Mancunian

Agripping love story full of suspense and drama, I love it.😀

A brilliantly written story of love that ends in tragedy, definitely a story worth reading.

Wow, thrilling, gripping and what a hell of a twist. I couldn't stop reading till I got to the end, fantastically well written. I looking forward to reading the rest of your stories.

A very nicely told story of abuse and how just one person can make a huge difference to help end it.

A simple story with a powerful message, abuse is abuse no matter what the form and the effects that abuse has. As in this case all it often takes is for one person to take notice and it can end, thank god for Jack in this story. Brilliantly told and always relevant, thank you for the story.

For those that would like to read more about The Boot you can now read The Boot - Three Years On which is now currently being posted, I hope that those who read the follow-up will enjoy it.

Thanks for the comments @Marty, I'm happy that you are enjoying it so far. You are right there is more of a backstory to The Major, that may or may not be told at some stage. He is a stubborn and very private person so we don't know yet if he will tell it, maybe 'stubborn' should be his middle name lol. As you can see he has built a fondness and something of a relationship with the boys, but where that leads is yet to be written so we will have to wait and see. There's a lot going on at The Boot with people coming and going, some good - some bad, but unfortunately that is the real nature of events for organisations that try to look after the homeless. Hypothermia and pneumonia are only two of the dangers for anyone living on the streets - malnutrition, alcoholism and drug dependancy are just few of the others, there are many more as I'm sure others can attest to. As before I ready have the next chapter written which will be posted when I have checked, rechecked and checked again and written the following chapter too.

Distressed, Kevin had eventually fallen into a fitful sleep leaning on Ian’s shoulder, tears had left their mark on his cheeks and red puffy eyes. Ian was no better, anxiously checking the clock every few minutes and tapping his feet impatiently. Steve had returned to The Boot leaving John to give whatever comfort he could to his young friends, whilst trying to remain calm himself. Exhausted, eventually Ian and John dozed off only to be startled awake by the doctor and a nurse entering the

Thank you @Marty your comments are appreciated and welcome . There's going to be a bit happening in their future but we will have to see what happens. I already have the next chapter in the bag but I won't be posting until I have the following chapter completed and re checked what I've already written. I'm working on my own with this one as that's the way I want to do it. Chapter 2 will be coming soon.

The Boot three years on. There have been some changes and improvements to The Boot, partly thanks to fund raising and charitable donations, and in part thanks to Christian Edwards benefactor to The Boot. Some 'guests' have moved on, some remaining homeless, but others having been helped are now in independent accommodation either working or looking for work. This is the continued story of The Boot, it's staff and 'guests.' It is not necessary to read The Boot beforehand but it may help to understand some of what is happening now and in its future.

“I’m really going to miss it you know, I’ll miss all of the regulars and meeting the new comers too.” Kate was thinking out loud as she and Steve were driving to The Boot. This was to be Kate’s last night volunteering, they had been accepted as foster parents and were due to start a few tentative meetings with their first charge. As they pulled up in the carpark Steve turned to her, “I know you will hun and I'll miss you being here with me, everyone will miss you it won’t be the same. But w

This has to rank as one of the most thought provoking posts that I've read on GA over the past few months for that reason I've decided to post a reaction, which has become rare for me to post any comments on GA. As someone who has been on the receiving end of 'judgemental attitudes' whilst dealing with what has been the most traumatic and devastating period of my life over the last nine months I can say that I know what it's like to be judged and treated in a negative way by others who have no idea of what it's been like to experience the events that I have had to deal with during that time, no matter how 'low key' that 'judgemental' attitude and treatment has been. No that treatment has not caused what I have to deal with, but it hasn't helped and has made it more difficult to deal with. Being 'judgemental' towards someone isn't necessarily spoken, sometimes it's done by actions such as turning away from someone who thought of you as a friend and 'cutting them off' as though they no longer exist. Believe me when I say that that can hurt as much and sometimes more than anything that can be said in words. Maybe some of the things that I was brought up with apply here, 'judge not lest you be judged' and 'don't judge me until you have walked a mile in my shoes'. I'm not asking for, or after, any sympathy from anyone, I'm not after apologies from the few on GA who have treated me in this fashion, they would mean nothing to me after the time that has since passed. I'm not going to go into detail but I have had to deal with two traumatic events and a serious health issue in a very short space of time and have now spent three periods of time, of different lengths, in a psychiatric hospital the help me deal with those events and attempt to move forward in life. I'm lucky I have had a few really good friends and family who have stuck by me to help and support me, but others do not have that. That brings me to my point for responding to this post. Whilst I have been lucky as I do have support and the means to overcome the judgemental attitude and actions of others, there are many that do not have what I have. For me it has made things hard to deal with, for those that do not have what I have it could make it an insurmountable obstacle and could cost them a great deal emotionally and mentally that will not be able to recover from, or even their life. Think before you speak and just as importantly, think before you act, sometimes actions say more and worse than words. Please choose your words and actions wisely.

Good news and bad news, emotional highs and emotional lows ending with an emotional high. It's all here in a short well written story to give everyone something to think about.

That's a hard situation to be in yet you got it so right in the way that it's written. A great job very well done and beautifully written, thank you for this, I'm sure that others will love it too.

I'm a lot newer to the site than the rest of you and so I don't really know Comicality like you all do, but what I do know is that this guy has written so much that I've not had chance to read even a quarter of his work and everything I've read so far I've really enjoyed, Comicality is an author of very good standing that many of us new to the site and writing admire and try to learn from. I hate to see Comicality stop writing because of idiots, us new to writing need authors like this to learn from, we appreciate the blood, sweat and tears that have been shed in producing the stories that we enjoy.

Sometimes we all wish we could 'turn back the clock', now I'm curious as to how things changed for James and Aaron.

This one definitely made me chuckle.

I love the humour of it, it explains nicely how I feel at times.

Nicely and sensitively written, it can be a difficult job getting the balance right, but you did in way that rings true for many young men in a similar situation.

I like the perspective from a child's point of view, it shows how children need to feel special sometimes, that little bit of praise for being a 'hero' would mean more to some children than all the sweets in the shops.

Wow, what started as a cute short brought goose bumps at the end, that's a good writing skill, nicely done I like it.

Although not well you do know me I was cognacjnr before I changed it to mancunian.

This sends my mind into overdrive imagining all kinds of scenarios where the scene could be real, mind boggling.

It reminds me of being caught by my big brother, that was embarrassing but the start of us being better brothers. Thanks for bringing back what is a good memory.

@jamessavik you raise a few really good points here and I'd say that there are members past and present to GA that have been on one side or the other of the points you make and maybe a few have been on both sides of them. One point that strikes me is, "So... comments aren't all sunshine and flowers." The reason for that is because it's not just the comments that are not all sunshine and flowers, it's sometime the 'lack' of comments and/or other actions of other members which can border on being what I term as 'playground politics'. Yes an element of it does exist on GA. Personally I'm not interested in playing that game and will not be drawn into it. If any of us are leaving comments or taking actions that are good, or even neutral, we shouldn't need to think twice before leaving the comment. If our comments or actions are critical, sometimes overly critical, or negative then we should stop and think before going any further. We may have misunderstood something, maybe it hasn't been very well put across etc. or we may not know or understand what the author is experiencing or going through at the time of writing, this is often very influential on what an author writes this is something that many of us well know. So think before you act, maybe a tactful private message will reveal something important that will influence your thoughts and/or actions. Opening up a dialogue is usually a good way forward and very often beneficial to all. My point being if your comments or actions are not good or supportive think before you act, GA is overall a good community so let's keep it that way and try to help improve it.