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Hi all!
And now… the part that you all have been waiting for! Yes! The long awaited meeting between Alex, Georgie, AND Mockingbird! I say no more. Let the three of them tell you their story. (Evil Laugh! I love it when a plan comes together…)

Here is chapter 18 and I hope the nerves can rest until Andreotti and Borrelli gets to be dealt what is coming to them. And don’t forget about Sloan!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!
What a week that went by! So fast that I did not even start chapter 21. Busy as a bee. Fixing the garage door at my sister-in-law’s place. Got a guy out to align all the thingamajigs so that the door don’t stick. Done and dusted. NOW this morning the motor refused to work! I had to wind the one ton steal door up high enough to get the car out. Grrr… But that was most of the problems. But the others were just time-consuming.

So, eventually I have time to sit down and upload chapter 17. Lucky it was made ready for upload yesterday. So without further ado, here is chapter 17! Enjoy!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!
Bye 4 now!

Hi all!
As you all know from my previous post, this was not a great week for me. I want to thank all the readers and non readers (yes, there were non readers too), that took the time to mail me. Thank you! I only thought that authors sometimes do just stop posting and nobody knows why. But, Grumpy was a friend, he also had a number of followers and I think it was just fair to them to let them know about his departure to the better land.

Here we go with chapter 16 of “Smoke on, GO!” This chapter focus on what happened to Georgie and if she came through it.

I hope you will enjoy this chapter as much as you have enjoyed the previous chapters.

Also, some of you had some creative thoughts about Georgie and Mockingbird. Some of you are not far out in your assumptions, but you’ll have to wait and see how the meeting between Georgie, Alex, and Mockingbird is going to pan out.

Here is chapter 16. Enjoy!
I wish you all the best! Until next week!
Bye 4 now!

They say old sailors never die… they just fade away.

As I sit here writing this, I can't shake the feeling that I’ve lost something irreplaceable. Something beyond value, something money can’t buy.

When I first posted Return to Sender, I received comments from many readers, but one stood out — a reader with the handle “Grumpyoldsquid.”

I always invite readers to reach out via email. Some do, and some don’t. Over time, I’ve been fortunate to build friendships with a few.

Grumpyoldsquid was one of them. He reached out, and what began as casual correspondence grew into a four-year friendship. Eventually, we moved past usernames, and I learned his real name, his passions, and even that he, too, was an author on SOL, writing under the pen name “Handyman.”

He told me about how he had taken up the torch to finish Oyster50’s OVERBOARD. That’s just the kind of person he was — someone who gave freely of his time and talent.

He was immensely proud of his service as a nuclear submariner in the US Navy, a role that defined much of his character — dedicated, resilient, and steadfast. Though I can’t share his name, I can tell you he was a man who lived with purpose and left a legacy that touched many.

But on August 8th, 2024, Grumpyoldsquid embarked on his final voyage — the eternal journey across the great ocean. I was glad I retired Grumpy Charley while he was still with us. He was so amused that I based Grumpy Charley on him. One reader asked me once: “What happened to Grumpy Charley?” And I replied: “He’s on vacation.” To which Grumpyoldsquid mailed me: “Where did I go on vacation. How did I get there, and who am I with? LOL!”

To say I am deeply saddened doesn’t begin to cover it. I’ve lost not just a reader, but a dear friend — someone whose voice I never heard, whose face I never saw, yet whose presence was always felt.

So, I’ll never get an email from Virginia Beach, USA. I’ll never see a Grumpyoldsquid comment on my stories, or read a Handyman story again…

Rest your oars now, my friend. May the wind be forever at your back, and the waters calm. Godspeed at your new Task Force.

One day, this pilot might land on a carrier near you…

Hi all!
Old man winter has returned! Icy weather and rain like a monsoon. I suppose La Niña has awoken – eventually. A few hot days and then, rain, beautiful rain. And of course – Yard Work commences...

I am feeling much better now after I had some emails regarding my comment about only one out of 900 replied to the video. LOL, yes I know most people don’t comment (or vote) on stories. One said that he only comments if it is terrible.

That said, now I have more motivation to bring you some more stories.

Here is chapter 15. Enjoy!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!

Bye 4 now!