Comment from jmdg1954

Excellent

Well Jim. A perfect ending and epitaph for Eddie WTF Philips.

As you know, I don't play golf but I did learn a lot from your two books I followed here on FS. I appreciate that.

Good luck on your publishing venture and on your next project you share with us.

Cheers,
John

 Comment Written 02-May-2023

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reply by the author on 02-May-2023

Thanks so much, John, for being a loyal follower of both my books. I'm so glad, as a non-golfer, that you still managed to enjoy them. And thanks for all of your reviews and comments. That means a lot to me, pal.

Comment from Carol Hillebrenner

Excellent

What a fitting end to Eddie. His tombstone was exactly what made him Lucky Eddie. This was an excellent story, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for sharing your interesting characters.

 Comment Written 01-May-2023

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reply by the author on 01-May-2023

That was a really nice review. Thank you so much, Carol, for being a faithful follower of this story. It means a lot to me.

Comment from Julie Lau

Excellent

Oh, that was a lovely ending, Jim! I had better start composing my epitaph now, I think, although... I was planning to have my ashes scattered over someone's barbeque.

 Comment Written 01-May-2023

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reply by the author on 01-May-2023

Thanks, Julie!

Nah, stick with your plan. Much better!

Comment from Tom Horonzy

Excellent

You likely won't get many followers from beginning to the end as golf isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it would save for the fact I prefer V-8. Thanks for cuing me in on the releases. It was a joyous read.

 Comment Written 30-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 30-Apr-2023

Thanks for being a loyal follower, Tom. I really appreciate it.

I think I prefer V-8 to tea too, but sometimes I'm in the mood for tea. It surprises me that the majority of folks who have been reading this, actually don't play golf, for which I'm flattered that it was able to hold their interest despite being about golf.

Comment from royowen

Excellent

I have enjoyed all your stories, because I'm a sportsman, I understand golf to a fairly competent level, so your stories were really about friendships, and the adventures thereof, offspring happen naturally anyway, and I appreciate that angle also, beautifully written, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 30-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 30-Apr-2023

Thank you so much, Roy. You've been a faithful follower from the beginning, and I appreciate your reading it and your kind reviews, my friend.

Comment from Jay Squires

Exceptional

The epitaph worked out perfectly in the body of the story on my computer. What a great epitaph that was -- for sure! It was the perfect cap on a very fine story, Jim. You should be proud of this!
Jay

 Comment Written 30-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 30-Apr-2023

Thank you, Jay. I very much appreciate your following this story from the beginning and for your great reviews. Thanks so much for these six stars. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

This ending was perfect. I think you may want to work on the epitaph a little. I think the spacing when haywire. Thank you for sharing this novel with us. I do hope you find a real agent or publisher. In today's world it's hard to do. They are only publishing woke stuff. The reasons I've been turned down are amazing.

I sat down beside him on the sofa. (omit 'down')

 Comment Written 30-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 30-Apr-2023

Thanks, Barbara. How does the tombstone look in your browser? In mine it looks fine. This was very tricky to do. I actually have a nice .jpg image of it my daughter created for me, but there was no way to insert it into the posting (like you can with the picture at the beginning.) I have suggested a revision to Tom for their FS software to allow this, but I haven't seen it included yet.

You're right about publishing today. I don't go in for that woke nonsense, and it doesn't sound like you do either.

reply by barbara.wilkey on 30-Apr-2023

I have this:
EDWARD ?Eddie?
PHILLIPS "

and it's like that on every line.

reply by barbara.wilkey on 30-Apr-2023

The same.

reply by the author on 30-Apr-2023

Hmm. Which browser do you use? (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, some other)

reply by barbara.wilkey on 30-Apr-2023

Edge

reply by the author on 30-Apr-2023

Thanks for letting me know, Barbara.

I entered the text of the tombstone below it, so folks using a different browser than Firefox, which I use, and have problems with it can read it.

reply by barbara.wilkey on 30-Apr-2023

Perfect!!!!