TO My Dear Friends Here

short note

My Dear Friends-

Just a quick note of thanks to you all for your kindness in your reviews over the last weeks. Since you are all accomplished writers, I will let you construct your own story of the reason for my absence-

 I was (1) shanghaied aboard a tramp steamer bound for New Zealand, kept in the large crate marked "Perishable Goods" and only allowed out for my genius in plotting new courses across the seas, then given a bowl of gruel and locked up again. OR

(2) The winner of a lottery ticket which gave me free airfare to Thailand, where I returned for the first time since the Vietnam war, and I visited the site of Madame O U Thieu's House of Ladyboy Delight where I once learned that there are more ways to stir a drink than using a swizzle stick... much to my chagrin. OR

(3) I spent over three hellish weeks fighting off the flu and a sinus infection, hardly able to sit upright, and the whole affair was made worse by the death of three of my kitties, by disease or traffic , then the depression worsened by my eldest pup developing arthritis. But regardless of which story resonates with you, dear friend, I am here at this moment, properly fed, free of diseases and hanging in. I must go again now, but in the famous words of Johann Sebastian, I'll be Bach. Love to you  all.

Author's Note

So sorry I have not had a chance yet to read any of the wonderful works posted recently but I will make up for that as soon as I am able. Signing off for now with love and gratitude for all-

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Your third, looks most feasible Julian. Sad to read I might add. Good though to find you back here with a post. And if you have suffered from flu and you have lost any of your critters, I send my kindest thoughts for recovery of ill health and your loss. All the very best to you.

Chris

[Julian]

My dear friend, it always brightens the day to see your words- I look forward to reading more of your wonderful work very soon!! Until then ( and even afterward!) I send my best wishes to you and yours,

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much Julian. You take good care of yourself and those critters of yours. Happy holidays or Merry Christmas, whichever suits best my friend :)

[emmajoygreen]

Dear Sir, so sorry you have had to deal with so many goings-on in your life.. and whichever caused you so much grief is over, truly hope you cam give up buying tissues by the bulk and enjoy something more enjoyable that noisy snuffles. Wishing you a far better new year.. Take care of yourself, Julian.

[NormaZ]

I would wish for you #2, but I suspect #3 is it. ☹️ I hope you feel better soon my friend, and have a nice Christmas!

[Julian]

thank you so much- I pray that you will also have a Christmas filled with blessings and happiness!

[Chris]

Chuckling here - because the story resonated with my sense of the ridiculous and understanding of the facets of reality. The Flu bites in many ways and yet with different levels of sickness. We each have our own reasons for writing and try hard to expand our abilities. I found a good pause here reading your thoughts... and will come back to see your growth.

Chris

[Julian]

Thank you so much for stopping by- you are welcome any time, and if I am not in, help yourself to any of my other scribbles, and you will find tea and biscuits on the shelf, behind the Old Mariner Scotch, "Aged In Oaken Barrels Overnight!"

[AJNJ]

I would say...the 3rd option. Because the higher two don't read too imaginative and one can tell its a flight of fancy, immediately. (A stilted one at that) The 2nd option is embarrassingly overboard.

[Sapphus]

This is an amateur writing site if I read the print correctly. Accomplished? Not really and not technically. Just emotionally maybe.

[Julian]

Did you, perhaps, mistake the term or word "accomplished' to indicate professionally published, recognized and recompensed>? IN the sens of meaning one has skillfully performed any task, one may say that he or she is accomplished. Of course, we DO have quite a few published, recognized, and mometarily remunerated writers here, if you wish to look around - and some of them will be reading this simple post, as they are the ones who normally interact with me. Nonetheless, thanks for stopping by on your journey I am graced and honored by your very presence.

[Julian]

And yes there are typos here- feel free to comment on them, if you so desire. Cheers!

[Sapphus]

My pleasure. Please do name the published, recognized, and mometarily remunerated writers here. I'd love to read them. Thank you.

[Julian]

Happy to help- I would start with the superb jacob erin-gilberto; read his works here for free, and order any of his many books from Amazon, all are exceptionally enjoyable! There are three more you will find in my list of friends and contacts, so after you check out jacob look around a bit! You will be richly rewarded !!! Have a great night / morning.

[Sapphus]

Oh wow. Okay. I'll go find them. Thank you.

[;)]

Accomplished writers, huh? That flu is messing with your head, brah! There are people in this world dying of terminal illnesses and you need comfort for a flu? Reality check, brah, reality check.

[Julian]

Unaware that I asked you for anything at all, much less comfort. Yes, people die. Can you stop that? Reality check.

[;)]

Reality check, brah. Stop being a p***y.

[Julian]

Your wisdom and grace are most impressive- your family is undoubtedly proud of the heights if excellence you have achieved! Well done- and your command of the written word is dazzling! I would excitedly rush to read your creations, but alas-the hour is late here, so I must somehow exist without the privilege of being edified by your scholarly writings!

[;)]

Lie down and suck on your cough medicine, brah.

[Julian]

Clever response!!!! You do well with short words and simple sentences! Carry on!

[;)]

It's a writing site, brah. Not a forum for 'poor me p*****s'.

[Julian]

then why are you here? Were you looking for a porno site and came here by mistake? You DO amuse me, though, so please keep doing the clown dance!!!

[;)]

Only one clown here, brah. And that is a fool who thinks he and his goons are accomplished writers. Lie down, brah. S**t is affecting your head

[Julian]

You now what mentality is common among people who keep saying "brah".... the kind who want so desperately to seem kewl and hip and trendy.... yet they fail. So dance on, keep me laughing for a while!!

[;)]

Your lame writing skill is the only laughable thing here, brah. Your forced rhymes wouldn't fit into your own puckered a*****e, brah.

[Julian]

Dance on, dance on- love it!!! Keep dancing for my amusement!!! Say "brah" some more.... you know you want to... come on... "brah",,,, say it!!!

[;)]

Stop writing. You can't. Simple as that. Cough, cough, wheez. P***y

[Stu. T.H.]

My predictions:
1) That almost sounded fictitious but I'm afraid to ask how did you think of that.
2) That note on the food stall was very detailed but the chance of winning a lottery ticket is slim and I doubt a free airfare to Thailand accompanies it.
3) This one is unfortunately most realistic scenario, I'm sorry for your losses and wish for your well-being.
4) Please tell me this is not actually 1 truth and 2 lies.
Regardless, I'm glad to hear from you again, author Julian.

[Julian]

Good to hear from you as well- I am moving in the right direction. Hope to be able to help at the homeless shelter next week, will see how the days look. If I do not hear from you again before - or even if I DO! - have a wonderful holiday!!