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I am sure he knows Noah is being abused, but I doubt he knows the full extent of it. If he was aware of the sexual abuse I think he would act on it without hesitation. He and Marcus both strike me as very principled and kind.

I imagine Vincent is a similar age to George and Bill, Brett's father. He may have even grown up with them and faced taunting from them as teenagers. If so, he has withstood any harassment and made a life for himself and his partner, Marcus. Frankly, they would make far better parents for Noah than George, and possibly Pamela too. Vincent's warning to Colt was just that; he softened its accusatory tone with the comment "You know, I’ve seen a lot of young people make decisions they can’t take back. Good kids. Kids with good hearts who got angry at the wrong time and did something foolish.” I think Colt will certainly heed his warning, whether Noah will remains to be seen. If Noah murders George I for one would not blame him after what George has put him through. My greatest fear is that if he does so he will then commit suicide because of misplaced remorse.

A triple penetration. I saw that performed in a porn video once. It looked very awkward for the tops, but the bottom seemed to have little difficulty. I don't think it was trick photography either, it looked real. I cannot remember the bottom's name, but he was a big muscle mary. I think it was a prison scene.

And being serious, you have written a good story or two of your own @Gary L, stories with principle, without being preachy; stories from which I learned something about Spain, a nation which I “admire” because of Almodòvar and loathe because of bullfighting. A narrow view certainly, but if I was not an Aussie I would detest Australia for its treatment of kangaroos and brumbies, and its pro-big ag policies. And we still have at least one Sea World I am aware of which uses dolphins for “entertainment” and breeds polar bears in captivity. WTF.

He is mirroring George’s behaviour @VBlew. Bring on Bubba, Bigga, Bugga, Fista and Slugga and see how George feels. Can you organise that @chris191070?

With a blunt rusted instrument. Welcome to sepsis George, now you may have some idea how your stepson felt after the repeated rapes.

You have other fine achievements of which to be proud @Gary L. Sophisticated sommelier, dachshund whisperer, an elite member of Almodóvar's inner circle and Spanish royalty.

I am not convinced Rylee's acceptance of Colt being gay is genuine. She may prove me wrong, but at this stage I am very sceptical. I think peer pressure was the motivation as I don't think she is honest and/or genuine about anything. I think she demonstrates why retrospective abortion should be legalised. Everything is about her. The demand to ride shotgun in the van, the demand to be driven so she could submit her job application for the diner, her refusal to do anything to assist in the transport of the donated couch. Every time she opens her mouth I hope one of her friend's will put their fist in it. Colt is conflicted, understandably. His lies to his mother about Noah are motivated by his desire to protect Noah from further harm, although I don't think Colt fully believes Noah cannot be helped escape the hellhole in which he is living. I am hoping something is going to make Noah's mother finally snap and it will be she who takes action, swiftly delivering justice by either killing George or somehow incapacitating him. I would like to see the latter as he deserves to pay dearly for his long-term abuse of Noah.

I have kept a record of top 10 placings for another author on this site which aroused my curiosity as to how many you have had @Robert Hugill. I cannot guarantee this with 100% accuracy as I missed a few for the other author when I was reviewing your "chart history", but by my count, you have had 38 top 10 placings since I started getting weekly GA Genre News e-mails on 05/07/24. A very impressive achievement. Your stories have performed as follows: Those Left Behind 12; The Art Of Living 10; Not Just Another Summer 6; Crossing The Line 3; Ralph: Breaking Free 3; Brian & Gordon: Living In Threes 2; They May Not Mean To But They Do 1; Alex & Neil: Moving On 1.

The Pink Singers with lead vocals by you, could do a cover of this anthem @Robert Hugill. If your profile picture is you then you have the beard covered.

Another well deserved placing too @Robert Hugill. You must be getting close to having had as many top 10 hits as Cliff Richard by now. Will you have the Christmas #1 this year? Will you beat Mariah, Slade and Wham! for that honour?

