Reviewer: BritinManor Signed [Report This]
Date: Mar 08, 2026 5:25 pm Title: The Times They Are a-Changin’

When the spat was going on at the table, why didn't Justin tell Michael about the donation Kelly offered, and that they lost an account? I'm sure Michael and Ben didn't have anywhere near that amount, especially adding in not only Kelly's donation, but their account.

Oh, Mikey... did you learn something about Brian Kinney you didn't know? Apologies... everyone needs them when someone does you wrong. Mikey is such a child. his "right, Brian?" grates on my nerves. It's too bad Ben caught him, and lucky that both of them didn't go sliding. They wouldn't have had to get real hurt, but enough to shut him up. Mikey's crap falls in the same category as Lindsy and NY.

I question why Lindsay spoke primly while glaring at Brian. What was her beef with Brian?

Good update. Sorry I was so late reading.

Hugs, Cathy

Reviewer: BritinManor Signed [Report This]
Date: Feb 24, 2026 10:18 am Title: The Times They Are a-Changin’

My, my, my... what can I say? I haven't been over here for close to a week. So I just saw this today. I'm so tired of KD stuff not coming into my email. A few times, I've even deleted the posts and re-entered my faves. Nothing works. I fixed it this morning when I realized I should bookmark AO3... so that's what I did. Take That!!!

20k words!!! I think you more-than-surpassed your 50 words a day!!! 

I almost choked on my tea when Michael thought he was a King. Deb's retort was good!

I liked the blog guy's articles in this chapter. Some real interesting things also made the family have some deliberations, and they definitely need to be addressed later.

I could have hit my computer a little too hard when Michael started talking about his injury. That's the first thing I thought about when Michael brought up his being injured. He wanted some attention on him. So I was glad you continued with it and had Justin thinking the same thing. Michael's still like a child. Wants to be front and center, yet has nothing to put him there.

Which brings me to think when he told Emmett, "It's not that easy for most of us."  Well, look at Justin... he suffered a lot in school from coming out. His family suffered because he came out. Michael would have had a walk in the park compared to what Justin went through. I sure hope Justin brings that little tidbit of Michael's pain up to Brian before the meeting. 

Ben's comment about if he wasn't HIV... blah, blah, had me giggling/laughing, and I mentally gave him a high five. LOL... Way to go! I expect when they get home, Ben might have to sleep in the other room or on the sofa. ;)

I was disappointed Brian didn't GLARE right back at Michael when he came out with the comment about Brian infecting Justin. Brian has a MUCH deadlier glare than Michael. Besides, how dare he bring that up? That whole incident was bad and best left forgotten.

How can Michael still think he's Brian's best friend?

I just gotta ask – How many sentences did you have handy so you could copy and paste throughout the text? LOL :D

Excellent and satisfying chapter.

Lastly, I’ve just got to say...

I’M NOT GAY!

 

Author's Response:

It's really not 20k words. Not if you discount the chapter notes, the end notes, and then the repetition of BG's posts in an easier-to-read format.

Brian has a really high tolerance for Michael's idiocy, unfortunately. Michael's the only one who thinks he's still Brian's best friend however.

Ben, well, that's true to canon. He was rather a player at one time. And a bottom: not just at the White Party with Brian. There's another scene that bears that out.

That blog posts were a major pain, but so worth it. I spent a ridiculous amount of time getting the formatting right, only to redo it and redo it again on AO3. It actually worked better here on KD, with each line entered as a separate 'paragraph.' I couldn't stop the wraparound on AO3, so I finally gave up and just manually spaced over the first line of each blog paragraph. (I've got to check for errors because I fiddled with the text so darned much.) Not ideal, but what I would have needed to do to maybe figure out indenting wasn't happening; it'd be months before I could have posted.

Careful. You're protesting too much, in bold no less ;)

Love this review, Cathy! <3 Thank you! Extended story comments are way better than extended birthdays.

~Karynn

PS: For notices about updates, you need to subscribe, not bookmark, on AO3. I'll email you. FYI, the next chapter will be going live shortly.

Reviewer: BritinManor Signed [Report This]
Date: Oct 13, 2025 8:21 pm Title: The Times They Are a-Changin’

So, Mikey thinks he's well known ~ he might be, but for none of the reasons he thinks he is.

Emmett is a little doll. The Hazlehurst Honeycutts ~ and Drew's the unknown. Way to go, Emmett.

Horse liniment. I don't know about now, but years ago, when the men had the farm, they found out it was a no-no. :D

All caught up. So, do your thang...

Author's Response:

Ha ha ha, if Michael only knew.

Emmett is so much fun to write. The world needs more Emmetts.

Since Deb has been handing out the liniment for years, apparently with no ill effects - you know Justin would have had an allergic reaction! - I'm gonna assume everyone else has just gotten into the habit of calling it horse liniment because it stinks, but it's actually a product intended for humans. :D :D

The next chapter will be delayed because a nasty Halloween plot bunny bit me, and insisted it comes first. Talk about a savage PB!

Thanks as always for commenting, my friend. You and Linda are my KD stalwarts <3

~ Karynn

Reviewer: liindaa Signed [Report This]
Date: Oct 08, 2025 4:30 pm Title: The Times They Are a-Changin’

All the amazing hurt/comfort! This may be my favorite chapter so far

Author's Response:

Aw, it makes me happy to hear you liked the hurt/comfort. <3

Anyone who's reading this: Check out Linda's emoji retellings over on AO3. They're amazing! You can find the latest one in the comments for chapter 5: https://archiveofourown.org/works/63705910/chapters/187669021

~ Karynn

Reviewer: BritinManor Signed [Report This]
Date: Jul 10, 2025 3:13 pm Title: The Times They Are a-Changin’

Okay... that was a hot chapter. Brian and Justin sure got up to some good stuff in their tent. Will Brian ever live it down after falling asleep?

