Queer Writing for a Queer World
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Chris takes his younger brother, Sammy, on a night out to celebrate his eighteenth birthday. Chris knows that Sammy is gay and takes him on a pub crawl. After a few beers, Sammy has loosened up, but not drunk, and Chris takes him to a gay club where it’s ‘Amateur Night’.
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Dylan is given an urgent assignment from the agency. He is that rare thing, a male nanny. But this is not the usual assignment; it is for a wealthy family. Freddie is his parents’ pride and joy and he is spoiled rotten; your classic spoilt brat. But when Dylan meets Freddie, he is not the two-year-old he was expecting; he is eighteen and very demanding.
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Obie goes on a lads holiday to Ibiza. His friend, Charlie, is determined that Obie will not come home as a virgin. But the first night, Obie gets very drunk and passes out.
The following morning, he wakes with a pounding head and checks his mobile phone. The pictures and videos he sees shock him as Charlie and some other lad they net on the night out play with his limp body.
Obie gets a visit. Another lad they met that night has come to apologise for his friend’s behaviour. They open up to each other and find themselves in bed together.
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Owen comes from a large family and is the first to go to university. He shares a room with four brothers so when he gets his dorm assignment at university, he moves in at the earliest opportunity.
A few other students are moving in at the same time, but not in his block. That is until Rory arrives, he finds Rory in the kitchen, who offers to feed him. They settle down over a bowl of Spaghetti Bolognaise to get to know each other.
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In the UK, Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes’ Night, or Fireworks Night) is celebrated each year on the 5th of November. We are celebrating the discovery and prevention of a plot (of whom Gay Fawkes was one of the plotters) to blow up Parliament and kill the King.
This story centres around a student who has to host an international student, Risa. The family show him British family life and takes him to a Fireworks Night celebration. Will explains why they are celebrating, and Risa misreads the signs and kisses him. Will’s reaction to the kiss humiliates him, and he runs off.
The following day, the 6th of November, Will and Risa talk about what happened, and it turns out to be a night to remember.
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Happy Halloween Readers!
Don’t be scared as you read our Halloween special.
Reed is persuaded by his friend to go to a Halloween party. But it is a costume party, so they have to dress up, and to Reed’s horror, His friend, Jai, has also arranged a blind date for him. Jai chooses Reed’s costume, a skin-tight skeleton number. But plans go awry as Jai’s girlfriend doesn’t come, and the blind date Jai has arranged for Reed has a better offer.
At the party, Reed sees a dark figure dressed as Death. He keeps appearing, but Jai claims he can’t see him.
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The time before you leave home and go to university can be exciting, boring, or possibly both. Jonathan is bored, counting down the days before he leaves home and starts a new life at university. But his mother refuses to let him waste his time lounging and getting under her feet.
Without him knowing, she asked the neighbours if they had any odd jobs they want doing and offered her son’s services. He is not happy having his free time ruined, but he reluctantly agrees.
His first job is to mow the lawn of a man down the road, and he has to confront his sexual inexperience.
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Simon is waiting out the days until he leaves for university, but his mother doesn’t want him to stay in bed all day. She nags him until he gets out of bed, and he decides to get out of the house and her nagging.
His favourite pastime is cycling, so Simon dons his Lycra and gets out on the road. Unfortunately, an accident on a riverside path led him to land on a fisherman’s tackle.
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Autumn has arrived, and the evenings are drawing near. The days are getting shorter, and the central heating is on. After some torrential rain recently, we are slowly drying up. It’s been a difficult time over the last few months, but things are looking up. The talking therapy I have been having has helped, and I am incredibly grateful to the NHS for the help they have given me.
It has been nice to feel my old self (no pun intended), and I am working better and enjoying my free time. I hope you’ll all be pleased to hear I’ve started writing again. This time, there is no new series, as I didn’t want to start a new one. The pressure to complete it can be overwhelming, and I hate starting a multi-part story only to find that it is abandoned. But I have written some short stories I hope to share soon.
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Finally, thanks to all of you. I may not have responded to emails, but that doesn’t mean you don’t mean the world to me. Thanks.
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Ben’s time in France is coming to an end, but it is not the end of his fun. Unfortunately he feels the wrath of Mr Fisher as he takes it too far. To get back on his good side, Ben helps take down a tent and load up the coach. But Ben wants a memento of this time and gets his mates to sign his Speedo. The first to sign is his new friend, Yves.
