Mancunian

I have a photo taken by my dad in BC, it's of an eagle in its nest, it was one of his favourite photos.

Chips (fries to those of you across the pond) and gravy is normal in many parts of England. A favourite in Manchester is pudding, peas, chips and gravy, it's lush.

Here we will still have the rain, I think summer is over for us in Manchester

According to our weather forecast we get the rain back tomorrow but it will still be in the mid twenties

That's hot. Currently, it's 26c/79f in my lounge and it's 11:30 pm it's going to be a warm night

Matt has been put through a lot in this chapter, fear, anxiety, anger and trepidation, and no doubt more. Is he in a conversion camp or is it more like a conditioning camp? One where everyone is conditioned to unquestioningly do whatever they are instructed to do and brainwashed to believe whatever their controllers want them to believe. I call them controllers as that appears to be what they are doing, controlling and conditioning, not teaching or caring. I think the body is probably Artemis, not Adam or Derek. Adam and Derek are the captains of the football team and may be of use to them, whereas Artemis may be seen as expendable. It's intriguing, I want to know more about the purpose of the establishment as that will help in explaining what is going on.

Cheese sauce made with blue cheese is great for dipping, it's really tasty. As blue cheese has a strong flavour you don't need to use as much cheese as you normally would. I sometimes have it with steak or roast gammon, it gives extra flavour to the meal. I think you would like it.

Hope everything goes well for you 🤞

Thank you @Backwoods Boy for your support. It is thanks to your initial support that The Boot came into existence, support that I will always be grateful for. The original story, The Boot, has not had any further editing as it was edited prior to posting and does not need it.

Aloha Albert my friend. I find blue cheese to be an acquired taste, but it's excellent for making sauces and soup. Homemade broccoli and stilton is my favourite soup and a nice thick blue cheese sauce is great for dipping garlic mushrooms.

Thank you @raven1 for your support. It is my hope that the readers of the previous stories, and the readers of the stories yet to come, will join in and discuss the stories and real-life issues they represent. Most of the stories were written without the aid of an editor or beta reader which resulted in good stories that were poorly written, but hey it has been a learning curve for me. As a result, I have spent some time editing some of the earlier stories to try to improve them. None of the stories have been altered in any other way. They are still not perfect, but hopefully, they are better. Two of the stories have not been re-edited as yet but they will be in time. I have postponed any editing on those stories until the story currently being written is complete. The unedited stories are Goldstein Johnson & Cole and The Boot Three Years On, I hope to tackle some editing on them soon.

You are not a failure. A failure would walk away from hard work and responsibility. A failure would turn their back on a friend or relative that needed help and support. You did the total opposite, you did everything you could to help and support your Mother. You worked hard to give your mother as much independence as possible and helped her to preserve her dignity for as long as possible. You have helped to extend your Mother's happiness. That tells me that you are a good and supportive son who is a success. I think if your Mother knew how you felt it would upset her as she sees a good loving son who has been her rock through a difficult time, a son who loves and cares for her, a son who is a success in her way of raising you and become a good and caring man. This defines you as a success. With others now performing the caring duties that your Mother needs is the time to celebrate the time you have and create happy memories in the time you have left together. Enjoy this time and create those happy moments for you and your Mother. I wish you both well in creating those happy memories together.

Phew, what have this kid's parents sent him in to? It appears the school has a dark side that maybe Matthew and Adam need to keep clear of, but it looks like Artemis may be caught up in it. Hopefully, the next chapter will tell us more.

Intrigue and suspense are introduced in the first chapter, I like it. From what I read our main character has been sent to a conversion camp by bigotted parents. I need to read more to satisfy my curiosity.

@Flame Stories Welcome to GA, you are right this is a friendly, inclusive and open-minded community. All new members are welcome and we look forward to reading the stories of new authors. GA is a great place 'cut your teeth' when writing stories whether they be short or long ones. With the supportive community here you may find some useful help, hints and tips to help you on the way. There are many good story's to read and more are welcome.

There is an announcement to make which I hope will interest readers of The Boot World. A new story is currently being written I will start to post the story when it is fully written and had been edited. I will keep everyone updated and let you know when there is a first posting date.

For anyone interested, there is now a forum discussion group set up, just follow the link.

For anyone interested, there is now a forum discussion group set up, just follow the link.

For anyone interested, there is now a forum discussion group set up, just follow the link.

For anyone interested, there is now a forum discussion group set up, just follow the link.

For anyone interested, there is now a forum discussion group set up, just follow the link.

For anyone interested, there is now a forum discussion group set up, just follow the link.

For anyone interested, there is now a forum discussion group set up, just follow the link.

For anyone interested there is now a forum discussion set up, just follow the link.

Welcome to The Boot World discussion forum. This includes all of the stories from The Boot Series and the Lost Soul Series. The Boot was the first story posted in this collection of stories, it was originally intended as a one-off story. Like many one-off stories, it grew and The Boot Three Years On was written as a follow-up. Some readers asked about the back story of some of the characters, which led to the Lost Soul Series. Together they form The Boot World. Both Series have grown and include stories with characters that do not appear in the original Boot stories. In time more stories to both series will be written and posted. The original story in The Boot World was posted in January 2019, over four years ago. The last story posted, to date, was in January 2023, and I intend to add more. I have posted this here to keep those interested informed and updated and allow anyone to discuss any aspects they wish to talk about. Any and all of the stories can be discussed here, if it becomes necessary we can open a forum topic for individual stories. If you have any thoughts about the stories please share them. If you want to ask any questions please ask them and I will try to answer them. Just as important if you have any ideas you would like to share please share them. The link to The Boot World is below and can be used to access individual stories. I look forward to reading all contributions and promise to respond.