TracyMN
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:wave: Hello Colin and Hello All:This video pleased me on a number of levels, and encouraged me on each of them as well.
We all hope for a better world for our children and their children; that they will find the best of the good things we found, and a measure of what we hoped for them. We want our children to be better than we are, and for all the trouble that causes them and us, they, as individuals and as a group, are always better at something significant. The world may never be what we imagine it could or should be, but the significant improvements lend hope from one generation to the next -and from the next, backward also, bestowing the satisfaction of realized hope upon our passing.
I don't know about other folks, but being a parent of one child made me a parent of all children, and my hope is encouraged and satisfied by any who manifest the essence of what is hoped for.
This video realizes my hope in a general sense, and more specifically, it demonstrates my hope that the next generation will have the courage to stand up, as some of us did, but to greater effect; that they will reach out to each other, as some of us did, but to an extent that approaches the inclusion of all that is the full desire of reaching out; and that will utilize the resources, regardless of the nature of the struggle, available in the sheer number of them that stand up for any given thing.
The look on the face of the bully said it all, his confidence dissolved with each new pair who stood up, and who was gay and who was straight mattered not a bit to the outcome.
Thank you Colin. As much as I regard you as an adult, and appreciate you as a voice that affirms the past, confronts the present, and argues for change for the future, you continue to be a child of my hope and a source of its satisfaction.
:hug: :hug: Tracy
p.s. what parent doesn't get just a little kick from embarrassing their kids in public?
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It only feels silly, Cole, and that goes away with practice...besides, Doug is a very clever boy; I bet he can write, and write at the same time!
Well said, Pec, and a reminder that there's always more that can be said about a good story.
Tracy
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Hi All:
There is nothing I could say that hasn't been well said here already, or to Doug during the posting of this story. LOL, strictly a reader, I do all the waiting I can reasonably expect of myself between stories. If not for readers in general, posting by chapter and I would still be a match made in heaven.
Well deserved praise for a delightfully original author; wit is a shining star amidst many stand-out qualities in his work,
not the least of which is an attraction to commas, that on appearances only would suggest something closer to compulsion.
I know, (because I asked him, of course) for Doug, it is a natural element of expression, and thus, is as endearing as it is unique.
I expect that I will, occasionally, be alone in my view of some particular thing. This, certainly, was not one of them. <g>
Thank you, Doug, for your effort always; and all of you for saying first and more eloquently what I would have and more.
Tracy
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Nice to see you, Colin, and thank you, I think I see where I went wrong.
Helpful, and kind, too. Oh, and handsome, can't forget handsome.
Tell your parents I said "Good Job!"
Tracy
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For those who are familiar with the Mike and Danny Series, and anyone who enjoys stories with strong characters with heart, here's my usual LATE notice of an addition that has completed posting on CRVBOY:
www.crvboy.org/stories/rcl/mnds13/c01.html
Now why that doesn't appear as a link, I don't know...
Tracy
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The Dude and I have been talking, for nearly a year, about starting an AD Bookstore with a publish on demand function for AD/CW writers. We saw this trend and are actively considering it. What's your opinion?
Tim
I vote Hell YES. I'm not a writer, but I am a minor influence on a couple.
Tracy
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I'll second Des'
And his:
The quality writing here, makes a great case for such a development of the story, but I am very happy with its Flash Fiction form.as well.
The haunting quality of the piece, for me, began early, with every detail expnding in my mind a picture of the ultimate homeless teen, the very real challenges and the critical danger in losing heart; until, in the end it reminds me that rescue will always and only have a human face.
So if I allowed it, my mind would run in a hundred directions, chasing the details both stated and implied, or I can just as easily take it as a whole experience, more than grateful for what i've got.
Thank you, Gee, it's always a pleasure to see you, a little bit of Christmas in everything you bring.
Tracy
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I am intentionally optimistic about the possibilities on the publishing horizon. My theory is that where authors go, readers will follow, and a larger number of authors making a modest living would have to mean readers are reading what they want, not what they got.
