Camy
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Gosh, thanks, Pedro. And there I was thinking Halloween stories were fun and cheery and full of japes and hi-jinks...
31st October 2021 is a coda to 31 October 2011. They're poignant and well written.
I'd like to think there might possibly be a third part, but sadly, I'm not convinced.
I'll shuffle off, now, and have a brandy (or three).
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Wow! I am in awe. Genius!
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'The Algorithm Twerk' is a great title!
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1 hour ago, Cole Parker said:
Agatha? I'm aghast.
So was I. Considering I'd just got it back from my wonderful red pen chap I was expecting Shakespeare.
I think their algorithm needs some serious tweaking.
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On 10/26/2021 at 6:38 PM, Rutabaga said:
I’ve read essentially every story written by Agatha Christie
Possibly not!
I found a site called 'I Write Like' where you can: Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers.
I tried various bits and got: Agatha Christie, Stephen King, Cory Doctorow, and Chuck Palahniuk.
Yay! Famous in my own lunchtime!
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21 hours ago, Cole Parker said:
I already had at least one request for a sequel. Not going to happen, I think.
C
What might be fun, rather than a sequel, is an epistolary.
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'hmmmmm' indeed.
Lovely story, well concluded. Thank you, Cole.
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Have I mentioned Charter's and Caldicott?
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1 hour ago, Cole Parker said:
Oh no you don't! Don't go throwing enticing words at our FreeThinker.
Enticing words? Horror, then, is definitely a genre I should pursue.
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1 hour ago, Rutabaga said:
So, alpaca nice lunch and find a place where I can finish the book before they have to call in the Merinos. If worse comes to worsted I'll stay up late at night.
Groan! 😂
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On 7/15/2012 at 5:20 PM, FreeThinker said:
I still dream of moving to the UK before I die.
Really? I bet you've changed your mind!
It's not the dream to be having nowadays. Sure if you want to come to a country that's badly mismanaged by a raggedy, blond, old Etonian, Churchillian wannabee, then rock on over. However, given our appalling handling of Covid, it's more likely you'll be moving to the UK to die.
Not to mention we're all starving and can't afford to live.
We're doomed, laddie, doomed....
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Here's a link to Bookbub's LGBT section: https://www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals/lgbt-ebooks
There are quite a few free books at present.
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Chapter 14...
Noooooooooooooooooo!
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1 hour ago, Merkin said:
The cat may be irate because you haven't remembered to feed it, Camy.
It? IT! I'll have you know she's a she, and very well pampered and taken care of. Better looked after than I am, if I'm honest. As, so she tells me, is her right.
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Might I recommend Charter's and Caldicott.
I might have already done this, but what with a memory like a sieve and an irate cat, please forgive me if I have.
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I'm very peeved @Cole Parker
I think the following should come with a 'don't read this if you're hungry' warning!
QuoteThe turkey was huge, over twenty pounds, and roasted to a rich, hickory brown. Dad carved, and quickly we were all tucking in.
And this part just takes the biscuit!
QuoteWe did our best to reduce the table’s load, and the dinner ended up with us groaning instead of the table.
And the ending! It reminds me of Saturday morning kids' films, at the local cinema. They'd always play a part of a serial that meant you had to come back next week... Arghhhhh.
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We don't have Thanksgiving here, primarily because our turkeys have a hard enough time as it is, with Christmas. Adding Thanksgiving to their calendar would be a step too far.
I am looking forward to meeting Tanner's dad - who might well require horsewhipping, himself.
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12 minutes ago, Rutabaga said:
Should I add that the opening event in that story is the discovery of a dead body encased in a sealed-up bale of clipped wool from a sheep farm in New Zealand?
Best not.
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1 hour ago, Cole Parker said:
And here I thought I was being droll, asking about 'a wool'.
Ah, yes. I suppose you had to be there.
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Died in the Wool - a play on words?
“Dyed in the wool” is a phrase referring to people who hold very strong opinions and are unwilling to change them. ... In its literal sense, “dyed in the wool” means that the wool has been dyed before it is spun into thread. This produces a strong and long-lasting color.
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@R.J. While he's at it I wish he'd finish The Kingkiller Chronicle, too.
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Brandon Sanderson is one of my favourite fantasy authors. Considering he was first published (Elantris by TOR) in 2005 he has produced a huge amount of work - often several books a year.
The Stormlight Archives, Sanderson's epic fantasy, is designed to have two 5 book sequences. Presently, we're at number 4 of the first sequence - the first book being titled 'The Way Of Kings.' However, three years before he was published he wrote a first version of the book now titled 'The Way Of Kings Prime.'
QuoteThe Way of Kings Prime was written in 2002 and is basically an alternate version of The Way of Kings, which was published by Tor Books in 2010. The Way of Kings Prime is very different from the officially published book from Tor. Think of it as set in a different universe with a completely different plot. If you haven’t read the 2010 canonical version, please read that one first before reading or listening to this book.
Sanderson has now released The Way Of Kings Prime, for free. Also, he has had it read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading (who read all his other books), and that too is free.
The Way Of Kings Prime - epub, mobi & PDF
The Way Of Kings Prime - audio
QuotePlease be aware that this is a LARGE download. Be patient and download from a stable internet connection. Alternatively, you can listen to it in parts on YouTube.
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Good one, James. It is reminiscent of 'The Place In Between.'
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"A Campus Halloween" by Cole Parker
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But, and here the mind slightly boggles, thankfully not the technicalities.![:afterglow[1]:](//content.invisioncic.com/r273383/emoticons/default_afterglow%5B1%5D.gif ":afterglow[1]:")
A downbeat, but worthy read. Grant and Ethan were an interesting pair, and Grant's verbal take-down in the frat house was peachy!
A possible alternate title for 'A Campus Halloween' might be 'The Largest Pumpkin on the Patch.'