Queer Writing for a Queer World
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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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Please welcome PlacidGuy, a new author who joins us with his short story about Theo, who is working at night at the museum, when he sees something in the corner of his eye.
I know you’ll enjoy it as much as I did, and please take a moment to leave a comment or reach out to the author. You can email him at placidguy@proton.me
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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.
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I’ve taken a break from writing the spin-off to my current series, Odd Job Ollie, which centres on his brother Louis. (Oops, I’ve let the cat out of the bag, but there are still plenty of Ollie’s adventures to come first.) I had this idea for a story when I was lying awake and struggling to get to sleep. So, before the idea dissipated into the furthest reaches of my brain, I wrote it and now offer it to you all as an extra story this week.
Brad’s younger brother, Jonny, comes to stay while their mother is having an operation in the hospital. But Brad lives in a tiny bedsit, with no room for a guest and no privacy. Jonny is fifteen, doesn’t want to be there and is cantankerous. But there is something else about Jonny that irritates Brad. He doesn’t stop wanking.
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‘Vos de Vos’ advertises itself as the premier gay sauna in Cockaigne. Well, that is true because it is the only gay sauna in Cockaigne. Ollie, finds that he has to go back there while it is open. He meets some of the patrons who don’t leave him alone while he tried to get on with his work.