@pvtguy's observations of Luke mirrored mine "to a t" in this chapter. "After a while, she looked toward Luke. ‘Can I talk to you?’ Luke glanced at Matt, surprised. ‘Of course.’ Matt’s parents quietly excused themselves, and Matt followed them out into the corridor, even though every part of him wanted to stay. Levi remained where he was, stiff and watchful beside the bed. From the hallway, Matt couldn’t hear what Julie said to Luke. He only saw Luke standing near the bed, head bowed slightly, listening. Once, Luke reached down and took Julie’s hand. Matt’s mother stood beside him, dabbing her eyes with a tissue. ‘She likes him,’ she whispered." My hay fever hit with cyclonic force when Julie asked to talk to Luke alone. This for me was the most moving interaction of what was one of the most emotionally challenging chapters you have ever graced us with @Mark Ponyboy Peters. It was evident that, to me at least, any resentment Julie had for Luke was long ago discarded, she clearly recognised Luke has done for Matt what she could never have done. The age old adage "behind every great man there is a great woman" sprang to mind. Although the gender is different, I have long regarded Luke as Matt's essential lifeline, he calms him, has a steadying effect on him, reassures him when he needs reassurance. In this emotionally overwhelming situation, Luke is Matt's buoy in an ocean of uncertainty and fear of what lies ahead for him as a father. I also suspect Julie sought reassurance from Luke he would love Levi as if he was his own child, and support Matt as a new father. One word from Luke was I imagine enough to convince Julie her regard for Luke was not misplaced. I think the emotional rawness of this chapter was the closest yet to the chapter in The Seventeenth Summer when Danny and Jake departed Thompsonville and the impact it had on both Danny and Nathan. A significant hay fever challenge for this reader. A superbly written chapter. On a side note, congratulations are in order Mark for Traditions first top 10 placing for the week ending 05/06/26, #6 in the General Fiction genre. Thoroughly deserved.

Fuck, @Mark Ponyboy Peters. I will write more when I can breathe more easily and see a little better. At the moment the hay fever is all consuming.

Let us hope it reveals some very useful information.

Five! That hypocritical motherfucker has been molesting Noah since he was five years of age, and he has the audacity to tell Noah he is disgusting and worthless. Noah's mother may well be frightened of George, but it is about time she stepped up to the mark. I hate guns, but in this case, obtain a gun and blow his fucking head off in bed while he is asleep, or stick the barrel of the gun up his arse and pull the trigger. And if the sheriff, the county judge and anyone else know what George has been doing to Noah, the chair for them. If George is coaching a Little League team I wonder if he has molested any of those boys too? If so, it might only take one boy to speak up and a domino effect could take George down. I must say @mastershakeme whilst I am not surprised by what George has been doing to Noah, the fact he has been doing it since Noah was five years of ago shocked me. Surely his mother has not recognised there is a sexual content to George's abuse of Noah too. I wonder if George married her because he saw Noah as a weak boy he could manipulate and abuse.

Neil is certainly making rapid progress, after a hesitant start, in becoming comfortable with his newly realised gay self. Give him time and he will be watching re-runs of Absolutely Fabulous and The Golden Girls, listening to everything from Kylie and Britney to Ethel Merman and Dame Shirley Bassey to Judy Live At Carnegie Hall, and reading novels written by @Robert Hugill, the UK's answer to Armistead Maupin. Neil exhibited a playful and romantic side to himself at the open mic night. Whoever would have thunk him capable of such behaviour as recently as two chapters ago. Both he and Alex seemed to enjoy themselves immensely during and after the open mic night. A reconciliation over a naked bum took place again. A sense of de javu.

What about your "old faithful", a piece of 4 x 2?

“Make sure to go deep and hard,” Ali said promptly. “He’s royalty, so he won’t be satisfied that easily. I’m sure you can handle it. Him. His royal bum.” Methinks Ali would like to explore Bastien's rosebud as he has on several occasions seem quite fascinated with it. Maybe he expressed his fascination at some point in time and was rebuffed, perhaps even ridiculed for his desire. For all its pretence to grandness, the accommodation at Veridien Academy appears quite spartan, apart from Bastien's palatial suite. A mossy dark exterior and a cold bleak interior. The kind of castle which needs a dose of antici ........ pation from a Sweet Transvestite, his faithful sibling servants Riff and Magenta, and a groupie Columbia.

