Timothy M.

We love you and your writings, be they stories, poems, blogs or forum posts. If nothing else, maybe you can take all the wonderful outpouring of care and support here away from the situation as the most important memory / outcome of the hurtful place you were pushed into. No need for apologies, I (as a writer) understand even if I don't write from the same vulnerability or pour my soul into poetry like you do. (hope Michael does that too)

Yeah, that's a good point, Cia. I actually struggle(d) with this in several of my reviews, trying to entice readers to a story without spoiling it for them. It's a difficult balance. I often skip the story description if it's an author I like, so I can read without preconceived ideas of the content.

I remember Emmet from a snippet of this story you have us a long time ago. I look forward to reading more. I like that Emmet is both self-aware and genuinely interested in people around him, in this case Zeke and making him feel good.

I actually thought my review of Thaw was quite unrevealing. I didn't even mention the moose.

If my blog review of Thaw didn't get you new readers hopefully this will do it.

I'm glad they found each other again and decided to give their love a chance. I agree with Eddie's evaluation of Jamie's decision, but if he can forgive the love of his life, then we should admire him and wish them both a HEA - and a long life to make up for the eight years wasted. I can't help imagining, almost hoping, that Jamie's father suffered for a long time, and that someone pointed out to him how God works in mysterious ways and his cancer might be divine retributrion and a way to get rid of him and his evil acts towards his son. And I hope he goes straight to Hell. As for Jamie's mother and sisters they had better apologize and receive Eddie with open arms to make up for not helping their son/brother.

And another momentous event this week, at least for some of us: Sasha Distan is back and has posted a new short story.

I'm so glad he knows there are people - friends - who understand him. Probably a major break-through, but it'll take time to process all of that. Interesting how it all makes sense to me even though I have no knowledge of the X-men universe and the events you're hinting at.

Oops, somehow I missed this chapter. Well, Robbie did his best to get noticed (and eventually outed), but at least he did it all for Nathan's sake. In any case I think he should keep going down the path of honesty and simply tell his family. He should have done it the first day in the car when he had the chance, but better late than never.

I'm actually almost proud of Robbie, his behaviour in this chapter was acceptable and even really great at times. Nathan does bring the best out in him, and I'm glad he was honest about how he feels and how much he wants to be with Nathan.

In spite of the tension around Andrew's situation this was actually a feel-good chapter, with lots of typical situations: Jim being supportive; Ross' mum being kind (and accepting of the prospect of her son having a gay boy in his bed, lol); Doug being his ususal stupid inconsiderate self although he did apologize; Ross being worried about his chances in the AFL league; Neil being analytical and helpful in spite of his reserve, and of course Ty having another clash of wills with Julie and her coming out on top. I was all uh-oh at the end of Ty's visit to the doctor. I bet Paddy was sweating when he got Ty's phone call, but he seems to have averted the suspicion for now. I wish Ty had told Julie, because she would have put two and two together. But I guess Ty has to suffer so we can be held in suspence about who gets to draft him in the end. I can certainly understand Warwick's wish about Ross, and I assume he's been told about Richmond's interest and the interview. If not, Ross is a bad boyfriend. So, perhaps Warwick should try for a positive wish rather than a negative. At least he now seems more concerned about keeping Ross than forgetting Kevin. And now we know what Daphne's sister suggested and it seems like a good plan. I hope for Kevin's sake it all works out. I'm trying to make a list of what other preparations he has to do before Saturday. He needs to go shopping for lube (I assume he already has condoms), he needs to get tested, and most importantly he needs to talk tö Alistair. I really want us to be there for the last part. Fingers crossed for next Saturday - and for Warwick and Kevin to get laid at the same time. Even though I know we won't be there for that. Sigh, it's the one thing I 'resent' about your stories, but I respect your decision.

Thank, buddy, I'm glad you found your way here. PPC is my old name for TCatC and comes from the first chapter title Patrick's Personal Card. Sorry about the confusion. You're right about me needing to focus on my two main stories, but I'm almost done with another anthology A.I. story for the Blindsided theme, so I hope to get that finished. CC comes next and then I'll get back to Patrick and Peter (and Michael, of course). Your predictions about Imp's reaction and how they feel about each other could very well be true, and I'm sure most readers would be satisfied with such an outcome. I can easily understand your argument about gender. Imp is definitely male, but as for Angel... Thank you for reading and reviewing.

I'm sorry about that, Azorf, and you're absolutely right about me letting my readers down with a lack of posting. I have no excuses, but I will get back to Patrick and Peter asap. Right now I have the CC twins yelling in my ear as well as Imp and Angel. Once I've dealt with them, I'll try to get some chapters done here. Thanks for checking in and letting me know you miss them, it helps to get me going.

