DShomshak Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 6 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said: So... before my wife and I had any kids, I told her that I wanted to name our first-born son after my father and her father, as that was how I was named (after my two grandfathers). Thus, if we had a son, his first and middle names would be William James. Fast forward a few years... we have two kids, both girls. I'm happy to have them, not disappointed at all at not having a son. But the story of our "son's" name does get told to the girls at some point. Fast forward many more years, and my now-adult daughters tell me that back in middle school and high school they had an imaginary big brother, of course named William James. They even told their friends and classmates about him - how my wife and I were somehow upset that he joined the military (which also explained his absence from our home), and that we didn't have any pictures on display of him because we were so worried about him and didn't want constant reminders. You could build a novel around that premise. Magic realism, perhaps. Or horror. Or even a superhero story. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Kinda like Neil Gaiman's Ananzi Boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Lawnmower Boy, wcw43921, Ockham's Spoon and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cygnia Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Conan the Librarian? Lord Liaden, Pariah, slikmar and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Affirmative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Conan the Librarian? By his middle years, Conan could speak and read a large number of languages, living and dead. Albeit with "a barbarous accent." Edited June 6, 2023 by Lord Liaden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 38 minutes ago, Cygnia said: The next line is: "No; I'm a Finance major, which enables all that other stuff I mentioned." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 When a Vespa and a Segway love each other very, very much. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Lord Liaden and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Starlord Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: "Crom's Teeth!" A red mist of fury swept across Conan's eyes. "Ask him no more, cur! Just take the thrice-blasted green eggs and ham and shove them down that wretched fool's throat!" Logan D. Hurricanes, Ternaugh and wcw43921 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 38 minutes ago, Starlord said: sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 it is only visible when they fully decloak Ternaugh and Old Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clonus Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) Click on it to see it at full size. Edited June 7, 2023 by Clonus Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Clonus said: Subtle. But funny! Although Janeway and Chakotay have their books switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 slikmar, Cancer, BoloOfEarth and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 9 hours ago, Old Man said: Subtle. But funny! Although Janeway and Chakotay have their books switched. I can't read the titles for Janeway's and B'Elanna's books. archer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 Janeway is the secret of the missing BLEEPs B'Elanna is a Star Trek Next Generation novella which I can't work out either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 It's a cute Photoshop, but I don't know enough about the characters to get the jokes. Except for Lolita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: This sounds like a fun family to grow up in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 * sigh * Age 26 is a little too late for me to start calling my daughter "girl spawn", I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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