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@Exoplanet wrote:

Hello @Sophia1 ,

I feel a bit awkward. I'd never heard of Selkies, so I looked them up & that's
when I discovered the Kelpie {water horse}. I did read the myth & it isn't
a pleasant one, Kelpies in horse form coax people onto their backs & then
run into the water & drown them & eat them! But being a make-believe
story, I made this one a kind Kelpie, a vegetarian kelp eating Kelpie. I was
going to add to the story, that the Kelpie being a shape shifter, changed into
a dog just before the Selkie saw it & how the Kelpie thought it was so
wonderful that the Selkie rescued it; that the Kelpie realized even though
the Selkie was different, it was a kind & caring soul. But when I read that
Sooty & Kelpies can't exist in the same space I felt like I'd said something
wrong. I didn't mean to offend anyone.

 

Love to all that need or want it

@Oaktree  @Appleblossom  @HenryX 

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Hello my dear friend @Exoplanet 

Please let me reassure you that you have not written anything that could possibly offend someone..

Your contributions on this thread are always written with thought and care...

you are a great storyteller and are a vital ingredient in this thread still being here...

I actually jumped to the same conclusion myself thinking automatically oh I have written a story that has disillusioned a person..

It was my mistake in not understanding the connection of a kelpie dog and a mythological creature referred to as a watery kelpie...

So I rambled on about a normal kelpie...

At the end of the day, @Exoplanet  we contribute with good intentions...we enjoy what we do and sharing the storytelling..

The fact that the storyline changes consistently and does not tie in with the last or next writer is neither here nor there...actually I like that side of it...all writing away about something different...why not...

we are members of a mental health forum not sitting for a literary examination...

It is impossible for us to please everyone..

There will always be someone who does not like what is the latest storyline...create your own and tie it in..or just write whatever you want...

The thread is about enjoying the storytelling...adding your own touch or twist...bringing back some lightheartedness within our writing...

I also am aware that a couple of people @Shaz51 has so much going on at the moment and we do not want you to feel guilty...you are spread out far too much as it is....So please our dear Mrs Shaz , we do not expect you to worry about this thread....you will always be one of us....pop in only if you want to use it as an escape....

look after yourself and family first...You are very important to us... We love you and need you to follow up with some self care...

@Adge busy with complex government census...if you do not have time all fine...no guilt...come when you choose.

@Appleblossom has written about this and left a small contribution...beautiful.

others are on leave and have requested not to be tagged at this present time and that is respected...

I just ask if you wish to be tagged please let us know....

Having said all of the above ....Respecting each other goes without saying..

let's get back to having some fun....

I have been beckoned elsewhere and will be back later to see if anything new has arrived...💛

@Exoplanet @HenryX @Appleblossom @Adge