and I was told you were out of the vaccine." I told him where I went, and now I have this rash and it itches a lot. "I've seen this quite a few times," he said. "It's likely that you're allergic to the preservative in the vaccine you were given." "So, what am I supposed to do to stop the itching?" "Get some Benadryl cream and apply it three times a day, 9 AM, 3 PM, and 9 PM. It should stop the itching and the rash should disappear in three or four days. Next year go to our website and click the 'flu vaccine' button to see when we will have it available. We never use the vaccine that has preservative." So I applied the Benadryl cream and in a few days the rash and the itching were gone. This year I got a flu shot at my doctor's office and I didn't get a rash. And I didn't get the flu. In fact, according to my mom and my doctor, I've never had the flu. Colin

Life Can Be Lonely ~ Chapter 22 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. What is it like when those closest to you are not there any longer? Derrick-Jake-Nick ~ Chapters 11 and 12 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Nothing's been easy for Derrick. Even now with a big change occurring, nothing is certain. What If ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. One never knows where the 'used to be best friend' who's picking you up for a Halloween get-together may lead. From our archive: A Collection of Halloween Stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. A Halloween Surprise ~ A Halloween Story by Anonymous. This story is only incidentally a Halloween story. It's much more, a story about why friendship is so important even when two friends haven't seen each other for two years. I Can't Tell You ~ A Halloween Story by Colin Kelly. Brandon Heath has a problem. When his mother asks him what's wrong, he says "I can’t tell you." She isn't about to take that for an answer. Can he keep his problem private, especially on Halloween? Kyle ~ A Halloween Story by Grant Bentley. Not all summer camps are fun, but Halloween is. The Mask ~ A Halloween Story by Lugnutz. What Jeremy wanted was a winning costume, and his mom had the best idea. A costume his dad had worn. Payback ~ A Halloween Story by Merkin. Mike has strong convictions about what should and should not be given to trick-or-treaters. This story is about one kid who liked what Mike gave him. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Alex observed Kevin doing that and called him on it! Colin

Oh, my! I've finally been caught!! 🙄 Colin

Life Can Be Lonely ~ Chapter 21 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. What is it like when those closest to you are not there any longer? Derrick-Jake-Nick ~ Chapters 9 and 10 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Nothing's been easy for Derrick. Even now with a big change occurring, nothing is certain. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Andy's Roommate ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Andy is a college freshman. For the first time in his life he's living in a dorm and he has a roommate. It's an exciting time. There's just one problem: Andy is gay and in the closet. How does he keep his roommate from finding out? Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Depending on each reader's POV, Cole's use of cliffhangers is either famous or infamous — or in some cases maybe both. He seems to like them a LOT, both those which are obvious and those which are less so. Colin

Wonderful and oh, so appropriate!

PG&E is supposed to be the largest electric and natural gas utilities in the USA. And the worst run (my personal opinion, shared by several million others, I suppose).

Life Can Be Lonely ~ Chapter 20 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. What is it like when those closest to you are not there any longer? Derrick-Jake-Nick ~ Chapters 5 thru 8 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Nothing's been easy for Derrick. Even now with a big change occurring, nothing is certain. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Josh ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. Josh is hit by a drunk driver and thinks the life he once loved is over. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site. Sorry this is late. I was on a business trip to Tucson, Arizona all last week. Now we're going to have a "Public Safety Power Shutdown" sometime today. We're having strong winds and high temperatures through Wednesday, and there's danger of fires. There are already some fires in the counties north of where I live. Also, once the power is shut down it will take as much as 5 days to turn it back on — whenever that might be. I was able to get the Codey's World posting in before they turn off my power.

Life Can Be Lonely ~ Chapter 19 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. What is it like when those closest to you are not there any longer? Derrick-Jake-Nick ~ Chapters 3 and 5 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Nothing's been easy for Derrick. Even now with a big change occurring, nothing is certain. From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time. Finding Home ~ A Short Story by Codey. One of the New Breed Tales — A Never-Ending Story Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Life Can Be Lonely ~ Chapter 18 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. What is it like when those closest to you are not there any longer? Derrick-Jake-Nick ~ Chapter 2 of a Novel by Cole Parker. Nothing's been easy for Derrick. Even now with a big change occurring, nothing is certain. Tales of Three Worlds ~ Fragment 11 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. There Be Dragons ~ A Short Story by Camy. Sebastian only has a few hours left to get that dragon out of his cave. Click here to read the hundreds of serial novels, short stories, flash fiction, and poems on the Codey's World site.

Of course, if anyone is too tired after reading the 4,336 words in the Prologue, they can take a break of one or more days before starting to read the 5,006 words in Chapter 1. Colin

There is an article in the August 30, 2019 issue of Science titled "How do genes affect same-sex behavior?" The summary of the article reads: "Studies have indicated that same-sex orientation and behavior has a genetic basis and runs in families, yet specific genetic variants have not been isolated (1). Evidence that sexual orientation has a biological component could shape acceptance and legal protection: 4 to 10% of individuals report ever engaging in same-sex behavior in the United States, so this could affect a sizeable proportion of the population (2). On page 882 of this issue, Ganna et al. (3) report the largest study to date, comprising almost half a million individuals in the United Kingdom and United States, identifying genetic variants associated with same-sex sexual behavior. They provide evidence that genetic variation accounts for a small fraction of same-sex sexual behavior and uncover a relationship to the regulation of the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen as well as sex-specific differences. They also reveal complexity of human sexuality." An AAAS membership, or purchase of this single issue, or digital access to the article is required to read the full-text article; go here for more information. Science may be available to read at your local library or university. Colin

Fan-tastic!!! Colin