Bondwriter

What amazes me is that someone would: * read fourteen chapters (even if they're not really long, and he scans through them, it still takes a while...) * take the time to email to say he's pissed. I must have missed a few stories because if I don't get it from chapter 1 (chapter 2 for a writer I know and enjoy), I quit. And I certainly won't bother annoying the guy who offered his work for free whatever I dislike it. And by the way, I'm still only at chapter 6 of Bodega Bay. Just too sad for me at the moment. And I really wonder where it will go. Stop! Don't tell me!

He's pretty talented? And CJames wrote: I flicked lightly at his nipple as I asked,

Nice chapter. The erotic scene is pretty good, though personally I'm not longing for these in the story. But they're nice when they come along! It's humorous, and Steve and Chris as Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke wannabes is fun. If it was up to me, they'd use more silk ties! I was wrong about the fire/ ice thing. You goats seem to think alike. My Chase and Shawn theory seems to be the right one. Their pics are all over the Internet. But how come no one they know saw them yet? Is it on some shady site, www.chaseshawnandthebaptistpreacher.org? Something that caters to the people with a serious religious fetish, with Steve and Chris' faces put on the (clad) bodies of Thaddeus and Jerry Falwell. Yes, some people do have weird fantasies... *sighs* Not a big fan of fire weapons, so them training at the shooting range rings VERY American to my European ears. Makes it more exotic, I guess. But I like the fact they're no sissies. I'd rather see them win a hand-to-hand fight than a gun fight though. Manlier IMO. Their shopping spree is a bit too much, isn't it? 400$ on clothes? Don't they have books to buy? A tuition to pay in a near future? Presents for their parents? Come on, guys, don't be vain!

You need to post five times before the messenger is activated. Go to the Lounge, Games and Humor it's easy to find threads to post. Introduce yourself. Or comment on your favorite authors. Welcome to you by the way!

I guess you won't have to. But I'd advise watching Conan the Barbarian which is a great epic. With great pecs. And which is quoted in this spoof's credits.

These goats are quite horny beings, aren't they? I wonder if they taste good... I'd bet with Master of Cunning Deceit CJames, the "Fire and Ice" thing will have to deal with a volunteer firefighter they meet at the pizza joint and who calls them Shawn or Chase, since it seems fashionable in Lonesome Valley, and the ice thing will be the ice-maker of the fridge breaking down, and Steve's mom coming inside Steve's room as they're about to make out to tell them to go get a spare part at the hardware store.

Inspired by Rick's words "Berlin" and "airlift", my mind wanders around to the bombing of Dresden at the end of WWII. It's lengthily discussed (in his own words, as a witness) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in Slaughterhouse 5. Quite a puzzling event, but typical of WWII strategy and politics. Big controversy too, if your teacher is in the "two sides to the coin" frame of mind.

A Happy Birthday to You!

Yes, irony, as opposed to coppery , was involved in this whole fake trailer. But Nicholas Cage would be a wonderful Richard the Second.

This is quite an impressive trailer. Hey Glomph, I couldn't locate the trailers of movies I've heard about on TV: Jean-Claude Van Damme's Henry the Fifth, the Ultimate battle and Joel Schumacher's take on Richard the Third with Gary Oldman. If you may spot them, they should be a nice complement to this promising version of Hamlet. To partially quote Iain from above, Billy Shakespeare is the most badass screenplay writer ever.

I don't know about this, but is it legal to give so many brand names in a single post?

It takes place in Phoenix, Arizona. I think about you every time I see Patricia Arquette, CJames... Sorry if I project my own fantasies. In the Midwest, there are malls just like that also.

Yeah, I sometimes have this fantasy too. Though I'd rather have a blasting ray that would leave no track whatsoever. I'm always amazed at the number of "non-gay" guys who are into males. In the bondage/ tie-up scene I know, I'm now aware of this; if someone tells me "I'm not gay", before I get to meet/ play with him, I know I'll be fondled intensely and that the guy will be as aroused as I am. So, I'm fine with non-gay people who adopt gay behaviors. Their problem, not mine; and they never turned out to be homophobes either. It's more annoying if they are your friends, and that it's a way to keep you at bay, and then you realize it comes from fear.

