Mark Ponyboy Peters

@Summerabbacat what GREAT names. I might have to use them ... especially with the kids from T'ville about to head off in search of Trinity/Patrick

@Summerabbacat When All is Said and Done... In the Summer Night City One of us Will face our Waterloo And The Winner Takes It All...

@akascrubber well ... not exactly that particular band ... just a bunch of drag queens who call themselves The Twisted Sisters! 😋

Haha ... no, not this time.

@weinerdog hmmmm ... not necessarily. Just depends on what it's all about really.

-- Chapter Thirty-three -- It had so far proven to be something of a frustrating week, and I had to admit that by the Thursday morning I was beginning to feel a bit down, even if that was the day on which both Assistant Commissioner Barrett and the police minister were due to face their accusers, according to our friends in internal affairs. Helen and I had already done our rounds, having spent the morning traipsing up and down the streets of inner Sydney, before settling for a bite to

-- Chapter Thirty-two -- It was now Thursday, just two days out from Mardi Gras, and in the days that had followed since that Monday morning meeting I had been filled with conflicting emotions, as I tried making sense of everything that had recently been happening. On a personal level, I could see that my world was changing rapidly. My life with Adam was gradually appearing to be taking shape, as I spent more and more time with him in his apartment and also began the painstaking proces

No, not searched, but I think from memory that was just where Corcoran had been arrested. Then after his early release he went to ground, while the cops went back to place the residence under surveillance in case he returned. And yes, everyone in Rick's circle are in danger! MP

-- Chapter Thirty-one -- After leaving the inspector’s office and returning to the squad room, we found ourselves being greeted by a room full of expectant faces. Actually, it would be more accurate to say it was an almost full room of expectant faces plus one face which now seemed to have a scowl permanently etched upon it. ‘So, what’s the plan?’ Craig Andarakis asked us, almost as soon as we walked through the door. ‘Do you have any leads on this Corcoran guy?’ ‘Very few,’ Helen

-- Chapter Thirty -- ‘You’re awful quiet,’ Helen said to me as we made our way across town. ‘What’s up?’ ‘What? Oh, nothing much really. I was just going over a few things in my head.’ ‘Such as?’ ‘Adam said yesterday that it has sure been one hell of a week. He definitely got that right!’ ‘Yeah, it really has only been a week since you came on the scene, hasn’t it? It just seems like forever.’ ‘That’s very funny. You should have your own stand-up act . . . they stil

Wow! What a list! How am I going to get through even half of those and still have time to actually write? LOL Thank you to Myr and everyone involved with compiling this! What an effort! And thank you to those readers who took enough of a look at some of my stories to have six of them appear in their respective categories! I truly appreciate your support! Happy New Year to all!!!

@Summerabbacat awww shucks. Thank you.

Thank you @Summerabbacat ... at least your hayfever didn't play up this time! MP

@Philippe oh, even here it pays to look both ways every time! We have some shit drivers! LOL

@Philippe yes, it is basically a massive Pride parade ... the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, is the official title. Happy New Year ❤️

-- Chapter Twenty-nine -- Turning to face Nick’s mother I found a rather anxious looking neighbour looking my way, who had no idea what was happening. ‘Nick’s okay,’ I told her. ‘He’s down near the beach.’ ‘What’s he doing there? Why isn’t he coming home?’ ‘It’s a long story, Wendy, but I promise I’ll explain it all to you as soon as we get back. Adam and I will go and get him . . .’ ‘Who is Adam?’ she quickly asked, just as he appeared at

@Summerabbacat thank you for your thoughts on this one. I think there will be some more of the characters from the other T'ville stories as we go along ... though I will need to be careful I don't give too much away out of those other stories! And you might find this useful..... The number 555 is a telephone prefix (not an area code) primarily reserved for fictional use in North American television shows and films to prevent people from calling real, active numbers. Only a specific range of these numbers are designated for this purpose, while others serve limited, actual functions. Use in Media (Fictional) The main reason for using the 555 prefix in media is to avoid bothering real individuals or businesses with nuisance calls from curious viewers. Using real numbers has historically led to problems, such as people incessantly calling the number from the song "867-5309/Jenny" or the "God" number in the movie Bruce Almighty. To solve this, the range of numbers from 555-0100 to 555-0199 has been specifically set aside by the North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) as "fictitious" numbers for use in entertainment. You're welcome

@weinerdog well, I just figured the 555 numbers would be the easiest way to go, as folks already know they get used for "entertainment purposes"!!! lol Oh, so there's a thought ... a Traditions / MGM crossover! Hmmm! LOL

-- Chapter Eleven -- ‘About what comes next.' Yes. That’s what he’d said just before he drifted off to sleep last night. And then I spent most of the rest of the night tossing and turning as Charlie’s words seemed to rattle around in my brain for most of it. What exactly did he mean when he’d said that, I wondered. I truly hoped that I wasn’t reading too much into his response, and that there was nothing for me to worry about, but that didn’t stop my mind from

@Summerabbacat I suspect she will be the type to dump him first ... the first time he can't get it up!

@Calvin nailed it!

-- Chapter Twenty-eight -- Tom and Beth were already on the boat and waiting for us when we finally made it back to them, and I’m sure they could see that we were all in a foul mood when we arrived there, after my having relayed the details of my conversation with Helen to the others. ‘Is everything okay?’ Beth asked as I climbed on board. ‘What has happened?’ For a moment I didn’t reply, instead just watching the two boys go about the business of untying the bo

Ohhh . . . you're a hard man @Summerabbacat

-- Chapter Twenty-seven -- ‘I don’t get it,’ replied Jimmy. ‘Why would you even want to keep his photo?’ ‘It’s not a matter of wanting to keep it, Jimmy. That photo was only sent to me this morning. It was taken by the kid who lives next door to me. The bastard was at my apartment and was asking about me.’ ‘Oh, shit. That can’t be good,’ Shane remarked. ‘You’re not kidding, mate.’ ‘So what are you going to do about it?’ Jimmy asked.

-- Chapter Twenty-six -- ‘Are you okay?’ I heard Adam ask, attempting to drag me back from wherever it was I seemed to have drifted off to. Looking around me, it soon dawned on me just where I was – standing outside Doc Shortis’ surgery – and that I was holding my phone in my hand, with a menacing face looking directly at me on the small display screen. It wasn’t quite the well groomed stalker I had seen earlier in the week . . . this guy now had a few days growth o