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arpeejay · #41 August 18th, 2008, 08:10 AM

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skumbum · #42 August 19th, 2008, 02:31 AM

nice work arpeejay

scott2462 · #43 August 19th, 2008, 06:14 AM

Excellent story...had to go through the entire thread before I could stop!

redroger11 · #44 August 22nd, 2008, 03:17 PM

Hey. Maybe it's because the guy has tried to change the world by changing who he is with and change what they do. He starts off great. Changes his body and keeps his dad from imploding. And while bodybuilding is a very worthy endeavor, is that what the character wanted to have as the definition of his life. Was that his calling? If it was he seemed to only use it as a spring board to something else. He never bought a gym and helped train others. He didn't seem to help promote it as a sport.
I think that the character in the story (as well as many of us) needs to find out what gets him passionate and motivated. Through many parts of the story the guy tries to make things right and in the realm of the Gay world. When is the guy going to become a psychologist and help counsel confused gay kids? ( wouldn't that be a hot image: a young guy needs counseling and walks in to find this uber-hunk massively muscled Shrink there to help him come to grips with his sexuality. While the Doc is unable to do anything but give advice. Oooh that would bring up a lot of tension for both of them). Or become a politician at a local level and show the straight community what gay men are really like. He's a cool guy that would be an excellent role model for guys that have very few to look up to.
Man, you are doing an excellent job with this story. And I loved "It's 1976 and 24 inch biceps aren't supposed to have been invented yet but I have 'em." Better than Arnold.
You still have so many worlds of opportunity to choose from and still be able to say what you wanna say. Maybe that's why the character is getting reset over and over again. Is what he has changed or done differently, what he wants his life to say?

Keep Writing, excellent work!

redroger11

arpeejay · #45 April 18th, 2011, 05:36 AM

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Mass Driver · #46 April 18th, 2011, 04:54 PM

Well that sounds good to me. You have some of the best stories.
Maybe you could take one of your most favorite fairy tales and turn it into one of your stories.
Pyramus and Thisbe became Romeo and Juliet, became the Fantastics and then West Side Story.
Each new retelling put the story in a new light with the authors adding parts that made each one better than the last.

So what is your favorite story from your childhood?
I'd Love to hear a new retelling of one of the old tales, If you're the one doing it.
Please, do it...
And please do...
Keep Writing

inm · #47 April 19th, 2011, 06:13 AM

Heinlein would have been proud...
I have a copy with this very same artwork:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job:_A_Comedy_of_Justice

EnderFlep · #48 April 20th, 2011, 05:16 AM

Great story, Richard!

Did you ever read the novel Replay, by Ken Grimwood? Same basic idea.

arpeejay · #49 April 20th, 2011, 07:27 AM

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Otaru_grower · #50 April 21st, 2011, 01:33 AM

This really is one of the MOST UNIQUE and well written stories ever submitted to this site. You should be very proud of yourself.

Personally, I want to live in a world with President Madonna at the helm. But that's just me.

I think you have such creativity and you really commented on so much I'm at a loss for words. I love the different lifetimes, your ear for dialogue, the richness of detail in all of the wish fulfillment fantasy scenes.

It's one thing to ask "what if" but what if all the what ifs are just as filled with good/bad, just in different variations? Is there supposed to be balance no matter what?

Whatever the answer really is, I loved your questions. I actually have thought about the "more souls on Earth than ever before" vs reincarnation issue and it's my personal belief there are just a lot of young souls out there, too. (I'm so not one of them)

Great, great story. Enjoyed it quite a bit.

The Pecman · #51 May 5th, 2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by arpeejay

I know I haven't written anything in a while (long year, lemme tell ya!) but this is my favorite story written by ME, so I thought I would pull it out for the newbies to read. Maybe I'll get inspired!

Excellent job. An old friend of mine from the 1980s, Ken Grimwood, wrote a terrific novel called Rewind where a guy is forced to live his life over and over again -- and every time he hits about 48, he has a heart attack and returns to his life as a teenager. In Ken's case, he had the kid stop Kennedy from being assassinated and all kinds of complications ensue. Amazing story. It was sold as a film script, but never produced... and this was years before Groundhog Day.

I really liked what you did with the story, and thought it echoed the sentiments of a lot of us who might do things a little differently if we had a second chance.

Another non-muscle story that goes into the same territory is Dan Kirk's excellent Do Over series. It's a very interesting area, one that has a lot of fodder for potential plotlines.

arpeejay · #52 July 4th, 2012, 08:13 AM

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nnnrg · #53 July 5th, 2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by arpeejay

Of course, really, when you get down to it, this story is about Jeremy and the world's annoying LACK of a reset switch:

http://www.rpjasper.org/richard/memorial.html

GAAY (Glorious Adventures Await You), Jeremy, and much love.

xoxo

Richard

Yeah. I want that reset switch too. Only a bit more guided maybe.

I hadn't realized that you wrote more on this past the point where Our Protagonist woke up and realized he was straight.

I'm not sure ... I think the last post in this story was the perfect ending point to keep the readers thinking. If you tell what happens, the infinite possibilities collapse into a single timeline, but untold, there is hope for everything.

thedman · #54 July 5th, 2012, 04:39 PM

I think I last saw this story around life number 3. It has been very much fun to see the end and think about things. I would very much like to have a reset button for life, but maybe only one. I would hate to have to do it several times.

But since there is no reset button that I am aware of, it is best to let the past do what it does and move toward the future that awaits. I will still come here to enjoy the fantasies; however!

howardbeatman · #55 July 6th, 2012, 07:54 AM

[QUOTE=The Pecman;151172]Excellent job. An old friend of mine from the 1980s, Ken Grimwood, wrote a terrific novel called Rewind where a guy is forced to live his life over and over again -- and every time he hits about 48, he has a heart attack and returns to his life as a teenager. In Ken's case, he had the kid stop Kennedy from being assassinated and all kinds of complications ensue. Amazing story. It was sold as a film script, but never produced... and this was years before Groundhog Day.

One of the main points of the novel was the incredible frustration felt by the main character. Change only one thing and the whole world changes, usually in bad ways you could never imagine beforehand. And remember that you cannot change your own physical/physiological limitations. Yeah, wish-fulfillment is a pleasent dream... but only a dream.

muscle16a · #56 July 6th, 2012, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The Pecman

An old friend of mine from the 1980s, Ken Grimwood, wrote a terrific novel called Rewind where . . .

A fantastic book! Although I am almost certain the title is "Replay".

The Pecman · #57 July 8th, 2012, 12:35 AM

Correct -- it was Replay. The movie just got optioned yet again, but I dunno if it'll ever get made, especially so many years after Groundhog Day (which was also good and not quite the same thing).

arpeejay · #58 July 8th, 2012, 02:50 PM

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