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Joey, sigh, talk about your own worst enemy. How do you tell a fragile self centred twit to grow up? You have really created a character about as unlovable as possible..... I just hope that by the end he has learned to cope with himself!
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Thanks for the referral! I have always thought the first few outings on stage for drag queens must figure among the most terrifying experiences. Malcolm's prep would have made easier, but still....courageous! Looking forward to more!
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Jacks initial reaction seemed to me to be slightly out of proportion (so to speak). But I am glad that he 3ventually came to terms with it. I am not sure I can reconcile someone seeing Roman's assets and then "calming down"... seems an oxymoron if ever there was one.... Thanks. Great read.
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Oh! ROMAN!! 😍😛😍 Moving on (at least in public...) Sexy Irish. my sort of dish. You really do know how to disrupt a (notionally) grown man's reading! Joey showing glimpses of maturity.... just barely glimpses... but still an improvement. Joey's dad.... now there was a weepy conversation... my dear departed Dad was exactly the same; accepted me, loved my partner, but was as confused as hell about it all and could not talk about it at all. perhaps its generational.... Well done, great writing... very enjoyable.
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Always Getting it Wrong
Canuk commented on James Matthews's story chapter in Always Getting it Wrong
Joey has a looooooong way to go! He is so bloody self centred. He is also one dumb arsed negotiator. The amount one employee pays in rent has absolutely nothing to do with anothers pay scale at all. I love Joey's dad; years of experience tells him exactly what the result will be.... And Roman.....sigh....just gets better and better.....😍🤩 -
Totally Wet and Full of Surprises
Canuk commented on James Matthews's story chapter in Totally Wet and Full of Surprises
I'll admit the Roman /Joey action surprised me. I am pleased that Dean is back in Joey's good draces and that Joey's mum realised that there was a hole lot of chaos going on that meant punishment/crime was out of whack. While it certainly feels like an end if there just happened to be a story about Roman seeing the light and getting stranded in Australia, I could probably fill in the details 😘😜 Awesome story, thoroughly enjoyable. -
There was a fashion for those dinners. They could be good or as Grand discovered an exercise in tedium. Will's table sounded great fun, tho' surviving at a table like that could be exhausting if you weren't naturally part of it. Now the big question is: can Patrick control himself? I hope not!
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Shaun Hits the Nuclear Button
Canuk commented on James Matthews's story chapter in Shaun Hits the Nuclear Button
Well written...there was a sense that all was not going to be fine.... However bad Joey and Dean feel, Shaun's parents will be feeling 100 times worse and what ever Joey feels in terms of responsibility, Shaun's parents have 100 times that level of responsibility. Gay teenagers have enough crap to deal with without parents adding to it. Well crafted. Great writing. Thanks.- 21 comments
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Not so much autocorrect, as bloody awful typing compounded by " proofread what you wanted to write" proofreading! Daventry is actually a person...... imaginary, but still a person. Me, I am the peon!
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I think Batu takes "loyalty" to a whole new level.... Chartley's journey was truly amazing. If he could bring himself to publish at least the journey part (without the politics) I am sure it would have a wide readership! I did love the comparison between loyal servants (verging on "MINE's more loyal than YOURS!"). While don't hear much of Boles (Daventry's manservant), such a person would have been essential, I would have thought for a peon in Daventry's position. Meanwhile in the 21st century all we have are partners who insist on having minds of their own.... 😞 Looking forward to Daventry and Grainger's next journey.... it won't go smoothly that's for sure!
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Confronting the Worst Day of my Life - Part 2
Canuk commented on James Matthews's story chapter in Confronting the Worst Day of my Life - Part 2
Truly amazing writing! Shaun is one very screwed up young man. 2 years of unrequited love from the depths of the closet in a family where any level of discussion was forbidden; the cork being pulled on that powder keg by your best friend succeeding in what seemed like a fleeting instant. The tension exposed as each little factoid came out. Joey's constant and growing sense of amazement and disbelief at the actions and desires of a tortured mind. Very entertaining. Congratulations. Very impressive. -
JJ seems niaeve in not asking why several high powered executives take him to an exclusive sounding club. I know he knows he's bright, but still he's bloody game.....
