--Mark[/b]

This is why we adore Connie. Well, at least it's one reason why we adore Connie. Holy God, this hurts.

--Mark

Actually, Jennifer, Tom Jennings and Dirk acted exactly the way they did before they were vampirized as well.  Their dishevelled hair, dark circles under their eyes and sometimes rather ratty clothing, making it look like they spent too much night-lifing just showed them to be what they always were:  bachelors.

ROFL! Sometimes the simplest explanation is the best...

--Mark

Hey - ya know what?  The next time I start wondering out loud, somebody kick me!

<BOOT> to Connie.

There's an advance on your credit. You're now entitled to one offense without penalty.

--Mark[/b][/color]

A performer who willingly steps into the spotlight but can't take a little bashing now and then is in the wrong profession (not that this necessarily applies to Roger). Poking fun at someone isn't the same thing as a personal attack, especially when you consider how benign the stuff that goes on in here is -- unlike so many unmoderated groups. So yes, it's possible someone on the star end of the spectrum might see the posts, and in fact, anytime you post something about anyone in any forum, you should pretty much take it for granted the person in question is going to see it. (Unless they're dead. But some of them may be watching too.) By the nature of the business, people in the public eye have to take the knocks (which are oftentimes nasty) or their own longevity is seriously compromised. I think in most cases, stars couldn't give a rat's ass what kind of exchanges go on in a fan forum.

One of my recent stories got utterly trashed in a fairly big-name publication. I disagree vehemently with the reviewer's point of view; but he said nothing about me personally, which is as it should be, and I respect his right to dislike my story. He could've said something like "Rainey can't write his way out of a paper bag," and that would be personally insulting but -- hey -- I put my story out there for people to read, and they're certainly free to express their opinions.

If the reviewer had said "Rainey's story clearly indicates he is a pedophile with sadomasochistic tendencies," then we'd be stepping beyond the bounds of reasonable review. I think our guidelines clearly differentiate something like the latter example from the kind of Davis/Durkin/Powell-type bashing that goes on here as a rule.

--Mark[/b][/color]

...somehow I think you're a hell of a lot smarter than to try to hatch a plot with Dom in public.

But I'm not. Hey, Dom, about that idea Connie had... Let's talk.

--Mark

Cassandra -- I had taken down earlier chapters to conserve space on my Web server, but I've cleaned enough out of it so that all the chapters may now fit. To start from the beginning, go to:

http://home.triad.rr.com/smrainey/labyrinth01.htm

There's a link at the bottom of each chapter to take you straight to the next one. Or you may enter the URL above, simply delete the number after /labyrinth, and replace it with the desired chapter number. For example, if you want chapter five, go to:

http://home.triad.rr.com/smrainey/labyrinth05.htm

That's zero five, by the way, not the letter "O." For chapter 10, it would be /labyrinth10.htm, etc. Hope that's clear. Please enjoy.

--Mark