Andrew Q Gordon

"I still think you should tell someone about Colmar's threat." Dan pulled out his note pad from the trial bag his associate brought over. "People do crazy things when they’re emotional." Martin gave Dan a stare. "Given the cases I see in our office, I think I know what people are capable of." "Maybe, but you also might be too close to the situation to be thinking clearly." Adjusting his reading glasses, he skimmed through the files on the table. Turning, he said, "Alan, where are the

Stands behind Nephy for a turn to slap the youngin. Actually I laughed at this until I saw Nephy's response. but yeah I am SO Old at 47 - er.... on second thought, **pushes Nephy aside and calls first dibs**

Rustle, I totally agree with you. That one and a few other stock sex phrases that seemed to get tossed in. But then again, as Nephy points out, if in the course of a story and author whose work I like has that tossed in I suppose I'd give it a pass unless it and others like it are all over the story. As for phrases I hate, hmmm, there are always some that pop up but not irksome enough for me to remember them. But if I cringe reading something, that would make the list.

Right, this almost reminds me of that old Monty Python skit where each of these guys start telling about how bad their lives were and each tries to out do the other. The last one ended it by saying, "We got up at 4 oclock in the morning, half an hour before we went to bed, ate a handful of poison, worked 26 hours a day at the mill and went we got home our dad would slash us in two with a bread knife and dance about our graves singing hallelujah." So yeah that sort of sums me up. Since I've since taken down my profile info, I try to give this a real stab. Aside from the obvious, age, sex, orientation, etc, been with same person 16+ years, bout to have a kid - girl - end of Sept. Two dogs, house, no picket fence yet, though he's bucking for one. Andy is not my real name but it's good enough and most people call me that anyway so what the hey. I'm a recovering catholic, recovering republican, recovering yuppy frat boy snob. Seems they all went hand in hand. Finally joined the human race by abandoning all three about 20 years ago - amazing how that almost coincided with meeting a really good person who I've spent my life with. Still a big sports head - I recently got to referee the soccer portion of the North American Outgames in Vancouver this year and I guess I did okay because I was selected to work the Gold Medal game. Love Baseball - yeah it can be boring but I still love to go to games with my dad - and I've started to take martial arts recently. I've started to read a lot more fiction since I came here, moving away from science and business mags. I get to read a lot on the Metro [subway] on the way to and from work and I guess I like to write a bit. Still don't know which Genre to keep to, as I like lots of different types. Unlike many folks, I don't think of myself as shy, though I don't like to be in social crowds where I don't know anyone, especially places like gay bars. I think of myself as gay but my co-workers have said on various occassions, I'm the straightest gay man they know, to come out of the closet and admit I'm straight, or that I needed to hand over my 'gay card.' Probably just that the other gays in the office are a tad more flamboyant. In response I have taken to affixing an HRC pin to my sling pack so the entire world won't mistake me for a straight man. That's all. Don't ask me any follow up questions, you'll be sorry you did, cause I can't say anything in less than two paragraphs. Andy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CIA!!!! Have fun, be happy, enjoy the Day of Cia! As someone once said to me - today you may be 30 but you'll never be this young again, so enjoy it.

Show off. Fine, you look good doing it, but still

Wow, Hope my daughter is as pretty as you Um wait, maybe I don't, then I might have to use my shot gun to keep the boys away.

Thanks Michael, funny thing is I see SO much of Anyta's hand in this. Most of my favorite parts are hers, but yeah the Airport was my idea - gads, am I THAT predictable? Thanks for the comments -

What KC said - with the exception of me questioning my choice

Hey Dann, Sorry, no voice recog. software, just trying to get thoughts out too fast. Sadly things like you outlined are - for me at least - unavoidable. I do what I can to catch em, as do others who review them, but some slip through it seems. But thanks for hanging in there. -- Something you said about length. I hadn't thought of it that way, but I think you might be on to something. A series of shorter stories with the same characters might be a better way than a long one that follows them through a longer period of ups and downs. Food for thought for sure. Glad you liked it well enough to stick with it, warts and all -- Andy

Lies, more lies and Damn lies, J.G is leaps and bounds better, but at least I won't embarrass myself with lack of subject knowledge. The key for me is trying to balance realistic court testimony with making it interesting. As for drama, Mike says I'm a drama queen, so hopefully that won't be an issue Thanks for reading and for always saying such nice things, [Even if I know they aren't entirely true ]

Thanks Louis, I hope you like it as much as think you will As for typos, Yeah. It always amazes me how many times I can read it, others can read it and STILL things slip by. Don't know how the professional editors do it. But here's my goal - I aim for getting the spelling close enough so people know what I mean

Well I guess we can add Eddie to the list of the stupid. Jase was right, he needs to stop trying to be a friend and be the parent. Guess it's easy said than done when the 'child' you're meetin for the first time is 16 almost 17. So now that Rory knows the truth will he give Eddie a chance? I suspect no. That would upset his world where he gets to be mad for a reason and then it's easier to go home. Really well done.

