Forum: Lost Stories

The story as I remember it was a cross between CMsix's Helga and Matt Helms Trip to Waco Pt II. A family moving west by wagon. The father was either not with the family, leaves, or is killed off early. Teen son becomes main man. Obligatory bad guys cutting down trees to hold up. One or more wagons join before or after man from future with modern arms is sent back and joins them. Later, more modern arms are provided for rest of family. It was a good bit longer than CMsix's of this type. Read it at least 5 or more years ago. I thought it was by CMsix but can't seem to find it on his pages.

The story is cmsix's Half Breed man from future comes in late in the story

Thanks, but that's not the one. The one I'm looking for has the man traveling by horse and having his own weapons before he physically meets up with them. IIRC the story is longer and takes place further south and maybe west.

I Take it we are not talking about https://storiesonline.net/s/53996/finding-peace

Most stories by cmsix are short and unfinished. Here is one which is much longer https://storiesonline.net/s/55904/oregon and unfinished.

You're right, although I wish Celtic Cowboy had written more in his Love in West Texas series. As for cmsix, I got the feeling that his stories tended to "get away from him", especially the longer ones. Depression and some of the other long ones seemed to snowball on him.
Still, he's a fun read.

Sadly, that happens. Writers pass, get to sick, or just stop. I despair of no more DualWriter, Apeman, Joe J, Ravesoul, Warlord, Orblover, and others. The saddest may be Exalphageek who quit out of fear of political retribution.

Was he trying to go to the chair

That's 1 I wish would be added along domestic abuse.here in the states I wonder if some has or would do a study on the rise of crime vs. the fall of harsh punishments,you know like stop corporal punishment in school leads to kids being little bastards in school and so on.

I never checked,as for spanking leading defective humans as opposed to the little angels we have now? I don't think abuse and discipline are the same thing.i went to visit my ex and daughter a few yrs ago when my daughter was acting up I was told the state of Michigan says even yelling at your kid is child abuse and you can't send the kid to their room because that is their safe space.so exactly how do you teach your kid that doing bad has consequences before they wind up in prison or as unwed mothers of 5 kids and can't name the father of any of them?can't spank(physical abuse),can't yell(emotional abuse),can't ground(some other bullshit kind of abuse)so what's left?

The science of raising children?since when did telling a child to do their homework,stop hitting others,or any other misbehavior become science?oh yes now I remember,when the children that got a spanking not abused grew up and did want their little muffy or Dustin III to have to take responsibility for their own actions.i have since looked at a few articles on the use of corporal punishment all from liberals and all say it's a bad thing to punish a child.while a lot of the views from the right say otherwise.most of us grew up with the proverb of spare the rod, again most on the right.as a 42yr old I got my fair share and I have never lost respect for the law or those that spanked me.in fact I would say I gained more when I learned that they wouldn't take any shit from me.my daughter is almost 18 and lives with her mother (divorced) and has NO respect for anyone.1 of the articles said spanking leads to criminal life choices I say b.s. choices lead to being a criminal.being born poor doesn't mean you have to stay poor,being born rich doesn't mean you get to get away with breaking the law unless your a Clinton. In the u.s. working hard has become to be seen as what other people do.the snowflake college kids have to have a week off if a republican wins an election or if for some reason that get a bad grade.these are the future leaders of our country that have never face the consequences of not doing the right thing or not getting their own way.sadly most of them were born and raised in an era were they not able to be punished for the misbehavior.

just like "polls" every "scientific study" can be skewed to give the results the "scientist" wants.

As one person mentioned there is a BIG difference between "Discipline" and 'Abuse" when raising kids.

Parents need to remember your children will pick your nursing home and when hospitals turn off your life support. Or maybe you will re-marry and your new wife will decide whether to collect your life insurance or pay a very high hospital bill.

Dr Spock had child upbringing all worked out,until he had own kids,then said it was a load of crap.

I'm sorry. The thread kind of went off on a tangent from a tangent. It wasn't Oregon. IIRC the one I was looking for stayed in the central Mississippi valley area:Ken., Tenn., Mo., Ark., and surrounding areas. It almost totally read like a CMsix story but none of the ones I can find is it. It was somewhat longer than Helga but I don't think it reached a conclusion. I have a very vague memory of CMsix at one point pulling a story or two for rework. This may have been it.

BTW is he still with us or has he passed? I haven't seen any blog posts for a few years.

what is IIRC