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  1. 6 hours ago, Trab said:

    IBTW, I was bullied only a few time during my school years, in part because I'd react so forcefully (violently) that nobody dared for a few years. A reminder that I wasn't a pacifist, every three or four years, resolved bullying issues for me. 😈 I found out years later that people on the autistic spectrum (like me) will sometimes react instantly and instinctively, without thoughts about consequences, and generally exponentially harder than the provocation.

    Trab, that's a good general approach to bullying if a school doesn't have a program to stop it immediately. Bullies HATE to be bullied, especially if someone kicks their ass and doesn't seem to care if they're caught doing it... and they're smart enough to not actually get caught.

    Colin   :icon_geek:

  2. Reparation ~ Chapter 11 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    An Acceptable Compromise ~ A Short Story by Colin Kelly. Sometimes using the right words causes a problem.


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    Reaching Out ~ A Complete Novel by Grant Bentley. Often, something as simple as reaching out to help one person in need can, and does, change lives.


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  3. I haven't seen a forum topic for this fun and well-written story.  It's complete; 9 chapters and a prologue. By the end of the story I was rooting for both of the protagonists; they are university students. I think you'll enjoy it, too. If you're confused by the title, it is explained right up front.

    Spoiler

    And it has nothing to do with the Round Table.

    Colin  :icon_geek:

  4. Reparation ~ Chapter 10 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    Four Nights in St. Bartholomew ~ Part 4 of a Novella by Ruwen Rouhs. Stories are often based on real events, but the names of the characters are fiction. As opposed to those, "Four Nights in St. Bartholomew" uses names of characters and places that can be Googled and their real fate can be tracked down, while the events are pure fiction. 

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    Exposure ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. Being different from your peers can be a nightmare for a teenager. 

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  5. Reparation ~ Chapter 9 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    Four Nights in St. Bartholomew ~ Part 3 of a Novella by Ruwen Rouhs. Stories are often based on real events, but the names of the characters are fiction. As opposed to those, "Four Nights in St. Bartholomew" uses names of characters and places that can be Googled and their real fate can be tracked down, while the events are pure fiction. 

    Little Brother ~ A Short Story by Teddy S. Bower. Austin and his younger brother, Dougie, don’t see eye to eye on much, especially on how life is intended to be lived. What will happen between them when Austin faces up to the most difficult challenge of his young life? His expectations are low. His choices are limited. Things can only get worse, but will they?

    My Night Out ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. What's a boy to do when the night is warm and he's feeling frisky?


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    Acrophobia ~ A Short Story by RJ. Gary versus the terrace, and what’s below.


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  6. Reparation ~ Chapter 8 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    Four Nights in St. Bartholomew ~ Part 2 of a Novella by Ruwen Rouhs. Stories are often based on real events, but the names of the characters are fiction. As opposed to those, "Four Nights in St. Bartholomew" uses names of characters and places that can be Googled and their real fate can be tracked down, while the events are pure fiction. 


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    Borderline Insanity ~ A Short Story by Gee Whillickers. Some border lines are imaginary, some border lines are very real and have to be carefully protected. What kind of border lines will Stevie encounter when he sees a cute guy?


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  7. Reparation ~ Chapter 7 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    Four Nights in St. Bartholomew ~ Part 1 of a Novella by Ruwen Rouhs. Stories are often based on real events, but the names of the characters are fiction. As opposed to those, "Four Nights in St. Bartholomew" uses names of characters and places that can be Googled and their real fate can be tracked down, while the events are pure fiction.


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    Me 'n Riley ~ A Novel by Cole Parker. A small Southern town. Two young boys looking for things to do, a summertime of freedom spread in front of them, adventures calling.

     

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  8. Reparation ~ Chapter 6 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.


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    Laika ~ A Novel by EleCivil. When you find yourself surrounded by those with strong wills, is it possible to maintain control of your own life, or do you simply fall into the role that they see fit for you? Does it make a difference? A story about feeling out of place and out of control.


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  9. 4 hours ago, Alien Son said:

    This might add to the confusion, but here in Australia we have apple cider which is sold in supermarkets along with the other juices and soft drinks. It's non-alcoholic. We probably have the alcoholic variety, too, but I don't drink alcohol so I wouldn't know.

    We have apple cider (non-alcoholic) in our supermarkets in the USA, too. It doesn't look like apple juice; the color is darker and you can see it has fiber so it has to be shaken before pouring. We don't buy either kind.

    Colin  :icon_geek:

  10. Other reasons apple juice is popular is that it's cheap, it's a way of letting kids (and adults) consume sugar without realizing that's what they are drinking. Of course, it varies a little by brand, but a good general measure (courtesy of Google) is there are 24 grams of sugar in one cup of apple juice. 4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon. So 24 grams of sugar is 6 teaspoons of sugar. That's what's in one cup of apple juice. There's 1/2 of a gram of dietary fiber in a cup of apple juice. There's 2/10 of a gram of protein in a cup of apple juice. 88% of a cup of apple juice (actually 88% of any amount of apple juice) is water. A cup of apple juice has 115 calories. One cup of apple juice has 96mg of Vitamin C, 160% of the daily recommended amount.

