Will Hawkins

I remember very well my trip down the Grand Canyon on a mule and especially the trip back up as the wrangler would call a halt to the climb at intervals and the mule would stop, automatically turn his head out over the edge of the trail and breathe deeply for a while, then we would turn to the trail again and climb up to the next 'breathing point'. Looking out over the depth of the canyon with nothing between the rider and space except the mule's ears was quite an experience and the high point of the trek- At that time there was a two-day trip offered as well where one rode the mule all the way to the bottom across a suspension bridge over the Colorado River and a night spent at the Phantom Lodge down at the bottom right next to the river, before climbing back up the next day. I did not take that trip however as it was too expensive for a poor college student.

With the boys showing several different racial backgrounds, it is not remarkable that many fellow travelers might ask what sort of a group they belonged to, but accepting them as a family of brothers might be somewhat of a reach for the casual observer. Mister Will

There is one hope for an intelligent spell-check program and that is the increasing intelligence of AI (artificial intelligence) programs. Let's see what the programming geniuses can come up with in the next few years. Mister Will

Spell-Check is a weak program, it will substitute a word which requires the least number of letter (usually vowel) changes. Some day a genius will design a spell-check program that will attempt to substitute a word that has meaning in the sentence. But that is far in the future, spell-check programs cannot read an author's mind every time to substiute the correct word. Mister Will

Yes, I like mysteries. I am far beyond the age when explicit descriptions of sexual relations between men are greatly interesting to me. . . Hell, at my age (88), a good cliffhanger is far more interesting than explicit descriptions of men fucking. Been there, done that, and believe me, doing is much more memorable than even the best written description. Mister Will

"Trere was a knock on my door," Now that is a cliffhangar1

I have been looking at pictures on the web showing Barron Trump – I have never seen one of him smiling – to be raised by a man like Donald is not to have a healthy and happy chilhood – I feel vey sorry for Barron. Donald barely acknowleges he is a son, calling his his wife's boy. There is a rumor that he is being looked at as a professional basketball player becuse of his heigth. I hope that works our for him – anything to get him away from that disfunctional father.

The expression you are looking for is "Birds of a feather, flock together." Just a small correction – same meaning. Mister Will

One of the young men we have working for us here in Brazil, as a caretaker for the animals, asked me about MY family just yesterday. When I told him that I was the last member of my family; my Father, my Mother, a Stepmother, my Sister, my Brother, and all my older relatives were dead – that I was the last remaining member of my family – he was a little shocked, many families here in Brazil are quite large with Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, and Nephews, that to have no living relatives was a strange situation to him. I told him that I must have been the evil one to hav out-lived all my relatives. Mister Will

Over the years my acceptance of 'strange'foods has increased a great deal. I have enjoyed escargot and octapus at various times, but I still turn my nose up at a good American dish of liver and onions, though I enjoy braunschweiger! I know. . . I am strange. Everyone keeps telling me that it is all liver. But I like what I like. Mister Will

Well, Hunter is a full fledged cowboy, that will make Vic's relationship with his roommate very interesting, especially when they are playing 'horsie'. Mister Will

The interesting thing about this chapter is that Ethan is probably jus as interested in making out as is Aric/Squirt. When teen-aged hormones take over, they overcome any shyness and set up a condition of mutuality that young men sometimes fail to recognize. Certainly, affection between men is not as common as heterosexuality, but it is a lot MORE common than most young men are comfortable in admitting. Seeing others like in the showers at school is quite common and encourages M/M affection. Communication is the pass-word in that case, but it carries with it the disapprobation of much of society as well Mister Will

Excelent charactrization of the three principals. I have a feeling that Po is going to turn out to be somewhat more professional that he was made to appear in this chapter – he started to assume another face in the final paragraphs. Mason is the consumate professional minder, but I feel he will loosen up as the story progresses. His first reaction to the ghost shows he can be touched, and as well by the music, that is a little crack in his professionalism. And Rhys, well, he fits his character quite well, but he is going to challanged/intrigued by Mason. As to the ghost, we are going to have to be a little patient until he is developed a bit more. Altogether a fascinating start to a tale. Mister Will

One of the advantages of reading a story long afterit was first published is not being aware of gaps in the posting schedule. All the chapters are available for reading at any time I need them. Mister Will

Jordan sweeps up the pieces of a broken bowl, lamenting the fact that it was 'his best bowl', but later washes the bowl and puts it away. You had better check up on your timing here. . . perhaps to just erase the line about 'washing the bowl' would remove the problem. Mister Will

Twatapotimus? Really? Definition please.

You are a fantasticly creative author and I will enjoy this second book in the Barnstable Series just as much as I did the first. There are a couple of errors in grammar, but I as able to read through them. An Editor should have caught them but your pacing and charactizations are right on. Keep up the good work. Mister Will

This was definitly a tearjerker chapter – it is so good to see someone who is very ill or badly injured reach a stage of recovery. Mister Will

Yes, Cam's references to 'Baby' are a little confusing, but the three-way love expressed in these chapters is very uplifting. Now to see what the newest 'Stitcher' has to add to the tale. . . Mister Will

I am still confusd as to how Eli's mom could be pregers when there was an emphasis in the Introduction that on Prom Night both females had been on the pill for two weeks. Is this just because 'the pill' is not a perfect PG control? I just went back to check up on my memory about the 'been on the pill for the last two weeks' and, yep, I was right.The girls announced that on Prom Night. I think it is great the little Eli enters the story, but it must be of divine conception!

The girls have been on the pill for the last two weeks – so how is a baby going to come from this liaison? Well, Will, read on!

I think that Cam had best get that Gay Pass laminated in plastic as it is going to get a lot of use this summer! Mister Will

I think that Cam Jr. knows more than Cam about who is and who is not gay. Our parts have a way of giving away secrets about us that we may not want other people to know – or do we really want them to know? Mister Will

I am really not familiar with the characterizations you use in these chapters, but I am fascinated with them nonetheless. Your sense of timing is superbe and adds to the enjoyment of the story. Keep up the good work! Mister Will

I find it interesting that several words in this chapter are spelled in a somewhat different fashion than I would expect: the holy table at the front of a church spelled as 'alter' rather than 'altar', and the word I would expect to be spelled as 'though', rather than 'thou' as it is here. I am NOT saying these are errors, perhaps just a local way of spelling words differently from what I would expect. I will be interested in the contents of the family crypt, located beneath the floor. Misterwill