And on a day we meet to walk the line And set the wall between us once again. We keep the wall between us as we go... Something there is that doesn't love a wall... --Robert Frost, from Mending Wall. I didn't want to go, but of course that didn't matter to my friends. They insisted it would be fun and finally I just shut up and let them drag me to the...
[No sex in this short instalment, but please keep reading. There will be plenty in Pt 07.] Chapter Thirty-three: Ben's engagement One morning late in August, Tom and Ben were running in the Parco Emilio Guzzone, when Ben suddenly announced, "Last night I asked Leonora to marry me, and she said yes!" Tom was taken by surprise. He stopped abruptly and Ben, w...
Chapter 3-Googling How to Move On KYLE Jacob was laughing with the guys at the lounge when I arrived. It felt awkward. It's like I wanted to sit with them but I didn't want to sit with them. I was about to walk out the door when Brad saw me. "Yo Kyle!" He called out. "Hey," I replied as I approached them. Jacob's expression transitioned from jolly to...
My name is Aaron O'Shea. A short, skinny and red-haired young man of Irish descent living in the city of Ottawa, Ontario. I recently moved there from the town of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts. So far, I don't like the Confederation of Canada. Where I grew up, racial diversity in schools, neighbourhoods and the workplace was a mainstay. Canada is full...
Jim and Ron had been best friends for many years. They first met in grade school when Ron's family moved to the fairly quiet suburban town to get out of the hectic lifestyle of the big city. They quickly became best friends and remained so all through high school. Jim and Ron both loved joking around and often kept their friends and classes laughing at the...
You know all the usual stuff, don't read if it's illegal or you don't like sex or sex between two males offends you. All characters are purely fictional, and any likeness is coincidence. Joshua Glynn reserves all rights to this story, the characters, and the world they live in. Edited by Kumani _____________________________ Night Eternal Prologue: A Thief...
Introduction: It's funny- a lot of times when people meet us they think Jeff is the gay one and I'm the straight one. He's not effeminate, but he is an art history major with a David Bowie obsession. He dresses like he's ready for a party at Andy Warhol's Factory at any moment. He even LOOKS gay- practically hairless and very slender, with pouty lips and h...
I was going to grad school in NYC. I was 27 and had never been with another man or really even considered it. Well actually, there was a time when I came onto a really close friend at home. We were sleeping in the basement of my parent's house, when he awoke to me kissing him, he freaked and ran out the door! Not a good experience. I had started thinking abo...
I was always an avid reader. Now I had broken up with my girlfriend, I had more time to read. I shared a flat with my mate James. He worked for a local software house, whereas I was a student. I was home most of the day and he came home late. Both of us were in the same position however, his girlfriend had left him to go to America not one month ago. About...
One day, my best friend "H" and I were sitting in my bedroom. We were the very best of friends, and as I talk about it now, I realize we might have been a bit cliché. We always hung out, we always set the other up with our girlfriend's best friend, we even had plans for a musical group together, but that never panned out. We loved to dream, and we always dre...