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42277, US Zip Code for nowhere in particular, other countries may vary.

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10 hours ago, InvidiaRed said:

42271!

Behold my time has come again!

Tis I speakers of numerics that end in odd!

My oh My where does the times go as we trudge through limitless spaces

liminal halls and even past partridges in that damn pear tree!

Alas,alas the tide doeth ever change push and pull

light and dark.

Such well-written prose to describe a five digit number is truly inspiring.  But it has little if anything to do with

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42275, which is the correct number here, even if it’s four removed from your amazing prose.

Cheers!

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  42269.  Really?  Two hundred eleven couples doing that?  Oh, well; happy Friday!

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42247

[Riding the Lincoln Way]

Chapter 45, “Differences of Opinion,” is uploaded and available.

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Forty two thousand, two hundred forty-four.

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was the previous number.  The correct number here is forty two thousand, two hundred forty-five.

 

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42239

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On 6/4/2023 at 2:25 AM, Desiderius Price said:

42222

I am unable to be nearly so repetitive.  42235

[Happy endings (literally or figuratively) or tragic endings?]

On 6/6/2023 at 3:40 PM, Deadman said:

Curious what your policy is on happy endings or more tragic endings?

How many happy endings have you written versus more tragic endings?

I’ve seen a few of both of them on the platform but curious what you tend to go for.

Hi, Deadman and all.

Thinking about your original question, I would suppose that the ending of the story should make sense within the story itself.  While the occasional surprise ending out of left field can please readers, it can also disturb them.  You should also keep in mind that if you persuade a reader to invest in your heroic and likeable protagonist, only to have tragedy befall them beyond the protagonist’s control, the reader might get upset with you.

As a comparison with another medium, if you watch episodes of The French Chef, you know that the lobster always “gets it” in the first five minutes.  But if you watch Leon the Lobster, you would understandably get upset to see the bright-red shell, the lemon slice, and the drawn butter.  If the audience agrees with the ending you’ve chosen, then you’re writing well. 

Or, I suppose you could deliberately write stories where the (tragic) ending only makes sense to the reader on a second or third reading.  But if you do that, keep the fireproof curtains well-drawn while you build up a following.

Cheers! 

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On 5/31/2023 at 1:52 AM, InvidiaRed said:

42207

Forty Two Thousand and Two Hundred and Seven!

The beauty in seven is in its prime number song!

42219 is actually jealous, since it’s only the US ZIP Code for Dunbar, Kentucky.

[Riding the Lincoln Way]

Chapter 44, “The Return of the Old Masters,” is uploaded and available.

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16 hours ago, InvidiaRed said:

Forty Two Thousand and one hundred and ninety nine!

42199! Feel its numeric heft!

Behold the tidal flux for and back again, but the greatest illusion between binary is that once cannot become the other.

Maybe so, but 42202 is still three greater.  It’s also the zip code for Adairville, KY.

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