DUEL with the DEVIL
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Comment from barbara.wilkey
It sounds as if their life is going great, almost too great. Are we in for a pitfall? I wouldn't be surprised with Brian's pain returning. I really like this story.
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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It sounds as if their life is going great, almost too great. Are we in for a pitfall? I wouldn't be surprised with Brian's pain returning. I really like this story.
Comment Written 10-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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Yes, pitfall is a good word, but it will be followed by a steep climb back up again. We'll see if he makes it all the way. You know I like happy endings.
Comment from BethShelby
This couple seems to be thriving very well with nice salaries. It is good they can handle being apart and both do what they enjoy. It can't be easy living with pain so I'm sure Brian will soon begin experimenting on himself to see what he can come up with.
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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This couple seems to be thriving very well with nice salaries. It is good they can handle being apart and both do what they enjoy. It can't be easy living with pain so I'm sure Brian will soon begin experimenting on himself to see what he can come up with.
Comment Written 10-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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He definitely plans to experiment on himself, which may or may not be such a good idea. You know there will be a problem because of the Prologue. We'll see where he goes from there.
Comment from jmdg1954
It's in fortunate that Jules and her mother weren't able to "patch things up" even to a more sustainable relationship. At least she has her dad.
After telling us of Brian's back pain creeping into the picture, I thought something was going to happen at the luggage carousel to aggravate it once again.
This was a good chapter taking us from school into their adult lives and setting the stage for things to come.
Good read.
John
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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It's in fortunate that Jules and her mother weren't able to "patch things up" even to a more sustainable relationship. At least she has her dad.
After telling us of Brian's back pain creeping into the picture, I thought something was going to happen at the luggage carousel to aggravate it once again.
This was a good chapter taking us from school into their adult lives and setting the stage for things to come.
Good read.
John
Comment Written 10-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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They may still reconcile; you never know. I was hoping this wouldn't be boring because of all the narration and little dialogue, but I had to spend some time giving context to the main part of the plot which is coming up soon.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
i HAVE A SENSE YOU ATTENDED casE wESTERN. YES? And Charloote sounds to be a city in which you are familiar. Aren't you a WOLFPACK grad, as well.
We are in book two, yes?
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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i HAVE A SENSE YOU ATTENDED casE wESTERN. YES? And Charloote sounds to be a city in which you are familiar. Aren't you a WOLFPACK grad, as well.
We are in book two, yes?
Comment Written 10-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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This is an amazing coincidence, but my daughter happened to go to Cleveland Institute of Music, and my son went to Case Western. They were there at the same time for one year. That's when we lived in Michigan.
I'm only familiar with Charlotte for having been there a few times. Hate going to the Charlotte airport where my daughter usually flies into when visiting. It's a zoo around there.
Yes, we are in Part 2 now.
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
Julia's father, no mother? Interesting, but no surprising. And Fran is married - good for her. No mention of Daniel; I know he's out of the picture, but completely? Can we just know where he ended up? I like Daniel:-)
Things certainly have changed - fast-forward into the future! I feel a little sad to be leaving young Brian and Jules behind.
Cleveland seems to be a lot more than crumbling infrastructure and high crime rates, which is what I had come to believe about it. I have family who recently lived there, and they also have a world-class museum. And there are the sports teams. And Cleveland Clinic. Now I know there are also top-rated universities.
Thanks for taking us into the future with Brian and Julia.
And the traveling violinist reminds me of traveling nurses, who go where they're needed, for lots of money!
xoxo
Pam
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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Julia's father, no mother? Interesting, but no surprising. And Fran is married - good for her. No mention of Daniel; I know he's out of the picture, but completely? Can we just know where he ended up? I like Daniel:-)
Things certainly have changed - fast-forward into the future! I feel a little sad to be leaving young Brian and Jules behind.
Cleveland seems to be a lot more than crumbling infrastructure and high crime rates, which is what I had come to believe about it. I have family who recently lived there, and they also have a world-class museum. And there are the sports teams. And Cleveland Clinic. Now I know there are also top-rated universities.
Thanks for taking us into the future with Brian and Julia.
