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Retrospect. Always makes sense in retrospect. I figured it had to be one of the earlier characters and Death makes sense. Did I miss where the anti-Death warding stopped working? I must have… 🧐

Ditto @fordsd1966. I have never had any response from their customer service…and I’m talking in years of dealing with them. In their defense, things usually get straightened out (but not always…see some of my other posts), but I have yet to receive any communication from them beyond the automated replies to orders.

I am typically a very positive person and hesitant to post a negative review. That said, I’ll start with positive things regarding Bambino. They have some of my absolute favorite products and their sale prices with free shipping are really good. The thing that sealed the deal for me years ago (yes, I’ve been ordering from them for many years, so I have had plenty of good experiences) was their option to deliver to FedEx Office locations and not my home. This worked flawlessly for a long time. However, my last two orders were absolute nightmares. I hit one of the sales and ordered a case of 48. Everything on their checkout page still said FedEx and I had selected a local FedEx Office as the destination. When I got the tracking number it was for UPS instead of FedEx…I had left everything exactly as I had for many previous FedEx shipped orders…and ended up with a case of adult diapers headed for a FedEx Office via UPS. Frantically, I started looking at my options for heading this off at the pass. Unfortunately, since my home address is tied to my existing UPS account, it took some fast thinking and an extra $8 to reroute the package to a local UPS center to be held for pick up while still flying under the radar with the rest of my family. Emails to Bambino customer service regarding this situation went unanswered. Since I’d had good experiences up to that point, I took a chance when another sale hit, but this time I specifically selected FedEx and paid extra for the service. Everything seemed to go well. I got the tracking number and even received a text from my local FedEx Office when the case arrived. Upon arrival at the office the clerk said there was nothing under my name. I gave him the tracking number and he found the case. When he returned to the counter he said the name on the order didn’t match mine and asked if I “recognized the name Bambino.” Mind you, this is in a public shipping location with about 5-6 other customers in line. Based on the packaging and labeling, it looked as though the case had been drop-shipped to save time. I appreciate that, but I am not one for public humiliation. I will not be taking that chance with them again.

Thank you for the bonus chapter! I’ve been overdosing on BabySofia stories the last couple of days, rereading DT, UT, STG, and Exchanged. It’s helped remind me of some details that tie in beautifully with LCW. Thank you for making all of those stories available. ❤️💕

Yikes…whoever it is has a boatload of power to back them up. I know in retrospect it’ll make perfect sense and likely tie into some piece of the story or other LFP-universe-character I’ve overlooked. You’re good like that…or bad 😈…I haven’t completely made up my mind on that. It’s part of what I love about your work. I can’t recall ever being totally blindsided by characters or situations. They are always well thought out…sometimes I just miss the clues.

Glad you came back to this story. Tish is certainly in a bad spot, well, several actually. I hope she’s able to cope well enough to stay out of trouble. Probably not. 🤷🏻‍♂️ The only motivation I can provide is the knowledge that someone out here enjoys your writing. Hope it’s enough. ❤️💕

Ooh…Monday, please? *bounces with anticipation* THANK YOU! And OMG…reading STG:23 again…something keeps making the words get all blurry…dang that water in my eyes…🥹

Guess my timing was right on the money…I picked up reading earlier than usual today and hit the 25th like. 😀 I’m really curious about Mackenzie’s motives. Very, very happy you’re able to take some time for yourself! As an aside, I decided to go back and read Seems Too Good. The details were a little fuzzy in my mind and worth re-reading. I hit chapter 21 today. What a great story. ❤️💕

Ah, the dreaded cliffhanger nobody saw coming (except maybe all of us 🙂). About time to get anxious and kick some bad guys’ butts. Bring it. LiL2…been looking forward to it since LiL ended. Can’t hold back the excitement!

Personally, I’m happy with whatever you can post whenever you can do it. I’d honestly be more concerned about you pushing too hard. Whenever I’m on that work-treadmill I have the nagging feeling I’m not really doing justice to all the pieces of the puzzle…even when I am probably doing fine…it’s just the feeling I struggle with. Sometimes I think it’s better to pull back a bit and feel good about the pieces I am able to complete. We will still be here patiently waiting for you. 💕❤️

I read this short story on another site years ago and again when it bubbled to the surface here on DD. I love when a story is plausible enough to make you think twice or even wish to make it happen IRL. I would definitely read a sequel if the author chose to continue.

Ditto Moon3ye’s comment. Love this story and its connections. As much as I love taking a bath in the warm and fuzziness here, I have this nagging sense that something dark is lurking around the corner. Given your general pattern of story length, I suspect that may happen within a chapter or two before resolution around 40-ish.

Thank you for my Clark fix. 🙂

First off, I love this story. In particular, I like how it adds context to Oakshire and its surrounding communities. I know this story has been up for a while, so I’m not sure you’re still editing it, but in the quoted section above I think the speaker should be Samantha, not Gwenny.

I was looking for more of your work while I’m waiting for additional chapters of “Unfair” and this one popped up. Is Cassandra (“Cassie”) merely a coincidence or a reference to Clark’s wife in Unfair?

Been out of it for a bit and finally got caught up on LCW. Just love this story!

Honestly had dreams as a kid of having an extra-dimensional room just like this. A place where the world couldn’t burst in and bother me. A place where whatever I imagined took place. Still have a deep emotional connection to those times. When I “go to my happy place” to unwind a bit, that’s it. No noise. No idiots. Just soft, quiet spaces with no pressure.

Wow. I knew you’d knot things up again. Such a great story.

I just love how you casually toss in backstory for other works 🙂

Woohoo…Luci is in the house! How does that work, I mean, with Death and all? You’re making me rethink how all of that fits together. 🤪

I absolutely LOVE how you’re bringing this together. The cynic in me is waiting for something terrible to happen, but the romantic is pleased with recent developments. Hang in there, Clark.

Love how you’re developing the current story and Infernum Infantem backstory at the same time. Now I have go back and review II to recall all the details of the sanctuary. Great story! ❤️💕

The profile for this writer indicates they have not signed in since late spring ‘23, so my guess is the story will remain unfinished, which is truly a shame. I, too, would include it among my favorites on this site. 😕

Gyaaahh!! So much in just a couple of chapters. You elicit such a wide range of emotions from me in Clark’s journey. I find him easy to relate to, yet so often I’ve wanted to slap him silly because of how he treats people. At least he’s realizing that in their own way, Melony and Janet love him deeply. I love how you have wrapped me up in the story and have made me care about the characters. Truly a wonderful emotional roller coaster. One line in particular sticks out to me. When Skinner blames Cassie for the fire I found myself again wondering about those circumstances. I hope you’ll reveal what actually occurred and what became of Cassie. And once again you’ve hit me where I live. As a career educator I find the school “business” situations particularly easy to relate to, and now that I’ve retired and occasionally serve as a substitute, I have renewed admiration for teachers who make the time to prepare detailed lesson plans. I know firsthand how much of a pain that is and I appreciate those who do it. Many times I’ve sucked it up and gone to work instead.

Getting caught up on my favorite stories and so glad to see how much you’ve posted since I last checked. I love how you’re developing the relationship between Tish and Jenn. Is it a bizarre situation and the emotions of each of them are easy to relate to. I am a bit of a romantic, so the loving care Jenn demonstrates toward Tish is my favorite part of the story so far. How long before that is requited? Hmmm…