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Looks very promising!
The format looks fine to me. :)
HUGS!
S
what a mean dad
interesting start
"Dad"
Yup, "Dad" isn't a very nice person in this story, although he would refrain from physical violence (because that would mean he gets blamed for that and if there is anything he hates it's negative attention).
Nice start
Nice start
It's a start
Definitely a good start, hope to see more.
Names have changed over the
Names have changed over the decades and centuries, from being a girl's name to being a boy's name or being used by either gender.
I have a grandson Bailey and a grandniece Bailey; and a grandson named Dakota, and a grandniece Dakota.
My grandson Dakota, when he was around 6 yrs old, thought it was really cool that two States decided to name themselves after him. Needless to say we had to correct his thinking on that issue.
I think this story has lots going for it, and I for one really want to see how Alice deals with High School and what comes his way in life. Especially life in the fast lane. :-)
Usually One-Way
Heh! So two of your grandsons have female second-cousins with the same name. Do any of second cousins know each other?
For girls at least, the change often goes so much faster than decades and centuries. Madison was an uncommon boy's name, a more common surname, and (thanks to one of the US Presidents and Founding Fathers) known for certain places. Then a mermaid in her human form spotted "Madison Av" in NYC, and the rest is history. (Now, over one percent of all high-school girls in the US is named Madison.) Something similar apparently happened with "Riley", although I haven't found out what.
-- Daphne Xu
Names of people and places
There's also a town Madison, Wisconsin. There's a town in California named Baker. My dad was getting along in years and when the young lady behind the cash register found out that was his last name she asked if they named the town after him to which he replied "sweetie, I'm so old they named everything after me."
Chris
When he becomes an adult ...
... he might consider opening a restaurant.
Truly a Coward
Sire is a bully and a coward. He bullies his son, because his son is so much smaller and weaker than him -- or was years ago. Now, the habits and programming are ingrained as with fleas in a flea circus. He grounds his son because the headmaster laid into him, and then grounds his son further for "talking back". Bullies are mindless incompetents as well, with no respect for the truth.
I hope to see this story taken further, especially if Alice can break the programming and slug his sire when the time comes.
I hope that Alice doesn't become butt monkey or the chew toy of the story or the town.
-- Daphne Xu
Songs and real life
Nor all songs mimic real life. "The Boy Named Sue" is a real good song, but any rational parent would be moraine naming their son Alice. People in songs only get hurt if written into the song. People with such names get hurt in real life.
The son being grounded because the father felt humiliated? Who was the moron who named their son Alice? Maybe he should have thought of the ramifications before naming his son?
Others have feelings too.