Mark Ponyboy Peters

Next morning, before first period at school, I looked and looked for the beautiful newcomer but couldn't find him anywhere. ‘Maybe he's chickened out,’ Ben said to me as I dejectedly walked along the corridor towards our classroom. ‘I hope I haven't scared him off,’ I said back to him. ‘Nah. Don't worry about it. I'm sure that he'll show.’ When we reached the classroom we headed straight for our usual seats, right down the back where we would hopefully be out of view of O

Yep ... they are regulars in Thompsonville ... the next one to come after Song For Guy.

Can't Stop The Music! Oh, YESSS!!! LOL

@Summerabbacat @Cane23 @Paladin @CincyKris @centexhairysub @weinerdog @chris191070 Thank you ALL for your comments and feedback. Loving your musical suggestions, which have certainly brought back some memories for me. There were lots of Aussies I could have (and probably should have) included here, but I had to draw the line somewhere! lol I loved Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair as a kid. Have been a massive fan of Jon English and Marcia Hines since then. Had the privelige of seeing them together in concert in the very early 1980's on their Jokers and Queens tour. Almost got to meet them (my uncle was the Manager of a club where they were playing and we all went to their show) but when we went to meet them backstage during the intermission Marcia was in a massive argument with her manager at the time, so we all had to back-pedal to our seats! Heard there's going to be a new version of Jesus Christ Superstar going to be performed in Sydney later this year. Would be great to go and see it. In Year 7 of high school our school choir was travelling to an eisteddfod, and I can still remember the entire bus singing along to Sherbert's Howzat when it came on the radio. I think ABBA's Fernando was also a hit at the same time ... or was it Bohemian Rhapsody ... I'm not sure now. As for some of the names you guys have bandied about, there were a few of these that I liked: Renee Geyer, Sherbert, Skyhooks, JPY. What about the Ted Mulry Gang all you Aussies out there? lol Have to admit that I've always had great difficulty in liking the Minogue sisters though. I have an aversion to singing budgies! hahaha (sorry if that offends anyone!) Then there are the stage shows we did at school ... the most memorable of these for me was Joseph in Year 8 (I was in the choir and helped our art teacher with painting the sets). Anyway ... ahhhh ... the memories!

Yes, and I'm loving the comments and interactions with readers on here as well 🙂

‘Hey, Tim,’ I heard Ben call out to me. Turning around in my seat I saw him walking towards me, so I flashed him a smile and a wave. He waved back and kept on walking. ‘So, are you going to try out for the musical this year?’ he asked as he sat down next to me. ‘I just noticed they’ve put a poster up on the notice board. Auditions are next week.’ We were the best of friends. We were both seventeen and were both in year eleven at MacArthur Catholic High School. But there were a few

The new kid in town was quite the looker, but for Tim Patterson: gay, seventeen years old and single, he didn't think he'd stand a chance . . . even with his best mate, Ben Walker doing his best to interfere! What he didn't count on, however, was that the new kid in town had a secret of his own, and that the two of them were more alike than anyone could realise. And so it begins. Boy meets boy . . . and everything that they both hoped for looked like it was falling into place. Can they truly make it work? Can they avoid the pitfalls that seem to come with young love? Will they be able to find a way to work it all out?

@chris191070 thank you

@Al Norris @Talo Segura thank you. These guys appear in future stories in the series, so some gaps will be filled in there. I do have a few ideas for an epilogue though, so just let me sleep on it!

@VBlew thank you very much. Song For Guy will start posting in a couple of days.

@weinerdog Pizza Hut was brought to Australia by American businessman Bob La Point in the 1970s I believe. We got our first Pizza Hut in our town in the 80's I think it was, but we did have another small family owned pizza parlour in the 70s that I can recall visiting ... much to my father's disgust! haha @Paladin yes, you can't beat a good home made pizza ... the chain stores we have here (starting with a D) are total crap! I cheat and buy a good base, then add bbq sauce or sometimes tomato chutney (just to be different), then toppings of choice. Love 'em!

Thank you @Summerabbacat. I wasn't familiar with that songs name ... but after finding it on YouTube I can say I do recall it. Perfect fit for the story I think. I'll start posting Song For Guy in the next couple of days ... just hold tight!

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

Thank you ❤️

It came as a huge relief when we finally found ourselves on the same wave, our fingers just feet apart, then inches apart, before finally touching. As I had drawn closer to him I could hear his desperate pleas for my help, which simply spurred me on. I know that if I’d have lost him now, I think I would have more than likely let the sea take me as well. ‘I’m here now, mate,’ I said to him as I clutched at his outstretched hands, then grasped him and held him close. ‘Oh, Scott,’ he

I don't wish anything bad on anyone, but I will admit that it is hard to have sympathy for people who ignore warning after warning. No matter what you do, you can't fix ignorance or stupidity.

Yes! They do an amazing job and don't get the credit they deserve ... they just seem to get ignored by the swimmers

Yes, and the biggest percentage of those who lose their lives are not actually Australian's ... usually overseas visitors unfamiliar with the conditions and the dangers of the waterways. And it's not just the surf that can be dangerous ... many fatalities occur in inland waterways, which can be equally dangerous.

About twenty minutes after leaving the caravan park and after pulling up at one of the small corner stores on the edge of town to pick up some eats for the day, we pulled into Diggers Cove. It was a quiet little place out on the south side of town and was one of the few designated nudist beaches that we had in the area. It was also the one beach in the area that most of the gay population tended to visit. Weekends were when it was usually busiest, when it was mainly frequented by peopl

After finishing in the kitchen, I headed into the bathroom to clean my teeth, while Justin headed for the toilet. Even at this early stage, it felt good to be sharing my life with someone once more. I had someone to talk to, and to talk back to me, and that closeness gave me a new spring in my step. It was while I was thinking about this and scrubbing my teeth that I suddenly felt a warm hand on my arse, which was quickly followed by those same warm hands working their way around my to

I have this feeling it might be tough and needs to go through a tenderizer 😃

It was well after midnight when Justin and I returned to the caravan park, where we found all lights to be out in the vans and cabins, including that being occupied by Justin’s parents. ‘What do you want to do?’ I asked him as we pulled to a stop in the carport. ‘Do you want to go back down there? Or you can stay up here in the house if you like.’ ‘The house,’ he answered. ‘If that’s alright with you?’ ‘That’s what I thought you’d say,’ I replied. ‘And yeah, of course it’s alright

Loving the way this is shaping up! It has a sense of an old frontier and the adventures ahead will definitely be worth the trip! Also loving the way the relationship between Jem and Nico is shaping up! Keep it coming please!

So glad you picked up on the Aaron thing ... he appears later in the series 🙂 Thank you for your comments kind sir.

They were all waiting on the verandah of my house when we returned that afternoon, Justin’s parents and Sally, their faces pallid and etched with concern. ‘You ready for this, mate?’ I asked Justin. He looked up at them and nodded grimly. I pointed the nose of the old Ford into the carport and pulled it to a stop, as the three of them headed down the steps towards us. ‘What are you going to tell them?’ I asked. ‘I’ve been thinking about that on the drive back here,’ he a