Serenity Hope

Hi everyone! It's a bit of a misnomer, my posting here, as I'm not exactly a "new member." I first joined GA 8 years ago. But so much has changed since then, and I've been gone so long, that I need to re-introduce myself. To whoever may see this, I want to share that over the past year, I've discovered a part of my identity that I never knew how to name. I'm nonbinary, I'm trans, and my name is Serenity. It's a magical feeling to write that. This is a place that gave me so much life as a teen while I yearned to learn more about people like me, so thank you, all of you, for everything. ❤️

Hi, it's Greg here. A little while ago, I put in a request to change my username.To explain why I did that, I'll tell you all a little story. To begin, I'll say this: I've missed this place. Once, a long time ago, this was where I could come to be myself. I was alone and I didn't know who I could trust, I didn't know who I was, and it was here where I found what I had been looking for first. This website and the stories and the people that lie within are part of what has made me the person I am today, because it was them that allowed me to look further within myself to begin to accept me for who I am. I once was a scared little boy who thought he was going to hell for being different. I used to even think God was testing me, and I was failing miserably. Today, I am so, so different. I have confidence, I have pride, and I have joy; all of these simply because I can be the person I am. While nothing is ever perfect, I am a step up from the scared, confused young man I was those years ago. It's taken me time to get to the place I am at today, but in the past few years I have become a person I am proud of. I'm lucky enough to be going to college, I have a family who ended up being a lot more accepting than I thought they'd be, and I have the best friends anyone could ask for. My new nickname happens to be "Old Greg" after the character from "The Mighty Boosh", a show I've actually not even watched myself . My "new" friends that I've been friends with for many years at this point call me that, and it's a name that gives me joy. As for this website, one could say that I owe it my life. This is where it all started, and where the bad ended. September 17th, 2012; the day I first posted One Day, is the day that I stopped cutting. It's been more than three years, and it all started with a press of a button. Those of you who were there when I posted that, whether you helped me edit the original, or whether you gave me feedback, or even if you simply told me you liked it; you saved me. It was the posting of One Day that began to turn my life around. So while purpleweeniepill was where I started, Old Greg is where I am now, and it is Old Greg that I want to be . PS: I could go on and on about what happened in the years since I posted One Day, but that could take a while .

SOBBING OF HAPPINESS; BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOREVER.

Ok, so honestly, as much as I'd like to read this story again and again for free, I think you should actually try to get this published because this is one of the greatest stories I have ever read in my entire life. I've related so much to the characters and I feel that each one of them has their own powerful personality. In most books, this doesn't work, but you, Mr. Todd, have made it work. You've created something that goes beyond just an average story and into the realms of a true classic that could appeal to more than just the great folks here at GA. Honestly, you really should publish it; I would do everything in my power to buy a copy and I would tell anyone I know that would listen to buy it and read it themselves. You've created a true masterpiece here, Mr. Todd. So congratulations, you've more than earned it.

YOU FINALLY POSTED THIS AGGHHMMMGG THE FIRST BOOK IS WHAT GOT ME HOOKED ON YOUR WRITING FINALLY ILY OMG YES

I really enjoy the soul searching you've got Billy doing in this entry. It kinda makes me think about a lot of things myself to be honest. I have completely different scenarios and situations to deal with, but the whole re-evaluating his life part struck a note with me. Anyways, I always love your writing Comsie; there's always more meaning to it than meets the eye.

TJ'S MOM <3 (all in all I enjoyed reading this; it brought me into it emotionally as it always does )

Hey Thorn, just gotta say, I absolutely LOVE this story, so keep up the good work Also, about the end note on the chapter; using Adblock plus with google chrome is a good way to avoid having to watch ads and thus inadvertently give ad revenue to things. It's completely free as far as I know and takes less than a minute to use. It'll make the Internet in general work much more smoothly for you

Oh my fucking god i never knew this was here omg i love you guys ima see if i can get aj to change my name back now omg this made me so happy and its almost been a year since i turned 17 and omg im literally just i dont even know i love you all this literally just made my day

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Because of Troye Sivan, my One Direction obsession has returned. (possibly because I'm not afraid to listen to them anymore?)

I've watched his video's for about a year and when I saw the title of his coming out video I nearly fainted. Watching his videos is like talking to a friend to me. He's always been good at making me laugh. He inspired me so much with his bravery and I'm so grateful to him for that. I've always believed in the idea of hope, but with that video he outright gave it to me and nothing I can ever do would be able to repay him for that.

The Future. Are you looking forward to it? It is full of endless possibilities. Literally anything that you can imagine could happen. Your hopes and dreams could all come true. That seems like a good thing, right? I wouldn't be so sure about that. Endless really does mean endless. For all you know, you could die. In this very minute or even this very second. Everything might end. Everything you are would cease to exist and all that would be left is the memories of the people that you le

Is it a bad thing to tell everyone I know that I hate One Direction when I secretly love them? Any and all One Direction jokes welcome

Why cant it be real? Why cant I be allowed to love anyone? There is no reason for people to keep hating me just because of who I love. I can't effing choose it, and neither can they. My own parents can't even understand that. I just wish the people I loved would be understanding. I wish that they wouldn't put themselves before everything else. I wish that they could understand that there could be the slightest possibility that they would be wrong. I wish I could feel loved. I wish I didn't