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Post by ej on Sept 25, 2016 13:58:52 GMT -5
i'm one of the people that has been an avid reader but hasn't really given anything back to the site.....after getting reamed out at a few other boards for not expressing myself properly, I kind of avoided posting opinions on message boards. even though I am (fairly) confident this place is't like that. So, sorry that I haven't been more forthcoming.
onward......
I really like the stories you post here that are about "normal" people. People who live somewhat less than perfect lives. Stories about Devyn, Asher, Sean, those are characters that I can relate to. This story is like those (with a little less drama).
anyway, thanks for writing, I'll try to participate more.
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Post by Dabeagle on Sept 25, 2016 14:27:46 GMT -5
And I thank you, EJ. I appreciate feedback and that extends to opinions I may not agree with. Sometimes readers see things or interpret things in characters that hadn't occurred to me and I appreciate that insight just as much as the things that people identify with and enjoy.
Thank you!
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Post by Chris on Sept 25, 2016 14:37:18 GMT -5
I really enjoy all the SS Stories, the warmth and kindness of all the characters. They show things that can happen in real life. Sorry for not giving more feedback in the past.
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Post by Dabeagle on Sept 25, 2016 14:42:44 GMT -5
I really enjoy all the SS Stories, the warmth and kindness of all the characters. They show things that can happen in real life. Sorry for not giving more feedback in the past. Thank you for reading and taking the time to write in, Chris! I appreciate getting your thoughts on new stories, both positive and negative. Come back soon!
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Post by Lugnutz on Sept 25, 2016 14:54:09 GMT -5
And I thought Uncle Todd was a flake. Ends up he was getting a couple together.
I'll have to read this a few times to wrap my head around it more.
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Post by David A Morse on Sept 25, 2016 15:01:34 GMT -5
Wow, I love it. I did not see that coming though. He was doing a good job covering. I really believe he wasn’t gay and that is down to your excellent writing. I am damn glad there is a part three and I can’t wait. What a sweet way to come out. Dylan is sharper than some might give him credit for but not me. Anyone that could stick with Nate must be smart and have a good heart. I may have wanted Dylan and Nate to become a couple but that does seem a long shot at least for now. I would be very interested to see Dylan and Crispin become a long term couple. Seeing how it has developed so far I could easily accept them as true soulmates.
Crispin’s mother may be more perceptive than he even suspects. His uncle Todd seems to have misjudged his sister and brother-in-law. At lease his sister as she seems very alert to her son’s changing life. Why else would she check in Dylan’s bag? I do not think it was merely a concern about drugs. Crispin tells he mother both that he broke up with his long term girlfriend and that he was going on a date with her new boyfriend and Dylan. Even a not so bright mother could do the math. Her son Crispin was going out to the movies with two other boys and his now former girlfriend. Not only that but one of the boys is a new friend that she has not met and will be spending the night before the double date.
The questions Crispin’s mother asks him about Dylan and his parents seem more probing than might be expected of just a new friend. Crispin may very well be misjudging his parents conservative beliefs. Being neat freaks is not really a conservative trait. That seems to be the only fact about them revealed so far. I would suspect that both may have talked about their son maybe being gay. After all, he has dated her for three years, and as she said, if Crispin doesn’t get her pregnant soon rumors may start again. Now that he has come out to Dylan and he has become his boyfriend, Crispin must soon come out to his parents. Their reaction may not be what he expects or fears. That is becoming the response more often now. Thankfully.
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Post by paul.b on Sept 25, 2016 16:28:26 GMT -5
Well I didn't see that coming could that mean Nik still has a chance with Nate I hope so I have been following the SS stories since Ryan intrucduced me to your site one of my favourite stories is meet the parents and found family camp my favourite carrectors are Alex And Jamie but during Rickshaw run i got to like Kale I like the mew side of him . anyways i enjoyee the chapter and cant wait for the next one and hope fore plenty of more after that one
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Post by Dabeagle on Sept 25, 2016 17:13:09 GMT -5
That's a lot to say right there, David! I agree that Dylan is a good and decent person and the way he's responded to the needs of a friend is quite admirable. At one time I did consider making them a couple and I had a dark, dramatic story line in mind. However, as things developed, I felt that it would be easily spotted and anticipated and bore the reader, so I ended up not going that way. I do love how easily Dylan and Crispin fell in together, a natural fit of two people who have had a little time to get to know one another, enough to know the value of the other person even if they don't know it all.
I won't comment on Crispin's parents either way, except to say they definitely play a role in the third part of the story arc, except to say you do bring up points that I hadn't considered! I'll take a close look at your comments here before I sign of that Standing Up, the third part, is done.
Thanks for the great Comment!
