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Post by Steve T. on Oct 24, 2021 18:09:59 GMT -5
Excellent read!
I was a bit confused at first since on the homepage it says that the story is by DaBeagle, but on the story page it shows that it was written by Merkin. I figured it out though.
This was emotional and a bit of a tearjerker. I think I went through 3 tissues just once Walter made his appearance. I'm sure anyone who's ever been in the military can relate to the bonds that form between guys in the same unit, regardless of rank.
Thanks, Merkin for a great addition to my Sunday!
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Post by Dabeagle on Oct 24, 2021 18:42:48 GMT -5
Drat! You spotted my plot to take credit for an excellent story. I guess I'll have to fix it now...and I would have gotten away with it, too! If it weren't for you kids....
Seriously, thanks, screwed up.
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ivor
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Post by ivor on Oct 25, 2021 12:40:48 GMT -5
Just wanted to endorse Steve T's comments about this story. Am sure I've read it before somewhere, but well worth reading again.
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Post by Dabeagle on Oct 25, 2021 12:50:04 GMT -5
I'm hoping to talk Merkin into more - made him an offer :-)
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Post by Lugnutz on Oct 25, 2021 12:51:09 GMT -5
I knew I read Jessy's Ride before. It was reposted according to Merkin. First half was a mystery, the second a tearjerker.
"I Got This" was different. I've read it twice already.
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Post by PaulR5 on Oct 26, 2021 23:18:57 GMT -5
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Post by Steve T. on Oct 31, 2021 13:48:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads-up, Paul. I forget about iomfats sometimes. I'll be looking for Merkin's stories over there.
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Post by glh on Nov 15, 2021 21:05:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads-up, Paul. I forget about iomfats sometimes. I'll be looking for Merkin's stories over there. There are four of "Jesse's" stories, a couple of them real tear-jerkers, but quite worthwhile.
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Post by Steve T. on Nov 15, 2021 22:23:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads-up, Paul. I forget about iomfats sometimes. I'll be looking for Merkin's stories over there. There are four of "Jesse's" stories, a couple of them real tear-jerkers, but quite worthwhile. Right. I went back and read them all in sequence. I think I had read them all before except the last one. Great little novella!
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Post by James Merkin on Nov 21, 2021 0:45:44 GMT -5
Thanks, guys. I appreciate your comments. Sadly, there are no more Jesse stories in the works.
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Post by Neal on Nov 21, 2021 5:06:01 GMT -5
Thanks, guys. I appreciate your comments. Sadly, there are no more Jesse stories in the works. I really like your stories. I have read all of them several times since I found them. Thank you for sharing them.
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Post by PaulR5 on Jan 2, 2022 22:13:59 GMT -5
There are 16 stories by Merkin over on IOMfAtS dot org and all of them are worth reading. To the best of my knowledge, that is the largest single collection of his stories on the Internet.
Eight of Merkin's poems are on codeysworld dot com -- go to the site and click on authors. Then select Merkin.
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