Queer Writing for a Queer World
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After working at ‘Vos de Vos’, Ollie meets up with Ewan. A passionate reunion ensues, and as they lie in bed together, Ollie opens up about his fears in giving evidence at the trial of the men who tried to murder him.
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Ollie is back on the job. He has a new van, and Louis is still helping out before he goes to college in the autumn. The brothers are called to the Cremaster Freedom Resort for an emergency repair. Arthur arrives just as they’ve completed the repair and sees the ‘Odd Job Brothers’. Louis is made to check the repair, while Arthur needs Ollie for something else.
//I’m between stories at the moment. Giving my mind a rest, well, my fingers more like, my mind keeps whirring with new story ideas. In the brief period between stories, I have spent the time updating my explorecockaigne.uk website. This is the place where all the Cockaigne stories will appear and where you can read a little more about the town.
I’ve updated the pictures and replaced them with AI-generated images (I don’t want any copyright issues). I have also added to the pages showing new places that have appeared in stories, such as the burger joint and Fanny’s Tea Room. I hope you can all find time to visit Fanny; her afternoon teas are legendary in Cockaigne.
I’ve also improved the map of Cockaigne. I hope you all like it. I have created it all myself using free software, and it is more of what I had in mind all those years ago. The template image was also an AI-generated picture that I created.
There are a few more items I want to update, such as the portraits of the students and residents. But that will come later.
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With the help of Louis, Ollie manages to have his first shower since the accident. It is also time for Ollie to get his cast removed, and he can move around normally, but he still needs to be careful not to put too much stress on his leg. But it is something else Louis does that makes him cry with gratitude.
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Louis visits Ollie in the hospital to tell him about what he’s been doing for Old Lady Lovecock and Arthur, but leaves out some details. But he tells Ollie that their Dad is having a hard time at Cockaigne Construction. But their Dad overheard a conversation between some of his colleagues, and he had to do something about it.
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Blake is home alone on Halloween; his little step-brother, Toby, has dressed up as a skeleton and gone out trick-or-treating. Blake keeps being disturbed by kids knocking on the door, demanding sweets, but one time, when he answers, it isn’t kids; a man stands in the doorway, dressed as a skeleton. The stranger holds some strange power over Blake and takes him to his bedroom.
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Louis and his Dad are doing Ollie’s work while he’s in the hospital. This special chapter follows Louis and is narrated by him. (Well, Ollie’s in hospital and bored.) Louis is working for Old Lady Lovecock, showing some skin to titillate her. But he gets a call from Arthur, and he is urgently needed at the Cremaster Freedom Resort.
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With Ollie in the hospital, the family rallies around him to keep his fledgling business afloat. Many of his clients will wait for him to recover, and his brother, Louis, will lend a hand when needed. His Dad is forced back to work, but has agreed to help on the weekends. Ollie is overwhelmed by their support.
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Something happens when Ollie leaves the Cremaster Freedom Resort. When he is driving home, he sees another van approaching on the other side of the road, but it soon moves to the middle of the road, blocking the way. It doesn’t move, and Ollie swerves to avoid a collision, ending up crashing into the ditch at the side of the road.
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When he got home, Ollie’s Dad told him how mad his boss was when he found out that Cockaigne Construction had lost the contract for ‘Vos de Vos’, but his Dad was surprisingly cheerful. Upstairs, Ollie checks out his arsehole in front of Louis and tells him what happened at the sauna.