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[Werewolf1982]

ImHello,my name is Ken.l live in southeast Florida.lm retired on disability now.l used to draw and paint.l.did illustrations for the one book l did get published a couple of years ago though l haven't done any art in quite awhile.l still write to pass the time, mainly attempts at a sexual dealing with the brother of the heroine of the first book , a cop in the early 80's in the Bronx.He faced a vampire unleashed in the first book, finding himself newly cursed as a werewolf. Im 64 and live alone since my corenter passed in July.My partner of 24 years left 14 years ago when l lost my house.But we kept in touch until he passed 4 years back. even though we separated l still miss him.lve never been very social so l haven't had contact with anyone gay in years.l was always too shy to go out where l could meet people gay or straight.Now, l physically can't even get to the door of my house and only my sister comes over to help when she can.

[chris191070]

1 hour ago, Werewolf1982 said:

Hello,my name is Ken.l live in southeast Florida.lm retired on disability now.l used to draw and paint.l.did illustrations for the one book l did get published a couple of years ago though l haven't done any art in quite awhile.l still write to pass the time, mainly attempts at a sexual dealing with the brother of the heroine of the first book , a cop in the early 80's in the Bronx.He faced a vampire unleashed in the first book, finding himself newly cursed as a werewolf.

Welcome to GA.

[empath]

1 hour ago, Werewolf1982 said:

ImHello,my name is Ken.l live in southeast Florida.lm retired on disability now.l used to draw and paint.l.did illustrations for the one book l did get published a couple of years ago though l haven't done any art in quite awhile.l still write to pass the time, mainly attempts at a sexual dealing with the brother of the heroine of the first book , a cop in the early 80's in the Bronx.He faced a vampire unleashed in the first book, finding himself newly cursed as a werewolf. Im 64 and live alone since my corenter passed in July.My partner of 24 years left 14 years ago when l lost my house.But we kept in touch until he passed 4 years back. even though we separated l still miss him.lve never been very social so l haven't had contact with anyone gay in years.l was always too shy to go out where l could meet people gay or straight.Now, l physically can't even get to the door of my house and only my sister comes over to help when she can.

Hey Ken!  Welcome!  The heart emoji was an attempt to send love from MN.  I hope you find community and belonging here as I have!  You are not alone!

[BendtedWreath]

Welcome to the forum, @Werewolf1982!

[Werewolf1982]

Thanks for the welcome.

[Headstall]

10 hours ago, Werewolf1982 said:

ImHello,my name is Ken.l live in southeast Florida.lm retired on disability now.l used to draw and paint.l.did illustrations for the one book l did get published a couple of years ago though l haven't done any art in quite awhile.l still write to pass the time, mainly attempts at a sexual dealing with the brother of the heroine of the first book , a cop in the early 80's in the Bronx.He faced a vampire unleashed in the first book, finding himself newly cursed as a werewolf. Im 64 and live alone since my corenter passed in July.My partner of 24 years left 14 years ago when l lost my house.But we kept in touch until he passed 4 years back. even though we separated l still miss him.lve never been very social so l haven't had contact with anyone gay in years.l was always too shy to go out where l could meet people gay or straight.Now, l physically can't even get to the door of my house and only my sister comes over to help when she can.

Hello, Ken, and welcome to GA. You don't need to go outside to be a member of this community. All you need is a desire to interact. Cheers! Gary

[Suddaby]

Hi,

 

Finally joined as one of my favourite authors Robert Hugill has suddenly disappeared behind "Mature Content". What I am wondering is, can I identify other stories that are classed as "mature content", as I know I have passed over some stories in the past because of this???

 

Cheers,

 

Kevin

[Gary L]

34 minutes ago, Suddaby said:

Hi,

 

Finally joined as one of my favourite authors Robert Hugill has suddenly disappeared behind "Mature Content". What I am wondering is, can I identify other stories that are classed as "mature content", as I know I have passed over some stories in the past because of this???

 

Cheers,

 

Kevin

Welcome! As a fellow fan of Robert H it’s good to see you here!

The rules about sexual content are quite clear. You can see all the labels in the description page/ table of contents.  Just because a story has “mature content” doesn’t mean it’s necessarily going to be full of sexual content.  
Looking forward to seeing your comments on Robert’s stories.

regards Gary

[Jason Rimbaud]

1 hour ago, Suddaby said:

Hi,

 

Finally joined as one of my favourite authors Robert Hugill has suddenly disappeared behind "Mature Content". What I am wondering is, can I identify other stories that are classed as "mature content", as I know I have passed over some stories in the past because of this???

 

Cheers,

 

Kevin

I'm sure someone will correct if I'm wrong, and I'm usually wrong about most things. 

I think, to access Mature content, you have to be a member. 

Then as Ron said, look at the story ratings, the tags that will tell you content warnings, such as sex, so on and so on.  Some stories have no sex at all but are labeled Mature due to language or suggestive language. 

