I'm so glad you liked it! Stefan gets his first story with "The Land Whore." He's a fun narrator. JP is always looking for love. Sometimes he finds it. Sometimes it hurts.
Yeah, I think that assignment to the Indies provided chances for advancement and money, but also a good chance of death, so that wouldn't be the best station for a guy like Granger. I can see an officer like Calvert or Travers being thrilled to go there.
There's a time and a place for everything. We didn't need to know about Robbie's siblings before this. I thought the Poor Man's Son was so focused on Robbie's cousins that his niece or nephew may have clouded things up a bit.
Tony's not good enough for Will? You're like that parent who sits there, sullenly disapproving all the kid's boyfriends. ;-) I'm not sure if the airlines were charging for bags then or not, but I couldn't resist tossing it in. I get a couple of anachronistic passes on each story, no?
I'm glad you see it that way. Some older guys forgot their adolescence, and think kids like Will should be beaten until they bow deferentially to their elders.
I think Robbie's attitude, that he can only help those members of his family who ask him for help, is probably realistic. Once they ask him, he jumps in with both feet.
October 21, 2000
Escorial, CA
Will
After Darius stopped being a dick, dinner turned out to be a lot of fun. We finished eating, and John, JJ, and I decided to go swimming. It was fun, but we only lasted for about half an hour before JJ got bored and I got tired of lusting after John’s body.
“I have to get some sleep,” JJ announced, and jumped out of the water. He walked toward the dressing rooms, not looking back at us. It was pretty sudden, and John just kind of looked aft