Tim Hobson

I can't help feeling that one more chapter will never be enough! You have us hooked on the characters, their lives, their loves, and their future.

I have to say I'm disappointed that this story seems to have ended where it did.

So what happened to the "coming chapters?"

I hope you do find the time to read, and that you continue to enjoy my stories. My new series Wearing Green on Thursday is almost at the end of book One, "Coming of Age."

I don't usually approve of surprise endings, but this entire story has been so sweet that I have to allow this one to slip by me without objection. Thanks for writing it, and I look forward to tomorrow's wrap-up in Paris (or so I assume). 😃

Not what I was expecting, but perhaps more true to life than we like to think. 😰

Oh, the challenges and triumphs of small-town life. I've lived and observed it for many years. You make a choice--are the rewards greater than the annoyance of living among small-minded people? But I digress. Great chapter and very creative turn to the story.

Finally current on the chapters. Now I have to wait with everyone else. Bummer!

Oh, my. A clergyman with a carnal secret! Who ever heard of such a thing ?

I love the bit about the "queer thing that tends to rub off"! No double-entendre there, eh?

Literary devices or memories - both work equally well 😋

I remember how it feels to have to sneak around and make excuses for being where you shouldn't be at odd times. I hope these two take care to be discreet,

I confess to worrying where this might go. After all, in the 1870s there was no way for gay men to have a future together -- was there? You've got me hooked!

Wow! Mutual masturbation - a joy to behold, and even more fun to participate in. Coincidentally, it figures in my next story, too. I look forward to their next encounter.

What a delightful beginning. I'm reading on with eager anticipation.

Thank you, astone2292 for asking me to answer these questions. It was fun, and it made me think about the process of writing these stories. I look forward to your next blog post!

I know what you mean about finding time. I swore I'd take the rest of the summer off before attempting to write anything more, but the damned ideas keeping popping into my head (and even my dreams), so I've started the detective story. In addition, there are three great authors I'm trying to catch up with, i.e., reading everything they've posted up to the present, so I'll have all the background for their latest stories. Add to that the usual summer interruptions - visits, vacation, getting ready for the next season - and I'm as busy as ever! Oh, well, I guess that's better than sitting on my ass with nothing to do.

A really enjoyable story. It grabs you from the start and takes you along on a great ride - even on a classic Indian! Thank you for writing it, and especially for bravely sharing it with an audience that can sometimes by very picky. I'm looking forward to continuing to read your stories.

This reminds me so much of growing up in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee! It was fun heading out and finding a perfect spot for a picnic and fun in the woods, then falling asleep in the car on the drive home.

Great story. Loren is really at a tipping point, and Jay has finally made him man up and face the need to make a commitment. I'm sure Jay doesn't want to break up, but he has reached the end of his rope when it comes to coddling Loe. I hope it works out - to paraphrase "I really fucking hope [he gets] things right this time."

So true. I die for a beta reader, but I'm over-sensitive on GA, since - as soon as my first prologue came out - a long-experienced member of GA DMed unfairly and with profanity accused me of not doing proper research. I wrote back, proving that the sentence in question was correct and that I HAD researched the item in question. His response (in a forum, not a DM) was snooty, so - once burned, twice shy, as they say. I like Grammarly, but I find it isn't as stringent as I would prefer, and I often write in non-American Standard English or even dialect. It also flags sentences in Spanish. I use AutoCrit as my beta reader and editor, and it helps a great deal, but I often ignore its suggestions. Ah, the vicissitudes of being a writer! I'm also late to the series and looking forward to reading what kbois writes.

Delightful take on the family rivalry and ribbing. I guess Loe came out the winner. All the rest took serious hits but seem to be used to that. Jay may be left wondering what just happened, but I'm sure he'll figure it out. I wonder if he's thought much about what lies after retirement. Anyway, quite a page-turner and plenty of hot scenes. Thank you!

You made me go to Mapquest. I was pretty sure "east of Milwaukee" was Lake Michigan! 😁 Thanks for the correction.

I would have liked being that limo driver! 😮

Thank you, and this does help.