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Hi all!
I hope you are all in good health and doing well!
Some of you has sort of jumped the gun at the mention of the uranium. But that is not a train smash. I do know that there are a few nuclear physicists out there bound to raise an eyebrow. But in this chapter (22) things will be cleared up. Roxy will explain WHY the plan is flawed and will not have the impact that the bad guys want. But that leaves the Angels, Rangers, Roy and his new assistant to still find the uranium and either recover it or destroy it by making it inaccessible to anyone on the planet.
It is like I started a debate about a little detail in the story and there USA go and strike Iran's nuclear facilities. ??? Was I preempting something again? Sorry my crystal ball is being funny this time. LOL. Lucky, I did not publish chapter 22 before the news in real life went out. Just now, the CIA, FBI, or whatever men in black suits, might want to come over for cookies and coffee... Like the fire in Knysna I described in "Cargo Drop," and there a huge fire happened in Hawaii! (Blame my overactive imagination.) The "WHAT IF..." I play with to get my stories believable and near to real life.
That brings me to another subject...
A very interesting week went by. I got to delve into the wonderful world of computer programming again. This has sparked that belief of mine that once you learn a language, you never forget it. It is just getting to relate to the syntax and little nuances and there you go.
The great command statements; “IF THEN ELSE
Hi all!
The week rolled by at warp speed. An element that needed to be researched, as it is not a new concept but advancing at a rapid speed, had needed to be taken care of. No spoilers but be prepared for chapter 23 and 24 when it comes your way. All I can say at this time is that it is a major shift in my story telling and I hope you are going to like it. All can’t be just blood and gore and romance. Pinching the cat in the dark needs to be there too, don’t you think? LOL!
It will also be a major eyebrow raise for my editors because they are in the dark to this surprise coming their way. (Oh, evil, despicable me!) The surprise will be a new character in the way of Stella Maren. A 20-year old Civilian Logistics and Dive technician on board the Ocean Wanderer, the ice class research ship of the FLO. A standard Brown hair five feet eight, slender girl with blue eyes and freckles splattered over her cheeks and nose with a special dietary restriction. AND NO! She will not be joining the Angels. (Watch out Fiona – there is something in the air!)
My one editor picked up on it and ended his comments with: "I have a feeling that Roy may get two like Ash, Dave, and the other men in this series of stories." Hmm... You might be onto something... You might be right; you might be wrong...I say no more.
Here is chapter 21. Enjoy! Don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
Hi all!
My week started on Wednesday. The rascals were off from work on Monday and Tuesday. A whirlwind of two days. Shopping, eating out, took the doggie to the vet, (and he lives to bark and bite another day.) But I survived the ordeal! That’s what counts.
In the short week I had to myself, I finished chapter 22 and send it to the editors. Even started chapter 23 and are about 2000 words in on it.
I also got the brain-fart to change “Star Of Assisi’s” cover-page form the generic one to a more fitting one. I had not posted it for a few minutes when I got an email that said, “Horrible Picture.”
Well, I myself was not totally happy with the picture, so with a few things like asking “Perchance AI Image generator” to paint me a photo-real picture of a sunset over Noordhoek beach, I got a background I could use. Then imported that into DAZ 3D and did a silhouette of Roy and Fiona on the beach looking at the sunset. It is after all a love story.
LibreOffice Draw came next and provided the script for the titles and all this came together in Paint.net. The final product I opened in IrfanView and sized it. Thus, dropping the file size from 5 mb to around 800 kb without sacrificing the quality. Uploaded and – no word yet on the cover page. Mission completed.
So, if you have anything to say about the new cover page – I am open to suggestions. I don’t bite. Sometimes I don’t express myself that well in English, but I don’t mean any harm. I appreciate each and every one of you. Even the “horrible picture” remark. It tells me that I need to go back to the drawing-board. It also tells me that you look at what I did and has the grid to tell me, “NO!”
One of my “consultants” told me that the title of the picture is too slanted and the fond of the “By Jody Daniel” is boring. After I explained that the “Star Wars” theme of the title depicts the elusiveness of the “Star,” he conceded that I had something, and it makes sense.
Here is chapter 20. Enjoy! Don’t forget to vote... It helps to motivate me. Especially the 10 votes! LOL!!! And the 10-votes outnumber the rest by far.
