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    The Gym Incident: The Spare Jockstrap A Naptown Tale by Cole Parker, edited by Altimexis Jeremy and I were in his bedroom. We spent some time there when we could. We spent some in mine, too. We were boyfriends, and spent a lot of time together, but in our bedrooms, with no one around, we could just be us, be alone, and we both liked that. It brought us closer together. No, not doing that. Well, maybe we did do that, too, sometimes, but that wasn’t what I am talking about, not what we were d
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    Cole Parker's Second Place Prize-Winning Entry: This kid forgot his jockstrap, and you happen to have a spare? (May, 2008) This is the 12th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. Please see the Introduction for important background on the series
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    The Gym Incident: Chronicles of a Lonesome Teenager A Naptown Tale by David of Hope, edited by Altimexis Preface The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual people, dead or alive, or actual events is fully and completely intended; hey, it ain’t a science fiction novel. I didn’t pull all this stuff out of thin air. Most of it all happened (or at least could have) to somebody at some time. It’s a conglomeration, but not an actual depiction. The names of the princi
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    David of Hope's First Place Prize-Winning Entry: What could go wrong during a game of shirts versus skins? (May, 2008) This is the 11th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. Please see the Introduction for important background on the series.
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    Class Election A Naptown Tale by Altimexis “Hey David!” I heard Paul Levine call out at lunch. Paul’s the president of the GSA at our school, and a pretty good friend, and David, the love of my life, is my boyfriend. My name’s Jeremy and, as a freshman, I don’t have many friends who are seniors - or really any friends who are seniors other than Paul and his boyfriend, Sam. I was sitting at our usual table and had just started eating lunch with David. Also at our table were some of our be
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    Is the next year's incoming sophomore class ready to elect a gay class presedent? Is David up to the challenge? (April, 2008) This is the 10th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.
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    A New Year Resolution A Naptown Tale by Altimexis Nearly two months had passed since I came out to my parents, and although they were still not totally accepting of the fact they have a gay son, they still loved and supported me, and that was all that mattered. Boy, was it scary to come out to them, though. They were Evangelical Christians - well, I guess I was, too - and although they loved me unconditionally, they still saw homosexuality as a lifestyle choice and a sin. Thank God they wer
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    When the pastor at Trevor's church tries to make an example of him by getting the GSA disbanded, help comes from a most unlikely source. (January, 2008) This is the 8th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.
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    The Un-Christmas A Naptown Tale by Altimexis Seeing things through the eyes of my boyfriend, Altaf, has been a real experience. I’m Randy Bernstein and I was born and raised in the American Midwest, in an affluent and marginally liberal area of what is otherwise a very conservative, Bible Belt city. Being gay and out was not something that had been in my plans, but the fact of the matter was that I am gay, and for better or worse, my boyfriend and I are out. We came out together, ju
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    Two boys, a Jew and a Muslim, learn to find faith in their own religions as the world around them celebrates Christmas. (December, 2007) This is the 7th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.
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    My First Thanksgiving A Naptown Tale by Altimexis Although I’d been in America for several months, the rituals of being an American teenager were still very new to me, and this was the first time I had started a new school year in an American high school. One of the first people I befriended at my new school was a kid named Randy Bernstein. When I first met him, I thought he was a Muslim, like me. He certainly looked Arabic and so I trusted him, and he was more than eager to show me
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    Fleeing a fatwa back home, young Altaf and his ammi immigrate to America. Befriended by a Jewish boy, will there be fireworks at the Thanksgiving dinner table? (November, 2007) This is the 6th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.
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    Introduction 1972 was a pivotal year in my life. It was the year I turned sixteen. It was the year I got my drivers license. It was the first time I ever went away from home. It was the first time I heard the word “gay” used to mean homosexual, the first time I wondered if that term could actually apply to me, and the first time a bunch of kids accused me of being gay. It was the year my sister and her family moved back to the Midwest from California. It was also the year my father died. A lo
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    Although modern day “Naptown” is very different from Indianapolis in 1972, it's still in the Bible Belt and gay teens face challenges even today. Let me explain what I faced that led me deeply into the closet. (Revised June 18, 2010)
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    Halloween Hero A Naptown Tale by Altimexis “Those damn fags are ruinin’ this country,” my father said, as he turned a page in the paper. “First, the shrinks say it’s not a disease anymore, then the homos get ‘domestic partner’ benefits, then the God Damn crazies in Massachusetts even let them marry . . . and now some dimwit judge says our state’s ban on gay marriage is ‘constitutionally inconsistent’, whatever that means!” Dad put the paper down in his lap and looked right at
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    When Barry finds his brother in bed with a football player, he has to make a potentially deadly choice - his brother, or his parents. (October, 2007) This is the 5th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.
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    Educating My Parents A Naptown Tale by Altimexis Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn! Shit! FUCK! Why the HELL did I agree to this? I could’ve happily stayed in the closet and my parents would’ve been none the wiser. Sure, I’d really like to be able to date boys and maybe someday have a boyfriend, but I’d also like to live long enough to graduate high school. Safety. . . . Yeah, I like safety. I like feeling safe . . . and loved. I know my parents love me, but I also know they ha
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    Trevor slipped up and is now out at school, but how will he tell his Evangelical Christian parents? He has a plan, but will it work? (September, 2007) This is the 4th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.
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    Back to School Jitters A Naptown Tale by Altimexis Call me crazy, but I like school. I’ve always been a good student and I get good grades, but most of all, school takes me away from the otherwise boring life I lead. I live in a humongous house on a lake with a swimming pool and a boat dock. I’ve got the newest iMac and a huge plasma TV in my bedroom, with both an XBox 360 and a Playstation 3. Shit, I’ve even got a brand new iPhone. What more could a kid want? Well, I’ll tell you, I want
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    David and Jeremy face homophobia as they do a little back-to-school shoping. Not only do they come out, but they make new friends and find acceptance. (August, 2007) This 2007 Back to School Story Collection entry is the 2nd in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can also be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background.
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    Possession

    Altimexis posted new chapter in Posession

    Possession A Tale of Love and Horror by Altimexis “You’re out of your fucking mind!” I practically shouted at Jeff but he just laughed in return. “C’mon, Bret,” came his retort. “Don’t be such a wuss.” “Getting stoned in a fuckin’ graveyard in the dead of winter isn’t exactly my idea of a fun night,” I said. Surely he’d listen to reason. “But look at this place,” Jeff countered. “It’s quiet, it’s spooky, it has a s
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    A Tale of Love and Horror by Altimexis. (2010 Winter Anthology - Haunted)
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    The Parallax Effect A Story by Altimexis I was having the most bizarre dream. More of a nightmare, actually. I dreamt that my wife was waiting at a bus stop. She appeared to be very young - perhaps even younger than she was when I met her. There was someone else waiting at the bus stop, too - a man, I think, but I couldn’t make out his face at first, and even when I could, it wasn’t one I recognized. My wife kept looking down at her watch the way she always did when she was
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    Could you make a choice between the life you lived, or an alternative life you might have lived, knowing someone you loved would have to die, either way? (2007 Winter Anthology - The Road Not Taken)
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    A Dance to Remember A Naptown Tale by Altimexis I can’t believe it. Where did the summer go? It seems it was just yesterday that school let out, and here it’s the first day of school again. I’m now a freshman in high school and entering the final phase of my public education. Never in a million years, however, did I dream when eighth grade let out that I’d be starting my first day of high school by walking into the building, hand-in-hand, with my boyfriend. Wow, the whole thing still makes
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