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Confronting the Worst Day of my Life - Part 1
Canuk commented on James Matthews's story chapter in Confronting the Worst Day of my Life - Part 1
Joey's wages: if you assume he doesn't get extra pay for saturdays or Sundays, ie he's paid a flat rate for his 26 hours, and if you add 150 a month rent that he doesnt pay, his hourly rate come to about 4.40. Jason gets 6. At that rate Jason wouldn't pay tax (assuming its his only job), so Joey does have an argument for a pay increase. Now all he needs to do is calmly and rationally explain why he needs/deserves a raise. That could be the hard part. Toby seems a good egg. -
Stepping on Troubled Times
Canuk commented on James Matthews's story chapter in Stepping on Troubled Times
Yet again, even with head trauma Jack seems to be the sane one. Hopefully Joey has his heart to heart with Shaun. That boy must be some twisted wreck; can't be honest to his parents, deeply in love with best friend, not only rejected buy best friend but bashed as well AND best friend being besotted by a third party.... not a great place to be at all.... Thanks, great read, and I love the pace the chapters are coming out!- 16 comments
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When joey loses it, he certainly loses it. Being a teenager ain't easy, particularly for the three musketeers, somehow despite his appalling home life Jack seem to actually understand himself best. Now, Roman; what exactly was he doing when Joey burst in and are there pictures? 🙄🙄🙄
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Was it Shaun? Or if it was, is this "friend" going to turn into one screwed up character? Looks like lots more grist for this mill! Great writing!
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What a sad bloody lesson in calling out domestic abuse the first time. Jack is going to need counselling for quite some time as he'll be feeling guilty that he "didn't do something". Roman seems a good bloke. Great writing. Thanks
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Dean's uncle needs his karma to strike asap, for Dean's mental stability if nothing else. There's no level of hell deep enough for rapist paedophiles. Great story. I do like Stanton; he seems an all round great guy. Where was he when I was 17....😜🥰🤣
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The amazing difference between this (fictional) group and my reality sometime last century is not what they were doing or thinking about but that they TALK about it. Yes, none quite understand, but to Imagine these conversations could have been hinted at back then..... Hopefully this is where fiction is reflecting a new reality. Enjoying the saga. Thanks.
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I suspect if we have come up with Chartley scenarios, Mark will have thought of them as well, dismissed them all and come up with a pearler of a twist that has us all marvelling....yet another reason why he is the writer and we merely readers....😉😍
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The conversation between Stef and Will (with input from Grand) was interesting, tho' I did wonder why...why would Steff be intrigued enough by Will's "type" to want to discuss it with him in such detail. It was interesting and it did illuminate something about Will's character, I just can't work out why Stef felt he needed to know... On another note, I do like Tom. Classic fish out of water, but humble enough to go with the flow; very endearing! And while I cannot pinpoint a date, sometime recently, my relationship with Mr Arbour's creations, Grand and George Grainger, is longer than all but one of my partners.... it is getting to the point that I'll have to declare them on my Census form... Congratulations on excellent match-making!
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The only bow Mark has ever tied has been to hide the Gordian knot!
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I would imagine that the new Tsar must be not a little irritated at discovering he had unknowingly imprisoned an English nobleman. He must be wondering why he wasn't told Lord Charley was imprisoned. And he probably is going to make several men's live just a tad uncomfortable if nothing else to make blatantly clear that as an absolute monarch the only people who keep secrets from him are the dead. Meanwhile not being an absolute monarch, I'd just like to know how Charley managed to get from where he was supposed to be, to where he was found, all with a devote mute Mongolian. There just has to be a story there.....
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But does it come in other colours? (Sorry, in joke, only Australians of a certain age will get....) JJ's obviously doing great things.... but he's right;his biggest enemy is going to be espionage....
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I've been on the other side; interviewing and hiring the JJs. The brilliant, direct, exceedingly bright staff who see issues, problems and solution in completely different lights. They are brilliant to work with, but they do make mistakes, usually at the human level, but if they can be directed and some of their more abrasive comments tamed, they are a huge asset. It requires very capable management!
