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Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Dear Angus,

'A WRITER'S CURSE' is one of the best short stories I've read in a while.

Of course, I had to look Karen Houston up. Grin. Are you Karen?

I don't think that it really needed the different colors. The first time I read it, I was actually "listening" to it. Then, I took the time to sit down and read it with my eyes.

I can see why your story won the contest. Congratulations!

Well done,

Tadpole1

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Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Dave,

I love it, starting with the image.

Great job, no suggestions.

Tadpole1
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Review of The Doyenne  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Rodoji,

I enjoyed your flash fiction The Doyenne very much. It was emotional, and I was surprised. Well done. *Smile*

It seems a few words might have been missing. You might want to read it out loud.

Good job and thank you for sharing.

Tadpole1 *Frog*
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Review of The Fixer  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi Jacky,

I just loved The Fixer! Wonderful! Scary! And...a warning...*Bigsmile*

Good job,

Tadpole1 *Frog*

Oh, yes, I almost forgot. You should reread the story, maybe even out loud. There are a few missing words or something. I felt them as I read the story.
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Review of And Then Again...  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Wow!I have a tear running down my cheek.

Absolutely lovely. Moving and inspiring.

I could see the photograph and imagine each of the scenarios perfectly. It reminds me how thankful I am for the little things every day. The big things too.

Great job.
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Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hi SandraLynn,

Your poem was lots of fun. I smiled the whole time reading.

Happy Halloween in advance.

Thanks for sharing!

Tadpole1
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Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: ASR | (4.0)
Hi Prosperous,

I enjoyed your Halloween poem. It's always fun!

Thanks for sharing,

Tadpole1
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Review of Reap of Sowing  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
Hi Anthony,

I'm going to ramble here, so please forgive.

First, I really liked the story. I didn't plan to read all the way through, but it pulled me in. Super.

I was surprised by how tough the kids were in the beginning, but then, I told myself that maybe I just didn't have a clue and that maybe some kids were tougher than I imagined.

At first, I had no idea that the story was going to involve magic. This made it a surprise, which is cool. Originally, I thought that the story was going to be about racism, so the magic twist was a lot of fun.

In the beginning, I thought the girl was friends with the bullies, one of them, but I quickly understood otherwise. Her actions seemed younger than the story. It is probably just me on this. I didn't reread to be sure.

About the ending, I like it, but somehow, I think it could be improved to make it fantastic. Maybe when she gives Birsha the pill earlier, it should come with a warning? Maybe that he should only use it to defend himself and never to purposely hurt someone or he could lose his soul, or some such foolishness. Grin.

I don't think that he provoked the witch. I think that he released her. Maybe, Chayna runs to him, after learning something new, and tries to prevent him from misusing the powers because he will fall under the witch's power. Personally, I would make the exchange longer starting with “Birsha, are you okay?”

Grammar: There are a few other blips, but I would change your semicolons to commas.

When I review, I like to say what I liked, but I also look for how to improve the story, which is why I gave these comments. Only you know what is best for your story.

All in all, I really enjoyed reading it. Also, I saw that you are sending gps, so I'll send some back right now.

Thanks for sharing!

Tadpole1

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Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
Cool handle Mudpuppy!

I loved this phrase: incomprehensible brain battering goo.

Also, when reading, I actually thought about Dissociative Identity Disorder instead of Schizophrenia because of the losing time episode: he lost two months from the early spring calendar.

I could feel the confusion.

Thank you for sharing,

Tadpole1
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Review of The Blur  Open in new Window.
Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Jeff,

Thank you for sharing your poem. I really enjoyed it.

Tadpole1
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Review of Fragmented Minds  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi PK,

I really enjoyed your poem. It was very enlightening. Also, I particularly liked the spacing. It says reams.

Thank you for sharing.

Tadpole1
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Review of The Treasure Hunt  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hi HM,

Just can't do better than that!

Tadpole1
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Review of One Too Many...  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)

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Hi everyone. Any of my comments or suggestions are just that: comments or suggestions. They are always given with respect and the hopes that they will be helpful. If you don’t agree with them, just ignore them; after all, you know what is best for your story. *Smile*

What I liked best: I started smiling a few stanzas in. *Smile* Also, I felt a bit of suspense as to whether or not there would be a mermaid.

