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and you *really* need to write more. Anyway, my favorite of those is "Punch and Pain", because it's a look deep into the emotional reactions of both men. You showed Jim's conflicted push-pull very well, and it ended on a realistic "we'll see what happens" instead of all sweetness and light. (But now you need to write the sequel, so we can get to a better place.)

My stuff is all at CL, of course --
http://www.skeeter63.org/~tslibrary/authors/auth-starwatcher.htm
-- but I kind of hope that you read "Moving Forward" before you decide. It's at CL, but it's also in my LJ (with slightly better formatting).

Anyway, I'd love to see your response. (And maybe, if you have to refresh your memory by scanning a couple of stories, it'll bring you back to the TS side of the fence, hint-hint.)
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