Nick Brady

The story of two friends, one black and one white, both gay.. This story is set during the racially divided period of the 1950's in a small Oklahoma town.

Brian and Lanny are back from their European adventure and settle into an apartment of their own. Marco leaves for his own adventure to exhibit his art in London and Paris, leaving Marty and the twins Samuel and Benjamin to fend for themselves.

I taught 7th, 8th and 9th grade math and science for several years before marriage and kids drove me into a better paying corporate job which lasted 30 years. I really loved teaching but wasn't able to take the vow of poverty that teaching required. My BS was in math and physical science through the College of Education. This gave me teaching credentials and a lot of specific professional smarts. Like you, I decided that a master's degree would be helpful and used my veteran's benefits to get an MS in Mathematics. This worked out well for me both in teaching and later in corporate work as a computer programmer and software development.. A couple of observations. A Masters degree is a masters degree. Unless you chose a career path in Education that requires specific coursework, a Masters in a more technical area, be it Education, Science, Math or English is an indication that you are bright and hard working.and will open a lot of doors for you.. If specific Education courses become useful, you can always take them as electives or as coursework towards a second Masters degree or as work towards a Doctorate. No education is ever a waste of time. As a young man you may change your career a number of times before you find the thing that is the best fit for you. Do not limit yourself. You are single and therefore quite flexible regarding what you do and where you live. Be willing to stretch your comfort zone. Live is full of surprises, many of them pleasant. Focus on activities that build you up as a person and allow you to feel good about yourself. Good luck. Nick

Brian and Lanny cross Europe on a low-budget trek. In the process their respect and affection grows.

Brian has joined Sam and Ben as part of the Montgomery family and begins his college education, meeting many new people and beginning his new life.

I knew a lot more about raising kids before I had four of them. They will figure this out as they go along. The boys will teach them.

The story of Marco, Marty and their adopted twin boys, Samuel and Benjamin

The story of Marco and Marty

In this story we will find out what happened to Nick's friend Tony.

A poem a day is an interesting challenge even for a mind as clever as yours. This last set (hopefully not the last) are clever indeed. Poems about poems, poems about bridges, trees, insomnia and abandoned tires. How fun. More, more! Nick

A few poems from home sweet Oklahoma.

Another fine poem - very sweet, very heartfelt. OK, I will take the plunge and submit a few of my poems. Watch for them.

Another fine group of poems. I like the imagery of the river and the light-hearted Flicker. As a former (and generally unsuccessful) duck hunter I related to this one. The ducks had little to fear from me.

And in addition to excellent fiction you write poetry - Haiku and even a limerick. Well done Parker, well done.

I discovered your story several days ago and read it straight through. In a way I'm glad I did not find it until it was complete. I would have been impatient for each chapter had I started it when you first began. It is an excellent story, well written, with believable characters and a great plot with lots of surprises. Thank you for the happy ending as I was agonizing over Andy's situation through much of the story. I also write gay fiction and found many of the elements of your story to fit with my one of my own- a boy from an abusive background finding the love of his life, difficult family relationships, the acceptance of what becomes a new family, even an Episcopal wedding. At the end the happy couple finds themselves the parents of orphaned twin boys. I invite you to read it. http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/adult-youth/marco-in-the-park/ I look forward to reading more from you. Consider me a fan. Nick Brady

Nice stuff. You do good work. I am tempted to add my own humble offerings.

Young Nathan is a very sexy guy. Hot story so far.

A great start to a story with an unusual and interesting topic. As in your other stories the characters are immediately clearly drawn. Both these boys need a friend. Will they befriend each other? Let's see where this goes.

I discovered your story and read the first five chapters straight through. Good work. The characters are well drawn and the story line moves well. Casey is an angry young man. We will see if he is able to make himself at home in his new surroundings. I'm looking forward to more.

Nick is growing up in 1970's Tulsa. His early adventures have been reckless. When he meets Joseph, all that changes. This is a sweet and tender love story about real people with real problems.

What a fun read. Reminds me of some scouting adventures I had years ago.

This is the story of a boy growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the early 1970's. It is a life full of discovery and surprises.