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I have finally pulled my head out of the sand, seen the light and will try to be a better GA member than I have been of late. My best to you and your family. Thanks for the fantastic October Granger chapter. Take care, sandrewn

Will is the third generation of CAP characters. He doesn't even appear as a main character until at least 10 or 11 books into the CAP series, which begins in 1962 I believe and I think we are in 2004 currently.

This is a series of books, and your confusion is understandable. You need to start at the beginning with Chronicles Of An Academic Preditor, also known as the CAP series, in order to understand who the players and plots are. Gap Year is 17th book in the series. The web that Mark has woven is quite tangled. If you are a history fan, there is a parallel series of books in the Bridgemont series that intertwines with the CAP series. If you're not a history fan, read it anyways because you will fall in love with history shortly after you start reading it. Mark's research and attention to detail is amazing.

https://gayauthors.org/story/mark-arbour/chroniclesofanacademicpredator/?do=printStory You have a lot to catch up on. Start with Chronicles of an Academic Predator.

Somebody HELP; I am reading (and LOVING) Gap Year but it is obviously a continuation! I would really like to go back to the “beginning”! Can I know the progression? Where do I start and are there follow-ups before Gap Year starts? The cast of characters is vast and interrelationships are hard to discern!

I was watching the trailer for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and thought that the "Erik" (Cooper Koch) would make a a pretty good Wade Danfield. He's got that uptight, prissy vibe down pat. Also, Nicholas Alexander Chavez (the "Lyle") is so damn hot. LOL

I just wanted to let you all know that I submitted a story for the Secret Authors contest here on GA. Now that the contest is over and I'm officially outted as the author, I thought I'd let you know about it.

Wow! No medal in Paris but what a future outside of the sport beckons……

So is it a fail or a flex to lose out on a medal because your dick is so big? https://youtu.be/9gfM10uOVtg?si=j5WsrmEN2TBw1mfg

Interesting regional difference. Here on the East Coast, we're more likely to refer to freeways as expressway, and we don't use "the" in front of it. So instead of saying, "I'm going to take the 101 freeway", you'd say "I'm to take 95."

My Mouse fancast grinding on my Van (On the Mark) fancast at the former's concert. God, Ross Lynch just IS that straightish guy you lusted over and thought maybe, just maybe something could happen. LOL They capture that feeling so well. Other than Van, I could also see Ross Lynch as a really good Ryan.

I understand. Years ago I had to place my Dad in a nursing home. For me it was actually slightly better than dealing with the regular emergencies that occurred while he and my step monster were attempting to live independently. I hope your mother copes well and that the nursing facility provides the care your father needs. Keep the faith that things will be less stressful.

Thanks everyone. My father went into a nursing home, so I'm grappling with that, and with dealing with my mother.

Life has to come before art. Make sure you take time to look after yourself, too.

To be honest, I have been checking each day for chapters, and have gone back to the dates of the last posting. I put it down to academia for the delay and I am sorry that family needs have been so demanding 🫴 😔. I am personally visiting my sister in Melbourne and we have been discussing the other issues with needy family!

Hope it is nothing too serious and you and yours will come out of it better for it. Life happens and we all have to prioritize how we spend our time; so we all do understand. Take care of what you need to, and we will all be here when you are ready to start back up.

Hope it's nothing too serious. I also hope you'll get a little R&R from teaching.

Life happens. I am sure your devoted fans will cope ..... Thanks.

Thank you so much for keeping this up to date. When Will starts college, this is bound to get a lot longer. 🤣

Sorry I'm posting so slowly. I've had some family issues to grapple with, and that's taken a lot of time and slowed down my writing. Just wanted to give you a head's up.

This list will now be continued with the newest story from Mark: The Freshmen Will gave ORAL to Drew, Travis, Gathan, John, (Gustave), Berto, (Tony), Ryan, (Tyler the cab driver), Jeff, Kristoffer, Shane, (Patrick), John Carullo, Alistair, Paolo, Kyle, Vic the Masseur, (Trevor & Hayden), Jake, Mason, Steve the realtor, Kai, Ethan’s friend Joe, Zach, (Buzz Dalby), Dallas, Patrick Christian, (Colin), Chris, (Tom), Aldon (pilot), (Johnny the model), (Dustin), Arthur, Mike, Billie Joe, Dan the frat boy, (Travis), Ian Will received ORAL from Drew, cousin John, Travis, Gathan, Gustave the kidnapper in Paris, Berto, (David), Jeff, (Mike skater), Shane, Cary the clerk in San Fran store, (Trevor), (Mason), Kai, (Malcolm), Alex, (Colin), Zac Posen, (Dustin), Mike, Billie Joe, Ian Will had intercourse with (giving): Gustave, Berto, Raine, David the ice dancer, Jason the Tech guy, Jeff, Hayden, Mason, Malcolm, Marie, Zach, Carullo, Toby, Alex, Colin, Conway, guy in shop, Dustin, Travis, Kenji (Patrick's boyfriend), French gymnast Paul, Fabien Will had intercourse with (receiving): Berto, Tony, Ryan, Tyler the cab driver, John, Jeff, Patrick from party, Gathan, Kyle, Trevor, Chicago night club guy, Carmine, Kai, Erik, John Carullo, Zach, Pedro, Devon, Toby, Buzz Dalby, Patrick Christian, Ramon, Jorge, Colin, Conway, hotel guard, Giacomo, Chris, Peter Thiel, Arthur, Cam Squires, Dan the frat boy, Travis Other sex: Bar twink (rubbing against him with Will coming in his pants) Dallas (Frotting in the waterfall) Dillon (Hand jobs and oral) Colin (frotting, hand job) Tom (hand job) Johnny the model (hand job) Let me know if I have forgotten anyone.

Well, Mark, I know you're a 49ers fan (at least mildly) and I have to say I really was rooting for you guys. Oh, well.

I just realized that this British young adult actor Louis Patridge is really close to how I pictured Jack in my mind when I originally read Be Rad in 2009. (Just lighten the dark brown eyes to hazel brown.)

Chapter 4 -When JJ and Kris leave Hairspray and it's clear that JJ's one smitten kitten. "I Can Hear the Bells" from Hairspray -When JJ gets anxiety about his after-date feelings and then calls up Will to get reassurance. "Smile Like You Mean It" by the Killers -When JJ and Kris play striptease with each other before hooking up in the pool. "Breathe On Me" by Britney Spears -When we learn Kris's sob story and JJ is shocked at how a guy he would have dismissed as just a dumb barfry actually did a big emotional brain dump on him. "Sweet Jane" by The Cowboy Junkies

Mark liked Nicholas Galitzine for Kris K. (Just swap out the hazel eyes for blue.) I pictured Sophie Turner as Susannah/Zanie.