Trebs

No - the last song, "Home" is from The Wiz

Write naturally - seeing colour and gaol are good for us... sets the mood, tone and gives it a bit of flavour. Plus - it's hard if you haven't lived anywhere else to avoid terms that you may not be aware of defining your locale, but others might notice and then they'll get a bit of dissociation when they hit the term (for instance, one short story seemed to be in the US until I saw "layby" and realized it was in England. Not sure if the author was trying to make it a generic story or not - and it didn't affect my enjoyment of the story, but it did leap out at me.

Don't know yet about the show, but in real life he is... PS - I can finally read/write in this thread as I just caught up on all of the episodes. FANTASTIC show...

Ya - when I first read it for Dan, he didn't tell me it was connected... I hope everyone enjoys this story as much as I did. Dan did start writing a little more of a related third story, but right now, he's totally swamped with work so not sure if/when he may finish. But just like Sign - this story is all done prior to the first chapter being posted so you don't have to worry about any delays in the rollout of Rising Star.

Maybe you're a Cylon?

We had an unusual situation happen here in California last month. At a Stonewall Democratic Club meeting, one of the candidates was a legislator who was seeking re-election. His endorsement was pulled for debate (all of the other recommendations were then approved) and during the debate on this one person, a woman who knows him well, who is a long time Democratic Party activist and active in her teacher's union, got to the microphone and said "You have to endorse him - he's gay". He is gay, and most of the members of the club knew it - but this was different in that it was publically spoken during a meeting (and subsequently reported in the news). But unlike some of the other known examples of "outing" - the woman doing it wasn't malicious, she wasn't trying to pry into his private life - she was just arguing and wondering why the club was even debating his endorsement instead of just automatically giving it to him and said what probably many in the room were thinking. Of course, this happened a few weeks after the republican legislator was caught DWI, having left a gay bar with a man - and that was in the paper as well. Do intent matter? Does exposing hypocrisy matter? And is it outing if someone thought everyone else already knew ("Oh - you'll never get anywhere with him - he's gay")?

It strikes a chord (sorry) with me as well... almost thought maybe something by Sequoia... I also glanced through the titles on Best of Nifty to see if anything popped out... Sorry - but no real leads other than you're not the only one.

The ONLY good thing about Wednesdays - and the realization that the work week still has at least two more days is the wonderful news that a new chapter of Mike Arram's latest Peacher story, "Henry and the Balance of Probability" is now out! I think Mike is my favorite non-GA author - he and Ettienne make CRVBoy a required stop twice a week (CRVBoy releases on Wed's and Sun's). So - anyone else reading the latest Rothenian adventure?

"Scar - the Bridget years"?

Goon is a finished story :-) I'm not sure about the release schedule, but it is at least all written.

I'm trying to remember Bridgit's description - but maybe she looks like an older woman... or maybe she just has a lot of wrinkles because the plastic surgeon found that the easiest way to cover over the scarring on "her" face... Hmmm...

1) Wondering if the picture is of Trevor's mom, or is it Lisa's mom... 2) I'm starting to trust Dirk more than I trust Bridget 3) As they were preparing for divorce, they might have realized they could be both financially better off if Rachel "disappeared" and Dirk was able to use the insurance. Seven years might be the statute of limitations for insurance fraud, which would explain why seven years from declared death rather than from disappearance (insurance wouldn't pay until she was declared dead). 4) Trevor and Joel are becoming too sweet of a couple - with the love of the boat and sailing... just that pesky straight thing - ugh. Will Trevor find someone he'll fit with as nice as Joel?!? Dunno 5) ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (translation - is 17 up yet?)

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Damn - you look great in that pic, Tim!

I had never had it, so when I saw liver and onions on a menu, I ordered and tried it back when I think I was 26. The flavor of the liver EXPLODED in my mouth - WAY too intense. Now, I used to eat and like liverwurst, but liver itself isn't something I'm likely to try again.

With Trust is considered to be a normal story - the problem lies with Dom's site. "Short Stories" is actually a LINK to his shorts - which are FANTASTIC. The fact that With Trust is below the link rather than above the link just has to do with when it was added to his page.

No - but countered with "Dad is making my life a living hell and he wants to ship me 1K miles away" - who knows... Look at Nelson's mom when her maternal instinct got a nudge.

And this is a stretch - but there is one other woman who could also possibly be put into play... Milo's mom IS alive...

Don't give up on Milo - read the section right before Nelson's mom calls down - he was trying to tell Nelson something about his dad.

Tank a PUG - sure. DPS - sure. Heal - OH HELL NO...

You're not in the images I'm visualizing...

Naked is better - especially those from Calgary...

Thank you so much for posting that Jack

You might also want to read "And the Band Played On" by Randy Shilts (who also wrote Mayor of Castro Street, a great biography about Harvey Milk). Band gives not only the facts behind the early days, but a real feel of the atmosphere and the reactions in the gay and non-gay populations. PS - Those of us who lived through it may not be that open to talking about it as some of the losses reopen old wounds (I had a couple of friends who passed from it, but there are those who lost hundreds of friends - I only really came into the culture late).

One thing I don't think anyone has posted about, is the title of the chapter. CJames is always very careful with his titles. Sometimes they are a diversion, such as "The Kiss" which wasn't Brandon/Chase but instead was Scar's gay kiss. But they still have relevance to the chapter. SO - what was it that was miscommunicated? We saw tons of calls with things coming out into the open finally - so you would think the chapter title would be just the opposite.