Thanks for that. : ) I'm glad to hear all is good on your end. We're definitely enjoying summer over here—it's so short in our part of the world.

Three days of 15-20min sessions for this first installment....I did nearly two full rewrites on it. I wanted to make sure I was really happy with it before I hit post. Thank you my friend!

Wow, that's impressive that you've managed to keep those phones going for so long! There really have been a remarkable amount of improvements since those models were introduced. Our son has the newest

I think it's possible that ambition is laying latent in everyone, underneath layers of fear and false beliefs and their lack of action causes a vicious loop. Although I would agree higher IQ individuals

I agree Nancy. I think nature and connecting in a healthy way with other humans is like a vitamin that a whole lot of people are deficient in right now. It's so beautiful around here right now. This is

Thank you! I will definitely be extending this. My usual modus operandi is to write and publish in the same session but, with this story, I worked on it over three days. It might be a little bit before

Absolutely.

It's becoming so apparent that we're on the downslide here. With all the precipitation we've had this summer I'm cringing at the thought of how much snow we'll get...1" of rain = 4" of snow.

All is well on this end, I hope you are too! Thank you Luis. Have a wonderful week!

I agree! Big Pharma is quick to give people meds to "help (numb)" them as well. Even if we can't change the way the world unfolds around us we can work on making ourselves healthier/happier.

I'm glad it kept your attention! If I wasn't married I'd say yes to that mission in a heartbeat. You're welcome Lizelle. Thank you and I wish you a wonderful week!

Thank you very much @tonyes! We all have those moments when we feel like quitting. I've been at that point several times in the past nine years here (and my 30+ years writing, in general). My advice is

Thank you! The past couple of days have been decent—lots of sun!

So glad you connected with the story! Thank you!

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks Michelle! I appreciate it. I try to throw a plot twist in all of my short stories. It's so much fun to play with. I may decide to expand on this too at some point, maybe serialize it. I hope you

That's exactly what I was trying to get the reader to feel—what it would be like to have that decision before you. I imagine they'll need all kinds of different people for that mission too, not just scientists

Thank you, Ruthie!

No, I haven't seen that series but I think I'll have to look it up now!

Thank you. I wouldn't hesitate going if I was single, even at my age.