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I stood frozen as I watched the two kiss. For what seemed an eternity, they didn’t appear to notice me. When Scott’s eyes opened and he saw me standing there, the scene changed. Terror replaced the blissful expression that had been on his face. Breaking the kiss seemed to alert Adam, who half turned to see me standing in the doorway. As they jumped apart, my body suddenly returned to life. Spinning quickly, I fled from the room and down the hall. Ignoring the cry of “What’s wrong?” from Randy,
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I watched as Ian walked over to a blonde-haired girl in the crowd and put his arm around her shoulder. They then slowly strolled off together. Even though she was shorter and slimmer than he was, you could see the support he was drawing from her. Telling Craig’s story had really drained him. As the crowd dispersed, I became aware of being the focus of attention. Adam was staring at me with an unreadable expression, but the sorrow on Scott’s face made me wonder what was going through that curly
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I was silent during the trip home. Randy and Mum chatted away the whole time, but after I spurned Mum’s initial attempts to involve me, they just ignored me. I knew I was being childish, but the fear of what else might happen was crippling me. It seemed that all weekend I had been trying to think things through, but I was still confused. Maybe retreating for a while would give me breathing space to sort it all out. When we got home, however, I started to panic. Trevor’s car was parked in the dr
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Adam's face went white as he stared at me in shock. “David! You apologise right now!” Mum demanded angrily. “This is not Adam's fault.” “Yes it is! If he hadn't shown up, Randy wouldn't have gotten in the way of that punch. My brother wouldn't be lying in hospital right now!” I was startled by Dad's angry voice behind me. “David. Go to the car. If I hear one more word from you, you'll find yourself grounded for so long you won't know what's hit you.” “But...” “One more word, David. Just on
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Standing outside the entrance to the hospital’s emergency department in a confused state of anger and fear, I reflected that this was not the way I had intended to spend my Saturday night. I felt anger at the actions of Aiden’s dad – how could any adult go so far as to put a kid into hospital? – and fear, because I could feel that this was just a warning of things to come. Everyone else was inside, but I couldn’t stay there with them. The sight of him lying unconscious, still covered in blood,
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Raising a hand to my cheek, I looked at Liz in surprise. She had never slapped me or even threatened to slap me. “Why’d you do that?” I asked. There was no anger in my question, only puzzlement. “Why?” she echoed indignantly. “Why? You told me last night that Adam had been kicked out of home and that you thought it might have been justified! I spent the night trying to think of what he could have done. The only thing I could come up with was that he is into drugs, maybe even dealing drugs.” He
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I woke up at six on Saturday morning. With everything that I knew was going to happen that day running through my head, I just knew that I wasn’t going to be able to force myself back to sleep. Sighing reluctantly, I dragged my protesting body out of the bed and headed off to the bathroom to have a shower. As I stood there, letting the water cascade over my head, the upcoming day’s events continued to dominate my thoughts. Mum and Dad would be holding an early-morning family conference – famil
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Time froze. My dad had just announced that Adam had been kicked out of home and disowned by his father. I was consumed by anger at the callous and highhanded behaviour of Mr. Kennedy. Parents are supposed to love their children. How could anyone do that to their own son? Then all my emotions went into a tailspin when Adam announced that it was because he is gay. Gay? It couldn't be -- Adam is as straight as they come. There’s nothing feminine about him at all! It had to be some sort of joke. T
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I woke up the next morning still tired. With so much going through my mind, my sleep had been very disturbed. I don’t believe I managed to get more than two hours sleep at once without waking up. It was going to be a tough day at school. Seeing Liz throughout the day, knowing that she’d left me, was going to be hard enough. But there were also going to be questions about the fight at the basketball game, and the allegations against Adam. The only positive thing that I could think of was that I
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“What is it, Randy?” Mum asked, concerned. “Someone’s tipped an entire jar of pink paint into my bag,” my brother replied, anger resonating through every word. “I suspect it was either Kev or Stu. They probably think this is funny. I’m going to kill somebody, as soon as I work out which one did it.” I looked across at Adam. From the worried expression he returned to me, I knew he had the same thought as me. It wasn’t one of Randy’s friends playing a joke. It was a deliberate, malicious act by
