The Wayward Son

[Camy]

I spent all last night catching up and I was howling -- much like Joel will be when he wakes up and realises who he's hanging out with -- when I got to the end of chapter 17, because chapter 18 wasn't there....

So, if you'd be kind enough to put your real life on hold and finish the story I'd be most, most, most obliged. Pretty please.

[Guest Dabeagle]

18 is in the can, I wrote it while on vacation in Eastern Europe. Email issues prevented it going to editing, but it is there now. 19 has started and 20 will be the final chapter, I think. I also completed another long-short story that is in editing as well titled 'Boy, Bus and Key' which should post shortly after or with WS18. See? Even on vacation I was writing.

[Camy]

18 is in the can, I wrote it while on vacation in Eastern Europe. Email issues prevented it going to editing, but it is there now. 19 has started and 20 will be the final chapter, I think. I also completed another long-short story that is in editing as well titled 'Boy, Bus and Key' which should post shortly after or with WS18. See? Even on vacation I was writing.

You rock! Positively and absolutely ROCK!

[Lugnutz]

The vacation was just a ruse. He is actually at home hunched over his computer pounding out stories. I'm not complianing though.

[Guest Dabeagle]

Oh no, no, that's false. When I travel with my mom (she needs someone to carry bags) we usually read in the room at night. This time I simply worked on my stories in lieu of reading every night, or before reading. It was handy as things worked out quite well as far as stimulating me towards writing; there was a lot of interaction with others and the conversations kept my mind active and thus productive. I did indeed go to Eastern Europe and I have pictures to prove it. Even some of the natives!

[Lugnutz]

So, you were worked like a....................... dog?

In that case, have fun.

[Lugnutz]

Just read chapter 18, I see everyone is working like a well oiled machine now and more parts of the story are making more sense.

The finale is approaching.

[Camy]

'Wibble,' as Blackadder is wont to say.

More, please.

[Guest Dabeagle]

19 is at editing, and 20 is written but must be rewritten, and is the finale.

[Camy]

Me looking forward, muchly!

[Gee Whillickers]

19 is at editing, and 20 is written but must be rewritten, and is the finale.

Woo Hoo!!

[dude]

Now that the story nears its end... our young protagonist turns out to be much more then a 'child of clay.' I noted to Dave that the story could also have been titled 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice.'

Mike

[Camy]

Yes, yes, yes, that's all very well, Mike (chomps at his fingernail), but when's it going to post???? Now's good. ...wasn't The Sorcerer's Apprentice a rather bad film with Nicholas Cage and without the excellent Woolcott?

[Lugnutz]

Don't rush Beagle, he'll go back to his bowl. As for the title, I like the current one. I like Dudes but the current one don't give anything away. Now, who is the Wayward Son?

[Guest Dabeagle]

19 has returned from editing. I have some final adjustments to make to it, which should happen Friday and I will send it in. 20 is still going through revisions, which will go with certain changes to 19. 20 will be the final chapter.

[Lugnutz]

I has a happy.

[Lugnutz]

I has a bigger happy, 19 is up.

For those who can't wait to read, here it is.

http://www.dabeagle.com/stories/dabeagle/ws/ws19.html

[Camy]

"Well, Balls!" Indeed.

Bravo, Dabeagle!!!!

[dude]

What an amazing ending to an amazing story!

[Lugnutz]

Yes, this chapter was epic. Didn't see most of it coming. I'm not giving anything else away, read it and see for yourself.

One hell of a finale.

[Gee Whillickers]

Holy crap that was fun!! You took our attention, grabbed it tightly, and then ran with it through a roller coaster of teenage relationships, magic, epic combat, compassion, stalwart morality in the face of difficult decisions, loyalty, lust, hate, more epic combat, more stalwart adherence to the principles of truth and compassion, and, of course, true love.

Bravo! Well done, Dabeagle. Take a bow. (Or, I suppose in your case, a bow-wow). You deserve it.

[blue]

In the immortal words of a very strange song I mostly can't remember the rest of right now --

"Bow wow wow, yippe-oh yippe-ay, yippee bow wow wow yippe-ay, yo!"

Yes, I'd be afraid to google that one too, wouldn't you? ;)

(I think it's either "Who Let the Dogs Out" or some old school punk song I'm not thinking of.)

I still need to read the story.

[Lugnutz]

Taking yet another trip thru this story. You do the same. You won't regret it.

http://awesomedude.com/dabeagle/WS/index.htm