Scene/Setting: Aren't penguins in Antarctica as opposed to the arctic? Of course, this could just mean cold, but would it be confusing to young kids?

Grammar: It's a poem, so anything is fine, but my mind kept adding punctuation.


Just My Personal Opinion: *Smile*

Hi HM,

I wanted to read the poem through once for the fun and to see how it ticked my emotional meter. Sure enough, I started smiling a few stanzas in. Now, I'm going through to make suggestions and comments. *Smile*

I like it. It might be fun to add another stanza before the final one that suggests even more that the child might be a mermaid.

Thank you for sharing! *Smile*
Tadpole1Tadpole1 Author Icon


One Too Many

I think I'm at the point where I really need new glasses. Cute hook.
I find that the kids all look the same in all the classes.
The school year's almost over, only one more trip.
I'll just be double careful not to make a slip.

Suggestion: in all my classes (instead of using "the" twice, and it brings it closer to the narrator.)

"Slip" can have two meanings here. At first, I thought it meant not to fall. The second time, I thought it meant not to make a mistake. Was this intentional? If so, cool.

There is something about the rhythm in the last line when linked with the rest of the stanza that makes me want to take out the word "a" and add another word earlier. Hmm. It is probably just me.


I count from one to thirty as they get on the bus.
We're heading on a field trip and I don't want a fuss
so I number each and every little smiling face
then I will always know if there's an empty space.

I start smiling with the above lines. Grin.


We gather in the parking lot and head in single file.
This keeps them all together but only for a while.
We hit the doors and off they go, little ones gone wild.
And so I spend an hour rounding up each child!

Is the exclamation point really needed?


A few are making faces as they stare at sharks.
A few more are watching lampreys standing in the dark.
Most are by the arctic pool, watching penguin’s play
with dripping hands still wet, I guess, from petting manta rays.

Do lampreys stand?


I gather them in one place and now comes all the fun.
I count each smiling face... Hmmm. I now have thirty-one.
The kids are up to something, they can't stop their wiggling
and every time I recount I can hear them giggling.

Here, I'm starting to suspect a mermaid of sorts.


I try a different tack. I look each one in the face
hoping that I'll spot the one who looks out of place.
A few seem unfamiliar but then I'm not astute ; unneeded space
the most familiar one is the small kid in the suit.

It's noon and time for lunch, according to our planner.
They're just like animals – except the small kid with the manners.
And so the day proceeds but I keep checking in
with the lost and found to see if any kids are missin'.

Because, missin' is the only word that is missin' the "g" (grin), it seems contrived, but maybe ten-year-olds really don't care. Roll eyes.


The day is finally over, so we march back to our ride.
Once again, I count the kids but still I can't decide
how many did we start with? Was it thirty-one?
Too many's not a problem but too few and I'd be done!


Maybe an additional stanza here just for the fun?


The parents take their kids. Once more I've cheated death.
But one child still is waiting, the one with fishy breath,
so I sit with him, up wind, since he smells like bait
and talk to him to ease his fears as we wait... and wait... and wait...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read your work. Please take any suggestions you like and disregard the rest because only you know what is right for your writing.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/...
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questionstags...
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/which_that_...

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Review of The King of Texas  Open in new Window.
Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Good morning,

This was cute!

Keep them coming.

Thanks for the smile,

Tadpole1
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Review of Drops of Essence  Open in new Window.
Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi Intuey,

After you commented on my "three" words describing a highway, I decided to pop over and see what was lurking in your port.

Once upon a time, I tried to learn Italian. Sigh. I thought that it was a beautiful language, and if I learned to speak it then, perhaps, I could understand opera. Not even.

I totally gave up and read the English translation of Dante's Inferno with the Italian on opposite page. At least that way, I could "see" the beauty of Italian poetry.

Kudos to you for learning all the rhyming schemes. The poems I have written are far less sophisticated.

I was happy to come upon your poem, but I must say that I really like the illustration even more. I can hear the scream much louder than Munch's. Black and white was a good choice. One that the French would approve.

Thank you for sharing!

Tadpole1
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Review of Uplifting!  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi HM,

Thanks for the smile! *Smile*

Tadpole1
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Review of Magic  Open in new Window.
Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
Good morning Naz,

Your poem was filled with emotion. At first, I imagined that she was speaking about an ill child promised only a few years of life. Then I realized it was about her love.

