Mark Ponyboy Peters

Thank you everyone for all your comments. So happy to hear that people have enjoyed the story and are already wanting more. Stay tuned! In the meantime, maybe you might get a kick out of this...

@Summerabbacat nailed it!

-- Chapter Twenty-two -- Taking one last look at the two of us in the full-length mirrors in Dallas' bedroom before we left for the party, I had to admit that I liked what I was seeing, especially after he put on his shades. We looked about as hot as we could, and if what Dallas was wanting to do tonight was make a statement, we were certainly on the right track. I couldn't help but wonder what Alex and Zack were going to come up with. As we headed outside to the car, I checked

So, I've been playing with AI again . . . and here's a little present for ya'll!

-- Chapter Twenty-one -- I could see the anger in Dallas' body as we retreated inside the house; his tense shoulders, the grim expression on his face, but the most telling sign of all was his trembling hands. As I followed him through to the kitchen, I also saw him clench and unclench his fists several times. He was like a bomb, wired and ready to explode. At the first opportunity I set the pizzas down on the kitchen bench, then placed a hand on his shoulder and spun him around,

Thank you, kind sir! Only a couple of chapters to go in this one though ... so it was nice to make the list while it was still running 🙂

-- Chapter Twenty -- Knowing that we were starting to run out of time this afternoon, we decided to forgo any extra kind of workout in the garage before Dallas' mother was due to return, so we made sure that we showered and cleaned ourselves up with time to spare. We figured one hot and sweaty session in the bedroom was sufficient exercise for today. Dallas even sprayed some air freshener around in his room, worried that his mother might pick up on the smell of teen sex if she h

"Pick me! Pick me!" the eligible batchelors... and a few not so eligible ones as well... all cried!

-- Chapter Nineteen -- The following morning I collected Dallas, just as I had been doing every morning recently, and before I had even been able to back out of their driveway he said, 'So, are we going? You said last night you needed to sleep on it!' 'Going? As in, together? As a couple? In plain view of everyone?' I replied. I know that this was what I wanted, for us to be together and to be able to just be ourselves no matter where we went, but it was still a big step. I

-- Chapter Eighteen -- 'We moved to this town during the Christmas holidays when I was thirteen,' Zack told me. 'That was at the start of last year . . . not even two years ago. Mum enrolled me at this school because I went to a Catholic school in my old town, even though I'm not Catholic. I think it was also partly because it was the closest high school to where we were living.' 'So how old are you now?' I asked. 'Fifteen, I guess?' 'Yeah. The same age that Timmy Baker was

I have been known to enjoy the odd Tim ... and even a Tam once, I think! Also partial to the occasional Wagon Wheel as well. They seem to come in two sizes these days ... the old regular sized one and smaller ones in a pack of 6. All delicious! You can keep that bloody Vegemite shit all to yourself though! Can't abide the stuff! LOL

"BTW I'm enjoying the pace and development of Traditions." Thank you @Paladin

Thank you @Summerabbacat for your kind words. 'Kevin' was just a name that popped into my head as I was writing it ... nothing mysterious about how it came about. I remember then being surprised when seeing a Kevin in WBUT2. lol (sorry about that @Paladin ... I'm not sure which Kevin came first! lol) As for the Imperial ... my mate Ian took me there when I visited Sydney one time (for work I think it was). Funniest night I've ever spent anywhere! A real eye-opener for this country boy! LOL Can't quite remember when it was exactly ... a few years one side or the other of 2000 it would have had to have been. And as for Traditions ... yes, it is a simple story. No great dramas or events so far. It simply started out as a small Christmas tale, but readers begged for more, and as I've progressed with new chapters it has started to take on a life of its own. Unlike most of my stories, this one doesn't really have a complete outline as yet. I'm just going where where it takes me, and I'm not in a hurry to get there either. It may end up being one of those tales that gets a chapter added every month for the next couple of years ... or not! LOL We'll just have to see what happens! MP

My cousins were both looking at me with confused expressions, while Charlie was looking at me with suspicion. ‘Well, it’s kind of a long story,’ I began. ‘But basically, one of the guys I was working with in Sydney had a birthday, so someone thought we should take him out to celebrate. There were about six of us, and we went to a restaurant in Newtown, which wasn’t too far from where most of us lived, then afterwards we found ourselves at the Imperial Hotel … you know, the place that featur

Oh, I have plans for his punishment . . . but just remember that it's not "ALL" going to happen in this story, okay? Patience is a virtue, don't you know? lol MP

Yup. I remember calling into a gas station once and that sign was in the men's room... "We aim to please. Would you aim too please?"

We do aim to please!

-- Chapter Seventeen -- My mother's favourite restaurant is one of the local Chinese places, called the Imperial Palace. The decor is stock standard red and gold, with lots of bamboo and black lacquered timber. Compared to the other Chinese restaurants in town, this one takes the cake as far as I am concerned. It's pleasant and comfortable, and besides, the service and food are both great. Whenever we are going out to dinner, whether for a special occasion or not, this always seemed

@Philippe that is true, but I can guarantee that I do have plans for Timmy! His history will be revealed and he will get what is coming to him, but the end game is still quite a way off yet. First we need to get this one done though!

@Summerabbacat well, Madge certainly had a busy night! LOL

@Summerabbacat well, I guess people's reactions to something like this can be wide and varied. Personally I've never seen it happen to anyone I've known, but I have heard of it happening. My take on it is that Dallas' father is a bigoted arsehole, and Dallas' coming out was just too great a shock for him to handle. Perhaps he may repent at some point, when he has cooled down, or perhaps he will always be a bigoted arsehole . . . only time will tell I guess!

Guilty as charged. But I wasn't the one who started talking about Spotted Dicks! lol

@Summerabbacat chances are, Timmy has a Spotted Dick, do you think? LOL

I think if I was presented with a Spotted Dick here in Oz I would probably run the other way! lol

Haha ... coz I enjoy a bit of cake too ... especially if there is cream involved! LOL