Daddydavek

For many gay men, their worst nightmare is being caught in a sexually compromising position by the authorities, with a hot young 18-20 year, only to find out the kid was actually underage. The thought of extended jail time as a gay man convicted as a pedophile is enough to depress anyones' libido.

Mark has an interesting point about judgmentalism in that the gay community is as guilty of it as any other. I have seen dozens of stories denigrating non-mainstream or kinky gay sex involving bondage, fetishes, trannies, etc. Gay men getting nauseous at the description of straight sex is no more unlikely than heteros getting nauseous at gay sex. A percentage of gay bias against bisexuals is also apparent. I think Mark is more catholic (universal-not roman) in his tastes and sees sex on a spectrum from fully gay to bi-sexual to fully hetero with lots of gradients along the way. I note that bondage, fetishes etc. are also part of the heterosexual scene and the bi scene as well.... Having noted all that, I am glad that Mark indicates he tries to follow his own compass. As an author, I think he is interested in being read, but not necessarily in being agreed with 100 percent of the time by his readers. For that I say, bravo!.

Finally, a chapter that actually had a beginning, a middle and a logical break. This chapter had pacing and moved along well. Now if the remaining chapters are like this one, we should get through this before Christmas 2011! As usual, I am full of questions, mostly the same ones I have had for the last 20 chapters!

Interesting info on how you perceive your creation. Somehow it fits though with Tony's conservative background, having been raised on the 'hill' in South St. Louis. Much different for Will than the expressive 'Berto.

10 Chapters and Coop is finally getting his act together and acting mostly iike a responsible adult. Who'd of thunk it? Although, I guess you have to face some facts when your children are old enough to get caught in bed with a person of interest. Seems to have been somewhat of a life-altering event. Sebastion is a good friend and has provided some insight. Spence is another good friend, but not a relationship model. Now if Chase just turns out to make a real effort to get to know Coop's friends and accept them on Coop's terms, they may have shot after all. Chase's ex is still a concern and he admitted he'd rush back in a crisis. Makes you sort of wonder about that relationship and how accurately it was portrayed. There are always at least, two sides to every story!

Jurors only hear what the lawyers want them to unless they screw up and don't already know the answer to a question they pose. Unfortunately, our justice system is theatre based. Instead of a neutral presentation of fact, they get the lawyers all trying to "spin" the facts to present the case in the best possible light for their clients. People with enough money can get the "best" justice money can buy. Look at O.J. and a few others. Between prosecutorial misconduct, poor judgment and high powered attorneys pointing out that even "miracles" could be a reasonable doubt, it is amazing that justice is as well served as it. It's sort of like our national politics, albeit politics is dirtier! Good job of writing! This chapter completely held my interest. My only complaint is that it was too short! More please! Soon!

Tony's family history is complicated and his father died when he was very young. That he has issues including some anger is to be expected. Hopefully, it doesn't come to dominate his life with all these feelings being opened up and examined again. He seems to be a genuinely nice guy, but uptight. Hopefully, Will and the others can get him to relax and enjoy his stay. Nice job, but whats up with Gathan et al?

I still say home-schooling is the answer. The ending of this chapter with the outrageous demand by the "bitch is back" is over the top like most of this story. I know I grew up in a much different time and place, but I could not put up with all this drama. I would tell daddy, my friends and anyone else I cared even a little about that it is time to get out of Dodge and do it. Life is too short for these kinds of machinations and sticking with them sounds like a prescription for an early death anyway.

Interesting speculation about Trevor's mom. Somehow, I think if she was in the area and knew of Trevor, the story would be different, she would have made an appearance and filled in some blanks, especially about December 17 and some application of the statute of limitations??? At any rate I figure by Halloween 2011, we may actually have gotten to December 17th story-wise.

"Great point. They'd probably have their own personal cabanas/shower rooms on the beach." Well they have 2 houses joined together. In all the prior stories, nothing is ever described regarding a beach level cabanna or, an outdoor shower facility/hose off area. That leads me to believe it is nothing special. But every beach side house has some such facility. Beach life is pretty casual. Whether it is peeling out of a wet suit, changing on the beach under a towel or loosing your suit in the surf, occasional nudity is not uncommon nor commented on. These kids have spent their childhood at the beach. Even if the beach wasn't their complete thing like Will or Brad, I am sure they all spent a lot of time their just chilling out, it is too enticing and mesmerizing not to. Living on a beach, you just can't ignore the waves all the time.

Besides being multi-specie, Glory has a strong feminine side. No guy would get in between an alpha male correcting a lesser male who disrespected him like Glory did trying to get between Sar and Valentino. That Glory got hurt again as collateral damage would have been expected by any other male. Glory is supposed to be street smart, meaning he is supposed to have the pecking order figured out. He doesn't act like it.

I disagree. They live on a beach, probably with an outdoor shower which is mandatory to get rid of the sand. If it's at all secluded (and this is Malibu) I am sure they would have dropped suits and washed the sand out of their crotches. As the children of some pretty liberal parents, I can't imagine that a little casual nudity would be anything out of the ordinary!

