I JUST READ THE ALTERNATE VERSION OF THIS STORY AT BIG CLOSET. I LIKED HOW YOU PUT YOURSELF INTO THE STORY. YES TINA, YOU HAVE TOUCHED THE STARS TWICE. ME, I ADMIRE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE THE SACRIFICE TO BECOME APART OF THE MILITARY. MY DADDY WAS A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN. I WAS THE LAST KID BORN. HE SUFFERED FROM DIABETES. WHEN I WAS 12, HE SUFFERED FROM A STROKE AND DIED SOON AFTER. WE HAD THAT FINAL CHRISTMAS TO SAY GOODBYE. FOR THAT, I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO GOD. THE ASTRONAUTS ARE INDEED WORTHY OF OUR RESPECT. THEIR TRAINING IS MORE INTENSE THAN ANY OTHER. THEY MUST ENDURE MORE HARDSHIP TO DO THEIR DUTIES.

VERY NICE TINA. YOU BROUGHT IN NORA OF M.I.B.D. AND THE CYBER CAFE AND INTRODUCE MAGGIE, YET ANOTHER GIRL THAT DRUNK THE SPECIAL COFFEE TO STAY A GIRL. DOES MAGGIE HAVE A STORY OF HER OWN? IT WOULD BE NICE TO READ HOW SHE BECAME A WITCH. YOU, MY FRIEND SEEM TO HAVE A KNACK FOR SCIENCE FICTION STORIES. ME, I AM A SCIENCE FICTION FAN.

I had tears in my eyes as I read this wonderful story.  It was hearwarming.  Thanks for including my baby and me in it.

Shelly aka shalimar

Dreams are the best form of magic, especially the waking dreams.

Very well done, Valentina, very well done. You manage to pluck all the heartstrings and even play some chords.

In many ways this was reminisent of early Ray Bradbury, who loved mixing the down home small town with the magical and spiritual.

Reading this brought me back to that wonderful era when everyone looked up and saw stars and felt they were within our grasp.