Daniel & Thomas

I'm surprised that this story, which has apparently been viewed over 8,000 times on this site, has not been reviewed previously...

Sometimes we feel the need to label ourselves - put ourselves into neat little boxes - like straight, gay, or bi. But real-life is not necessarily all that clear-cut - as this little story points out so well. Telling the story of the main protagonist, Danny, from between the ages of 11 to 17, and including to a certain extent that of his best friend, Thomas, as both struggle to define, or at least try to accept, their developing sexualities. Daniel is convinced that he is totally gay, and Thomas seems to be convinced that he is totally straight. As we eventually find out, neither of them may be totally correct in their assumptions. But the journey they take towards that conclusion is what makes this story so readable and enjoyable.

Some readers may find the occasional spelling errors somewhat off-putting, especially the constant confusion between you're and your (and occasionally between then and than), but I would urge them not to let them stop reading. And,as the author, @JDW, appears not to have visited GA since 2010, I doubt if he's going to come back and edit it any time soon.  

A charming, coming-of-age type short story that I highly recommend!