A sad story, made all the worse by a permanent loss. A little too dark for me. I guess I am too much like Scarlet: "Tomorrow is another day!" My folks were raised during the depression and underwent great hardship, grandparents on both sides lost their farms. Like 'lil Orphan Annie, both of my parents were sure that tomorrow would be a better day. They instilled that in me and I always have hope. Here's hoping that you can find a ray of sunshine, or at least a moonbeam to hang on to!

While the Aussie Coast Guard types really are trying to help, the dirty cop in Florida found out about the re-issued driver's license and the wicked witch quickly passed the info onto Sanchez. B'stoke will be in C and probably soon after receive confirmation that he guessed rightly. Our intrepid hero and his sidekick need to stay out of sight. The reporter and his counterpart with the garlic crusher are hell-bent on their story. Still no info on what Trevor's dad and his partner are doing; what their PI is doing; what the good Florida cop is doing; what Lisa and her fiancee are doing; and all the disparate elements do seem to becoming a little too much to keep track of. Slowly, slowly the plot thickens--concrete like!

I hate to say it, but give 100 lawyers the same legal question and you will essentially get 100 legal opinions varying from no legal liability to complete legal liability. The latest chapter of PMS has Will being a little shit prying into Pat's private life. While he entertains himself acting this way, he isn't learning boundaries or respect for other people's privacy. Even though he is a young teenager, as the employer to the employee, he is engaging in sexual harrassment and that would be chargeable and could cost dad a lot of money if an employee decided enough was enough. Will indicated his motive was to help, but his motive doesn't mitigate the legal liability for harrassment.

I'm glad to see them all back in Cali but I'm missing the hockey players, Matt, Wade and the rest of that gang! Will is still a big (little) shit and Pat's private life seems to be fair game for him. Tony is a timely distraction! Gathan is starting to absorb some of the real facts of life. For most college kids however, their emergency fund is their parents, which Gathan is a little short of. NOT-in an adoptive sense! Monthly trips back to Ohio, on Stef's plane? Someone else raised a good point about the availability of general aviation at LAX and SoCal! Skype won't be around for another 4-5 years. I still say long distance relationships, particularly at their age will never work. Is he going to get back to Ohio to take her to prom and all the other dances?

Another turn in the story. I await the backfill details to sort out where everything is going. It seems there are lots of disparate element to come together.

While I am not enamored with Coop's sorry-assed behavior, disposition and self-centeredness, the writing in this chapter was delicious. Just bitchy, quirky, and surprising enough to keep the reader wondering; "what next?"

Ramsey's suicide was inconveniently, convenient. Granger still has no real idea of Ramsey's motivation nor of that of his sister-in-law, but is rid of the immediate problem without a public spectacle. The politico-socio machinations going on in London are too far removed for Granger to have a clear picture. Meanwhile the death of Ramsey also allowed them to not pursue the culpable cohorts from Spain. Of course the chapter was well constructed and ended orgasmically! Well-done as usual.

Interesting perspectives on stars, pluses, chapter reviews, and forum comments. I try to be generous in my praise when I like a chapter or story utilizing the chapter/story reviews. I hit the plus buttons and give 5 stars also for those cases. If I am less than enamored with a chapter or the direction of a story, I try to be gentle or maybe private message the author with my concerns. I post mostly in Mark's forums because he has indicated he likes the feedback there. But sometimes the topics in the forums get a little off into "what if" land or get pretty technical which I find less than interesting. For an established author like Mark, he has a cadre of devotees who care deeply about his characters and get quite involved in their motivations and actions. It seems he has come to realize that and has developed a thick skin and doesn't take the somewhat adverse comments too seriously. I hope that any good author learns to trust their own moral compass in matters and doesn't pay too much attention to the various "polls" whether they be stars, pluses or comments, otherwise their writing will turn out like politics which is completely poll driven and obviously screwed up!

Kids actually read Steinbeck without having to for class? Or, Oscar Wilde for that matter? I would of thought something by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight) or J.K. Rowling, or even Dan Brown! Interesting beginning about 2 young men who seem destined to influence the other. Hopefully in a positive manner. And what's up with that young "faux" English teacher?

Just more highschool social power moves.

Well $250K is a lot more than the 70-80 thousand I thought Gathan spent, but like I thought, he has a large support network with many people to yank his chain back onto the straight and narrow. J.P. and Steff are class acts and know what is important and that a lesson needed to be learned. Gathan was smart enough to figure out just how bad he screwed up and that he needed to come clean and did. The bit with Lark was somewhat pitiful. Here is a guy, with a new identity because of a death sentence, who is in his early 40's getting his jollies over a 14 year old kid watching him jack-off. I am not saying Will isn't hot and that it wasn't an ego stroke to be watched by a hot young guy, but where is Lark's love interest? He has been in Hawaii for a while and is still mostly just beating off. Dude, he's in 40's not 60's!

Nice chapter. I was somewhat disappointed in Sartorian. I thought he would hjave it together better than he has. He hurt Glory, despite caring for him and really has no clue about how Glory feels or where he is coming from. The cat is a slut and a vengeful little beast with sharp claws. Hopefully, Glory can groom his cat side a little and make it a little less beastly. Our multi-specie hero has much yet to figure out and it appears his bonded also has much to figure out.

Something is very wrong and our tortured young manchild has more than back pains. I'm hooked. How soon can we expect updates?