Planetfurry BBS

[Teric]

Holy... Flippin... Cow...

Darn you, Chris Foxx! Darn you and James and Hikaru and Eric all together! You have effectively taken over nearly every waking minute that I have for the past month, as I discovered your stories and subsequently spent more than a few nights reading them until past 3:00 AM!

Now that that's out, I want to thank you, Chris, for creating excellent pieces of work, truly memorable stories with characters that have become very real for me.

I probably join the thousands when I say that Tabitha chapter 6 truly made me cry. Here I am, a 33 year-old guy, working at my computer in my office, having to pull 4 tissues and close my door to compose myself during work hours. It has truly been many years since a work of fiction has done that to me.

And the very tender scene when Chris properly proposed to Sabrina, really reminded me of when I asked my sweet wife to marry me. It brought back the same feelings of nervous jitters, trembling hands, and overflowing love. I don't know how you do it, Chris, but you have done it, and I hope you will continue to do it in the future.

Keep it up!

[anthony]

There are a very few truly emotional moments in literature history...

Casablanca has one...

When Jaxxom impressed Ruth, the white dragon, The Harper Hall trilogy, Anne McGaffrey

Tabitha chapter 6...

There's probably a few others, too...

I was lucky, though, and started on those stories a long time ago, so still has some free time now and then...
(Of course, reading the entire Dragonrider series and Harper Hall trilogy in a military barracks was taking chances... Not a good place for tears)

[Tigermark]

Welcome, Teric,

If Tabitha 6 got to you, as it did to all of us who've read it, and ch18 of ZZtS did, too, be sure to read all the Reader Submission fanfics at ZZ Studios. Specifically, read Xactly's "Ashes," and Cirrel's "Matruishka Dreams." those two affected me the most, athough all the ones there are really great.

Tigermark

[Mapper]

heheh 33 with a box of tissues, I had to be in a really good mood before attempting Tabitha chpter 6 because it really brought me down.

[Teric]

Indeed, Tigermark. I've read 'Ashes' and 'Matriushka Dreams.' Both very good reads. I also enjoyed 'A Closet with See-Through Walls' on the ZZStudios site.

As far as the 'Variations on a theme' on this website, I've read 'Time Enough for Love' and 'The Final Farewell.' Tears flowed freely that day. I stopped reading some of the others because I wanted to actually get some work done!

I'll go back and read 'Dedication' today, probably, if it doesn't interfere with my work too much.

Something I thought was very interesting from 'The Final Farewell'--Zig Zag was the one who started singing 'Amazing Grace'. I knew she is a singer, and has a fairly good voice, but I also recall a short discussion between her and James in the ZZStudios story, where she asked James how he felt about going to church. I believe James's response was, "God and I don't get along." Zig Zag didn't pursue it, and she hasn't said much of anything about religious beliefs since.

So I was somewhat surprised when ZZ was the one to start singing Amazing Grace (not that I'm complaining about it--it was a beautiful touch). I was under the impression that Zig didn't think much about religion nor held any strong religious beliefs. However, now that I think about it, perhaps she has believed all this time, and her beliefs are bound within the part of her that she keeps so closely guarded within herself.

I suppose it's also possible, since the story takes place approximately 10 years after the SOtS storyline, that ZZ's feelings toward religion have changed. On the other hand, it could simply be the fact that 'Amazing Grace' is very commonly sung at funerals, and she had no religious attachment to her singing.

[Teric]

Ok, I just read 'Dedication'. What a sweet portrayal of C&C! Poor Clarence, fumbling through one of the most important times of his life, making a bit of a fool of himself, and yet still coming across as the endearing, sensitive, sincere geek that we've all grown to love.

For nerds and geeks everywhere who are able to work up the courage to crack through their shells of fear and nervousness: There is hope for all of us still! Three cheers for Clarence!

[mwalimu]

Dedication? I don't recall a C&C story by that title. Or are you referring to a chapter from one of the others?

[Teric]

It's in the 'Variations on a Theme' section for reader-submitted fan fiction. Here's a link:

http://www.chrisfoxx.com/dedication.html

[racky raccoon]

thats mine! hey thanks for saying it was good

HEY CHRIS SORT OUT THE HTML ON THAT... its only been 4 months mate

Hi im Racky Raccoon the first offical Co-Author of StOLS (man i never get tired of saying that , se my imput on chapter 51 when you get there)

[Teric]

Hiya Racky! Yeah I caught that you were the co-author of chapter 51 when I read about it on the 'Chapter 51' thread. Awesome chapter, Chris/Racky. I really hope that more will come soon (hint, hint!!)

BTW, Racky, how did you hook up a gig like that, where an author asks you to help him write his book?? Geez I would be jumping flip-flops if I were you.

[mwalimu]

Hmm, not sure how I missed that one, but thanks for the pointer.

Good story, Racky! You've got Clarence's awkwardness down for sure. I try not to overplay it in On Location for fear of making it too cumbersome for the reader to wade through it, but at times I think I go too far the other direction. I need to watch that more closely in forthcoming chapters.

[racky raccoon]

[racky raccoon]

[Teric]

Well make it a good one, gash dernit! (Not like I'd expect you guys to do a bad chapter... )

[Hortmage]