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Thanks, I'll go back to posting TWO chapters each day.
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14.1 Ryan’s life settled into a comfortable routine. For several months now, he’d worked at the chemist and enjoyed his duties as well as the staff. Three nights a week he went to night school and grew confident he’d pass the final Uni entrance exam. Of course, Tony’s help allowed him to navigate through difficult subjects and difficult areas. Following Gus’s advice, he researched getting a tattoo but found tattoo parlours scarce and expensive. Improvising, he managed to draw a rough hear
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Thanks for commenting. I'm surprised, I thought readers would get antsy about interrupted reading in the middle of a story. If GA would allow it I'd like to post the whole story at once. This has been a very contentious issue in GA in the past so your further comments would be appreciated.
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13.1 “Well done lad. Your time is excellent, considerably under the five minutes over 200 yards[1] you need to qualify for the SRC (Surf Rescue Certificate). You’re a bloody good swimmer Ryan, I reckon you didn’t even extend yourself eh?” “Thanks Mr Pearson, I love swimming and it’s a bonus that I’m ok as a swimmer. At school I had a choice of either swimming or athletics and, for several reasons, I choose athletics. Yeah, I coulda kept going it’s no big deal. Pity we don’t have to quali
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12.0 Background Over fifty years ago, loving the wrong person could make you a criminal. Smiling in the park could lead to arrest and being in the wrong address book could cost you a prison sentence. Homosexuality was illegal and hundreds of thousands of men feared to be picked up by zealous police wanting easy convictions. Sadly it was very easy, you could be charged, often for doing nothing more than looking a bit gay. Some newspapers reported court cases, but they talked of "gross indecen
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11.1 It took some time for Ryan to recover after Tommo’s funeral. The days turned into weeks and the weeks to months and still the pain persisted. On the first anniversary of their friend’s death, the three boys and his parents visited the boy’s grave and collectively vowed to keep his memory alive. It wasn’t so much how he’d died but the circumstances that led to Tommo taking the only way out – well, as he saw it, the only way out. Of course, Ryan lived with his own secret, and his mind kept
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Thanks. Why are you reading at 12:4am? All good boys should be in bed dreaming of beautiful men and/or boys. Thnx again.
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I should've mentioned at the start that all the events portrayed in my book are taken from real life - mine, except for the suicide. He was my cousin. Because it's such a disturbing story I've tried to lighten for readers. Thanks for responding.
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10.1 Tomas was discharged several days later when all the tests showed a positive recovery. It was about mid-day when he arrived home and went straight to bed. His mother fussed around trying to make him comfortable. “Now you just rest and sleep as much as you can. Here’s the pain tablets the doctor prescribed for you; take two tablets when you need for the pain. Now I’ll get you a light lunch of sandwiches, which will see you through until dinner time. Just yell if you need anything baby
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9.1 Although he’d tried to ignore the taunts and insults, Tommo was gradually being ground down. Every day was not the same, some days the abuse was light but other days severe. Except for Geoff and Bluey, he had no friends. The three boys lunched together when they could, but when the other two lads couldn’t, he ate alone. His locker was vandalised. ‘Fag’, “Poofter’ and other hurtful slogans were painted on the door, and he just got tired of trying to erase the vandalising. Then one day some
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8.1 .” . . are ya sure Biffo? The old bag said he was a poofter. Ya sure ya heard that right?” Martin Cradox had accosted Bert Cree as they were on their way to the cafeteria. Cradox couldn’t wait to share the info he had on Tomas Davis. “Cause I’m sure Bert, I got good ears. I know I don’t have a pretty face but me hearings spot on. I heard it just like I told ya. What d’ya reckon we should do, eh?” “I’m thinkin.’ It were just Tommo Davis she mentioned, not Seaton his buddy as we
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7.1 There is no such state as absolute secrecy; the higher the level of secrecy the more prone it becomes to exposure. Such was the issue of Tommos expulsion with Nurse Gladys of the Grammar School. Martin Cradox had hurt his hand in the fight with Tommo but thought nothing of it. After several days the pain worsened, and his cronies urged him to go see the nurse. In the main, he despised blokes that ran to the nurse every time they were injured, but the pain was getting to him. He decide