Yeah really nice work, Rory is an ass - so why do we still like him and want him to be okay? More like smack the crap out of him for being so dense. Nice bit with Luke and Rory and the pool - bet that would have been an eye ful to see

Since I usually review most chapters, I keep to that with this even if I am not sure you'll even get them. I think Rory and Luke are really strong characters who are really well written. I don't feel Jase so well, or Eddie to a lesser degree, but the boys I get. The ominous music sorta flared to life when you introduce Aaron - Rory's 'sixth sense' thought short of foreshadowed things. Not sure Eddie really meant for Rory to take to heart his offer to send him back so quickly - I mean the family bought a new house - yeah Eddie and Jase are 'brothers' right - so they fully expected him to stay, but he's already decided before he gave it a chance that he's going home - too bad, he has a chance to start over with someone - who until they both decided to be butt heads, could be like a brother to him. Oh well. teenagers - shutters.

Not sure what I expected the way everyone who talks about you does so in hushed tones with ample amounts of reverence and awe, but I tried to go in with an open mind. I'm not even sure you'll see this but if you do I figured I'd add my voice to theirs, well minus the hushed tones and reverence, I'm something of an atheist so I don't do worship too well Anyway, this was a great chapter/start. There is this element of feeling sorry for Rory but still wanting to beat the snot of him for being such a punk. That's hard to pull off. I sense Luke being a 'hard' problem for Rory. And yeah - he is about the dimmest bulb in the pack if he believes Jase and Eddie are 'Brothers' I don't need to read on to know that ain't true, but then . . . well never mind.

Welcome WriterX and Listen2 - always good to see new 'faces' and new authors.

Several things - Perry Mason? OMG My Pop loved Perry Mason. When I graduated law school he kept calling me Perry . The other five all pled. Only Jordan took it to trial. In Chapter 41 of Sec Shot, Mary said she expected pleas because they had a strong hand. Jason predicted Jordan wouldn't plea - man that Jason - he and I sure do think alike Thanks Conner - as always I love hearing from you.

Plea Bargain? Dude, plea bargain time is LONG past when you pick 12. You heard the phrase, 'first to talk first to walk?' Jordan got his chance at a plea and turned it down. It's time to roll the dice and see. As for what will happen to Jordan, I never said he will or won't walk, I just mentioned I lost a trial where the murderer confessed, so anything is possible, that's all.

Juries are funny beasts - you can ask them til you're blue in the face but they rarely admit to bias. Remember you have to stand up in front of the judge and two lawyers and say yes, I'm a bigot, it rarely happens. -- -- -- As for Barbara - well she is what she is, she doesn't let go when she sets her mind to something. Rebecca made a mistake making her an enemy. She's about to find out the hard way

The court house I first practiced in was in Pennsylvania. Behind every three courtrooms there was a room where the judges kept their robes and would put them on before walking into court. it was also the place where they would take us for conferences that they didn't want to have in open court. So yeah, it's real. As for quirks, well I think we all have one or two we default to when were in trial. But I won't divulge mine - - - Thanks for reading Ramon.

Not that all reviews aren't welcome, but hearing from a lawyer who says he wasn't totally put off feels good. Your points are all SO true. Martin's cautious assessment of the proceedings is my way of looking at every trial. There is always a fine line between confident and convincing and cocky and unappealing. I think it is harder for defense attorney's to be honest as they are sometimes expected to have this flashy persona that doesn't always play well. -- -- As for more chapters, no, that would drag this out too much. A sequel would be a better idea though my preference would be a companion story - i.e. one that follows says Blake - Jason's still in the closet teammate or his friend Ethan. That would allow me to keep the characters but follow a different set of issues and give introduce new story lines. But we'll see. I am committed to finishing Purpose first before I tackle anything new. -- Thanks again George.

Thanks Kevin - I'll do my best for the rest to be equally enjoyable to read. It is still a bit hard to decide how much or little to include, but I'm working on it

I think I showed this to you before anyone else. You were the one who told me NOT to start in the middle and do flash backs - good advice by the way - so you had a hand in my winning too

thanks for the note - I was trying to walk a fine line between sharp but not getting it. I've seen tons of defense lawyers who push the limits with a judge to see how much they can get away with before they step back. Some never step back. Doesn't mean they aren't good lawyers. Anyway that was the effect I was trying for. Hopefully I'll be able to pull it off :PThanks again for reading and for the review. -- -- Andy