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It was Friday afternoon and Adam and I were playing basketball. Despite the concentration required to make sure that Adam wouldn’t score another goal, my mind couldn’t help but flick over the previous couple of days. One positive to be taken out of being suspended from school for two days was that Adam and I had gone a long way towards rebuilding our relationship. Adam’s living with us was a constant reminder to me of why he was there, but when I could ignore that, I found that he was just the
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“I’d like to keep what she told us quiet,” Adam said, as we walked to our next class. “Why?” “It just felt like Sister Brenda was sharing something private. Telling others about it doesn’t feel right, somehow,” he explained. He looked across at me as we continued on our way, pleading without words for me to understand and agree. I thought about it. During the first part of the conversation, Sister Brenda had been just giving advice, but I knew that wasn’t the part Adam wanted me to be quiet a
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It was Friday morning near the end of March. Adam sat dejected on the ground near where he had been dropped off. It was another day of school, but certainly not another normal day for him. He had stayed the previous night at Gary's house, but Gary's mum had made it quite clear that he wasn't welcome back there. The night before last, he had been at Aiden's house, but Aiden's dad's displeasure at the situation had been painfully obvious. Adam's arm was still sore from the blow he had received. W
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David finds out something unexpected about one of his friends when the friend comes to stay.
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Hi, Dad, Mum suggested I write a letter, since you’re refusing to talk to me on the phone. At first, Steve and I were afraid that you weren’t speaking to me because you’d finally realised I’m gay, but then Mum told me the real reason. I’m emailing this to her (hi, Mum!) and I’ll ask her to print it off for you. I told you at the wedding that it wasn’t a big deal. Yes, you embarrassed me – the guys at work are still ribbing me about it – but I’m over it now. You should be, too. Steve still thin
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Dear Foster, Well, I have to say you’ve done it this time. I’ve never seen your mother and sister so excited. The news is a wonderful early Christmas present, but can you really afford to fly us all to Canada in January? I couldn’t work out from the invitation you sent us whose wedding it is that we’re going to. I think it’s great that the two of you are going all that way to be there on their special day, and inviting your family along as well is just unbelievable. Whoever it is must be a rea
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Dear Foster, Congratulations son, on your promotion! I’ve always considered the cops to be a dour lot, but with you as the new head of the Gay Liaison Unit of the Victoria Police, I’m sure they'll be happy again in no time. You would’ve thought they’d come up with a better sounding name, but what can you expect from bureaucrats? Now that you have moved up another rung in the police hierarchy, perhaps you could use your increased income to consider moving? I understand that when you moved down
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Communications and miscommunications, between a father and a son.
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Happily, that's not true for Australian Rules Football
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Changing Lanes has started posted. The first two chapters are now up.
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Congratulations, Mark! Nine years.... almost forever!
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NY Times article on the game: Was It a Big Night? Nets Players Act as if It Wasn't Not surprisingly, the LA Times article concentrates more on the Lakers... as they should: Laker's 108-102 loss isn't real story as Jason Collins makes history It looks like it was a fairly low-key event, without the hype that could've been there.
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Confusing? I don't see why... You have to remember that Jarrod is only eighteen and may not have much experience being around openly gay guys. He's probably unsure of how he's supposed to react
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He stared in shock as Tony was introduced to the team. A nightmare was about to turn into reality. Swallowing, he watched as Tony’s gaze swept over the players. He gave a small sigh of relief when he saw no sign of recognition as that gaze passed over him. Stiffening, he hoped none of his teammates had caught that sigh. It was not the time to give himself away. When nothing had happened on Sunday or during the day on Monday, he had started to hope the nightmare of being recognised at the club
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I'd never heard of 10 day contracts before this article, but reading through the comments explained it to me. They've contracted him for 10 days. At the end of those 10 days, they can either give him another 10 day contract, release him, or sign him for the year/season(?). If they give him a second 10 day contract, at the end of that, they either have to release him or sign him for the year/season. It's essentially a trial period and it appears to be a standard part of the bargaining agreement for the NBA (and some other pro sports, apparently). I can't see that they'll give him a contract and not play him, so I expect he'll be on the court very soon. The real interest will come when the 10 days are up and we find out what they do.
