Lol Marcus...the antagonist should just walk away! I think you just plot-untwisted literally every story in the history of literature.
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Interesting thought about the ironic twist, Virginia. My vision was that Tempus was going back to his bored younger self to assure him "it gets better."
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I don't think Tempus is evil, either...but everyone knows that the villain has more fun!
Glad you liked it, ScifiJoan.
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I was rather worried about writing comedy - everyone has different tastes, and it's hard to know how sarcasm will read. Tempus' brand of humor really relies on his voice and his body language - Lane Davies was so great in that role; I just hoped to do him justice.
I totally understand where you're coming from, Lynn! I also enjoy meta-humor, as evidenced in Breaching the Ivory Tower.
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Knowing you read the story just because you saw I had written it...gosh, that really means everything to me. Thank you so much for that compliment!