You wrote: She wake up thinking about him
Suggestion: She wakes

You wrote: She smiles when he gives no effort
Suggestion: when he makes

Thank you for sharing this emotional moment.

Tadpole1
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Review of The Missus and Me  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi P,

Another fun poem!

They are really good, so I'm looking for whatever could possibly improve them. Shrug. Ignore what I say if you like.

When I saw:

How about some fishes?
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How about some kisses?

I expected to see:

How about some zzzses?

For the end of the next stanza and was surprised when I didn't.

Everything flowed really well, but this one seemed a bit heavier than the others:

Tail flick, eyes dart, crouch and pounce
One limb, two limb, bough by bough
White ball, red ball, smash to the ground
Tree leans. Timber! Hiss! Me-OW!

I just love cats! *Cat2*

Last night, my cat DROOLED on my computer thumbpad (or whatever you call it). Can you believe it? He thinks he has to lie on my lap while I'm typing and that at least part of his body must be on the keyboard. He's so pushy for such a little thing!

Smiles,

Tadpole1
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Review of Side Walking  Open in new Window.
Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi P,

This was pretty cute. I slipped right into childhood and imagined helping a young child to read.

This part seemed to be the weakest to me:

Doc Bee down on the B dock
With Miss Sue, they're gonna wed.

Otherwise, I enjoyed the stroll down the lines, smiling as I read.

Thank you for sharing! *Smile*

Tadpole1
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Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: ASR | (4.5)
Hi Jeff,

There is something that you could add to your article: Publishers' requirements.

Yep. I just went through three novels that I am revising and changed my smart quotes to straight quotes. The same is true for the dashes. I had to change them to double hyphens. Why? They use the old file format. What is it called? Hmm. Anyway, this is another situation that requires straight quotes.

Smiles,

Tadpole1
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Review of Sweetheart  Open in new Window.
Review by Tadpole1 Author IconMail Icon
Rated: ASR | (5.0)
Hi Prosperous,

I loved your little poem! After about three lines, I was smiling and looking forward to what was coming next. It was filled with love and sweetness.

My favorite line was: "White chocolate nugget on his pillow,"

Thanks for sharing! *Smile*

Tadpole1
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hooves - The Night I Ate My Words

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Hi everyone. Any of my comments or suggestions are just that: comments or suggestions. They are always given with respect and the hopes that they will be helpful. If you don’t agree with them, just ignore them; after all, you know what is best for your story. *Smile*

What I liked best: The novelty

Plot: Bull goes to the library with his human and is so concentrated that he doesn't realize everyone is leaving. Alone, he gets hungry. His friend Bessy suggests that he print his story. Although he doesn't understand why, he trusts her and does it. He's amused when he realizes why she tells him to print his story. He ate his words.

Hook: Good. How many stories start with "I am a bull"? Really!
Pace: Good
Tension: Not really, but it wasn't needed.
Confusions: no


Style & Voice -- Concerning style: My comments will assume that you would like to write either in first person or third person limited. However, I would like to point out that many, if not most, of the books that I have bought recently use the omniscient point of view. Ultimately, style is the author's choice.

POV: First person.
POV: The story is told, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but it might be interested to show the story in real time (still using past tense verbs).
Voice: Light and amusing.

Scene/Setting: Very little, but enough for the story.

Characters:

Hooves, her human, and her friend Bessy. Too cute!

Grammar: Please see line by line review.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/...
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questionstags...
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/which_that_...
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_penguinhb_1/...
http://grammartips.homestead.com/compoundsentences...

Just My Personal Opinion: *Smile*

Hi Hooves,

Thank you for the short story and the smiles.

Well done.

Tadpole1
*Smile*


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I am a bull. Okay, this is a hook.

I write stories. Lol.

This particular day started out as a normal afternoon at the library for my human and me, but it ended up being the night I came to understand that old saying: "I ate my words."

My human and I were regulars at the local library because our area was prone to long-lasting power outages. The library computers were much more reliable than the ones at home.

These outages were caused by storms, usually, and living way out in the country, where the service is slower than molasses.

As a writing bull, I need to be able to access my Writing.Com account at least once a week, to answer my email and, of course, my human liked to use the computer too, for whatever it is that she does.