I dream of a world where there are no James Pattersons, where two people on the bus reading the same book actually means something.
Tracy
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Damn! I forget to provide a link one time, ONE TIME!, and what do I get?
I don't know, Cole, but I get Justice, fair and square.
I read JJ's first posting, "Bob The Wonder Boy" on CRVBOY, and have read everything since; he had style coming in and is, IMO, a shining example of what consistant effort can do with a bit of talent.
My favorite of his remains "Constantin", but I agree with Gothy that this is probably his best writing, craft-wise. Don't ask me why or how I know that, I don't know how you guys do whatever it is you're doing, I just enjoy it, enjoy it A LOT, or enjoy it more.
Thanks for delivering some well-deserved credit where it was long over-due, Cole. Author support of other authors is part of the strength of this community, and what encourages you all to write some more is a service to readers as well.
Tracy
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Thanks EJ, that one would have got me.
Tracy
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Thanks Camy, I was just telling someone last night about the moment I realized that topics I had typed into email were appearing in the ads on the right side of the page. And I figure any time they provide an opt-out (albeit, well hidden) it's because they are required to, and I have to wonder whose idea of protection this is?? I don't have enough info to be sure, but I might have to have more respect for someone who just admits they could care less about me or what I want or what is in my best interest than the motives behind this dog and pony show.
Tracy
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For what it's worth, James, though I did read "Special Delivery", there was no mention of it being part of a series that I recall, and I approached this piece as a stand alone--and found it to do that quite nicely!
Mom is just too funny! And being one myself made it all the more delightful, as I could picture my own friends and family as I was here, wondering how I could be so oblivious to the sum of the words rolling off my tongue...
So off I go to fill in the middle. As always, thank you for your effort. I'd call this one FunFlash at it's best.
Tracy
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Truly incredible. Thanks!
Tracy
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This is everything I love about you guys!
I'll spare you the convoluted explanation...
Tracy
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I heard about this on the radio this morning and wondered why they needed a second opinion? "Because I said I would" wouldn't seem quite enough, not even for a dipshit. I don't know why I worry about a dumb question now and then...
Tracy
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I know somebody. I'll see if I can't send him over.
Tracy
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My condolences to you also, Trab. To be known and remembered fondly for ones approach to life is the finest tribute anyone can give, and you have done that here for George.
Every insulin-dependent diabetic goes to sleep every night knowing that a miscalculation can mean life slips away in their sleep. And the bugger about low blood sugar is that while in it's clutches, the simple remedy so close at hand becomes as if it were diamonds deep in a mine--the one clear thought and the move toward it are, across that very fine line, impossible to muster. One true friend who recognizes your pattern of speech or gait were once the surest hope, before we learned of the amazing sensitivity of dogs to do a quite better job of it with self-less reliability.
It seems sad we should have so many abandoned and abused domestic animals, dogs in particular are bred by human intention (in the US most certainly), and not have enough service dogs for those whose lives depend on them.
Something to be mindful of, but knowing it is your sorrow that affords the opportunity, gratitude, however heartfelt, is thanks with it's hands tied.
Tracy
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I like to think that when we speak out, help is on the way.
That is a beautifully encouraging thought, Des, and destined to become part of my own prized collection, gathered from a thousand voices over a lifetime, aid amidst a troubling landscape.
So in that it would seem to work both ways.
Tracy
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You make it sound so simple, which of course, it is.
For the life of me, I couldn't find that thread again...it looked so tempting ,
"How to Listen" Thank you Camy, sometimes it is best just to jump on in.
I'll start with the one that has YOU on it!!!!
Tracy
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OMG...If I just saw notice of the AD Radio Show #25 then it wouldn't be on hiatus...
'til Labor day...which can only mean I forgot to look at the date of the post again?
Because I still can't find the one I was trying to click--and I'm almost afraid to ask
what happens to posts when they get old, but seems logical they'd have to close sometime.