Those that voted 1, 5 and 6. There is only six of you in total. Even the 7-vote is far behind the 8, 9, and 10 votes! And the 10-votes are running away from the pack. LOL!
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
Hi all!
I hope you guys and girls that set the clock to my postings on Mondays are not too much miffed that I am posting this chapter on Sunday. Yeah, life splattered me with a curveball, and I have to be running out to the vet on Monday morning. The rascals had booked a visit to the vet for the doggie early in the morning and seeing that the doggie has diabetes he has to stay there the whole day for testing.
Funny that you should raise eyebrows, but I did not know it as well that dogs and cats can get diabetes. This is now the third Fox Terrier Dog that I came to know that has this condition. No problem. I give him his shots mornings and night, and he is doing well. Just getting on in years and we all are awaiting time... (sniff)
On that note, my one editor has a cat that he needs to inject mornings and nights, also for diabetes.
Also, funny how these animals respond to the call for a shot. They know it is helping them, and they even remind you that it’s time to do the deed.
And please do watch your furry kids. If they start to drink a lot of water and also has to visit outside for the call of nature more often, then it could be an indication that the problem is facing them. And not only in older animals. Young ones also can get it early on in life.
This also means that my Monday and Tuesday are out the window. With the rascal's home for the two days – chaos, mayhem, and a lot of “Honey can you do...” are on the cards.
So, I rather post early, than have to have you wait till Tuesday. (Or even Wednesday!)
Here’s Chapter 19 of Star of Assisi. Enjoy! (Lucky it was done and dusted long ago. LOL.)
On that note: Never ever end a sympathy card, WhatsApp, or text message with “LOL.” It does not mean “Lots Of Love...”
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
Hi all!
Looking at the last ten comments it seems to me that the story is not going down well. Remember, in “Desert Rose” Ash was described as having long hair brushing his shoulders. Now it seems like he did have a haircut, (as was proposed by “Thinker.”) but Ash does not sport a business suit. Now what was that famous lyric in the song Amanda? “...It’s an awful awakenin’ in a country boy’s life. To look in the mirror in total surprise, at the hair on your shoulders and the age in your eyes...”
Sometimes that is true, as I don’t recognize the guy in the mirror looking back at me. Now, I'm crowdin’ 70, and still wearing jeans...
I’ve seen men aged around fifty, sixty, that sports long hair and ponytails. Some with even beards. Ash at 57 to 59 do fit that description. Angie don’t mind, because he still rocks her world. I even worked with a guy that at 61 had a baby with his 30-year-old secretary! Yes, he married his secretary 30 years younger than him. Maybe because he was a nuclear physicist that had something to do with his motto of; "18 till, I die." (Or was it the Uranium238?)
Also, I’ve seen men looking like 20 or 30 but is in fact around 40 or 50. You know that when you shop at a certain store at a certain time every week, you tend to make casual conversation with some of the other shoppers in the store that you run into every week. This had me and the red head befriend a couple at that store that also shop every week at the same time. She’s this gorgeous thin sexy girl with long black hair, an infectious smile and blue eyes. Sometimes wearing miniskirts that show off her legs really good. Him, even has the same name as me, looks like he just stepped out of university, ready to tackle the world.
Much was my surprise when he told me that he is contemplating taking early retirement. He was 55 and she was 50! Looks are deceptive. So why can’t Ash have long hair and looking like 30? Angie keeps him young.
Now, to age Ash is somewhat of a trick as the next morph up will have Ash looking 86!
That said – maybe I should stop posting pictures in my stories. I suppose the other three quarters of the readership would soon riot. But as my Editors said: “You can’t please everyone. So, ignore it like a stop sign at the end of the street.”
In the last 10 comments, there was one by “msilversickle” about the idea of renaming Cape Town International to “Joe Masepus” International. I hope you got my translation of that! A joke, as CTI is located right in the middle of the Cape Flats. "Masepus" valley! The famous insult and everyday words spoken on the Cape Flats. LOL.
The last picture in chapter 18 depicts Roy blow-drying and brushing Fiona’s hair after a shower together. That is real life between consenting adults. If Mat Twassel can get away with more explicit pictures, why can’t I? Besides, what is a nipple between friends?
Here’s Chapter 18 of Star of Assisi. Enjoy!
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye for now!
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