Your post was interesting but made me feel uneasy at the same time because if a loved one of mine were travelling and camping out in the States I'd be worried for their safety. I don't know what's happening

And you're very good at it :)

I notice that you always tend to resolve the conflict in your stories resulting in a happy ending. I wonder if it lessens the impact sometimes. Your story today reminds me of the fear and promise in adopting

A good concept for a story. It certainly deserves more in the way of rewards than it has earned so far.

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ha, ha, there ya go! He may eventually come around to your point of view

Thank you very much for your response. Actually, I used AI today to generate an image to illustrate my story as unfortunately, I don't have recourse to a staff artist, lol. As a matter of fact, you're

You are very imaginative in creating these mythical scenarios and providing readers with a brief glimpse into an alternative reality. I could exploit any of your creations as a prompt and turn them into

I think sometime our ideas are the smokescreen of our wishes. Every writer knows the creative process is a refuge from reality where we gain back some measure of control when the world comes up too close.

I can see you've thought this through and understand your own and your husband's needs. Show him what you wrote me - maybe he'll understand :)

Interesting...don't know if you've read e e cummings but here's what he says: A poet is somebody who feels, and who expresses his feelings through words. This may sound easy. It isn't. A lot of people

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Don't know what to make of this - why the stats? Is this your work, your creative imagination? I don't mean to be mean but I have to ask because of Chat GPT and frankly, to the unknowing reader such as

An interesting take on the Pythagorean theory of the Music of the Spheres. In a perfect universe the harmony of the planets in motion would provide beautiful music, as it is, it simply provides beautiful

Not sure if you're at the end of the lane or the end of your patience, lol. When my wife was out west helping out my son I busied myself around the house as you are doing. It's the best therapy really,

Is it a case of being happy where you are, or being happy with who you're with? You have each other and a life ahead of you - sometimes you have to compromise. When two people have each other, it doesn't

Ah yes, the bane of good writers - finding readers capable of responding to and appreciating the merits of good work. I've only read two of your posts but I can see themes in your work and a fascination

This was a unique concept - in a way it explores the duality all artists struggle with, integrating the various aspects of the fragmented psyche. As Jung described it, we all have a shadow self and there

This was an inspiring tale of ambition and determination. Unfortunately, that in itself is not a guarantee of success - Take for example this post - it's well-written, significant and uplifting yet you

You had a good concept for this story but unfortunately stylistic errors weakened the narration. When an author's handling of a story distracts form the narrative, that's a problem. Specifically, you need