@Laura S. Fox I have found in the last few years, especially post-COVID, I regularly feel like throttling one or more of my fellow humans, sometimes for the most minor of transgressions. A weekly visit to the garbage room in my apartment complex never fails to ignite a murderous rage, and reinforces why diseases spread so easily and quickly amongst the filthiest creature on Planet Earth.

"Amy dropped her hands. “I have to go.” She turned and hurried out of the room. The four of them heard the door shut. “Well, that sucks,” Rylee said. “We were just about to smoke.” Tyler grinned. “Oh, you’ve still got some left?” “I think Amy got some from Brett over the weekend. The poor guy,” Rylee said, shaking her head. “He’s the only one who knows how to get it.” “I wouldn’t mind smoking,” Christina spoke up." As much as I dislike Brett, the reaction of Rylee, Tyler and Christina to his accident, which the latter two witnessed and revealed looked serious, is indicative of the depth of the friendship they all have. They are shallow and uncaring leeches. It appears their sole reason for maintaining a "friendship" with Brett is because he supplies their weed. Rylee also snitched on him to Michelle that he supplied their weed, weed I suspect his father may have confiscated from drug busts. I hope the police are unable to obtain any fingerprints to make an arrest of Colt. We don't know for certain the actions he took caused the accident, although it would be a big coincidence if they did not. Noah's wincing in pain in the library was very worrying. Was he bruised from being restrained by George for some reason, has he been poisoned as someone suggested (maybe @SilentandBroken) or is it something else equally sinister, more than likely perpetrated by George. I think Colt and Noah have two allies now, Vincent and Michelle. Noah will be unable to go and pick up his books now, perhaps Colt will let Vincent know the collection will be delayed. The suspense and tension are building @mastershakeme.

I suppose she could have been Carol Brady, she did have a gay connection, a gay "husband", and a hottie at that. But Carol Channing, she was adored by gay men, they flocked to her like moths to a flame.

I don't like it @Mark Ponyboy Peters, I worship it. My favourite Kylie song from the 2000's, and equal Kylie favourite with Better The Devil You Know. Its parent album Light Years, my favourite Kylie album, is finally getting an unlimited release on vinyl in August. I am very excited about this and the unlimited vinyl release of Kylie's Aphrodite at the same time.

With superb lead vocals by Alfa, ably supported by Luci, with Nile, Bernard and Tony on drums, a masterpiece. One of the most sampled songs in history, an "inspiration" for Queen's blockbuster Another One Bites The Dust. Your first masterpiece @Mark Ponyboy Peters depicting good times. Very chic.

Amelia and Natasha, a pair of bitches from all reports @Cane23. Perhaps they can have a "dog fight", something which under normal circumstances appalls me, but in this case it could be well worth watching. How incredibly tasteless of Amelia to milk the publicity Nathan has attracted for financial gain. I have to wonder if her mother's name is Kris and she has sisters whose given names begin with K. I won't be at all surprised @Daddydavek if the other trouble-making bitch ex-wife, Natasha, has caused further trouble. If not this, perhaps Benjamin may have by now disclosed to his twin, Maria, and to his brother Noah, that Martin has been paying Natasha additional child support so the three could have an adequate allowance. It is quite possible Maria and Noah were displeased to hear this and challenged Natasha, who has turned even more feral than usual. I think if it is safe to say if the important news involves Natasha then it means trouble. It was very pleasing to observe Carol's reaction to the revelation regarding the nature of Nathan's and Martin's relationship. Undoubtedly it was because or her name, but I immediately thought of the fabulous Carol Channing and her role as Muzzy Van Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Raspberries @Paladin, you little Jazz Baby.

A lucky guess. It was either that or attending the annual Falcon Entertainment Vintage Film Festival.