LittleBuddhaTW

I don't laugh at anyone's theories or comments (well, except for maybe Nicko's ). Whether they're accurate or not, I always enjoying reading them, so keep it up! LB P.S.- I'm making progress on Ch. 26, slowly but surely ... I appreciate everyone's patience!

Ask Kitty ...

Welcome aboard, Graeme! I've also really enjoyed your stories, particularly "New Brother" and "Heart of the Tree"! LB

No, "My Elusive Drug" is not a sequel. The main character's name is Billy. And ... I've been informed that I'm not allowed to post the final chapter of SOOTB until y'all have had a "meaningful" discussion about Ch. 25 ... I swear, it wasn't my idea, but I don't call the shots around here! LB

What a coincidence ... my new story is called "My Elusive Drug" ... LB

This is a story that I've been following for over three years, a real classic ... TITLE: Forever on a Tree AUTHOR: Joey Gumb -- duffmanburns@gmail.com LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Tree-Joey-Gumb-ebook/dp/B01DFKB29Y GENRE: Modern: Teens STORY CODES: tt STATUS: In Progress DESCRIPTION: The touching story of Mikey, Skyler, Grant, and Jordan, four precocious teenagers, and their journey from adolescence through college, filled with happiness, trauma, and their unique sense of humor. Can the promises of love and friendship between four boys really survive?

I agree with everything Kevin said. I was also very surprised at the ending, although I couldn't help but still like Jarred. This has been a very good story and I've enjoyed reading it a lot. I expect a lot of good things from Nicko in the future! *Hugz* Buddha

Elton John's new album, "The Captain & The Kid," is coming out in September, and the first single, "The Bridge," is now available on EltonJohn.com -- you have to be a member of the official fanclub to go to that part of the site, though. It's an interesting choice for a single, since the track is only Elton's vocals and piano, no other instrumentation. It's a beautiful song, with very touching lyrics, but not very commercial. The whole album is a concept album, the sequel to his 1975 "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirty Cowboy," which chronicled Elton and his lyricist, Bernie Taupin's, early days in the music industry. The sequel will cover their days of success, excess, and finally, finding peace. Another "guilty pleasure" album that I'm looking forward to is Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell 3: The Monster Is Loose." That one will be released on Halloween. The title track, "The Monster's Loose," is available at http://www.myspace.com/meatloaf. Still no job offers yet, and I'm getting more and more frustrated. Hopefully I'll hear something this week, but I'm not very hopeful. My dad thinks I should work at a bank or be a police officer. If I don't get something else soon, I may just do that. Chapter 25 of "Someday" has been posted. I've started working on Chapter 26, but I haven't been in much of a writing mood. I'll do my best to finish it up this week since it's the last chapter, and I know people are anxious to find out what happens to Connor and the gang. I've also got a new story planned that should be debuting in a few more weeks ... hopefully. I've been home for a month now, and although the job search hasn't borne any fruit yet, my diet has been going well. I've lost 13 lbs. so far. I've also cut waaaaaay back on my nicotine consumption, so hopefully I'll be able to quit altogether in the not-too-distant future. Not much else to report on. My life has been pretty boring.

Hmmm ... does he need a spanking? :2hands: I wish ... I like the rain. The person below me thinks that Ben is getting off way too easy, and we should revert to discussing Ben's dimpled, pasty white bum as quickly as possible.

Hmmm ... actually, I've thought about doing a story from Toby's perspective once they're all off at college. I have something else planned next, but it's very possible that it could happen at some point in the future ...

I do ... even though I can't eat any of it because I'm a fat cow and on a diet ... The person below me is also on a diet, and is finding that it's a lot harder than they thought it would be ... especially the 'exercising' part ...

I think you mean Kyle and Cameron ...

Chapter 25 is up ... http://littlebuddhatw.gayauthors.org/SOOTB/SOOTB25.html Thanks to Kitty and Sharon for editing. One more chapter to go ...

