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Post by PaulR5 on Apr 2, 2018 2:38:13 GMT -5
Good story! I look forward to seeing more from Ivor on Trace and company.
The fact that both had grown up in other countries made for an interesting circumstance. I look to re-reading the story again soon, as I am beginning to catch up on my reading.
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Post by simonuk on Apr 2, 2018 17:31:18 GMT -5
YAAAY we finally have an English man in the Springs!! Was always interested in Trace as a character but couldn't honestly see how he could be developed especially after Jon came on the scene. Robbie is certainly an interesting guy and I get the feeling we are gonna learn more and more about him. I've read some of Ivor's work over on 'Gay Authors' and it's all excellent so I sincerely hope this isn't a one-time thing and we get to read more of this storyline arc as it's just coming to the boil nicely. As a side note I can sypathise with Robbie re his need for a dictionary - bloody Americanisms!! Bravo Ivor and Thank you , please sir can we have more ?!
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Post by Dabeagle on Apr 3, 2018 12:42:42 GMT -5
As you might imagine, I'm very excited to welcome a new author to town. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
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Post by Geron Kees on Apr 4, 2018 13:21:24 GMT -5
A nice new addition to the general storyline here in Sanitaria Springs. Pleased also to see the addition of a new perspective on an otherwise mostly American existence in a small town with an unusually interesting cast already in place. Robbie's learning experiences should make for fun reading. Great work, Ivor, and hope to see more from you here!
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Post by DavidAMorse1701 on Apr 4, 2018 13:54:12 GMT -5
A wonderful addition to the Sanitaria Springs universe. So great to see both a new author and a new episode involving Trace. Trace is an interesting character but with the sad passing of Ryan I had thought we wouldn't learn more about him. Nice work Ivor, and I sincerely hope to read more from you here.
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Post by Columbusguy on Apr 4, 2018 14:13:06 GMT -5
I've been reading Ivor's stories at various sites, and all of them are excellent, so I'm glad to see his personal touch of teen romance here. I think his story is a great continuation of Ran's creation, and can't wait for more. Cheers, my friend!
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Post by jnwrx1 on Apr 9, 2018 0:10:07 GMT -5
As a side note I can sypathise with Robbie re his need for a dictionary - bloody Americanisms!! Bravo Ivor and Thank you , please sir can we have more ?!
Ha-ha, there were still a few British-isms that slipped through: nursemaid being the most obvious one.
I'm sure that Robbie would say it, but likely not Trace and pretty sure none of the native US characters.
Similarly, Trace may possibly use the word daft, but it actually isn't too common in the area of Canada Trace grew up.
Hopefully, though, Trace and Robbie aren't moving too fast into this, and can build on their common ground to make a strong lasting relationship.
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Post by PaulR5 on Apr 9, 2018 1:19:30 GMT -5
As a side note I can sypathise with Robbie re his need for a dictionary - bloody Americanisms!! Bravo Ivor and Thank you , please sir can we have more ?!
Ha-ha, there were still a few British-isms that slipped through: nursemaid being the most obvious one.
I'm sure that Robbie would say it, but likely not Trace and pretty sure none of the native US characters.
Similarly, Trace may possibly use the word daft, but it actually isn't too common in the area of Canada Trace grew up.
Hopefully, though, Trace and Robbie aren't moving too fast into this, and can build on their common ground to make a strong lasting relationship.
Actually, here in the United States Midwest, I have heard the term nursemaid used several times in the same context as used in the story. And if we use it here, it wouldn't surprise me to see it used in New York, as well. Quite often the folks of the US East Coast are better educated than many Midwesterners. A great story. Sometimes I wish I had time to get with Dave and a couple of others, consult the Sanitaria Springs wiki, and write a couple of stories. I have two in mind, but need time to develop the idea better before actually putting fingers to keyboard and submitting an idea.
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Post by ivor on Apr 9, 2018 7:21:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the warm welcome and appreciation of the story.
I felt a bit sorry for Trace what with losing his mom and being uprooted from Canada and all he had known prior to arriving in SS. Then when he'd resolved his problems with his father and Gary and seemed to be building a relationship with Jake, he was dumped in favour of Jon.
So when the opportunity arose to continue his story I came up with the idea of transporting someone from the UK on the basis that would give them something in common on which a friendship might be developed.
With regard to the un-American words - apologies. All I will say, is that prior to the story appearing here it was read by Dab and two other US authors. I'm not blaming them if anything did slip through, but I suspect anything that did wasn't too glaring an error.
It would be good to develop the story further and I hope to be able to do that at some stage.
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Post by Dabeagle on Apr 9, 2018 7:37:58 GMT -5
A great story. Sometimes I wish I had time to get with Dave and a couple of others, consult the Sanitaria Springs wiki, and write a couple of stories. I have two in mind, but need time to develop the idea better before actually putting fingers to keyboard and submitting an idea. Send me an email anytime with your ideas and I'd be happy to help.
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Post by Dabeagle on Apr 9, 2018 7:42:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the warm welcome and appreciation of the story. I felt a bit sorry for Trace what with losing his mom and being uprooted from Canada and all he had known prior to arriving in SS. Then when he'd resolved his problems with his father and Gary and seemed to be building a relationship with Jake, he was dumped in favour of Jon. So when the opportunity arose to continue his story I came up with the idea of transporting someone from the UK on the basis that would give them something in common on which a friendship might be developed. With regard to the un-American words - apologies. All I will say, is that prior to the story appearing here it was read by Dab and two other US authors. I'm not blaming them if anything did slip through, but I suspect anything that did wasn't too glaring an error. It would be good to develop the story further and I hope to be able to do that at some stage. Language is always tricky. Where I live it's soda; out in the Midwest it's pop. I've heard the term nursemaid and, while I think more common in the UK, it's not unheard of here. Daft is another I'd say would lean more UK. Part of bringing new stories from new authors does bring some of those kinds of things into play, and Ivor and I did discuss a few word choices. The ones that remained I was comfortable with, also allowing for external influences on the character. For instance, my mother is from Central America originally. From that you'd assume she spoke a form of Spanish and you'd be right. But she also had a woman in town who was from Florence, Italy. My mother wanted to learn what was being said in operas and so she learned Florentine Italian from this lady. Who is to say that a few minor things like 'daft' weren't an influence from either a foreign transplant or watching the BBC? I have a fellow at work who says 'cheers' constantly. Just who he is.
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