I hate the content warnings as you can't surprise the reader, that being said, it also helps readers avoid topics or situations they might not enjoy. So with each story, pay attention to those little tags, very helpful if you want to avoid certain things. 

And welcome. 

Edited October 14, 2025 by Jason Rimbaud
Not Ron, but Gary, opps

[BendtedWreath]

5 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

I hate the content warnings as you can't surprise the reader

Unless the reader is like me, jumping in without reading anything...genre, summary, warnings, or who even wrote it until afterward. The amount of times I've come across main character deaths, gore, and less than consensual scenes... still don't regret reading, though. 

[Jason Rimbaud]

35 minutes ago, BendtedWreath said:

Unless the reader is like me, jumping in without reading anything...genre, summary, warnings, or who even wrote it until afterward. The amount of times I've come across main character deaths, gore, and less than consensual scenes... still don't regret reading, though. 

If I'm to be honest, I the only thing I look for is whether or not the rating is mature. I never look at anything else. I'd rather discover the story without any knowledge of what's in store. 

And I'm the weirdo that actually only reads stories with Mature ratings. It's a sickness. 

J 

[Inkognito]

Clears throat in shameless audacity

Trips over own entrance but recovers with flair

 

Hi.

Name’s Inkognito.

I’m not new, exactly.

More like gently used, emotionally discontinued, and possibly haunted.

Yes, it’s been five months. And yes, I’ve already posted enough unhinged content to qualify for observation by at least three writing committees and one mildly concerned exorcist.

But I kept seeing those cheerful little “Hi, welcome!” comments on the front page that read like AA meeting introductions and thought, “Damn, I want in on that.”

So here I am.

Finally defiling this digital relic with my presence.

For the historical record, of course.

And to ensure that when future digital archaeologists unearth this site, they discover that the cursed gay time capsule energy they felt was entirely intentional.

And that I regret nothing.

[empath]

1 hour ago, Inkognito said:

But I kept seeing those cheerful little “Hi, welcome!” comments on the front page that read like AA meeting introductions and thought, “Damn, I want in on that.”

Hi, welcome!  🤣

[ArtisticStories]

New here..Just saying hello

[CassieQ]

6 minutes ago, ArtisticStories said:

New here..Just saying hello

Hello and welcome!

[ArtisticStories]

Just now, CassieQ said:

Hello and welcome!

Thank you...

[Headstall]

15 minutes ago, ArtisticStories said:

New here..Just saying hello

Hi! I'm Gary. Welcome to GA! Dive in and read, or get writing.  

[ArtisticStories]

Just now, Headstall said:

Hi! I'm Gary. Welcome to GA! Dive in and read, or get writing.  

Thank you...Got a few ideas in my head...
 

[chris191070]

1 hour ago, ArtisticStories said:

New here..Just saying hello

Hello and welcome to GA.

[ArtisticStories]

2 hours ago, chris191070 said:

Hello and welcome to GA.

Thank you...

[Bill W]

3 hours ago, ArtisticStories said:

New here..Just saying hello

Welcome @ArtisticStories.  I'm sure that you'll find plenty of stories that you'll enjoy on this site and that you'll find this a friendly, helpful, and welcoming commnunity. 

[ArtisticStories]

12 minutes ago, Bill W said:

Welcome @ArtisticStories.  I'm sure that you'll find plenty of stories that you'll enjoy on this site and that you'll find this a friendly, helpful, and welcoming commnunity. 

Thanks..

[Kileoli]

Hi everyone ,

I'm sorta new here, but not really since I've been checking gay authors since 2013, on and off editing but never writing really.

I even met my partner here.

Now that I have to sit down and write my dissertation, I let the lord of procrastination tempt me into writing a story.

It's probably going to be creepy and oddly horrible but I just want to get it done so I can finally go back to my manuscript before it's published by some smart people

Hope things work and can find a bunch of friends.

[Jeff Burton]

1 hour ago, Kileoli said:

Hi everyone ,

I'm sorta new here, but not really since I've been checking gay authors since 2013, on and off editing but never writing really.

I even met my partner here.

Now that I have to sit down and write my dissertation, I let the lord of procrastination tempt me into writing a story.

It's probably going to be creepy and oddly horrible but I just want to get it done so I can finally go back to my manuscript before it's published by some smart people

Hope things work and can find a bunch of friends.

Welcome to the mad house.  May the writing God's bless you on the dissertation and your story!  

[CassieQ]

5 hours ago, Kileoli said:

Hi everyone ,

I'm sorta new here, but not really since I've been checking gay authors since 2013, on and off editing but never writing really.

I even met my partner here.

Now that I have to sit down and write my dissertation, I let the lord of procrastination tempt me into writing a story.

It's probably going to be creepy and oddly horrible but I just want to get it done so I can finally go back to my manuscript before it's published by some smart people

Hope things work and can find a bunch of friends.

Welcome.  You've found an excellent tool for procrastinating!