LESBIANS RULE!!!!!!! :2hands: You are sooo awesome, Vance!!!

Well, shit ... now I'm totally bawling my eyes out. I've always thought that I'm a pretty strong person, but I don't think I could have done that ... either making that kind of decision or being there to watch it happen. And I can't tell you whether it was right or wrong. I honestly don't know. Animals are very sensitive, though, and I'm sure she knew that what you did was out of love for her, and even if you look back now and wish you could have spent more time with her, I'm sure she always knew that she held a special place in your heart.

How about kissing, groping, and/or talking really dirty? I notice you didn't mention any of those ...

Perhaps we could keep the discussion focused on the story ...

Perhaps we should all chip in a few dollars to buy a chastity belt for our young Joey ...

I'm surprised that would even be legal, considering he's underage and would be portrayed in a "sexual" way. I'm surprised his parents would even let him do that ...

Here you go, guys (and gals) ... http://littlebuddhatw.gayauthors.org/SOOTB/SOOTB24.html Many thanks to Kitty and Sharon for editing! I hope it was worth the wait ... Enjoy!

Great chapter, Vance! The Cole thing was resolved a bit quickly, but then again, if it had been dragged out, I probably would have gone crazy and ended up beating my head against a wall or pulling my hair out ... so I shouldn't complain! The only outstanding issues now are how Cameron's mother is going to react to him being a big ol' bottom queen (which I don't think will be a problem), and what Kyle's deal is. And, I have to admit, I'm disappointed that Jesse has a boyfriend ... there goes my fantasy involving him ... Anyway, great job, Vance! Buddha

Awwww! Thanks Vancey-pooh, you just made my day!

Hey Joey! I'm so glad you finally started up a blog! Anyway, I'm not very good with advice, so the best thing I can come up with is just to ask him if he likes you or not ... or, like Kitty said, we can ask him for you! And just so you know, if he hurts your or breaks your heart, he's gonna have one angry Buddha after him! :2hands: *Hugz* Buddha

I'm with Sharon ... this story is TOTALLY creepy! But I'm loving it! Great chapter, Dom!

This has been quite an interesting week. Unfortunately, no requests for interviews yet, although I have gotten a couple minor nibbles. I'll have to wait and see if any of those pan out. In better news, the other day, one of my high school classmates (who I haven't talked to in about 10 years) called, looking for my parents, to try to find out my current address so they could send me info on our 10 year H.S. reunion, which is coming up this fall. My parents weren't home, though, so she got me ... which was a pleasant surprise for both of us. I didn't even know that she was still living in the area, which is cool, and she invited me to a crab cookout in a couple weeks. I LOVE crabs, so I'll definitely be there. And my diet has been going well, so I think I can indulge myself for one day. Last night, I met this 21 year old Malaysian Chinese boy online, and he only lives about 30 minutes from me. Needless to say, he was pretty shocked when I told him I spoke fluent Chinese, and that was a great conversation starter. Eventually, we went from talking online to talking on the phone ... until 3 AM! It was funny switching back and forth between English and Chinese, but I think we've both decided we prefer speaking Chinese. And now we're planning on going on a date on Monday. Oh, and did I mention that he's really cute? Also, he's out to his entire family, which is a big plus, and also pretty unheard of in Chinese families. He says they're very supportive, and that he even has an uncle who is gay. So, if anything develops, that will definitely make things much easier. If the first date goes well, and we end up having a second and third, I may invite him to the crab cookout, too. I love to show off, and I'd have a ball bringing a really cute boy along with me to show my friends. BTW, Chapter 24 of SOOTB should be posted sometime on Saturday. I apologize for the wait. Fortunately, the next chapter has already been written and sent off to Kitty and Sharon for editing, so there won't be such a long wait between chapters again. Anyway, that's about it for now. Hopefully my date will go well, and if I'm really lucky, I'll get some calls for interviews soon ... *crosses fingers* DIET UPDATE: 10 lbs. in three weeks