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Will wasn't too happy lets face it. But I think she is being prorective. After all, he is a national asset. There is more to Ruwan than meets the eye. Thanks for enjoying

You are so on the road. You'll find the memory will always be there, and the death will always be there, and life continues. You are doing well my friend. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Knotne. Being a short story I have to speed the story on. But I'm happy that you are still enjoying.

The annual sardine run off the coast of Kwazulu Natal is a spectacle to behold. There have been shark attacks but very rare. As to your sense of foreboding, be very worried. Or maybe there is no threat at all. Catherine is based on a real person who actually does sone quirky things. Glad you like her. Thanks for reading hugs

Mothers. They are cause and effect. Category one priorities. Corner stones and gunpowder. High priestesses and queens. Effective shoulders to cry on. ‘I hope she doesn’t freak…Hi Mom.’ ‘Hi baby. How are you doing?’ ‘Okay, thanks. Just fine. I’m sleeping over at a friend’s place tonight. I thought I had best let you know not to make dinner for me.’ ‘Okay. You know the drill. Where and who is this person?’ The mother informed is the mother armed. ‘Basil. I don’t want you to worry.

Bryce is a player, and a liar, and he sill nevet find happiness. Kaydon, stand your ground, Bryce is a loser, you don't need losers in your life. I enjoyed this. Just one thing you might concentrate on is tense. Sometimes it changes at random.

Thank you Jo Ann. There's more a coming...

William is like me I guess. Says one thing and regrets it the next. I was sure he would walk away, but the neat thing about characters is that they are always surprising me. Will is pushing Basil because he Will is young and altho he's had flings and crushes, he yearns for love. Four years is a long time. Basil already knows that he will get hurt again if he makes the same decision time after time. He's growing up. Thanks for reading. Hugs

Thanks for reading, Nostalgic. I hope that William will also have an affect on you in the next few scenes, scenes that are proving vvery emotional to write as you will see when they appear. Hugs

Hey Will just wanted to say I enjoyed the time with you Hey u. I enjoyed it 2. Can’t seem 2 get u out of my mind. I know the feeling hard to sleep U hard???!!! That too LOL can’t wait for tomorrow Me 2. I wish I didn’t have to leave u this evening I didn’t want you to go wanted to keep you I didn’t wanna go. What u doing 2 me? I dunno we doing this to ea other and I like It’s a great feeling. I have butterflies in my tummy just thinking of u Save some for tomorrow bro did you get i

Fabulous....bravo!!!!!!

Matt Cardle sings The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. One of my all time favourites.

I second this.

Thanks rustle. Worked for me.

The first paragraph is beautifully writren and drew me in at once. I got the feel from the get go that the Unicorn would not survive. In much of your work you delve into the different shades of fear. The young man fears rejection. The unicorn does not fear and maybe he is happy to leave the realm of earth, you do not say. After 500 years I would be more than happy to leave. Humanity has its downside, and I think you explored this quite well. Happy endings? Nope, not from you, but then again, happy endings can get quite boring. Daniel will not tolerate such cruelty. I know what I would do if I were him. Write on, bro!

Well, that's a step in the right direction. Woop Woop NHL. But there's just one problem. It isn't LGBT any more. Things have changed. It's LGBTI and we can expand that to LGBTIA and even LGBTIAM The last three letters being Intersexual, Asexual and Metrosexual. LOL (just kidding).

I look and read anything to do with the male on tumblr.

You forgot to mention that he is so yum. lol. Yup, I remember his coming out and i was blown away. My hubby was a rugby player (amongst other things). But he was out even then and accepted by all in his team. The locker room didn't even come into question. If anyone said anything in the change room, hubby would simply beat him up. Problem dealt with. But that never happened. lol

Coming out is always big news. I look at people like George Michael, and Ricky Martin, who, for years were believed to be straight, except of course, we Gays new otherwise, didn't we? The press devoured their newfound sexuality. With Sport it's a different thing. The idea that some sport is seen as a man's game, irks me. Are gay men not men? The Premier League fandom is a hard nut to crack. Even racism is rampant amongst premier league fans. It takes guts to come out. Our radio stations today are having a full go at this issue today and everyone has an opinion. Most listeners phoning in are pleased that one of the best league soccer players in the world (ex) is gay. Some are totally against it.

Ron, I understand your frustration with SmartEdit lite. It really is up to you if you want to delete or change everything it puts out. Regard it as a tool that simply highlights the areas where change is needed, and use your own judgement. That is how I work with it. One thing it can't do is feel emotion in writing. Thst's our job. If it feels right, then keep tbe wordnor phrase, if it feels wrong, then discard it. Works for me.

I fully agree Scotty. But I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't care. See, I come from a period in history where veing gay was not acceptable. Not even tolerated. Hence, the damage done to us beautiful people thru aversion therapy, murder, incarceration in lunatic asylums, caused us to become closeted. Now, with so many countries accpting gay people as part of the community, it doesn't seem all that bad. But there is still a stigma attached to being gay even in countries that are accepting. I just have a a problem with a teenager or adult stating that he/she is gay. I believe if you wanna have a boyfriend, girlfriend, then simply introduce the person to family as my boyfriend / girlfriend. No explanation needed. But what do we do? We out ourselves. Hey world, I am gay! It is important for our community to have gay stars. Sure. But we don't really need to announce it. We just need to live it. Regardless. So that means parents and friends and family might turn around and say: But you didn't tell me! I say, well, you didn't tell me you are straight. I don't have to explain my actions to anyone. I am not asking for acceptance. I am what I am. Go blow a fish if your ideas are different to mine. Then walk away. Thats just the way I am.

