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Rupert

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  1. Rupert

    Chapter 9

    Great story. Thanks Sam.
  2. Rupert

    Chapter 1

    I was disliking Kevin in the Becker story but am thinking I may grow to like him after all.
  3. Rupert

    Collateral

    Really enjoyed this, thanks.
  4. We sat there for what felt like an eternity but were probably only a few seconds. “You may well be right” I said in a small voice. “I thought so” Erin smiled at me, “Let’s get out of here and really talk about stuff.” Part of me felt relieved that I was able to admit, for the first time out loud, one of my fears; but part of me felt like puking on the carpet right there. What was I doing? What was I letting myself in for? What did this mean for me and my future? What would my family thin
  5. Rupert

    Chapter 2

    Thanks. I’m glad you’re enjoying it.
  6. As I sat in the Conrad lounge, nursing my drink, I debated with myself the offer of having a drink with Erin. Why not, I thought? What could be the harm? Sure, I’m pretty confident he was being flirty on the flight, why towards me I’m not so sure. What did he see in me? What signals, if any was I giving off? Dark thoughts swirled around my head again. This was all so confusing. What had my life become, what was it about to be? I had my second brush with ‘mortality’ uncertainty in two years;
  7. Let me introduce myself, my name is Matt Howes, I’m 50 years old, Australian and a lawyer who works for a government department in the Middle East. I’m married – or I was until I was recently widowed - and had a nine year old son, who also died in the accident which claimed his mother. I’d just spent the past ten weeks in Melbourne, Australia having treatment for a recurrence of cancer, a recurrence which came far too quickly after my initial diagnosis and treatment just on two years ago. T
  8. This is the story of one man after tragedy forces him to reassess his life and sexuality, late in time but maybe not too late to finally be true to himself.
  9. A letter a week will take six years! i have a sense this is going to be challenging, but worthwhile, to read.
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