On this particular day comma I had been given the special animal-friendly computer in the corner of the library, while my human was put on a waiting list for a regular human one. It is not my fault that there are more humans than writing animals. Not my fault at all! Lol

I could tell my human was a little steamed about the wait, the way she kept muttering bad words under her breath. When she gets like that, her face turns red and her eyes get big and scary.

So, I prudently kept my distance. I would too. Grin.

Soon I was caught up with typing my story with my hooves. I type so fast that my friends, who are twins, nicknamed me "Hooves of Fire."

As my story unfolded, it was as if I was living it right then and there. Usually, I play computer games with the kids next to me, but this time all my concentration was focused.

This writing bull was all business.

I never even noticed the ten minute warning or even the fact that all the humans, including mine, had left the building. Even when the lights went out, I was so focused on the light on my computer screen that I never realized it until my tummy started to growl.

ten-minute

Cute. The bull's stomach started to growl. Maybe just for fun, it could start to moo?


It was time for my evening hay and cider.

Embarassed Embarrassed

at the loud noise coming from my innards, I looked around, only to discover, that I was alone. I knew that my human must have forgotten me. lol

I wasn't really too scared about being alone in the dark and locked in, but I was hungry and didn't know what to do about it. I mooed a little and emailed my friend Bess about my predicament, and sure enough Bess came up with a suggestion.

"Hooves, you should print out your story," she typed. Cute!

I tilted my head to one side, trying to understand what my friend Bovine Bessie (77) might mean.

"I don't want to read, semi-colon or dash I want to eat," I typed back and waited for her response.

While I was waiting, I decided to go ahead and do what she suggested

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so I printed out my story. Bessie always is a step or two ahead of me comma and I trusted her to help.

I trotted over to the printer and picked up my story and brought it back to the computer. I couldn't help but notice that the paper tasted good in my mouth. lol

It was then that a light bulb went off in my head.

Once again, my friend Bovine Bessie had saved the day with her quick thinking.

It was the best story I ever ate. Cute and well-done!

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read your work. Please take any suggestions you like and disregard the rest because only you know what is right for your writing.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/...
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questionstags...
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/which_that_...

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Review of The Window  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
Hi Pattey,

This was a sad story. Which is good. It means that you were able to convey emotion.

Thanks for sharing! *Smile*

T
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Vincent Coffin - 1:The Files of Elias F. Gloriosky, Ph.D.

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Hi everyone. Any of my comments or suggestions are just that: comments or suggestions. They are always given with respect and the hopes that they will be helpful. If you don’t agree with them, just ignore them; after all, you know what is best for your story. *Smile*

What I liked best: I'm intrigued.

Plot: Comment on pacing, effective/quick hooking, tension and confusions/questions.

We meet Vincent Coffin who is telling us a story about a box and keys that his grandfather bequeathed to him -- along with warnings.

Hook: Excellent
Tension: okay
Pacing: Excellent
Confusions: No
Questions: About a hundred of them, but unfortunately, I haven't earned the answers yet. *Smile*


Style & Voice -- Concerning style: My comments will assume that you would like to write either in first person or third person limited. However, I would like to point out that many, if not most, of the books that I have bought recently use the omniscient point of view. Ultimately, style is the author's choice. Includes author’s/narrator’s voice, but also hitting truly unique voices for each character

POV: I'm not really sure if it's first person or a second person. I guess it's a combination of the two.

Voice: The voice is humorous and pleasant.

Scene/Setting: Too much it drags? Too little? Confused? Did they use 3 senses? Hmm. None. Well, do the box and keys count?

Characters: Believable? Unique? Mary Sueish? Can’t keep names straight? Make it known! Characters are what it’s all about!

Vincent Coffin - The fellow who receives the box and the warnings
John Owen Coffin, Sr. - His grandfather

Grammar: Pretty good. A typo or two.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/...
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questionstags...
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/which_that_...
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_penguinhb_1/...
http://grammartips.homestead.com/compoundsentences...

Just My Personal Opinion: *Smile*

Howdy Vincent,

I already know that you have a sense of humor. Lucky you. I'd love to write "funny." Sigh. I'm just too serious. Anyway, I should get started if I'm to comment your chapter. Here I go…!

I absolutely enjoyed it. *Smile*

Thanks for sharing!
Tadpole1
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I've tried a hundred different ways to tell this tale, but there's no good way to start it all without much more information than I was willing to divulge. I now know the only way to tell the story is to let it unfold for you, dear reader, as it did for me.

