# Re: WATCHER PART VIII

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Posted by LeviLovR on May 25, 2020 at 13:39:59

In Reply to: Re: WATCHER PART VIII posted by Ry on May 25, 2020 at 05:32:46:

I'm so glad you like the story. But I will answer your questions about alcohol first. To my knowledge there is no specific age mentioned in the law. The ultimate goal is for parents to teach their children how to drink responsibly so that when they do reach the legal age they don't go hog wild. The goal is not to create a nation of alcoholics but to do like your parents are doing - a little wine with Sunday lunch. My parents were not big drinkers and neither am I. My father did not particularly care for wine but one Christmas somebody gave him a bottle of some type of Rose and he opened it and shared it with everybody and I had some too. I don't remember exactly how old I was, but I was in my teens. It was so good! I have searched and searched to try to find something like it without success. I did not pay any attention to the brand name so that doesn't help.

Do they ever get wrecked. Most definitely!I have heard of parents giving alcohol to infants, toddlers and small children - mostly to make the kids sleep and be quiet. Some of these children have died from alcohol poisoning, too much alcohol in the system and have other health issues as well. Some alcoholic parents actually give it to their kids so that they literally have somebody to drink with. And many parents have tried to use it to let their kids host parties where the kids can drink, usually graduations etc. The big problem is some of the kids leave drunk and if any problems arise the person providing the alcohol (the parent or homeowner) is responsible. Stores can lose their liquor licences for selling to a minor and have to check IDs. I have been carded, even at my age. I assume most parents start when the kids get into their teens. A younger child might ask for a sip and the parent might give them one, but usually the kid doesn't like it and doesn't ask again.

How many episodes have I been doing in a day? I've lost count, because I have rewritten so many times. I keep getting kicked out over and over. I hit the button to post it and BAM! Gone! I have literally written all weekend. Going back and rereading I noticed I have left out some things and made some errors just because I have been so tired and frustrated. I particularly liked part VII. My original version was much better, but I lost it again. But I had to rewrite it before I lost the whole train of thought. It was late at night and I was very tired. Part VIII was supposed to have been in Part VII. When I reread it I realized I left it out, plus a paragraph about Aunt Beth.
After rereading the entire story I can see that my earliest parts, and the parts that I did manage to get through on my initial attempts are better than those I had to rewrite (which is literally almost all of it.) My initial Part VII was really good. But I just couldn't remember every word in exact order. My fingers can't keep up with my brain, I was tired and frustrated, so it was not exactly what I wanted. However, I read the entire story from beginning to end before going to bed and overall I am pleased with it. It flows, just like the river in the story, and that is precisely what I want when I right. No bogging down or damming up. I always try to read my stories as if I had written them and I really did enjoy it when I reread it. But I have to wind it up and finish it. There can't be too many more episodes because that is not what this site is intended for even though I could probably go on and on. It would be great if I could put more time and effort into developing Watcher's character, but not going to happen. Wes is the one I have concentrated on as he is the link between all of them, and quite frankly the character I can most relate to.

I have written some other fiction here on this site. Did a story about a cowboy who got thrown off his horse and had to walk home in the rain. Did an interesting thing where another person on this site would write an episode, then I would write an episode. We had to pick up where the story ended. Had no idea what the other person was going to do. I found I couldn't really write that way. Our styles were too different and my vision and version was totally different from his. It was a great experiment and taught me a lot about myself and writing.

I have other ideas that can't be done on this site. I actually have a story about a boy and a dog. The boy is the only survivor of a village that has been wiped out by a pandemic (sound familiar). His only companion is a dog, who eventually reverts to the wild leaving him alone. Story was written years ago for a college writing class in short stories. Instructor and classmates loved it. Need to get it edited and published somehow.

One idea for a novel about an ancient tribe involving human sacrifice, polygamy and a volcano. Two men and two women. One of the women is kidnapped by a man from another tribe (ever hear the story The Rape of the Sabine Women) but he winds up bringing her back because she claims to love the other man. She can't make up her mind who she wants to be with.

Another story involves a man who gets involved in a minor fender bender and the when he looks into the eyes of the woman driving the other car, who is very angry, he realizes that she is someone he had a relationship with in a past lifetime when he was a feudal lord and she was a peasant/serf. She becomes his mistress, hoping to use the position to better the life of her children, but of course they really love each other.

Very time consuming projects. Trying to finish some things here on my house so that I can actually sit down and write.

Later Gator!

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- Re: WATCHER PART VIII Zonie 14:51:55 5/25/2020 (6)
  - Re: WATCHER PART VIII LeviLovR 16:38:55 5/26/2020 (3)
    - Re: WATCHER PART VIII Zonie 19:57:45 5/26/2020 (2)
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