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Post by Dabeagle on Sept 25, 2016 17:15:28 GMT -5
Well I didn't see that coming could that mean Nik still has a chance with Nate I hope so I have been following the SS stories since Ryan intrucduced me to your site one of my favourite stories is meet the parents and found family camp my favourite carrectors are Alex And Jamie but during Rickshaw run i got to like Kale I like the mew side of him . anyways i enjoyee the chapter and cant wait for the next one and hope fore plenty of more after that one Thanks Paul.b for commenting. I won't say anything about Nate or Nik here since there is still a part three to come. I'm so glad you stuck with us after Ryan's untimely passing; I still miss him and his influence. There is, potentially, a Jamie story in the near future, so watch for that. Welcome to the board!
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Post by carlholiday on Sept 25, 2016 18:31:32 GMT -5
Like so many of your stories, it certainly took Crispin a long time to get up the nerve to come out to Dylan. They’ll make a very good couple, but we’ll have to watch out for Crispin’s parents. His mother sounds like a suspicious bitch, but I have a feeling that his dad knew the boys were going to sleep head-to-head. It would be nice to see a story about Crispin coming out to his parents, but sometimes that just never happens.
Great story of a boy who’s scared to come out.
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Post by Steve T. on Sept 25, 2016 18:43:47 GMT -5
"Heavy rain clouds drifted overhead, bruises inflicted on the sky by some unknown abuser."
I love that line, Dave! There's a quality that both you and Ryan had in your writing that is almost poetic. You both have/had the ability to craft words that painted such a picture. Elegant and beautiful, without being flowery. It's something that I never felt like I had the ablility to do myself. Things I wrote always seemed clinical, almost. Too anectdotal. Thanks for this.
I really enjoyed this story. I'm pulling for Dylan and Crispin, but then I'm a sucker for happy endings. I WANT to see things work out for your characters. No matter who you write, I want things to get better for them. Even characters like Little Phil. :-)
Thanks, again for another great story!
Steve
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Post by Dabeagle on Sept 25, 2016 19:01:57 GMT -5
Like so many of your stories, it certainly took Crispin a long time to get up the nerve to come out to Dylan. They’ll make a very good couple, but we’ll have to watch out for Crispin’s parents. His mother sounds like a suspicious bitch, but I have a feeling that his dad knew the boys were going to sleep head-to-head. It would be nice to see a story about Crispin coming out to his parents, but sometimes that just never happens. Great story of a boy who’s scared to come out. Thanks for the comment! You'll get your wish in the final arc of this story line, Standing Up. Tune in soon!
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Post by Dabeagle on Sept 25, 2016 19:03:57 GMT -5
"Heavy rain clouds drifted overhead, bruises inflicted on the sky by some unknown abuser." I love that line, Dave! There's a quality that both you and Ryan had in your writing that is almost poetic. You both have/had the ability to craft words that painted such a picture. Elegant and beautiful, without being flowery. It's something that I never felt like I had the ablility to do myself. Things I wrote always seemed clinical, almost. Too anectdotal. Thanks for this. I really enjoyed this story. I'm pulling for Dylan and Crispin, but then I'm a sucker for happy endings. I WANT to see things work out for your characters. No matter who you write, I want things to get better for them. Even characters like Little Phil. :-) Thanks, again for another great story! Steve Steve, good to see you again! I liked that line a lot myself and, in a way, I have to thanks Cynus for it. He complimented me on using a type of description that he said he forgets about sometimes and it put me in mind of trying to paint a better picture of how things look where we are, when relevant. I, too, like happy endings. It's probably why I write so many of them! Thanks for taking the time to read and to write in!
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Post by merkin on Sept 25, 2016 20:58:15 GMT -5
I owe you an apology, Dave, and your comment at the end of “Charmed” pushed my buttons and I finally realized how much I’ve been taking you for granted as a writer. I have to say that you’ve had my unspoken but honest admiration of your writing talent ever since I stumbled upon “The Meaning Of Life” years ago. That’s one I’ve read over and over again since it showed me that it was possible to find stories to read online that were not only exquisitely written but also weren’t afraid to introduce difficult themes and questions that got at the heart of what it means to be human. I’ve come to regard you as that sort of writer, and every story you prepare and post for us has seized my interest and admiration because I know it will show me something fresh and worth knowing. Plus they are Really Good Stories, entertaining and satisfying and leaving me always wanting more. So here’s my heartfelt ‘thank you’ and apology for keeping mum so long.
James Merkin
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Post by DavidAMorse1701 on Sept 25, 2016 21:01:03 GMT -5
Like so many of your stories, it certainly took Crispin a long time to get up the nerve to come out to Dylan. They’ll make a very good couple, but we’ll have to watch out for Crispin’s parents. His mother sounds like a suspicious bitch, but I have a feeling that his dad knew the boys were going to sleep head-to-head. It would be nice to see a story about Crispin coming out to his parents, but sometimes that just never happens. Great story of a boy who’s scared to come out.
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