And the traveling violinist reminds me of traveling nurses, who go where they're needed, for lots of money!
xoxo
Pam
Comment Written 10-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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Daniel and Kimi attended the wedding, but we will see more of them before the end. Not to worry.
Coincidentally (yeah, right) my daughter went to CIM and my son went to CWRU. She was a senior when he was a freshman, so they were there together for one year. We lived about 4 hours from there and visited them often. Cleveland has become quite a nice city. My daughter still lives there in a nearby town.
Yep, lots of money for traveling violinists. That's the only way Brian gets to build his laboratory as we shall see.
Comment from tfawcus
Another fascinating chapter, Jim. The demands placed upon world-class soloists are enormous, and Julia is lucky to have Brian's love and support as a counterbalance. You offer a glimmer of hope that Brian may end up finding a better solution to the pernicious problem of chronic pain management.
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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Another fascinating chapter, Jim. The demands placed upon world-class soloists are enormous, and Julia is lucky to have Brian's love and support as a counterbalance. You offer a glimmer of hope that Brian may end up finding a better solution to the pernicious problem of chronic pain management.
Comment Written 10-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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They appear to be the exception that proves the rule that addicts shouldn't try to have a relationship because they have a tendency to bring each other down. In their case, it's the opposite, and they build each other up. For them it's synergistic. Julia will really help Brian out before the end.
Thanks very much for your perceptions of the story and for those 6 stars too. Much appreciated, Tony. I was afraid people would find this chapter boring because it's pretty much all narrative with little dialogue, but sometimes that's necessary when recapping highlights to move forward in time when the real action takes place. You've got to lay the groundwork for that, and this is one such chapter.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
It is a pity Mom didn't come to the wedding, a sacrifice she might regret in the future. These two seem to be getting along famously and enjoying a close connection with respect for each other. I really envy you guys being able to hop on a plane without passports and going through customs as we do when we visit Europe! It is even worse for us Brits now that we have left the EU. If only we could just travel about without all that rigmarole! Another fine chapter and all seems well in this story just now, love Dolly x x x
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reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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It is a pity Mom didn't come to the wedding, a sacrifice she might regret in the future. These two seem to be getting along famously and enjoying a close connection with respect for each other. I really envy you guys being able to hop on a plane without passports and going through customs as we do when we visit Europe! It is even worse for us Brits now that we have left the EU. If only we could just travel about without all that rigmarole! Another fine chapter and all seems well in this story just now, love Dolly x x x
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Comment Written 10-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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I thank you for your interesting comments and your European perspective here, Dolly.
Yes, things are going along well at this point, but you know from the prologue it won't always be so. It's how they cope with that that will really decide the course of their lives and future together.
Comment from lancellot
Hmm, there was quite a bit of telling in this chapter, but I guess nothing important was happening. We see Brian is thinking more about his "invention" or discovery, not sure what it would be called. But your characters are continuing their... positive exceptionalism. Was Julia ever really an introvert? It didn't seem like it.
On a side note: Your MCs inventing something seems to happen a lot.
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reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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Hmm, there was quite a bit of telling in this chapter, but I guess nothing important was happening. We see Brian is thinking more about his "invention" or discovery, not sure what it would be called. But your characters are continuing their... positive exceptionalism. Was Julia ever really an introvert? It didn't seem like it.
On a side note: Your MCs inventing something seems to happen a lot.
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Comment Written 09-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2024
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I patterned Julia after my own daughter who is an introvert and shares many of Julia's traits. Julia prefers solitary pursuits such as violin-playing, reading, chess. At rehab, she stayed completely to herself until Brian pursued her. She had only one friend as a child. She doesn't initiate conversations but will engage when spoken to.
My daughter is a clarinet player who went to Cleveland Institute of Music (surprise, surprise and coincidentally my son also went to Case Western) and she also expressed herself best through her music. She liked to perform too and preferred that to talking.
You picked up on the fact that all of my stories feature inventors. Maybe I always wanted to be an inventor and I get to live vicariously through them. I get to invent the inventions that they invent. I don't know if any of them work, but it's fun thinking them up.