Can I withdraw the question?
Tracy
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I, ummmmm, can't seem to find it at the moment...but it's where all the past AD radio shows are listed...I'll keep looking after work today.
Sorry. I hope someday that linking will be second-nature.
Tracy
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I had noticed, and wondered, as much as I allow myself to do that; if you can't possibly know, it's torture to ask oneself "why is that?"
It's always good to hear of good people doing good things for themselves, Des, and if a portion of the result comes back to is in the form of your work, well, you'll hardly get a complaint from me.
A situation where less is a long, long way from little or nothing, and one in which it easy to just be happy for you and wish you the best of everything and in all things.
Tracy
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Hello Folks:
After encountering the following problem, which is more with a thread than AD radio itself, I did see that the show is on leave until Labor Day. But what the heck, might as well be ready.
When I tried to access the thread entitled "How to Listen", the standard error message appeared which usually indicates I forgot to sign in--but I was signed in, and even logged out and back in my usual feeble attempt to solve a problem on my own.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
As always, I appreciate any and all assistance.
Tracy
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Gripping piece Des, and I appreciate it as well as your ongoing desire to inform those such as myself who may be less able to soldier through the daily news quagmire. It's not that I don't want to know, or that I do not want to participate, it is more an issue of temperament, and though I do not expect "protection" and consideration for what may be a weakness of character, I most certainly recognize and am grateful if that is what I attain by the actions of others.
Your piece speaks to the heart of the matter, from both sides, naming the enemy by the nature of it's gain and the victims by the consequences of the loss. IMHO, that is the only road to understanding that might one day produce solutions that WORK. If Utopia is a fool's dream, a closer approximation is as logically possible as the world we see before us, born of intention as would any other.
The mention of Obama in the heading is the type of inflammatory "padding" of an arguement I can understand as a tactic, but view as too dangerous an indulgence, and it angers and saddens me regardless of my position on any particular issue. But however it is worded, this is information I would want to be made aware of, and your poem lends it a perspective that I assure you is helpful and useful; as much as I would like to be otherwise, I am by nature inclined to reaction, and distraction often prevents the deeper analysis that might make it productive.
So, my sincere and muli-leveled thanks to you, for your work which is always that and more.
Tracy
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I heard about this on the radio this morning and wondered why they needed a second opinion? "Because I said I would" wouldn't seem quite enough, not even for a dipshit. 
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Late for the party? If that's a problem, I'm in some serious trouble...
Of course I second everything said here, though it may not qualify as seconding if I've done it a thousand times already.
But Cole, I couldn't help but notice how well these readers "get" virtually all of what, over the course of so many patient conversations, I have come to understand of what you want, and fearlessly pursue, from a particular story, from your work in general, and from yourself as a person and as a writer.
The reader comments seem to suggest a good degree of success for your considerable effort, and your responses seem to suggest that, finally, FINALLY, we are getting somewhere with convincing you. Whether convinced of your talent or of our regard for what we're proclaiming is talent, I'm just glad to see it, and you, a little more pleased with yourself by way of your reception. It is a significant part of the goal, as I understand it, of the feedback option, which you know I consider to be, for me, the chance of a lifetime, and for you all...a can of worms.
I'd especially like to thank Gee for his "particular measure", and Constantine1453 for the degree to which he nailed down your number and his ability to just say it. ( begging pardon for that last part, its an insider thing, folks)
And Des, there's enough unembodied intellect in the world, and your ability and willingness to bring your whole self to the table is essential to the times we live in and to the lives we are living, and you would be my first choice as representative of the inherent value of intuition and emotion under the firm guidance of sound intellect-- it is a coalition with the greatest potential for workable solutions to the problems of a world, inhabited by human beings and dependent upon their participation in any and all solutions. Words make us think, but it is the appeals to our hearts and to our higher selves that will move our feet.
Jeez, I've really missed you guys. Can you tell?
Thanks for your constancy, all.
Tracy