Talo Segura

It's fascinating to see history through the eyes of Jeff, a young American in 1968, however, Jeff seems uninfluenced by the counterculture movement, the hippies, flower power, "love is all you need." In 1968 the first Isle of Wight festival (UK) was held at Hells Field, Ford farm, near Godshill, attended by about 10,000 people, Jefferson Airplane headlined,. The following year saw 150,000. The line-up included Bob Dylan and several celebrities attended, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In America there was Woodstock (1969) 460,000 people at one of the largest music festivals in history, the peak musical event which reflected the counterculture of the 1960s. Both sides of the Atlantic there was a massive youth movement totally opposed to the existing political system. A revolution of sorts, fuelled by drugs, cannabis and LSD, and supported by music. Yet none of this seems to have touched Jeff, maybe it never reached his part of the world?

@Gary L the numbers in "vote here" are not the same numbers of votes for the winners. If you look at "vote here" it's different: Family Secret 9 votes My Dead Ex 8 votes What it takes 7 votes and Thetis, Green Lightning, The Reunion, Scallopini-ed Mayor, 6 votes So unless I'm looking at the wrong "vote here" that doesn't add up? I may be simply all mixed up, quite possible , because there are lots of different threads for Secret Author.

There were some good stories in the competition and all the authors gave it their best shot. Congratulations to the winners. Just one point, I don't begrudge Thetis by Mark Arbour being up there with the winners, only where I come from if two people tie for second place the next place is fourth, third place gets skipped. I guess that's knit picking. 👏 Out of interest, how many competition votes were there? I know a lot of people read the stories, you can see that from the page views, but how many readers voted, do we know?

1968 was a turning point, you have to look outside of America a bit, although dramatic events (as described in the story) occurred in the US. In France protests, strikes, and civil unrest began in May and became one of the most significant social uprisings in modern European history. On March 8, 1968, politically active student groups, the Komandosi (Commandos) held a rally on the campus of Poland's Warsaw University to demonstrate against repression by the Communist regime. On August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia with the help of all the Pact nations except Romania and Albania. On a lighter note, Jeff is a Star Trek fan What about the other planets, and the stars and the galaxies? Didn’t God create the Klingons too?” But don't forget, in 1968 the film 2001: A Space Odyssey came out, written by Arthur C. Clarke, who really did predict the future by imagining satellites in geostationary orbit. And I think he had an altogether more spaced out (forgive the pun) view of God, the universe, and everything.

I like this story as an autobiographical account of Jeff's early life, but I find the narrative dry. It lacks dramatic description, tells a story, but doesn't let you live the moments.

The background is interesting and we're creeping forward to the events that will take place in Iowa, albeit ever so slowly. This chapter focused heavily on education and educational achievement. Okay, it was where Jeff's head was, but as his fellow students pointed out, maybe he was missing a bit of life along the way? Not that he should have fucked his cousin, only he seems awfully alone in his study bubble.

I think the FDA were right, evidence points towards cyclamates indirectly causing cancer and affecting the testicules. It's a personal opinion but I don't believe any artificial sweetners are good for you, just like ultra processed food isn't good for you. You just can't drink lots of soda and expect an artificial sweetener to counter the effects of over indulgence. Same for McDonalds.

Judging by my own younger years experiences, girls can be quite cunning at manipulating boys to just where they want them even when you're not at all interested. Jeff had enough wits about him to make his escape from his cousin Zoe.

"much of the rest of the story is based on real events." which makes it extremely sad to really lose your father on Christmas Eve and at such a young age. Being an anxious child myself, it was my worst imagined nightmare to be orphaned. Well he wasn't an orphan, but life changed that day.

As prologues go, this was excellent, emotional because it talked about the past, one full of promise yet constrained. The idea that homosexuality was a mental disorder persisted at that time, but not everywhere. Certainly, different countries posed different problems for gay boys growing up, and today how things have changed. So it was kind of sad to read this introduction.