Tobyn has indeed shown he will do anything for his mate: run his paws sore and his heart to near bursting, kill a hunter who threatens his man, admit to being dense and at fault for running away before and for denying what was plain for Tilly and others to see. He'll give every ounce of energy, his heart and his body to the mountain man, who is his earth mate, now and forever. They took turns in teasing each other gently, admitting how they felt and the fears they had. Of course they also took turns in donating saliva and being bossy. I have no doubt they will take turn in their lovemaking and caring for each other and sharing the burden of what comes next: hunting down the hunters and reconnecting with other packs. Oh and I agree about liking the slow pace of the bonding, like Miss Sybil said: it's the same a falling in love. Btw I laughed at Tobyn's joke about Kellar as the ladies' favorite, but at the same time I'm happy the three most important women in Tobyn's life read him the riot act on stupidity.

I shall ignore the Douchebag, he can go fuck himself, Laird or whatever. I hope Noel will let Kris into his heart and make him happy. They could have a long happy life together for 60-70 years, although Kris may become suspicious when Noel doesn't age. My main fear is that Kris will fall victim to some scheme to kill Noel which would mean more heart-break for the poor guy. Seems Noel made the right choice about leaving all that stuff behind. I hope he'll be able to visit Simon and Landyn, since they clearly care about him.

Once again both the title and the chapter note reflected the emotions of the characters in the story and your readers. We were overwhelmed by emotions: anger at Tilly fuckng things up and sadness at her remorse. Anger at Tobyn for running away and once again leavng Kellar to deal with the pain of rejection and heart-break. We were with Kellar every step of the way as he left and ran back home to lick his wounds, overwhelmed by the avalanche of events leading to this separation. It made sense when Kellar shifted and ran, more angry than scared, and then SLAM ! We were trapped in a situation which took our breath away and had our eyes running scared along the lines of text hoping for some miracle. The relief as Tobyn came out of the blue and executed the murderer (a much easier death than he deserved) was overwhelming for Kellar and us, yet we had barely processed this reprieve before the roller-coaster once more plunged into a pit of fear. The chapter ended with Tobyn running as fast as he can, scared for the life of his mate, and Kellar clutching at his leg and his hope and love for the golden wolf. And if you're feeling out of breath after reading all of the above in one go, now you know how we felt after the end of Kellar's run.

Ordinals: that must be a difference between British and American English, because I was taught to write 2nd, 3rd, 5th. Or are you saying they should be written this way when they are dates eg October 2nd, but not when they are instead of second, third and fifth (eg he came 2nd).

It speaks volumes of how secure they are in their relationship that Corey knows Jason cancelling their plans are due to work and he simply organizes an evening out with Liam. Same for Jason calling him and joking about replacement eye candy. Of course, now I want to know what those hours of fun entailed. I can understand why Liam wants to give Alek a chance and Corey has a good point about giving Alek some better role models than the males in his family and (probably) most of the hockey players. Although, they can't be too bad if he asked Liam to come see his game. I'm sure Jason can help Alek find alternative financing for his garage, so he can tell his dad to piss off, if the reaction is as bad as expected.

Every time I get to the phone call from Drew I start chuckling. Of course, before that I was and drooling a bit. In addition, I'm glad they spoke their commitment and were on the same page about being 'out' to the world as a couple. They are great together.

Some nice steps forward here, even if Ryan didn't get his wish fulfilled about new legs. I did have two questions: Who helped Ryan move his stuff? Shouldn't Clayton have told the flight organizer about Ryan being in a wheel chair? Or does he know it's not a problem with access?

Hey Def, we had the same question about chapter titles, so check out Gary's reply to me. LOL, I loved that Freudian slip too.

Something else I like about your characters, Gary, is that while they may be emotional and romantic and even a bit slow to figure things out , they are also intelligent and use their minds to deal with matters of the heart. Even when they do things which make us it is still believable and logical story-wise, and you never drag it out into absurdity. They actually communicate rather than constantly second-guessing what the other part is thinking. Even your teens are amazingly mature and level-headed and I love that.

I at Lucky scolding his dick, but I liked him for being honest about what he wanted to do to Senna while still being adamant he wasn't going to take advantage. I don't think Senna will be bold enough to initiate anything while Lucky sleeps, but I bet he'll be kneeling next to the bed when Lucky wakes up. Or perhaps he'll be curled at his feet.

LOL, Drew, you might want to do a spoiler hide with the last part of that comment. One of the things I admire most about Gary's stories are the perfect titles for chapters and the chapter notes. Do they also come before the writing?

I can see I'll never be out of work as your editor, Batman. from your Robin