Beware of guys with leather gloves and handcuffs! Nice chapter. It's hard to believe these police officers could get away with kidnapping and murder, but it happens all the time in fiction, so it must have some grounding in real life too. Still not going to get you the endorsement of the Arizona Board of Tourism. But Medium mustn't get it either. Don't Chris and Steve ever get fat, eating all this pizza? And what's up with these people calling them Shawn and Chase (well, there are worse names to be called); not much of a theory right now, except maybe they had their pics taken and posted somewhere by the nefarious Thaddeus/ Sheriff pair. More questions raised. Eric is not in a big hurry to make his move. That's weird. What happens if in the end we find out he indeed was a victim himself? Does Eric lose his best villain prize? Congrats over the awards for this fine piece of work, by the way.. My favourite line in this chapter (the double entendre one was a contender): "Ever since the sporting goods store shut down, this place has been useless for clothes except for jeans." Speedo fetish, anyone?

I like James' idea of a loosely connected set of stories. With a good team of writers, what would really rock would be to have these connections building up to produce a really interesting subplot (or topplot if I may), a bit like in Altman's adaptation of Carver's Shortcuts. And most really successful and interesting TV shows do not work on a formula. I'm thinking of some of HBO's series, that appeal to many people whereas the executives from a lot of networks would turn down the mere idea of them seen on paper the first time around.

Could CJames be misleading us poor readers with the whole Eric situation? The first person narrative allows him to have Eric depicted as a nasty little bastard. And everybody siding against him. The fact that he'd actually be telling the truth would be quite a plot twist. Deception, lies, mean siblings. This is antic drama!

Yeah! Cheers! Joyeux anniversaire, une ann

This cracked me up. I don't remember talking mechanics for the longest time, and I'm really puzzled as to the mores of them Arizonians now. Once again, Steve and Chris work hard under the blazing sun. And shirtless, they should watch out for skin cancer. Why doesn't his dad have Eric perform the grueling task instead of idly staying unside his room? This whole Eric thing is getting even more mysterious. If he's really trying to make amends and was himself forced to do the nasty stuff he did, then he should really come out clean. But he doesn't. I mean, about the Sheriff situation, since he comes out, but it rings a bit as some way to trick the guys into feeling sorry for him. Nice atmospheric chapter, with more to come later on, and still more time with the characters. What does the Easter Bunny have in store for next episode? We'll wait.

Happy belated Birthday, Cap'!

I'd bet more on him putting the fundament back into fundamentalism.

Hey, Jack's boyfriend (Matt?), I know a good lawyer if Jack posted this pic without your consent. Or worse, without your knowledge.

From my (very) little knowledge of US laws, discrimination based on sexual orientation is illegal in many of the above situations. Having laws enforced is yet another problem. One thing to me in favor of a civil union (marriage sounds too religious to me, sorry): my sister married a US citizen about three months after meeting him 10 years ago. He got the French nationality, now she has a green card. Why could I never have even considered that as I went on the same University program? Even though there is a civil union in France, I am not allowed to fall in love with a foreigner and imagining I'll live with him forever and ever.

Well, we are lucky they exist. I hope you never antagonized one of them to the point they'd claim your genitalia as a trophy. Not really a compliment, more something along the lines of shameless self-promotion. For The Love a script for the next Troma movie? The Piedmont sheriff would be a good character for Mr Kaufman's crew. And the interlude allows to build up the tension and reinforces the characters' personality. And uninterrupted sex.

Yes, Happy Birthday!

Cute chapter. Yes Chris did leave clues here and there that he was not completely comfortable with who he is. The whole afternoon flows nicely, with all the pool antics and jokes; like a peaceful episode before the storm. Any chapter finishing with two guys kissing under a myriad of stars in the summer sky can only have been written by a thoughtful, kind, talented person. Veronica seems to be affected by the tougher-than-guys epidemic that's going on in eFiction. Like Val in LiS, she threatens to castrate males. Can Steve's mom come up with an explanation for this? As for Chad being a dunce in French, it's kind of realistic. There are stores trying to make their names "sound" French and usually failing miserably. Jack, I love you too. And I'm waiting for your new chapter. Impatiently. No kidding.