Mark Gelinas

Some things never change but some do. For Morgan and Josh, it seems as if everything has changed in the three years since their trip to Seattle. Is their love for each other strong enough to stand the test of time? Find out in: tinyurl.com/36vy4s4c

@Monica55dzrh Yes and have a dent in my skull to prove it.

Did you ever ride your bike without a helmet?

@AntiLeftMemes It's a great idea.

Should President Trump be allowed to build a Big Beautiful Ballroom at the White House?

@ThomasFrost42 Well done, brother. Enjoy your retirement.

Today is the day. An end of a part of my life and a beginning of a new one. I am Retiring from the Military. I am now hanging up my Anchor. I Will be a Veteran tomorrow. I started this journey back in OCT 2009. I joined as a Electronic Technician Nuclear. Graduated out of MARF in class 1101. Went to the Sub USS NORTH DAKOTA (SSN-784). During my time there I got Medically Disqualified for Subs and Nuclear. I had an EDMC that wanted me to not be a Nuke and he made it happen. When I left the Sub. He told me that I should really consider not being in "His Navy". I told him to go fuck himself. While waiting to move on to the next part of my naval carrier I worked over at DEVRON 12 and the TAG. My job was the personnel driver for the Commodore. However I found and did multiple jobs. Including working in the TAG. The Tactical Analysis Group. I had so much fun and saw so many cool and wild things in that job. Cross rated over to GSE (Gas Turbine Systems Technician - Electrical) and served on board the USS GETTYSBURG. Was on their last deployment before they went in the yards for SLEP (Service Life Extension Program). We went from a 350 man crew down to 42. We didn't have a Doc. So as a First Class I became the Medical Officer. That was stressful. But it made me learn how to be a better leader. I left there in 2018 where I became an Instructor over at what was called at that time SWOS Newport RI. I taught Chengs and MPAs. My claim to fame is I wrote and designed the entire class for LHA class ship. The classroom and trainers didn't exist before I got there. That is where I put on Anchors and became a Chief. After my time there I went to The USS Higgins out of Yokosuka Japan. That is where I finally broke hard. I was out on patrol and I got a Dear John letter. My 4th in my military carrier. This affected me hard. I had recognized the dark thoughts and asked for help. The ship was the best and made sure I got the help needed. While TAD to CSD. The base Doc looked at the pool of bodies that were broken and trying to heal and used us to be the suicide watch for the entire base. I was in charge of that. I had 3 to 5 people attempt suicide every week for 7 months straight. a few had succeeded and I had to go to them and had to tell their Brothers and Sisters. That completely broke me hard. I went Medical board. They sent me off to San Diego where I worked as the LCPO for Division 2 of LIMDU Sailors and then I was the DLCPO of all LIMDU and Medboard. When I left I had 250 Sailors under my command. I have PTSD from all of the trauma that I had dealt with. I am sadly medically retired. However I take solace that I have touched sailors lives and I have kept people alive. I am proud of what I have done. I still want to do more. However I am taking comfort in that fact that the Military said I had done enough. To all of my friends still in. Thank you. To all of my family. I love you and thank you for all of the support. I could not have done this without you. Navy Chief Navy Pride. Thank you and you have the watch.

Soul Connections - Book 3 in the Journey of Souls series. (Sequel to Soul’s Choice & The Soul Must Go On.) Available at all your favorite stores: amazon.com/dp/177724496X?…

@MichelleMaxwell Congratulations to all concerned.

Congratulations to Karoline and her hubby ❤️ JOYFUL NEWS! — WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATES AS KAROLINE LEAVITT WELCOMES BABY #2! T.R.U.M.P AND V.A.N.C.E SET TO GUEST HOST PRESS BRIEFINGS! The briefing room is about to get a lot more "presidential"! Karoline Leavitt, 28, the youngest Press Secretary in history, has officially traded her legal pads for diaper bags after welcoming her second child—a beautiful baby girl—just this week! As Karoline begins her well-deserved maternity leave, the White House has unveiled a "powerhouse" plan to keep the news flowing. In a move that has the D.C. press corps buzzing, President Donald T.r.u.m.p himself, along with Vice President JD Vance and top Cabinet officials, are reportedly preparing to step behind the podium as guest hosts. With the "Voice of the Administration" focusing on her new arrival, is Washington ready for the unscripted energy of a Trump-led briefing room? SEE THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF BABY LEAVITT & THE GUEST HOST LINEUP

@Eman_8282 All.

@its_The_Dr Well, I think one isn't really a woman and the other three are probably well past menopause, so humanity is doomed.

What’s your Choice?

The Soul Must Go On: The highly anticipated sequel to Soul’s Choice! If you’re dying to know what happened to Amy… amazon.com/dp/1777244900?…

Follow along as we celebrate the magnificent workhorse known as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. We will highlight all variants across its 70+ year history. If you love the Four Fans of Freedom, share us with your friends!

@its_The_Dr Carson

Who was your favorite?

@graestonewriter Thanks for hosting, George.

Friends, that’s a wrap. Sleep well, dear friends. For our going-out song, youtube.com/watch?v=tbU3zd… #Linebylinetime

@graestonewriter Hmm. Who to choose?

For Wednesday, May 6th, 9 PM Eastern: "Crazy." Share a character who is(acting) a little "psychotic". More—> graestonewriter.com/line-by-line #Linebylinetime #WritingCommunity #minicritique #querying #amwriting #indiewriter #amrevising

@merelecroix @graestonewriter Not surprising. The format makes one use every word to the fullest.

@graestonewriter @Elderac For a short story, Simon has a lot I can draw a snippets from! 😊

#LineByLineTime, Let's talk about what we just read. Give kudos to scenes that piqued your interest.

@merelecroix @graestonewriter @bagoflettuce Thank you.

@Elderac @graestonewriter @bagoflettuce I enjoy direct thought quotes sprinkled in with indirect narrative thoughts. They seem to add emphasis to the POV character's thoughts. Well done.

#LineByLineTime, It’s Time to Share Your Writing. This is a mini-critique hour, so make suggestions that help us hone our skills. Post your snippet as a reply to this message. If you can’t find the thread, click on my icon and scroll down. It will be right there.

@SilverAbby84 @graestonewriter @bagoflettuce Thank you.

@Elderac @graestonewriter @bagoflettuce I like the way Josh is commenting to himself about the part. I would probably be saying the same thing - what the heck and I doing here?

@SilverAbby84 @graestonewriter Not pleasant memories.

@graestonewriter Spoilers for Ari and Merry's story. Merry takes Gabe and Ari to the derelict research vessel he grew up on. During repairs, he and Gabe end up in some of the deeper bowels of the ship and they stumble across some less pleasant memories. #LinebyLineTime

@merelecroix @graestonewriter Curious.

@graestonewriter Simon is among my fav short story MCs, & writing his POV mind was a fun challenge. The 1st publisher of "Sincerely, Simon: When Violets Go Bad" described Simon’s brain as “running on all cylinders but out of timing with each other.”

@SilverAbby84 @graestonewriter Good evening, Ms Abby.

@graestonewriter Hello #LineByLineTime friends! Abigail here, utterly unprepared but willing to wing it. And George, what did you do to the timers? I'm firmly a past tense person. I find present tense kind of cheesy, like I'm reading a fan fic on DeviantArt in the early 2000's.

#LineByLineTime, Good evening to our #WritingCommunity friends. All are welcome to participate; gather around the table and introduce yourselves. (Timers are all fouled up. Fixing!) Do you write in present or past tense?