Robert Hugill
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Owain returns to live in his home town, 20 years after leaving when he was disowned his parents for being gay. He needs to rebuild his life following illness and come to terms with his messy family history. There is much to learn and discover, along the way he meets Colin, a builder who has his own family issues. The two explore how to make a life the way that they want, irrespective of the weight of their family experiences. The story takes place in Cheshire, UK. The main setting, Netherwich, is my invention based on elements of Crewe and Nantwich. The language uses some regional idiom.
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The church was the same, only shabbier and smaller. Looming so large in my childhood and youth, in my imagination the idea of it remained overwhelming. The reality was more yellow brick scout hut than church. The noticeboard was new, but it said the same things - The Brethren of Jerusalem, with a list of the meetings. This was not a place for the faint-hearted, the Sunday morning meeting lasted over two hours alone, and the various evening meetings and Bible studies implied a sturdy commitment t
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We do hear more.
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Didn't think of the rimming. May be for later!!!
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I have to confess that I got that from an old, old film!
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Connor strolled across the office and perched on Gordon's desk. Gordon was curious, what had come up to bring Connor out of his tech hub? The guy was in t-shirt and shorts, his standard gear no matter what the weather. There was a mass of hair escaping from the sagging neck of the t-shirt and a distinct bulge at his crotch, but as far as Gordon knew there had been no repeat of the jock-strap incident, though Toby was coming in tomorrow so things might get interesting. "Could I have a word?"
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Thanks for all the lovely comments and glad that the characters are appealing to people, and lots more to come.
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The balcony was now filling up with plants, and Toby couldn't be happier. When he'd studied it, he had discovered that there was a problem with the light, so the plants had had to be carefully chosen. "Toby, this is starting to look like a jungle, are you sure about these plants?" "Oh, come on Dad. It's not a jungle, they are good traditional ones, most of them local. I'm a bit worried about the ferns, but the man in the nursery assured us that they'll do fine, if we look after them pr
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"You see much of Dee nowadays, now she's managed to get shut of Toby?" David was the owner of the cabin, Deirdre's cousin, though he called her Dee. He couldn't be much more different to Deidre; big and bear-like he was friendly and forthcoming, happy to chat and apparently without a prickly bone in his body. He had responded with remarkable alacrity to Brian’s email, offering their help on doing up the cabin. As a result, Briand and Gordon were spending the day at the cabin with David, to
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I do rather have rather a strange imagination, but hope that developments will appeal
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Brian was knackered. The first two weeks at work had been a steep learning curve. It's not that he wasn't enjoying it, he was. It was just that there was all so much to take in. Gordon was the same, despite their familiarity with the security business there was so much more when you were on the other side of the desk. When you were working as rank and file, then were was always someone to contact when things went wrong, someone at the office. Now they were the office, and there weren't many of t
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Great to know that the fantasy wasn't so far from reality.
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Thanks again, hope the continuation appeals too!
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Thanks, glad you are enjoying it.
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"What about this, then?" Deirdre thrust a magazine under Brian's nose. Toby was at Drew and Evie's with Gordon, their orchard remained a permanent draw for the boy, and Brian had been pottering around the flat, sorting out after their recent trip to the cabin, doing the backlog of laundry, making lists of food to be bought and other useful stuff. His phone had rung, and an annoyed Deirdre had insisted that they meet up, there and then, that morning. There was a Café Nero in the modern shopp
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Thanks, it's a lovely expression isn't it.
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Perhaps a little pressure, but the intention was misunderstanding
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Thanks, glad everyone is enjoying it so far. More twists to come, of course
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"Well, this is a surprise. I hope Toby wasn't too upset at Deirdre's shenanigans". Gordon and Brian's Mum, Denise, were in her kitchen where she was preparing dinner and he was being politely questioned. Toby had been sent off to show his Father round the garden whilst Denise chatted to Gordon. It had been a somewhat hectic morning as Gordon had decided it made sense to go and fetch his car, as otherwise they would have to mess around with yet more taxis to get to the shops to buy Toby some
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Gordon's parents will be featuring in future chapters!
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There will be fireworks. Glad the pacing works for you
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It's a local idiom (Northern England) for anyway https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/anyroad
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Hopefully things will develop as the story goes along!