    Some brands of apple juice also have preservatives to keep it fresh for a long time.

    Think about that.

    Colin  :icon_geek:

    This has not been approved by the Juice Products Association

  11. Reparation ~ Chapter 5 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    English 10 ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. Mark has to write a short story. A 3,500 word short story. He’s on the JV water polo team, so he writes about that. But in doing so, he has an agenda. 


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    The Mirror and Nothing More ~ A Novel by C.B. Abraham. When a student begins talking to his mirror, a cliché shatters.


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  12. 13 hours ago, Bruin Fisher said:

    Bruin Befuddled Brit. In the UK cloudy, unprocessed apple juice is sold as apple juice, and filtered clear apple juice is also sold as apple juice. Both come in clear bottles so the consumer isn't in any doubt which they're getting.

    It's all marketing hype, on both sides of the pond.

    Colin  :icon_geek:

  13. Reparation ~ Chapter 4 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    Courage ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. Two young strangers have shut themselves off from the world. Can a change of focus help them?


    From our archive: Stories and poems that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time.

    The Legend of Kiwakaazi ~ A Series of Four Novels by Nanak. This story revolves around a nineteen year old intelligent young scientist, Kiwakaazi, in ancient Africa. He was accused and found guilty of an incident that claimed many lives in the then Nibooman (Land of Inventions or Western Empire) of Africa. As punishment, he was banished to find a special plant that bears a special flower in Nomposuro (dark and evil forest). There was only one slight problem. The kranjus (immortal guardians) stand in his way. How is thin, weak and naive Kiwakaazi going to survive in Nomposuro? The epic and yet very spiritual journey of Kiwakaazi and other related stories has been captured in this story. Hope you enjoy it!

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  14. Hi, R...

    That story about Gabriel shows that so much of CPS and the foster system in California are totally f...ed up. The problem is case worker overload and managerial and supervisory incompetence.

    I'm going to send the link to this article to Governor Gavin Newsom. Maybe he'll do something about getting things funded and organized. Right now it's all talk and no action.

    I get the e-edition of Atlantic, so I'd read it before. But it's good to have a reminder. I don't know if writing to the governor and our state senator and representative for our area, but if I don't do it then it's even less likely that we'll see some improvement.

    BTW, my recent novella Helping a Friend shows a different approach to helping a teen who's mother is... well, read the story because it'll take me too long to summarize in this post. (It always pays to advertise!)

    Colin  :icon_geek:

  15. On 2/19/2019 at 5:15 PM, Rutabaga said:

    I found a couple of interesting links concerning the California foster care system:

    https://ylc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Foster-Care-Overview-FACT-SHEET-040116.pdf

    http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/pdfs/CountyContacts.pdf

    Reading the first one makes me realize that we don't know how Tom ended up in a foster placement. 

    R

    R, thanks for the links. Excellent references.

    Eventually Tanner asks Tom that question. (There are no spoilers in this message.)

    There are a lot of problems with foster care systems, and not just in California. Ron, one of my best friends from middle school through high school, was in the foster care system and was placed with a fantastic foster family when he was in the sixth grade. They treated him like he was another son - they already had two boys of their own. I think knowing him is one of the reasons I've written several stories with foster care as a theme and have a happy ending.

    Colin  :icon_geek:

  16. Reparation ~ Chapter 3 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    Cottonwood Creek Park ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. Cade’s 9th grade English class had a visitor from the local newspaper. He wanted the kids to write a story about a local park. It wasn't required, so no big deal. Cade decided to blow it off. Then he changed his mind.

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    Bonding Energy ~ A Short Story by Ryan Miller. A skinny nerd with a crush on a hunky high school quarterback who bullies him... hey, we've read too many stories on that topic! But this story has twists and turns that are unexpected, and parts that are downright funny, and they combine to make this a different, very enjoyable, and fun read.

  17. Reparation ~ Chapter 2 of a Novel by Colin Kelly. Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.

    A Valentine's Day Story ~ A Short Story by Cole Parker. It’s Valentine's Day, and David has a crush on a boy. But a boy can’t give a Valentine card to another boy. Or can he? 

     

    From our archive: A collection of Valentine's Day stories that we think you'll enjoy reading again — or for the first time.
    A Big Red Balloon ~ A Short Story by Anonymous. Barrett finds Paul... well, let's say, an interesting guy, different than his other friends. Let's watch what develops in this Valentine story.

    A Valentine for Ryan ~ A Flash Fiction Story by Cole Parker. A young boy works on a home-made valentine card until it's absolutely perfect. 

    If Wishes Could Come True ~ A Short Story by Trab. Valentine's Day is often a day of hope and love, but it can come from unexpected places. 

    La Malaguena ~ A Short Story by Pedro. Stephen didn't expect to receive anything on Valentine's Day. 

    Room & Board ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. Jerry appears to be homophobic with a passion... but is he? You think we'll know by Valentine Day? 

    Small Town Boy ~ A Short Story by Grant Bentley. Can a lonely gay boy, growing up in a tiny rural village, expect a Valentine's Day worth remembering? 

    The Card ~ A Short Story by Camy. Christopher Smythe gets a Valentine card his determination to find out who sent it turns his world upside down... and then! 

     


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