I read today that that Thomas Hitzlsperger has outed himself. Thomas is a retired soccer star who once played for Everton, West Ham and Germany and had a mean left goal kick. I admire any celebrity who outs themselves because mostly it paves the way for other celebrities to come out, and break the barriers between what is PERCEIVED to be normal and what is not perceived to be normal. But, I do have concerns. Sport is not the domain of baby makers. Sport belongs to everyone. Heterosexuals are under the impression that sport belongs to them alone. They should get over it. Get a life. Make more gay babies. I understand the reason behind a celebrity who comes out, as I am sure we all do. Michael Johnson who once sat on the Football Association's Advisory Board, has stated that homosexuality is detestable. He fails to recognise that one infallible rule: Sport is Not Exclusive to Heterosexuals. Celebrities fear the backlash. The media prey on stories like this. It is BIG news. Tom Daley (Olympic diver) Anton Hysen (Swedish footballer) Jason Collins (US basketballer) Nicola Adams (British boxer) Orlando Cruz (Puerto Rica boxer) Robbie Rogers (US footballer) Billie Jean King Navratilova And others et al., They are not only stars in their own right, but are standing examples for the gay community. And make no bones about it, the gay community needs stars. And why not? The heterosexual world has its stars. However, in order for us to have our stars, they must twinkle, in other words, come out. But why? Thomas states: ‘I’m coming out about my homosexuality because I want to move the discussion about homosexuality among professional sportspeople forwards.’ He also states that '...coming out is taboo in the dressing room...' We are living in the 21st Century. Heterosexuals force us to come out because they regard homosexuality as an evil. Taboo. Etc. Disregarding the fact that we are more than able to play sport, or sing, or act and win. They regard themselves as holier than thou when they themselves are prone to more crime, more evil, more perversion than homosexuals. They would be, they are in the majority. Still, why? Here is a comment by a reader of Thomas's outing: A person's sexuality is immaterial to any sport and, quite frankly, nobodies business but their own. You make an effort when you play and give your all to the supporters then you'll do for me. It's 2014 and it's far past the time when people should have moved on and grown up about it. There's no bravery in coming out, there's a warped ideology in the World that makes an issue where none belongs but bravery? No. It's nothing more than being "allowed" by society to actually just be yourself. I don't think society should be empowered with the perceived "right" to make somebody feel they have to explain themselves in their choice of partner, whatever their preference, any more so than "allowing" somebody to fall in love with a blonde, brunette, blue eyes or brown etc etc. So long as it's consenting adults then, frankly, the World in general should keep their nose firmly out of it. It's time we all collectively said in one voice. "Move on. Nothing to see here." And another reader states: We live in a largely ignorant and judgemental world where any difference is perceived as a weakness and attacked. That is why there are probably still many more athletes who would perhaps like to be openly gay but are too sacred about the potential consequences and stigma. Hopefully those that have recently made the decision to come out will make it easier for anyone else who is considering doing so. By moving on, does it mean that we all will EVENTUALLY have the right to be what we want to be? So then parents will not disown us, the army will not send us for aversion shock therapy, we will not be jailed, we will not be put to death, we will not be bullied at school or university, our parents will accept us and we won't commit suicide. When that day comes, please wake me up. I admire David Cameron's tweet to Thomas: As an #AVFC fan, I've always admired what Thomas Hitzlsperger did on the pitch - but I admire him even more today. A brave & important move. I say that homophobia is an illness. It should be treated as such. Maybe a few years in a mental health institution. Maybe straight aversion therapy for homophobics. I say our sexuality is just as important as a heterosexual's sexuality and we should offer no apology for being homosexual. Straights don't go around saying, " Listen mate, I am sorry but I'm straight.' Straights don't go around saying, 'hi, my name is so and so and I am straight.' So, why should we? But we do. Not all of us. But we do. I remember the day when a customer brought her son with her to buy books in my store. We got to chatting and she wanted to know if I was married. I told her yes. She said she would like to meet my wife. I told her I'm married to a man, not a woman. Her son, about 15 years old retorted: 'Wow! Mom, a real gay person, that's amazing, mom.' His mom smiled and said, 'Yes, it is amazing.' That made my day. Thomas Hitzlsperger, thank you.

Wow! Thank you very much for this insight. Melodrama can be cheesy and that iscwhat I want to avoid. Both characters are rational as you have seen. There are moments when he will go off, and that is coming soon. But ja, so far I have been happy with his behaviour. I am limerent with the word limerence. LOL. Glad you are too. And its such an easy word on the tongue too. When I came across it, it became a WOW moment for me. Basil's sanity does play a part here. It's in his art.and the first work of art which he doesn't see as insane, is his current portrait of William. He will show this to William soon. It will b interesting to see his reaction. Imagine is very different. There is pathos. The agony of war. Two characters who come together only thru tragic circumstances. It isn't finished. The sandcastle question to me represents a touch and go kinda thing. In that question I see things like the age gap between the two. The ambition of one character. The longing in the other character. It could all go South for Bazil, but he is willing to take a chance. Italics. Yup, the underlined words are italics. Once again I loved your input. Hugs

Its a tough one. I wish I had been in time to save my ex twenty 6 years back. Brought back a whole flood of emotions. I was five minutes late. Fancy that. Life changed for me then. A HUGE wake-up call. Here, I am overjoyed that Jack was saved. But like four times???!!! Come on Jack, give yourself a damned break now man. You can't keep on doing this. If you do, I am going to have to come to you and sort you out once and for all. Thanks Stephanie.

Thanks Nostalgic. I need to becareful when writing emotions. I don't want it to sink into melodrama. Glad you feel connected to the emotions in the story. Hugs