Mark Ponyboy Peters

I believe Silver Bullets or wooden stakes to the heart may be more appropriate! 😂

Yes ... it all goes back to those original Thompson's! They were a pack of bastards! lol Of course, down through all those years, not ALL Thompson's were bad ... and I have Thompson characters in other stories I've been working on that will attest to that. As for an ending to the Thompson curse ... I do have plans! 🙂 Thank you for your comments!

@CincyKris absolutely!!!

-- Chapter 27 -- The path to redemption would be a long and difficult road to travel, Levi knew that. He still wasn’t sure that he was strong enough to be able to complete the journey, but Father Costas seemed to have faith in him, and wasn’t that what life was all about? Having faith in ourselves? And knowing that other people also have faith in us? The afternoon before would be one that would long be burned into Levi’s memory. Not surprisingly his father had, at times, gone ballistic

@drsawzall the fact is that these guys (Casey's mates included) don't see themselves as "gay" in the sense of the word that we would understand. We would probably call them "bi", but it's not really about WHO they have sex with, it's more of a power thing. They just want the sex, and to have that power over another person, just as the generations of men and boys before them have had! They don't care about labels, or about who they fuck. We have a rather crude saying here in Oz (and elsewhere I would imagine) ... "any hole's a goal!" THAT is the mentality of the men of T'ville!

Oh, I couldn't possibly know what you mean...

Yup... I know what that's like... sometimes when I'm writing and then re-reading later it's like, "Where the f@$k did that come from?" lol As for the music... okay, point taken! I'll try and control myself! Thanks for reading!

@MJ85 thanks for your comments. Regarding Casey, I think it would be fair to say that he is beyond redemption. He is a Thompson through and through and has shown his true colours. The path ahead for him, I feel, would not be viewed by the general public as being positive . . . but I guess only time will tell. We'll just have to see what he tells us as the story progresses! As for the Thompson history . . . there are tidbits scattered throughout most of my Thompsonville stories, but it is probably best detailed in this one: Hope that helps! MP

@kbois life is indeed good ... for the moment at least 🤔

"must haves?" hmmmm ... lol ... I think I've grown out of that phase ... BUT, I do go through "stages" where I will buy a heap of CD's or download stuff from various artists. Kenny will always be Number One for me. But I think the last artist I had to have everything of would have been Garth Brooks . . . but then he went off on a bit of a tangent and released some stuff I couldn't really get into, so that love affair waned! lol I went through stages with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney there for a while, then there were guys like Dan Fogelberg and Billy Vera (At This Moment and Hopeless Romantic are two of my all time favourite songs) ... and probably a heap of others that I can't think of, just off the top of my head. Sometimes I'll just settle on a 'Greatest Hits' album and that will do. LOL

@Summerabbacat I guess we often end up have a preference for the version we are introduced to, over the cover versions ... even if sometimes the cover versions are unique and pretty good in their own right. I have to admit that while I like The Judds, I've never 'dived in', so to speak, and become a fan boy. What I do often do these days though, is download a lot of songs from YouTube as MP3 files (I found a really need converter) and have been steadily adding to my collection so I can add to my playlist and listen while I work. I'll have to try out a few more Judds songs.

Think you've nailed it. Naomi is the mumma . . . but I always had difficulty tell which was which! lol MP

Thank you!

I'll see what else I can find in Father's closet!

@Summerabbacat this is the only version I was aware of. Would be interesting to know which one came first! And while I like your version, I still think I prefer this one.