Everything about this--except your eye trouble--gave me a boost, Lance.

Thank you, Hook. You're very modest. Fiction must be the most subjective art there is. These serials work well for me as a way to lay out a story and even polish it a bit. And for me, they're fun.

Gerald, That's the main thing--still being here. I'm glad you wrote. How's your poetry treating you? Are you writing or being stood up every time you make a date with your muse? Dan, thanks. San Francisco ranged from 70-60 F. Big Sur was colder. I'm so out of it that when I read your comment, I thought wait--Dan Leo thinks I'm cool? Nobody thinks I'm cool--I'm more like a fire that's sometimes cozy and sometimes out of control. San Francisco ranged from 70-60 F. Big Sur was colder.

Thank you, Jesse. I'd love to have a way. Because I've done this before, but differently, I should know where I'm going.

Letitia, You're really pushing through it! Thank you. Are there easy relationships? For me, it's only easy when I don't care and for me not to care requires the door slammed in my face every time for quite some time.

Letitia, I'm so glad you read this part and commented! I'm rewriting the second half of novel here, making it a little trickier for me, and possibly, the reader.

Hook, Thanks for saying anything. You can see I don't elicit many responses. In certain moods, I need to check that the wordplay doesn't go too far.

The Hook: Thank you. I'm doing my best to push through.

Thanks, Lils. It means a lot coming from you.

David's like Zachary Severins in that he's definitely repugnant. In my experience, however, both men fall only a bit below average.

Thank you, Jesse. Congratz on a new play. I didn't want to offend any Monet lovers, but Amanda's experience was awful. Show down while surrounded by haystack paintings. (Maybe you had to be there.)

Dan, like you never did that?

Hook, your words mean more than you'd ever guess. I'd love to think I drew readers in. Comment peut-on le faire. So much for that semester in high school.

Stop by next week. I probably won't get it up until Friday, but I'm hoping this will start going faster for me.

Ah, Hook, good question. I'm assuming you're a man. (Of course, I know you are.)Any woman should be able to tell you. Thanks so much for commenting!

Hook, your words are music. I was covering so many plot points in this one that any emotional impact must come from struggling with my own emotions--an upside!