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Feasts and Fables's avatar

Happy fourth! That’s quite the longevity and consistency 💥

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, J&B. 🤓

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

You picked four winners, Mark. The old guys at the donut shop (so glad you included a donut story) reminded me of some of my old drinking buddies from forty years ago. The Romance Writer is full of truth. How appropriate that Jimmy found happiness in his true self. The ending of The Thinning is right up there with the best sci fi I've read on Substack. Congratulations on four years of publishing on Substack.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, K.C. I really appreciate your comments. I enjoy writing the old guys. I think we all know some guys like that. Writing The Thinning made me feel like I might actually become a real writer, so I am fond of it.

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

You should be proud it is a heck of a tale.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you, K.C. 🤓

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Justin Deming's avatar

Congratulations, Mark! Thank YOU for the laughs and quality fiction over the years. Looking forward to the next four!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Justin. And thanks for being part of the crew. 🤓

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Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️'s avatar

Happy anniversary! The first one gave me a good chuckle.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

The truth is funny. 😉🤓

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Congratulations.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, David. And thanks for reading, commenting, and your support. 🤓

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

Excellent picks, Mark! Cheers on the next four years! 💚

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you, Jack. I appreciate you being one the long-timers who comments.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Congratulations, Mark! And what a lovely selection of your work. I had not seen any of them before. I especially laughed when Jack asked, "Did you live?" And regarding Somnium, I can only say, "It is always something..." Darn it!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you, Sharron. I appreciate your comments so much.

The four old guys are a lot of fun to write.

Even Utopias have their drawbacks. 😉

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