First word and first reaction. Jesus.
I do not say that often, but you made me say it so many times that I may have to go to church. What a chapter.

Passionately penned, DK. You definitely know your way around adjectives my friend. Very descriptive indeed, the flashback with the events of the wedding, was a nice contrast to the festivities. Deep undertones my friend, incredible storytelling. Appreciate you.

Damian

Hell yeah. Publish this stuff Meg!!!

Wow. You nailed this one.

Ohhh, goodness-ME!

How can I adequately explain how fully I’ve enjoyed the foreplay, and every single succulently filling bit between Dan’s ‘n Meg’s actual consummation, and ummm-HMMM, what a magnificently sublime consummational array of endlessly various climaxes it was … WHEWWWEE!

Excuse me, please, Ma’am, while I turn up the oxygen supply!
Onward, UPward! ⁓ Rascal🖌

hello lovely Fia this is beautiful and so serene 💕

You are making my petals open from way over here. Just imagine my aroma as an arrangement on your table. You took the words right out of my mouth… LAY ME

Beautifully penned, Fia. Into the book it belongs! A lovely write my friend. Appreciate you.

Damian

Sounds very blissful. Nothing like a day of bliss. Great ink.

Enjoyed this.

A lovely, delicate piece. Well done Fia.

I really like this. Feels like classic poetry. Warm and nostalgic. Very nice, Fia

Naaj

Love the way you write Fia, enjoyed this read..

The sacrifice palpable, the suffering unimaginable. It’s significant that people see war as this thing that just “happens”, not considering all the coordination, planning and propaganda that goes into it. They don’t accidently happen….never mind that it makes NO sense that humanity would be MORE warlike with the progression of time, but it certainly appears as if there is more war now than ever before in known history….and that’s a LOTTA planning & coordination! And propaganda (to “prop the agenda”)

Great tribute for D Day, EZ Joe. Good to see you again. I appreciate their sacrifice.

I agree 100%. “…it makes NO sense that humanity would be MORE warlike with the progression of time, but it certainly appears as if there is more war now than ever before in known history….and that’s a LOTTA planning & coordination! And propaganda (to “prop the agenda”

Good to hear from you again.

“Death is death.”
“Peace is strangled at birth.”

The whole piece moved me. War is gruesome and no one wins. We must remember all of those who served, fought and lost their lives in the pursuit of peace. Funny how fighting is the way to find peace.
Those two lines just stuck with me. Very good peace.

Excellent piece of poetry Damian. Fantastic!

How long will it take to figure it out? Some get it quickly. Very nice flow to this Damian.

Killer last line, Damian. Way to finish a fine piece such as this.

Daniel

I always tell myself when feeling dark try being the light for others. I think if you are showing care toward people that can bring the light back.

Great ink

This was such an awesome piece. Thanks Damian for the opportunity. You’re a great friend

I think I said this before, but I love the back-and-forth banter between you two. Also, the fact that you both have so much insight in music is a perk.

Let me first say that I appreciate your testimony, Damian. I commend your bravery and affirmation. That’s not a slight on you, Keith. As both of you agreed, we all have our beliefs, and discussions like this give us the opportunity to understand each other. I’m glad it came up.

Comments on writing: Let me say that a very wise man on this site once told me to write for myself first. I think both of you guys do that, and it’s important to remember. Let me add that musicians with experience writing lyrics do poetry differently in comparison to those with minimal musical experience. There’s nothing wrong with it, but I sense both of you guys write to an intuitive beat because of your musical foundation and interest. I can feel it in many of your pieces.

As for people not placing comments on your pieces, don’t forget that you have to be a member to comment. However, it’s my understanding that reads can come from nonmember visitors. There is always a major disparity between the number of comments and reads on every site I’ve ever attended. It doesn’t piss me off. People breeze through and check out your stuff, then move to the next thing. It’s like making stupid decisions in a horror movie. That’s just what they do.

Wow, the parenting comments, Keith. That was a spanking. I get what you’re saying. I have a nine-year-old that constantly stuns me with what she knows. The tech stuff is scary. They need to be up to date, but they don’t need to live in their phones or computers. Still, I live in my computer a lot more than I used to. Social skills have suddenly become an issue for many. On another note, a bit unrelated, I’m horrified by the things people will say when cloaked by anonymity of the internet.

Keith, I love that you were influenced by cartoons… so refreshing to see that make the list. Believe it or not, I’ve actually watched some of the old Bugs Bunny toons, and I think they are brilliant. Your list of influences was exhausting. OMG. I’m always influenced the most by the last author I read… just a literary chameleon.

I’m a little surprised, considering you are both musicians, that the subject of AI didn’t come up in your interview. One of our members was actually generating AI music for a while on this site, and it was very good. I think a few other people may have picked it up. There are obviously different things this technology can provide, one being instrumental support. I noticed there was a discussion about the cost of making music.

Anyway, I loved the interview. I can see you two sitting in a bar somewhere hashing this out over whiskey.

Meg