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6.1 .” . . as the reason for leaving the Tamworth Christian College, all it shows on your transfer documents is 'unacceptable behaviour'. Now that could mean many things such as stealing, cheating, or sexual misbehaviour. Therefore, I must warn you that any form of 'unacceptable behaviour' at Manly Boy's High will earn you expulsion. Do you understand me? (Tommo nodded yes) good, good. You're the only person who knows the exact offence so it's up to you to behave in an exemplary manner. What
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5.1 Tommo was devastated. During the train journey home, he tried to put a brave face on his situation, but with every passing mile the dread of going home intensified. That a momentary impulse could give rise to such savage circumstances crushed him. If the ignominy that preceded the school expelling him wasn't enough, he had to face the contempt of parents, friends, and extended family. It certainly wasn't fair. If he had been caught having sex with a girl, the matter would have been overlo
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4.1 That night Ryan couldn't sleep. He kept going back to the talk with Gus about sex. He wasn't concerned; on the contrary, he was excited, because he didn't know where all this talk would lead. He liked Gus and had to admit he was physically attracted to the older boy. Just thinking about what might happen excited him. I didn't know a bloke's bum could look so good even with pants on; when he bent over me cock started misbehaving. (Sigh) Should I be concerned about Gus physically abusin
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3.1 “. . . you mark my words, Clare, sending Ryan to an expensive Public school will cause problems for him and you. Even working, you can't afford his school fees let alone uniform, books, and equipment. There are many decent and inexpensive Catholic schools locally, and he would have the benefit of a good religious teaching. However, he doesn't want to go to a Catholic school so, while I'm disappointed, you should let him go to Manly Boy's High with his mate Bluey. This is . . ." "NO! I
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Thnx for your input. I'm not a medic and so took some liberty in the narrative. I guess I'm after impact rather than strict adherence to procedure. Anyway, thanx again.
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"Hey mum, I'm home and starving. What's to eat . . . " Ryan, as usual, raced in from school, closed the front door with a bang, and then stopped suddenly. In the hallway, his mother lay on her side with her arm outstretched clasping an empty pill bottle. She was unconscious. For at least ten seconds he just stood there in shock, dumbfounded at the sight and unable to process the scene. Then his subconscious goaded him into action. Where was nanna? "Nanna, nan, where are you. Oh my go
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It was a warm day; in this late spring season, the sun shone brightly but not too severe. Overhead the sky was a cloudless, blue. The gentle wind barely moved the trees but was enough to give some relief from the heat. This was his favourite spot; the smooth rock was comfortable enough, so he stretched his naked body and relished being alone with nature. How many times had he lain here and thought about his life in general and his family life in particular? Too many. How many conclusions had he
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. . . . AUTHORS NOTE My intent in writing this book is to expose the 1950’s treatment of homosexuals both in Australia, England and America. Why is this important? In 1953, England’s Lord Montagu of Beaulieu with two others was arrested and tried for performing "gross offences". The trial caused a backlash of opinion that led to the setting up of the Wolfenden Committee. In its 1957 report, the committee recommended the decriminalisation of homosexual activity in private, between two co
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It’s the early 1950’s in Australia and Ryan Seaton has a dark secret. At twelve years old he’s discovered he’s a homosexual and in that decade being gay could be fatal. Added to that, his mother uses emotional blackmail, making his home-life miserable. Then his best mate confides he’s also gay, but the combined hostility of society, religion and the law, ensures that any relief is short-lived. Tragedy follows. The decade known as the 1950’s was word-wide, the worst time to be gay, but out of the depths of despair a new period of enlightenment began. This is the story of some young souls living through and surmounting that awful decade.
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Recently, I started to read a novel and to my dismay, each paragraph ran to about two pages. To the reader, it appeared as a mess of words. Manfully, I tried to carry on, but in the end, I just gave up. It's a pity because I thought the story good.
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The Plugh Brainstorming Method
grahamsealby commented on Lugh's story chapter in The Plugh Brainstorming Method
When I reach a story waypoint, and can't decide 'What's Next' I go for a long drive or lay down to sleep. It's amazing that when your conscious mind is occupied your subconscious mind is free to roam and often gives me options to proceed. Having a waypoint block can be frustrating. -
When and how will the new design facility be released?
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Thanks that's brilliant! I would have never thought to take the approach opening a separate tab. Ta muchly! I'm not sure what is mean by not having an advanced search option. I use this all the time. What is the alternative approach?
