Well, I haven't been able to access Hive for a week because nobody told us that after the hardfork we had to clear our cookies to access the site - I've lost a week of posting and I'll probably have to

Sorry, Alex, I missed this response. But surely you also write too--unless you've retired and/or are just content to upload your Cherine tales to the blockchain.

Hi Alex - thanks - This one raises a whole range of possibilities and so far I'm giving the characters free rein. In other words, I have no idea where this is going...seriously. It's new territory for

That works out to 2 posts per day...that's about right. If nothing else, I'm consistent, LOL!

Thanks, Alex. The use of dissimulation is part of the theme of bafflement in West Harbour and Marcus' memory loss is exacerbated by the lies and secrets of the townspeople and further complicated by the

Thanks Liz- appreciate that :)

Grrr! I hate typo's

Strange I was thinking something similar. I just had an invitation to return to teaching and was weighing the benefits of getting back into the fray versus my safe covid free life - I guess I was weighing

Glad to know that! Hopefully I'll be able to maintain that without having to withdraw funds, but in trying times one never can be too sure :)

Thank you!

Thank you, Alex, for the kind mention. Of course, you know I agree with you although I feel you are perennially hard on yourself not recognizing your own gifts. Mind you, even Shakespeare did the same

Again, your observations are so perceptive, Alex. I agree, being around social media sites prejudices you and you think everyone is just interested in a sound bite, a cat video or a two-minute read. It's

So true, Alex, and other people's lives seemed more together when seen from the outside :)

Sorry for some of the typo's above but Hive wouldn't allow me to edit bc of HBD - whatever that is. GRRR!!

I make liberal use of the em dash myself which I never did when I was teaching in an academic setting but like Dorothy in Oz we have to accommodate to our times and setting, not to mention our reading

I know what you mean, Arthur - I think it's a normal reaction to the presence of something alien or paranormal - as much as we may desire the presence of the deceased, our flesh rebels. May of those reactions

Apart from the deep philosophical question of whether there is intelligent life on Earth, I doubt such animals exist anymore. I spent more years than I care to recall teaching unwilling minds how to write,

Again, thanks Alex. Yes, careless errors or mistakes made in haste to get the story posted in the time I have to devote to Hive. The French saying is not unique to me but an idiom, although it may not

Thanks, Alex - yes, I know you care and I appreciate it. You take the same care in your own writing and demonstrate that same spirit of excellence. I agree with your full stops - actually, the second one

Thanks