I had thought that all the old timers had up and left. I saw that John Binder posted here a while ago but that was only one or two posts, and I really just stumbled across the site by accident.

The only one I kept in touch with off-line was Melyn and I haven't heard from her in quite a while either <sigh>.

I just wish I had kept all of those old transcripts.

Be sure to let me know if you start writing!

Take Care

Rick

I am ready to start the Deed Office up, Ben. I will get it posted in a day or two.

Capt., I don't remember "Melyn"...will go back to the few old notes and refresh myself...wait, I got it now! She was your wife...right?
MA

Capt Harriman's writer - Sorry for tossing in the military reference. From your char's name I figured he had some uniform or hat or something. Just chaulk it up to the idea that in addition to a knack (baking) Shep also has a handicap - He can't remember anyone's name. He'll be calling your character Colonol, General, Admiral, and just about anything except by his actual name.

To MA - This looks like it will be fun. Feel free to let Shep have it with both barrel's. Through his size and rough language he tries to bully everyone he meets. (I still don't know if Ben's forgiven me for some of the things Shep said when he first arrived.) Shep is also . . . well, he's a slop. He's got a bushy beard that is disgustingly filled with bits of food and drink. He hasn't bathed since he was baptized as a young child. But, I fully expect that MA will let him have it. Just don't have MA go off in a huff. It's really hard to write an obnoxious character when everyone keeps avoding him.

And, of course, understand that *I'M* not Shep. I'm a very nice person who tries to speak kindly and find the good in people. Shep's not.

Now that I cleared that up......one of us that is here could write her/him or a new owner until she/he comes back or Ben gives the go ahead for the temp to become perm...now if that don't make it clear to all yall out there I guess we'll just have to keep throwing words into the empty room of the General Store 'til somebody comes along to catch them....

MA, tending to business (her's and others')this morning...have a nice day, yall!

Also, Ben Whiley was the writer for Pleasant Baker. Pleasant left in the great Baker exodus last year. I see Ben is back on the forum. Not sure if he plans to bring Pleasant back or not.

MA, I just read the post in the Inn. It's perfect. Go ahead and take a swing at Shep if MA's so inclined. Don't do anything drastic like knock him out or anything. BTW, he's about 6'4" and almost 300 lbs. (Being a baker means you always eat well.)

BTW, I also write Amos Tinkerer. However, I decided long ago that my Hatrack characters never meet each other. I'm not a good enough writer (IMHO) that anyone wants to read long exchanges between my characters. Besides I like the unexpectedness of interacting with other writers better than simply writing to myself.

Rodney

:-)

And to clear up any confusion...you can all contact me at benwhaley@hotmail.com or benwhaley@benwhaley.com. Either addy will work. I moderate the forum under my characters name. Ben Baker.

Please bear with me.

MABartlett and/or MA Bartlett
New Email: sdah13@vvm.com
****serious explanation of new addy....my new email addy is, without the spaces........

Whoever is writing some of the men said something about being sheriff...I just don't remember who.

When "Rowdy" is ready to take over the jail, we can get Ben (??) to put Rowdy's name on it...and maybe change the name to something else...whatever you want to do.

It is hard to write so many characters but maybe we can get some new people eventually and let them take over some of the characters...that Miss Honey...I think...sounds a lot like her Ladyship did. I am not saying we have to have the same characters...we couldn't...but we had a music hall where this Lady...cough...put on shows and where the men would fight for front row seats and have their tongues hanging out and their eyeballs spinning.

We had a post office and a post mistress that was the most evil, bad-smelling-ugly old skinny krone you can imagine. When she hit the street even the rattlesnakes sprouted feet to get away. She was so mean and ugly that ten year old road kill would come back to life so it could run and hide.

And then we had some very gentle...GOSSIPS...it was a hoot and it IS going to be a new kind of HOOT.

I currently write James Peacemaker..hes a very mysterious deputy. So whoever becomes the new sheriff I'd be looking forward to working for him. I don't think Jess has the time right now to work with Connor Nettles who is our current sheriff.

Do you think we should open up a zoo for that lizzard person...heh,heh,heh
MA, being smartalleck...heh,heh,heh

Ben, how should I talk about locations for people...like if someone opens a new place on Main Street...how should I describe it as up yonder; down yonder, over yonder, back yonder, in yonder, as the crow flies, as the snake slithers, as the fish flops.

Another thing I remember was about meat...we just talk about fixing it and eating it without going into how we got it. I think the General Store owner would talk about getting it from that virtual town we used to go get stuff or in which we could "visit" to get out of town for a while. I also think we had a butcher at one time ?????????? and we just talked about buying from him or her without talking about <<killing>> anything.

I'm not sure but if we had to talk about chickens...they were scared into the dumplings. We chased mice but they always got away.

Sooooooo is it okay with everyone if we write deputy sheriffs and that way the sheriff can come back when and if he or she wants.

Does it cost? and how much? is it just for youngsters or can kids play, too...heh,heh,heh