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For the impatient, the complete version of A Well-Lived Life 3 - Book 1 - Suzanne is available on Bookapy in ePub, mobi, and PDF versions.

I set prices based on word count, and 'Suzanne' is 560,000 words.

AWLL 1, Books 1-10, AWLL 2, Books 1-2, and GM Books 1-3 are also for sale. The remaining AWLL books are being prepared for publication on the site.

No link as it didn't show up on the home page with the link.

For the impatient, the complete version of A Well-Lived Life 3 - Book 1 - Suzanne is available on Bookapy in ePub, mobi, and PDF versions.

https://bookapy.com/s/85/awll-3-book-1-suzanne

I set prices based on word count, and 'Suzanne' is 560,000 words.

AWLL 1, Books 1-10, AWLL 2, Books 1-2, and GM Books 1-3 are also for sale. The remaining AWLL books are being prepared for publication on the site.

Those who have read my stories know that one overarching theme is that teenagers are not 'children' in the sense that is usually meant by that term. This problem, at least from my perspective, is most prevalent in the US.

A reader wrote (publicly in the comments section:

"At some point I was hoping the character might develope a bit of self control. Screwing children is my breaking point. I have always enjoyed your stories but this has to be the end for me."


This in response to sex between someone over twenty-one and a fifteen-year old.

Anyone who has read twenty books of AWLL (and possibly 2.5 of Good Medicine, you would know that teenagers are NOT children. They are young adults and ought to be treated as such.

May I point out:

Ages of consent
Sweden: 15
Germany: 14
Denmark: 15
Estonia: 14
France: 15
Italy: 14
Portugal: 14
China: 14
Japan: 13 (Cf 'Sakurako')
Argentina: 13
Brazil 14

It's the US that's completely nuts on this topic, with places like California being completely insane.

That said, it may not be your cup of tea, which is fine, but teenagers are NOT children and shouldn't be treated as such.

Today I'll begin posting A Well-Lived Life 3 - Book 1 - Suzanne.

A few things to be aware of:

• There is a serious time skip. AWLL2 ended in August, 1997, and the prologue to AWLL3 is set in the summer of 1999. The story itself resumes in January, 2000. Back history is provided as the story progresses.

• Steve is no longer the sole narrator. Some parts are narrated by Steve, some by the kids (Birgit, Jesse, and Matthew so far, others in the future). A narrator change is signified by a horizontal rule.

The full version of Book 1 - Suzanne should be available on Bookapy by Jan 8th.

And, yes, I'm working on AWLL 3 - Book 2.

See my author page for details on how to obtain pre-release copies of my work.

The original YouTube link in Good Medicine - Junior Year Chapter 62 is dodgy. I've found a new one and posted a revised copy of the chapter.