Rutabaga Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 This heartwarming short story is at http://www.awesomedude.com/merkin/americanization_of_alex_s.htm Read it if you need a boost of spirit. R Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 That's one of his best, which is saying a lot because everything he's written seems like his best. C Link to comment
Bruin Fisher Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 This story was included in the Awesomedude anthology Midnight Dude, which is where I read it first. I've re-read it since, too. It's a really lovely story. Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I was looking for the thread on that story from the AD book but the forum is away now. It was the biggest thread there. I still read it once in a while. Link to comment
colinian Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 It's a wonderful story and a pleasure to read once again. Go Alex! Colin Link to comment
Nigel Gordon Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I am so glad to have been pointed to this story, it is delightful. Link to comment
Jeff Ellis Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 A great and enjoyable read. Curtis exemplifies the babies that went out with the bath-water. That men like Savile were evil is obvious and self-evident... but perhaps their other crime was to make it virtually impossible for men of good heart to follow their instinct to nurture the next generation. Incidentally, I liked the father's name... I can remember as a student standing outside the closed gates of the Russian embassy chanting "Dubcek-Svoboda!" Link to comment
Merkin Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Thank you all for your kind comments. Just unpacking after a long trip and you've made my day.James Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I'm just waiting to hear that this story was lined up to be a Pick from the Past. R Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Ha ha ha ha ha! C Link to comment
dude Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 ... funny you should mention that! Actually, Rutabaga, it is a good suggestion. Your -and others'- suggestions for a Pick from the Past are always welcome. While those who read the AD Forums will have probably picked up on it.. the larger number of AD Site visitors do not visit the Forums... so why not share the good selections with them? As we do 3-4 stories in both the Novel and Short Story categories, it's not going to diminish the reading enjoyment for those Forum readers to find one of your suggestions appearing as a Pick soon after. I appreciate your gusto in going through the site archives and sharing what you find with others. Mike Link to comment
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