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~~Most persistent spam ever~~ ~~I'm assuming that this isn't for a Viagra support group~~ ~~How the hell do you do this?~~

Hello. I got tired of deleting the email from my inbox and this seemed to be the only way to get it to stop. I'm not entirely sure what comes next but I hope it doesn't result in more random emails from mysterious sources. Is there a next step to this or am I free to reclaim my internet connection again?

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~~Nice? It's just being helpful.~~

I don't mind. Her son Connor is a really good kid. Just a little hyperactive. It's no big deal to take him to the park and run him out of energy and I know it gives her a break.

I'm sure Alex will grow in his own time and make you more than proud. You and his dad. Do you ever play your guitar for Alex?

Well, it's a little hard to play guitar and hold a baby at the same time, but I do sing for him a lot. Lots of lullabies and nursery rhymes.

Good point. I hadn't thought of that. Sorry.

I bet he loves hearing you sing.

It's okay. Sometimes, I'll put him in his crib and play. But he does seem to like it. Big smiles, or else he goes right to sleep.

That's great. Either way, he is a happy kid with a beautiful song to end his day on. Lullabies and kids' songs are the hardest to get just right. The balance is so very fine and you have to hit on something that catches fire for them. They're the hardest songs I've ever written ~~but I've gotten one or two good ones if you want them~~

Do you write a lot of songs?

Not as many as I did back in school but sometimes. It depends on the mood or if I'm having a good note day. Sometimes putting a song together helps remembering things. ~~Oh, man, was that what that song about the dancing feet of a goddess meant? ~~For me and the kids both. Do you write?~~~~

Oh, I know how that feels. I do as much writing as I can get the opportunity to jot down. Sometimes in song form, sometimes just poetry, and sometimes as prose, but they're all stories. Love stories are my specialty.

Love songs are the second hardest to write. At least for me. To get it just right, universal and still personal and meaningful. I've killed so many trees over it so I went and planted one for Earth Day last year.

Plus the chance that your audience for love songs is a tone-deaf infant is slim.

~~Come to think of it, I can't remember the last one I wrote and played myself.~~

Do you prefer it when you get to write longer stories?

Maybe you just need the right Muse to help you.

And it really depends on the story, but I think some of the best ones are those that develop over time.

Maybe. Probably. Inspiration is all about the right everything sometimes.

Given time and space and the chance, a lot of things can develop into beautiful stories.

Would you tell me your story sometime? ...or are you wanting to write a new one?

My story isn't very exciting. Nothing like what I'm sure others around here could tell you. But, if you want, I could - even if it's just a short story.

So I guess I want to write a real, new one.

I love all stories. And, even though we're on opposite coasts at the moment, I'd be happy to help you write a new one.

~~I would be honored to have your help.~~ ~~I would love your help.~~

That is incredibly generous of you. But I can only accept if it goes both ways. We can help each other, right?

~~Anything you want. ♥~~

Absolutely.

I'll put my contact details up here then. I didn't before because, well, I didn't know what this all was.

3 hour time difference, right?

Yes, that's right. I'm three hours behind. Of course, my schedule is a little erratic, having an infant, so I tend to be up at odd hours.

Me, too. That is, I tend to be up at odd hours. Not that I have an infant obviously. I don't sleep that much and Simba jumps on my head at 5am whether I like it or not, anyway.

"Simba"?

My cat. I found him in the alley when I moved into this apartment last year and started feeding him until he decided to adopt me.

I let my class name him. ~~Sort of.~~

Oh, how adorable! I've got a Balinese named Delilah.

I bet she's a lot prettier than poor Simba. I love him completely but even I can't say he's a handsome cat. On the other hand, he has real personality.

Does Delilah object to you paying attention to your writing? And other things?

Oh, yes, she's beautiful. She's my little fur-baby. And very protective of Alex.

She only objects if she feels she's not getting her dues for attention. Then she likes to jump right up on whatever I'm doing.

That sounds about right. Simba has declared war on my guitar so I have to keep it in the closet when I'm not using it and give him catnip before I use it. He doesn't seem to mind the piano, though, and he deals with the computer by sitting across my wrists.

I bet it's a relief that she loves Alex so much.