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Pernoste's avatar

You're quite the storyteller, captivating from first line to last.💙

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you Pernoste. I appreciate your opinion.

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you, Geraldine, for the restack.

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Weston Parker's avatar

My childhood buddy was very similar to Norm. thanks

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Darlene ChaniMaya Postma's avatar

May we all find a Bette.

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Carole Roseland's avatar

Reminds me of the Kim Carnes song:

She'll let you take her home

It whets her appetite

She'll lay you on a throne

She got Bette Davis eyes

She'll take a tumble on you

Roll you like you were dice

Until you come out blue

She's got Bette Davis eyes

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

I remember the song, but wasn't thinking about it when I wrote the story. If I had, I would have worked it in somehow. Maybe when I wrote Bette’s story?

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Nancy Koper's avatar

Norm and Bette were a match made in lust, perhaps.

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you also Paul for the restack.

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Radically accessible poems's avatar

My friend used to say his idea of exercise was reading next to an open window...

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you, Deni, for the restack.

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you, Kathleen, for the restack.

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Fred, I love so much about this story. I wish I could put into words how much. You write so effortlessly bringing your characters to life. I felt for both Norm and Bette.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

I can relate to this story, Fred, especially to the character of Norm.

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thanks Paul. I'll never tell…;)

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

🤣

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you, Kathleen. Unfortunately, I don't write effortlessly. This story, although short, went through several renditions before I posted it.

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

That's a lot of work Fred, but worth it for all of us. It's Obvious that you have had this talent and have encouraged it and worked on it for years..

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you, Kathleen, I'm a slow learner and still at it.

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Hey Fred, I belong to that slow learner club. Also, I could actually be the president of it.

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Nah, I'm older than you and slower. My memory is a sieve…here today, gone tomorrow. Best that….

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Tracy's avatar

Dang. Poor Norm. Would be interesting to see him from a pov other than his own. Nice character sketch of a kinda sketchy guy! 🤣🥰

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Maybe Better left behind a diary with juicy dirt about Norm?

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Tracy's avatar

Yeah! Wonder what Bette had to say about our guy… 🤣

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

I guess I'll have to write that story, but bear in mind, Bette was Norm's female other. In short, she had no shortage of lovers.

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Tracy's avatar

It’s not easy to write from the other gender’s pov- I suppose I am just curious to know more about your characters. 🤔

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Joan Livingston's avatar

Your piece Look of Love is an interesting look at love. Well done.

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thanks Joan, I'll tell Norm.

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Martin Mc Carthy's avatar

This fine story about Bette (how could we ever forget Bette?) revolves around Dusty Springfield's rendition of a great song called "The Look of Love", and it all tightly woven together by it. In fact, I like that song so much, I'll quote it here:

"The look of love is in your eyes

The look your heart can't disguise

The look of love

Is saying so much more than

Just words could ever say

And what my heart has heard

Well, it takes my breath away."

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you, Martin, for your kind review. As always, I appreciate it.

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