Best wishes to Mark, get better soon😊

Hello Mark, please rest and take care of yourself as that is most important! We may miss a chapter or two as things slow down and wish they were out there, but in the overall scheme of things that is not important. Know that you are much loved by your reading community and I/we hope and pray for your speedy recovery! Screw the figurative distancing, a big bear hug for you😘

Thoughts and good wishes going up....

So I'm just going to come out and say that Mark Arbour informed his writing team that he has contracted Covid19. Before you guys panic, just know that he says he's fine, but very tired and updates to the stories may slow down again. Here's hoping Mark feels better soon! *Please remember to refrain from making any political remarks. Thank you.

Chapter 7 -When Will recounts his fling with Connie that's left him physically exhausted. "Work It" by Missy Elliot -When Connie drives Will around. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" by Jet -When Connie recounts the saga of his stalkermance. "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake -When Will goes surfing. "Get Free" by The Vines

Am I the only one who has to concentrate to call the new story GAP Year rather than CAP Year ? And since Will is my favorite CAP character, I'm very happy to have him in focus.

Chapter 6 -When Will checks out a different club. "Rhythm Takes Control" by 666 -When Will catches eyes with Connie at the club. "This Feeling" by Kid Q -When Will realizes he's been dosed with Special K, and Connie rescues him. "Satisfaction" by Benny Benassi & the Biz -When Will and Connie go for Round 3 at the end of the chapter. "Baby Boy" by Beyonce ft. Sean Paul

I haven't done this in awhile, but here are the ages of some of the Cap characters as of January 17, 2004: JP: 68 Stefan: 58 Brad: 41 Jake: I believe he's mid-30's. Mark? Claire: 39 Matt: 23 Wade: 23 Alex, John Carullo, Tony: 23-ish MaryEllen: 22? Darius: Turning 22 on January 19th. Ella: 20 Zach: 18 JJ: 18 Marie: 17 Will: 17 John Hobart: 16 Riley and Maddie: 3 Robbie II: 10 months Anyway, 2004 was a pretty interesting year. Election years tend to be.

Yeah, 17. Only three and a half years have passed in Cap World since Poor Man's Son. Not that I've ever complained to Mark about this. *walks away innocently*

Wait, how old is Will now? 17?

Chapter 5 -When Will dances with a cute jock at the club. "Slow" by Kylie Minogue

I'm starting a new post for Gap Year, as I think there will be plenty to do. I'll make the names from Gap Year purple. I'm going to assume Will and Kai didn't have new kinds of sex, ie that Will didn't fuck Kai. Will gave ORAL to Drew, 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 Will received ORAL from Drew, cousin John, Gatha

What a good set of questions... Well done rjo.

I have followed this sagas and Mark for about 10 years. I found him on Nifty and then here on GA. Over those years a number of questions have come to mind. Back in 2013 I was attending a convention in St Louis and hoped to meet and talk to Mark about his stories. However, that did not workout. So I am posing those questions now. 1. What was the inspiration for the CAP saga and for your characters (JP, Brad and Will)? 2. How far ahead do you plan your stories ( Did you know what will happen and then write about it)? 3. And lastly, you have told us your characters live in your min

Chapter 4 -When Will travels into Australia. "Come into My World" by Kylie Minogue -When Will has a "hell, they're here and I might as well enjoy myself" hookup in his hotel room. "Get Busy" by Sean Paul

Chapter 2 -When Will takes part in the ceremony to say goodbye to Kai"s father. "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas

Chapter 1 -When Will travels into Hawaii. "Somewhere over the Rainbow" by Israel -When Will ruminates over his life changes after graduating a semester early. And also ruminates over Zach. "Landslide" by The Chicks

Great choices for both moments....

Prologue -When the gang celebrates Brad and Jake's wedding. "Hey, Ya" by Outcast -When Will ruminates over his relationship with Zach. "Blue Eyes" by Elton John

Nigel should have kids that are within the right age range, right?

There's a trending YouTube video that parodies 1917 against the 2020 backdrop of Los Angeles. I wish Blue was still here. He would have loved this.

Okay, I am so excited about the new story, " Gap Year " and it has just started. I have already read the prologue and the first chapter twice each. I am getting a different vibe from this already. I can't decide if the writing style is slightly different or what, but it just feels very fresh; not that any of Mark's stories aren't fabulous but this was has just grabbed me so hard already. Will is not even my favorite character, barely makes my top eight, but I am so excited to see how he handles the challenge of a gap year, and not just the drama already rearing it's head in the first chapt

Thank you so much for pointing that out. Got them fixed (I hope).

And chapters 86 and 87 are the same text

Can you check chapters 83 and 84? It looks like there’s a chapter missing between them.