Attendant to the Prince by Cole Parker

[Chris James]

Ahh, nothing like a quiet Saturday morning and a new story from Cole Parker.

A whimsical tale set in the heart of New York City with a cast of characters so believable that you'll buy almost anything they say. I love a story with a twist and in this one Cole gives readers the unexpected in such delightful terms. Well done, Cole.

Be prepared to smile and then laugh when Dillon faces an unexpected job application. We should all have been so lucky at his age. Go here to read the story: http://www.awesomedu..._the_prince.htm

[Merkin]

I know that Cole doesn't like to repeat himself and is committed to trying out new plotlines and characters with each new story, but "Attendant to the Prince" is a tale completely outside of my own experience and, I'm assuming, outside of Cole's as well. How does he come up with these ideas? Here is a story zany enough to be almost believable, highly entertaining, and very well-written by a prince of a writer who is not at all ashamed of building his reputation by making things up.

James

[Lugnutz]

What they said. Cole put a story together that's almost a mystery. Well done.

[Camy]

'Attendant to the Prince' is beautifully written, cleverly crafted (it caught me hook line and sinker), and well worth reading. Mind you, I say much the same about anything Mr. C writes.

Read it HERE!

[FreeThinker]

It's a brilliant and fun story with a terrific twist at the end. It is a bit different from Cole's other work, but still of the same quality. A must-read!

[Cole Parker]

Thanks. I had at fun with this. It's fun thinking about what what came next. . .

C

[Chris James]

Thank you to whomever corrected the title of this topic. Damn #^^@&** typos get me every time and there is no correction here! I do hope Cole wasn't offended.

[The Pecman]

Terrific story, Cole -- one of your best. Very entertaining, and it captures a world that I think few people have ever seen. And I have to admit, the ending caught me completely off guard!

[Cole Parker]

From Chris James:

Thank you to whomever corrected the title of this topic. Damn #^^@&** typos get me every time and there is no correction here! I do hope Cole wasn't offended.

I have no idea what you're talking about, so evidently whatever it was, I missed it, and it certainly wasn't very important.

C

[dude]

Not I, said the duck!

[Guest Dabeagle]

This was a fun read, I enjoyed the character sparring. Thanks!

[Bruin Fisher]

Great fun. Slightly reminiscent of 'Coming To America' with Eddie Murphy. That wasn't a great film, but it was a great story, I thought. And so's this - as we expect and demand from the great man.

[Jeff Ellis]

Yes, a great story Cole I enjoyed it too.

British TV recently had a fly-on-the-wall documentary series in Claridges, London's most exclusive hotel (room rate starts at 5000 dollars a night for a single room) and your portrayal of the fuss made over these minor royals was absolutely spot-on.

[The Pecman]

Great fun. Slightly reminiscent of 'Coming To America' with Eddie Murphy.

Funniest line in the movie: "Wipers!" (You had to be there.)

[Lugnutz]

Funniest line in the movie: "Wipers!" (You had to be there.)

I remember the scene. The bath scene was funny too, almost matched the story but the story was a bit more serious. The movie is in my collection.

[J.J.Janicki]

When I was about the same age Alexi Romanov was at his unfortunate demise, I often fantasized... sort of... about being able to go back in time and being able to save him. Which of course, would result in the two of us being thrown together.

And Cole, through this story, I've been able to revisit those fantasies. Along with a few variations I might not might have thought of back then...

Well, I suppose I did, but ANY-way, it was a fun read. Very much so.

[The Pecman]

When I was about the same age Alexi Romanov was at his unfortunate demise, I often fantasized... sort of... about being able to go back in time and being able to save him. Which of course, would result in the two of us being thrown together.

Was he the son of Tsar Nicholas? (I came in late on this movie.) Wikipedia has scant details on Alexi Romanov.

[J.J.Janicki]

He was indeed, and even though I felt badly for him almost from the start, this particular Wikipedia article gives one reason to feel even worse about it. In spite of my choosing to believe in reincarnation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Nikolaevich,_Tsarevich_of_Russia

Come to think of it, my reading all about Alexi might have been a major catalyst in my choosing to believe in things my parents did not believe in, but anyway...

He seemed to be a nice kid.

[The Pecman]

Ah, that's a fascinating story, J.J. -- thanks for sharing it.

I could see a good novel based on this information: what if Alexi had an affair with a teenage servant? What if the servant conspired to get the kid out through the vent ducts or something before the palace coup? There's still the problem of what body they would find, but I bet this is doable... even if the servant himself took Alexi's place. No doubt, it'd be a very, very tough story to write because of all the historical details.

The similar story of Anastasia is also very tragic. I can recall my mother being fascinated with the Anastasia story in the 1960s, where a woman appeared in the 1920s claiming to be the girl, and she lived all the way through the early 1970s. Apparently, they eventually found the real bones of the real Romanovs about five years ago, and the woman had long been discredited.