by PostScriptor
Sounds like the reunion I skipped about fifty years ago. And, probably, many of the subsequent editions.
Well written and edited.
Thanks.
Hmm yes, reunions.
I never went to them as I was told a few years after leaving school, a large number of my mates had befallen bad luck through death in many forms - would have been a dismal reunions methinks.
Enjoyed the story.
19 Big Blazing Stars for Great Writing. Been there and done that. Thanks, Buster2U
This was a very enjoyable read. It's great to see a man keeping his eye on what's important - fresh chocolate chip cookies!
Amazing that so many of us have a Sylvia or two in our past. Not because of us, but because there are that many women out there who choose to behave like that. This story was my five year reunion to a "t". Thank goodness for real friends who had forewarned me.
Great story, well done!
the women who dont NEED money often turn out to be the cheapest gold diggers of them all
Nicely done, and my only question is how did Sylvia go from Alice's cousin to her friend ?
Other than that very minor detail, this was a fun and well-written story.
Well played, Sir.
Sorry, couldn’t get through it. It was incredibly dull. The MC came across as a sanctimonious prick. To those that thought this a great story I would say that A, you are very easily amused. Or, B, reliving some teenaged trauma.
Well done, as always. I think every man can relate to your story. I lost count of how many times I bought expensive meals, but I always regarded it as a test, are you worth the time and effort. Until the last and best experience it was always a no, then heaven visited earth, and I was rewarded.
Nice story. I would have missed this except it showed up on a list of 'recommended' in LW.
An interesting tale, I enjoyed it (I remember a couple 'Sylvias' in my past). Thank you PS! 5 stars
somewhere east of Omaha
Nice story. He was polite to everyone but also straight forward in his purpose. I liked this character and surprisingly the author allowed the ex football player to be something other than a caricature. Thanks and again, well done.
Well done. Glad that Doug had the awareness to realize what Sylvia was up to and the backbone to get up and walk out. So many people would have continued to sit there and suffered in silence, not wanting to cause a scene.
Sorry but this was a convoluted nothing burger.
Like food at a pretentious restaurant, all style and no substance.
Great. Unfortunately the part about his delivering the truth to a GROUP of women doesn't fly. If there's more than two females present, 1 will always stick up for the womans' story.
OMG!! Mia culpa, mia maxima culpa! Indeed it was Wendy in Peter Pan, and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. I also misused arthroscopy when it should have been laparoscopy in another story, and used 'penultimate' when I meant simply ultimate. It happens when I write too fast.
But I don't confuse 'decimate' (1/10th) when the real word is 'devastate' (so damn common these days), and I never use 'travesty' when the word called for is 'tragedy'. Oh well, we have our little quirks.