How do you review a story that has no ending, only extends into part two? You don't, you can't, you can only comment. It isn't really a story, but a scenario featuring the muscle stud Dylan with huge fat cock and Troy, the twink best friend of his younger brother Jake. It's well written soft porn that teases the reader to the climax. There is not too much characterisation other than body descriptions, but that's all you need for soft porn, to be able to conjure up the images and get turned on. This story is what it is, no more, no less, and you'll like the characters and like following how things develop in the basement play room. There's not much else apart from a few brief excursions into the outside world, but it's all you're really interested in, isn't it? If you come here expecting a story you will probably be disappointed, but if you want to read about how the stud gets his twink, you'll be more than satisfied. Plus, if you've a little cash to get rid of, you can buy more of the same, or get it up front on Patreon. Otherwise, wait for it to get published here. I recommend it for what it is, a well written soft porn scenario with a bit of characterisation and a little bit of background. Exactly like some of the better online porn.

Wow, what a turn on and Dylan is the master in control and teasing, drawing it out until he's ready. Will Troy end up begging? I wouldn't be surprised...

Very hot 🔥 downstairs!

Ditto. And I've been trying to read it and getting distracted by secret authors and other shit. Let me just say the opening chapter is a blinder, can't wait to see what happens. Great narrative, great start.

Link to the story that is connected to the song: Let All The Children Boogie by Sam J Miller A short gay story about two young people, it's very good.

knowing his parents wouldn't be happy about his sexuality and choice of careers... well the choice of career, um... He dreamed of moving to Joy City to become a porn star. that's a bold choice of career! Ryan Sykes and Dale Featherstone are definitely something, work partners, best friends, and neighbors... and they are about to enter this fantastic fantasy hologram! This universe is expanding and becoming almost surreal, tickling the imagination.

Looking for a short, romantic tryst, that might turn into something more. Want some light reading with a feel good factor that's not over cooked, but seasoned just right? Here it is, well constructed enjoyable read that you can't fail to enjoy and appreciate the writing.

A breath of fresh (sea) air, azure blue and glistening with reflected sunlight, and perhaps the taste or intoxication of a cocktail in a beach bar with a view. Super writing, narrative, descriptions, and dialogue.

This is my first encounter with this author. I could write a whole missive about chosen author names which attract or deter readership, but that's for another time, perhaps. Here, the title grabbed me: The Adventures Of Joy City's Heroes, nice title. So I picked it up and started reading not knowing what to expect. The opening sentence, It was fifteen minutes till five am, and dawn hadn't broken through the waning hours of the previous night's moonlit, starry sky over Joy City's population. pulled me in. Then the descriptions hooked me, Shallow, barely audible breaths were rhythmically inhaled through Charles Peterson's nostrils and exhaled through the slightly parted lips. and finally I was swallowed into what can only be described as an extremely creative soft porn fantasy. One which uses magical properties to create almost unimaginable realities. Oh, I have a slight criticism of the tense changes from past to present, but I got over it. The evoked scenes are a world apart, like some bizarre mystical creation written onto pages from the immense imagination of the author. Is it really pornographic? Well, only maybe because it has lots of sex, but it's almost more a fairy tale much more than it is erotic. Despite all the explosive dynamic sexual exploits, it can hardly be said to be erotic porn and is much more vivid imaginative fantasy, with a unique twist, tickling! This is almost a review, but I felt compelled to let you know what I thought, and after all you did say, I'm sooo dying to see the reaction to this chapter.

Kyle doesn't come across as a psychopath until he reveals his true self and that is quite a dramatic turn around, if there was any hint, any foreshadowing at the beginning, then I missed it.

To write a story as good as this using the Sci-fi genre as the medium for an emotional drama and unique love story takes a real crafting by the author. It is quite unique and should not be missed.

Excellent story that uses the medium of the Sci-Fi genre to tell an emotional love story. Exquisitely executed narrative which I can only applaud.

This is the second of these stories that has prompted me to write a review because it was simply very well done. The author packed emotional drama in bucket fulls into a realistic slice of life with believable characters and events and all in 2000 words. Well done, I urge you to read it.