Carlos Hazday

Have I mentioned how much I love you comments? Short and sweet but regular as clockwork. Thank you, bud.

I'll share a couple of pictures of Parliament House later. I'll also look for one of my old ones of the bikes lined up against the pool fence the way I described it. Harley's special; I love writing him. He's one of the easiest characters to play with. Maybe it's because he's a laid-back, pot-smoking, gear-head. His enthusiasm for life is contagious.

I discovered the campus when I was elected a national officer of my fraternity. I visited the chapter at FSC and led an initiation in the chapel. Been back several times and each visit I discover new details.

LOL Lots of readers thought Harley would be CJ's boyfriend since he was the first high school friend introduced. There was a Team Harley for a while to be replaced by Team Chipper, and eventually Team Owen. We know who won!

I choked up when I stopped by the place this past March. Take a look at the pictures I posted on the CJ discussion thread.

Daytona Bike Week's always a fun time. I was there this year at the same time CJ and Owen but didn't run into them

With the sun low on the horizon making it difficult to see through the glare, CJ carefully steered his father’s Ford F-350 through the motel’s parking area. A casual observer might have found it hard to believe the vehicle was ten years old. The pristine black and orange paint of the Harley-Davidson Edition truck gleamed in the late afternoon light. After slipping his feet into flip-flops, Owen opened the passenger door. “I’ll make sure the trailer’s not blocking anything.” The chill

I quite enjoyed that. Nice little story.

Not bad. But I don't do romance stories. 😜

In the beginning, there was the world wide web and it was good. The internet engendered gay porn, which engendered male-male romance stories. Somewhere in between those two, Gabriel Morgan created Stonegate Stable--a love story with sizzling hot sex scenes. If explicit descriptions of intercourse between two or more men are not your thing, feel free to speed read through them; you'll cheat yourself but the remainder of the tale is worth it and can stand on its own. To paraphrase Deadpool in his second movie: This story is all about the f-word. Family. A large cast of characters surrounds Sean, the main character, and the author takes us on a wild ride with them. Vincent and Matt are the other two stars of the novel and young Matt summarizes it best: “Your real family doesn’t have to be the one you were born into. Sometimes your friends love you more.” The characters and their actions are true to life and relatable. Many of us have found comfort, support, and sexual gratification amongst our friends The ending is bittersweet and you may want to have a bandana handy to dab your eyes. Forget the tissues, this is a story about men and their horses. However, the tears are balanced by good writing and enough humor you will chuckle often. I've read this story at least three times and I'm certain I'll do it again. Once again, I was smiling when I was done reading.

I should be finished with my second or third reading today. I honestly can't recall how many times I've enjoyed it. I'll review it after I'm done!

He'll be back soon. After all, he has to officiate at a wedding I like the character and may use him again at some other point.

Go check out the Art Museum building!

BTW- Forgot to mention this before, you're not going to believe who one of those OLD people at the wedding will be. I think you'll enjoy that part. You don't even have to wait for the wedding chapter to find out. In the next chapter there's verbal confirmation of attendance. And for Harley fans, he stars in the next chapter. It's CJ, Ozzie, Harley, and thousands of extras.

Ooops. Did I do that? @danield There's little new under the sun and history repeats itself way too often. I hope I wasn't too political.

Yep, loved Lions too and I've 'followed' you since then hoping for more. Nice surprise to see two stories post today. It's great to read a story that is well-written and flows easily. It's a breath of fresh air in a literary world full of stink bombs.

I often use those devices to tag speech. The use of he said/she said has always bored me. That approach is also not as favored these days when compared to action tags. "I really hate you, you know?" Carlos said. "I really hate you, you know?" Carlos' smile made me think he was pulling my chain. In both instances, we know what was said. But in the second one, we find out it may have been said jokingly which may help make the conversation a bit more realistic.

@JeffreyL You're welcome! Back atcha for the unwavering support.

Ugh! Don't even kid about that LOL No divorce for the kids. There might be another set of parents divorcing but not sure about that yet. You may have notice time has lapsed much faster in the College books than before. I wanted to age CJ since writing teens isn't my favorite thing. I did this before and can't remember with certainty, but I think I timed the events of this book so the wedding chapter would post the same weekend as it would be taking place. I think it posts on the 22nd and the wedding takes place on the 23rd.

@danield Chapters 5 and 6 of Walls. Boating accident. On a separate note, I have to thank you for your recent reactions to older chapters. I end up reading through them, for the first time in a long time, and I make myself laugh and even tear up. The first few books are cringe-worthy at times, I was really inexperienced, but I realize I wrote some good stuff now and then. I think I need to tag a couple of earlier books as comedy!

Ritchie turns 16 a couple of weeks after the wedding. Still too damn young for me but at least that's the age of consent.

LMAO... Please remember there will be OLD people and FEMALES at the wedding. Do you really want to see all that saggy stuff? 🤭

Here's hoping it's a great one, young man.