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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
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The next chapter, will be tough. The current chapter has turned it from "Robin" into "Joey" The only place Joey can turn is to the counselling places, and his mother is an insane valkyrie. Love story it isn't, now. It's more a battle of school vs parents vs Robin's parents vs advocacy.
What happened to Joey's GREAT parents? And why has joey become nasty and sarcastic to the silent onlooker? What about the swim team? he lives for the team.
OK, I'm relying on the next author to get this back to a love story.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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saben
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Personally, I thought it was a very interesting chapter that dealt with some real issues through story medium that are never really dealt with in stories. Love stories are done and sure the whole 'parents turn against child' thing is done, but the chapter showed there are places you can turn to for help, and while I think it felt a little like an advertisement at times, overall it was a good chapter.
Did you expect things to go just the way you wanted them to with Robin? Didn't you expect people to change the characters somewhat? Didn't you expect to be disappointed with the choices people made? When you started it, did you start it as your story for other people to contribute to or did you start it as a story that is co-written? To me the idea makes me think of it as more like the latter, but if I am reading your topic right then you are treating it more like the former.
If I have misinterpreted your mood and what you are saying, then ignore this.
Look at this tree. I cannot make it blossom when it suits me nor make it bear fruit before its time [...] No matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach.
Master Oogway
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Well, I think you need at least a little conflict in a story, or else it's just kinda boring. We can't just have Joey and Robin having sex all the time, hehe. ::-)
I loved David's chapter. It was almost a double-edged sword to me. For one thing, it showed how dark it can really get in the life of a gay teen, especially if one's parents and friends turn on him. On the other hand though, it was somewhat inspiring, especially referring to the cafeteria scene where Joey and Robin list all of the places in Joey's area that support and help gay teens. I think it sent an incredibly important message to confused and lost teens that there are agencies and people who want to help, and that help is closer than they think. I think that was an extremely important and well-executed message. Bravo, David.
-Tom 
"Whatever is sought for can be caught, you know,
whatever is neglected slips away."
Oedipus Rex, lines 126-127
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
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you know they only half had sex once!
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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timmy
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It has left no way out thatI can see. It's meant to be fun, and the next author is going to have one hell of a time.
Nothing said that the chapter wasn't worthwhile, but wow, what a challenge.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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marc
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Well, who is the next author to be?
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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timmy
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if you had published it, and I have searched for it, then i would send the reply on what I think about your tone in the following parapgraph to you.
Saben wrote:
> Did you expect things to go just the way you wanted them to with Robin? Didn't you expect people to change the characters somewhat? Didn't you expect to be disappointed with the choices people made? When you started it, did you start it as your story for other people to contribute to or did you start it as a story that is co-written? To me the idea makes me think of it as more like the latter, but if I am reading your topic right then you are treating it more like the former.
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I'm not desperately keen on questions that are asked and then answered in that manner. Of course this may be the cultural difference between out nations, and if so I forgive you. It does not seem to me to be a cultural thing, however. More like rhetoric.
I don't find this polite. Instead I find it confrontational. With an email address I would have told you this in private.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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timmy
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The list of pending authors is published in the "Robin" segment of the site. I am trying to get in touch with two as well, Alex Bright and Laura meese. Both their email addresses fail. Thus there is curently a "2 for sure, three probably and five possibly" long queue.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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saben
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Registered: May 2003
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I am registered with it... I must need to change something in my profile, for future reference sabenthe4th AT hotmail dot com will do...
And yes, it was somewhat confrontational because I misinterpreted your initial tone, I had the disclaimer at the bottom to ignore it if I didn't understand what you were saying right. You clarified and I understand your point of view better now, I just thought you came across a little hostile in your original post and I didn't really think that was fair. If you took offense to what I said, then sorry, it was only intended as long as I understood your initial post, correctly, which it seems I did not...
Look at this tree. I cannot make it blossom when it suits me nor make it bear fruit before its time [...] No matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach.
Master Oogway
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