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  • October 20, 2015 at 3:59 am #85697
    jock
    Participant

    I want to improve my writing skills by the way. I think I need to work harder on capturing the atmosphere of a scenario like a casino. More detail required? yes I think so especially leading up to my first contact with a slot machine.

    anyone like to share their gambling war stories? 🙂

    October 20, 2015 at 2:51 pm #85737
    jock
    Participant

    anita
    I miss your responses already… 🙂

    October 20, 2015 at 4:54 pm #85744
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack:

    Are you going to VALUE my response?
    anita

    October 20, 2015 at 7:56 pm #85754
    jock
    Participant

    I can’t keep praising you Anita. I’ve run out of superlatives.

    October 21, 2015 at 11:31 am #85803
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Jack:

    I enjoyed your writing above. I didn’t need more details so to capture the atmosphere in the casino. I am already familiar with it anyway, the atmosphere- it is the same all the time, flashing lights and those sounds. Again, I enjoyed your writing and it made sense to me, you connecting being introverted with the fascination, the payoff element absent in life at work (it being a part time job like, meaning the payoff), and the easy way of it, not dealing with a real life relationship. I like it. I like your writing!

    anita

    October 21, 2015 at 5:38 pm #85826
    jock
    Participant

    thanks anita
    you are always very positive and encouraging

    October 21, 2015 at 7:13 pm #85829
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear jack:

    I wasn’t trying to be positive: I genuinely enjoyed your writing and I sincerely believe you have skill and talent writing. Loved the board meetings as well. Things I enjoy in your writing above: you start your sentences with different parts: “our affair started…. I was new….lack of energy, ….

    “Slot machines was her name. I heard her mating calls.” I find this brilliant to put it like that.

    And there is personal touch all over this short narrative- you make yourself known in a simple, non pretentious, non boring, and interesting way.

    anita

    October 22, 2015 at 9:07 am #85855
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I like your writing, Jack. I liket hat you want to work on it further still too – there is always more a person can learn. me too.

    I’m not belittling you but my mantra is ‘gambling is for mugs’ – because I had a boyfriend who got into the online poker and gambling thing. money after money after money. stupid. lost everything we had. stupid.

    but you clawed your way out of it because something in you changed – your needs must have changed to not need to go there anymore

    as for internet forums – I’ve seen you mention that a few times now…. a need to connect. it’s easy huh? no real effort because no one can see your face as you write. I get that. A way of giving something of yourself in a way people value without having to offer more than you can cope with offering….

    what do you want to have happen? I think you’re comfortable in it just now. is it a problem for you?

    October 22, 2015 at 10:50 am #85868
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Jack:

    I did want to comment about you repeating your concern that you are addicted to this forum. Aren’t you getting some value out of this? Learning new things? Increasing your awareness? If you do, then it is not an addiction, it is a learning experience. If you don’t learn anything, then it is a waste of your time.
    anita

    October 22, 2015 at 2:52 pm #85902
    jock
    Participant

    food for thought
    thank you both

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