Amelia

I think I found Jojo on CRV, right? Who is Maddy A?

If it helps at all, I heard from him in July. He responded to an email I had written him in April.

Are you on the plane, yet?

Unfortunately, I was assured by Myr that he (meaning Myr, not Dom) just forgot he had that chapter and posted it when he found it.

Darn you, I was just going to go to sleep.

I almost voted "Just knowing Dom is okay would be good enough for me," but I have noticed the pattern and I won't worry unless we haven't seen anything by February. ...and I forgot about Leave the Pieces. If he starts adding to that again, I will go back to paying every month, despite the fact that I don't really have the money to!

I would really like to see him finish WT- he was so close at the start of spring last year! Then, HS. I am a little curious about Taylor (and Luke). Am I the only one who'd like to see one Dennis and Travis side story that has a much more mature rating that ITFB? Just one descriptive, somewhat graphic, and slightly gratuitous chapter? Then, maybe something new?

Yummy! He has grown up quite well.

Hmmm... Yummy!

No WT in more than 6 months. Dom, are you ready to write, yet?

Wine and books - different place for a little while - after making sure I couldn't do anything else to fix the stress.

Happy Happy!:king:

My Alma Mater .... The University of Maine at Farmington - its known for its open minded, welcoming student body and faculty. See the below link! READI Right from the school's homepage

My God, I was on my way to bed and now I have to go read at least that passage before I can sleep. Thanks.

Its a tie between Dennis from In The Fishbowl, not The Lo(n)g Way, and Nels from With Trust. I also have crushes on their significant others, Travis and Milo. They are the tie for second place.

Happy Happy! Make it count!

5 ... I was born a few weeks after Reagan took office. I remember "voting" in the second grade and watching the elections on TV when the first Bush was elected. I remember actually "debating" with my parents when Clinton was elected (I was 12 and passionate). I remember the excitement of going to the polls to vote in my first presidential election in 2000 and the crushing disappointment when Bush was elected. And the utter defeat when he was re-elected in 2004. I won't soon forget the fervor surrounding Obama's campaign, either. I am proud to say I helped elect the first black American president. In the future I hope to see the first woman (preferably NOT Palin).

This better not be a joke...

Nephy is right - you have a great smile. Without actually having seen the two of you together, I think you guys must be adorable together!

Most home school kids where I am from still take part in specials (art, music) at school and participate in sports and/or clubs. They are not socially isolated. The parents that isolate their children to the point where they have so few experiences with their peers ARE doing a disservice to their child, but they are probably few and far between. My husband's best friend Jeff was home schooled and he did fantastic in college and has a really successful career now. As far as the point in this thread, for all though who continue to bring up better test scores I'd like to remind you that the majority of same sex schools are private. Students are accepted based on merit. Even charter schools don't accept everybody and can pick and choose who they educate. This, in combination, with a potentially larger pool of great teachers makes the scores incomparable to other schools. edited to add - working at FU also gave me some insight and I could clearly see the groups while working at the Rec Plex and eating on campus. Some boys have great experiences in same sex schools (same with girls) and I don't think they don't have a place in society. But, I still believe its better for kids to be exposed on a day to day basis with their peers of all genders, walks, and persuasions. They will have to do it in the real world. Honestly, think of debates you have in high school that will give you practice for debates in the boardroom later in life. I think the woman who debated in high school with boys and girls is better prepared to handle herself than the woman who debated against only other girls. And, Cam, no offense, but your experience at Prep seems fantastic - but, its certainly shouldn't be seen as every boy's experience there. My sister's fiance, his 3 best friends, and my brother's best friend all attended Prep and ALL of them say cliques definitely existed, as they did in my high school (F airfield - before the made two of 'em). One of them spent 2 years at prep (freshmen and senior) and 2 years at Trumbull High (sophomore and junior) and he said the cliques, harassment, teasing, etc where comparable at both places. A boys school does not necessarily equal less clique-i-ness. edited to add - working at FU gave me some insight as well. I worked in the RecPlex, dined on campus, and hung out with a fantastic lady in the mailroom - the cliques were visible to me then, as well.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I feel like Gehayi's points were a bit over the top. Yes, both women stated that they were not on the "straight" end of the spectrum. While I don't write M/M romance, I very much enjoy reading it and I am on the straight end of the continuum. I am glad that the article was edited to say women instead of straight, but it seems more like the author was trying to make the point that they were female and not that she was ignoring the bisexuality piece. An awful lot of people read romance novels for the sex scenes. I do not choose male erotica becuase of the abundance of sex scenes, but I certainly hope to read some sex when I buy a m/m romance novel. I don't believe the author of the article was insinuating that Beecroft only writes for the porn, but I do believe she was saying that for a significant number of people, part of the allure is the sex. I understand that there is a distinction between sex and porn - but have you read some of the prolific m/m authors out there? I think many of their scenes are much more explicit than you find in a typical heterosexual romance. Not all - this is not a blanket statement - but I am not sure why Gehayi was so quick to take offense to what was clearly a statement made half in jest - and certainly far from false. Dirty does not equal bad. Although I admit this is a strong statement. So? They still look like Fabio. Same difference - and I do think she is right, although some gay men are certainly more interested in these stories than the ones she is referring to. They are out there and would probably describe themselves the same way. There is no getting around it - I am sure many don't look like that, but the statement isn't untrue. Ridiculous. Yes, we all know it has been around forever, but it got popular and prolific with the onset of slash. Ummm... Can we say nit picky? In my opinion - it is responses like this that give feminism a bad name. Pick your battles - the ones chosen in this article seem to be a bit of a stretch.

I felt the intensity, both sexually and emotionally. We are each our own worst critic. Yes, there were typos, but I barely noticed because the story so engaged me. Great chapter!

Although the formatting made it very difficult to read, it was another great chapter. I especially liked the last few sentences. We are getting somewhere, folks! Now we just have to wait and see who decides its time to come out of "hiding" first. Great realization, Mike!

Never heard it, but its great!

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