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V. C. Ackerman's avatar

Merry Christmas!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Merry Christmas. 🎄

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V. C. Ackerman's avatar

Tips For A Better Dining Experience • Pepper - “it is not a good idea to hold it upside down over your eye to see if the holes are plugged.” PAINFUL!

In The Silence, I Hear Best - It’s always good to have quiet moments for personal reflection.

I Gave Up A Lucrative Medical Career To Become A Writer - Being a full time writer is hard!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yes, yes, and yes. Thanks V. 🤓

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J.S. Lender's avatar

“A professional writer I met at the unemployment office” haha that sounds about right! When I was reading your story it reminded me of an old paperback I read from the 1950s. At the end of the book there were notes from the author, where he explained that he had actually quit his practice as an anesthesiologist to write paperbacks full-time. This was apparently back in the olden times when people bought enough books to make that a possibility for fiction writers. Those were the days!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yeah. Books were big sellers in the 50s. So were newspapers. And magazines. 🤓

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Justin Deming's avatar

“Tarzan swinging on those vines hanging out of your nose cave” made me bust out laughing. 🤣

Another great mix of stories, Mark!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Reminds me of my Dad. 🤣

Thanks Justin.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

"Tips For A Better Dining Experience • Pepper" — that one got me shivering just thinking about it.

"In The Silence, I Hear Best" — 💚💚💚

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Pepper eye is not a good thing. 😬🤣

Thanks Jack.

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes's avatar

Loved this. I'm now waiting for the soon-to-be-written memoir about a plucky nose-hair surgeon's journey into Hollywood to collect material for the next ghost novel, only to be involved in a hairy situation involving a troupe of white-hair-chested LA actors still waiting for their big break who insist every follicle is sacrosanct, turning what was once a celebrity ghost novel into a real-life celebrity thriller. Here's to the writing journey, good sir.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Samuel. I will write it. It can't miss! 😉🤣

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John K Adams's avatar

In the silence I hear everything.

Great stuff, Mark.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, John. 🤓

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Adrian P Conway's avatar

Highly believable poem, Mark. Very unbelievable story. Really!... You couldn’t DM me Bethany’s number, could you?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

🤣 And lose my ghost-writing gig? No way! 🤣

Thanks, Adrian.

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Claire Walster's avatar

That was a wild ride from start to finish! 😂

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Claire! 😀

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Finlay Beach's avatar

I laughed so hard. Wait. That was the reaction you were going for—right? Let's hope.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yes! It is only partly true. But I won't tell what part. 🤣

Thanks!

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Elle Griffin's avatar

BAHAHAHAHA. You’ve really got the publishing industry pegged 😂

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Mark Starlin's avatar

The truth is always funny. 🤣

Thanks, Elle. 😀

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