POV: I'm not sure if this is first or second person. We'll see. Probably first.


The box was left to me by my grandfather, a singularly strange man. He was best described by his friends and relations as a crackpot, although he preferred the term "psychoceramic". Over the years he had collected an enormous array of strange devices, books, clothing, and other things one might call ephemera. Now there's an interesting word. Had it not been for him, I would never have known what the word meant. He also taught me the values of an open mind and a forthright spirit. Oh, I digress...the box.

Hook: Yes, I'm hooked -- and amused.

It's an odd thing, made of ironwood, about 12 inches wide and deep, and twice as long.

It's Its

top is hinged on a short side, and it has a monogrammed brass plate on the other end, with a hasp and a rather large brass padlock. The monogram on the plate is very ornate, and the initials are "EFG". Underneath that plate is a smaller plate marked simply

" 1/7". "1/7."

When the box was delivered to me, it came with two keys. The first was a very odd shaped key, the sort one might use to wind up an old toy, and the other regular looking padlock key. I assumed the regular key fit the padlock, and tried to open it, but found that the keyhole was shaped more for the wind up key than for the other. So, I placed that key in the lock and began to turn it. Sure enough, the key was winding up some mechanism inside the padlock. After about five turns, the lock pushed the key out, and began to vibrate. Then, quite suddenly, the hasp itself seemed to pop away from the box, exposing a keyhole. That's the keyhole the ordinary key fit. It was all very interesting that the real lock for the box was disguised under a lock.
Indeed.


Upon opening the box, I found a ring of keys and a letter written in my grandfather's hand. Here is what it said:

My Dearest Vincent

There are things you must know that I can now reveal to you. All these years everyone has thought me a fool, and I have allowed them to do so to protect them from the knowledge that I have access to. It is all quite fun to have a secret, but it is very important for that secret to be kept and revealed only to those who earn it. So, this is what I've done. Here in this box are some of the collected papers of a very dear friend of mine, Dr. Elias Faraday Gloriosky, Ph.D., my old professor of

pandemonia ?? spelling ??

at Miskatonic University. I urge you to follow the trail of these papers in the order they are contained in the box. The keys on the ring will become important, but only when you come across the markings for the keys on the papers. Now for the important part: The Rules

1. Time travel, IF it were possible, might be limited to 200 years prior or 200 years after the moment in which you enter the slipstream between dimensions in which you could travel.

2. IF time travel were possible, people would have developed a way of tracking their own time and the times they were visiting. A convenient way of this might be something like "subjective" for times they were visiting and "constant" for their own timeline.

3. IF such travellers existed, and there really was a tried and true methodology for time travel, one would be assured that many types of devices might be used to travel, so long as they had some method of locating latitude, longitude, and time in their operation.

4. There are rules for everything, and sometimes the rules are the only thing that will protect you.

5. At some point, you may have to break a rule. Having the wisdom to know when to do that is the key to finding a much greater world than you or I ever imagined in our long talks while you were growing up.

6. Don't judge people quickly. Some of the nastiest people I've ever met were the best I've known.

7. Governments would have to be involved in any kind of time passage in one form or another. This can be a good thing, as in setting up a method of keeping people from becoming stranded or interfering too much with the timeline, OR a bad thing if they try to control the actions of other governments or individuals for their own purposes or advantage. The best thing to remember would be to trust the trustworthy, and don't be afraid to risk it all should you need to.

I hope these few things help, as I can't say too much right now. I have to go tuck your father in for the night, since he's starting

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first grade tomorrow. Oh, and if you should run across anyone who asks, tell them I did just fine. Also, should you run in to anyone involved with carnivals, run. *Bigsmile*

Forever your grandfather,

John Owen Coffin, Sr.


So, there it was. The box, the letter, and a ring of very odd keys to who knows what locks. I now reveal to you the contents of the box, as given to me, because knowing these things must be earned. Oh, and that thing he said about carnival people...he was right. I started with a letter to a Captain Spaulding.


This was lots of fun!

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Hi L,

Since you suggested this to P. I thought I'd read it. *Bigsmile*

While I don't agree with everything, I did smile all the way through. Thanks for an entertaining moment. Grin.

I can't keep my cat off my keyboard! You pretty much hit the head on the nail for our dog. Grin.

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*Cat2* Cats have staff. *Cat*

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