Enjoying it ~ very good so far. 

{{{Big Hugs}}} Cathy =^..^=

Author's Response:

Brian: How could this happen to the study of Liberty Avenue? How?! Exhaustion is no excuse. If it were, I could take a certain blond brat to task for what happened more than 10 years ago.

Thanks for commenting, my friend. I love how you're so supportive of all the QaF writers.

Big hugs and kitty kisses back atcha. =^..^= (I had to borrow your cat 'emoji'.)

~ Karynn

Reviewer: BritinManor Signed [Report This]
Date: Apr 11, 2025 11:32 am Title: The Times They Are a-Changin’

I'm a little late on the reading... all that fun stuff that comes with life.

Good thing Brandon helped with their escape. Who knows how long it might have been, otherwise.

They had some rather loud sex in the tent. I have to wonder how much ribbing they'll get from that in the morning? :D  However, if the others stayed in dancing, maybe no one heard. Although, it would be kind of nice if Ethan overheard. ;)

This is probably the first time I've read belly-flopping sex. How funny. But considering their cramped quarters, totally understandable.

Hugs ~Cathy

Reviewer: liindaa Signed [Report This]
Date: Mar 16, 2025 6:59 pm Title: The Times They Are a-Changin’

I love this so much! Thank you!

If anyone is interested, I had fun with emojis again on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/63705910/chapters/163316998
(not my best because I had trouble finding the right emojis but I tried)

Reviewer: liindaa Signed [Report This]
Date: Nov 17, 2022 4:02 pm Title: Kings of Atlantic City

eureka1 is my favorite author, so I've been having fun replicating her recent stories in emojis. I can't post them on KD because they don't display right, but here is a link to “Kings of Atlantic City” on AO3 in case you would like to check out my "emoji review" in the comments. The emojis don't replace the story (they couldn't) but I hope they enhance it a little.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42902814

Author's Response:

Thank you, Linda! I <3 your emoji retellings.

~ Karynn

Reviewer: purpledee Signed [Report This]
Date: Jul 29, 2022 4:27 am Title: Cockblocked

This was good, as usual with your writing.

Thanks

Deb L.

Author's Response:

Thanks for the lovely compliment and for commenting, Deb <3 You and the other readers kept my spirits up when I was hit by the virus from hell (not Covid but something equally nasty) that started just before I posted and then got much worse. I was knocked out for months.

If you are following my stories, I have good news. It looks like I will have a (fairly) short one-shot for the upcoming change to standard time :) And there will be a (not so short) sequel to Contortions!

~ Karynn

Reviewer: Lorma Signed [Report This]
Date: Jul 23, 2022 7:09 pm Title: Cockblocked

This was great.  Your stories always make me laugh because of the humorous situations that occur.  Brian is too funny and Mikey just never grows up.  I love Justin and Brian's inability to keep his hands off of him really is amusing.  Gus is a riot.  He is the ultimate cock blocker when he is around Brian and Jus Jus.  

Author's Response:

I could have left Michael out of the story, but you know… comedy gold :D

Brian’s never gonna get his protein as long as either Gus or Michael is around :P

Thanks for commenting, Karla <3 You and the other readers kept my spirits up when I was hit by the virus from hell (not Covid but something equally nasty) that started just before I posted and then got much worse. I was knocked out for months.

Good news: It's looking hopeful that I will have both a (fairly) short one-shot for the upcoming time change and a (not so short) sequel to Contortions!

~ Karynn

Reviewer: cullengirl08 Signed [Report This]
Date: Jul 23, 2022 6:08 pm Title: Cockblocked

Poor Brian and Justin - they can't catch a break, can they? LOL

Author's Response:

Between Michael and Gus... absolutely not :D :D

Thanks for commenting, Sarah <3 You and the other readers kept my spirits up when I was hit by the virus from hell (not Covid but something equally nasty) that started just before I posted and then got much worse. I was knocked out for months.

I have good news. It looks like I will have a short one-shot for the upcoming change to standard time :) If you are following my other stories, there will also be a (not so short) sequel to Contortions!

~ Karynn

Reviewer: Maxsmom Signed [Report This]
Date: Jul 23, 2022 3:55 pm Title: Cockblocked

Leave it to good ole stupid ass Mikey…he really is clueless.

Author's Response:

I could have left Michael out of this story... but where would be the fun in that? :P

 

Thanks for the comment, Becky! <3 You and the other readers kept my spirits up when I was hit by the virus from hell (not Covid but something equally nasty) that started just before I posted and then got much worse. I was knocked out for months.

 

If you are following my stories, I have good news. It looks like will have a (fairly) short one-shot for the upcoming change to standard time :) And there will be a (not so short) sequel to Contortions!

 

~ Karynn

Reviewer: BritinManor Signed [Report This]
Date: Mar 29, 2022 8:53 pm Title: It's Only Time

Okay, the 7200 words were almost too much, but I just figured if I kept persevering, I'll make it through. I'll have to close my eyes for a bit now.

This was great, and my guess that this chapter would be Brian's day, well, that was a guess. This was better, because we got a lot of Brian and Daph and Justin. I love how you portrayed Daphne and Justin's friendship. It was a continuation of canon. Stories sometimes don't portray their friendship as close as this. And it's nice to know Brian was missing his Sunshine after such a short time.

It's a good thing Brian's bag wasn't walked off with. His voice might have gone up another octave. I guess I wasn't aware that Pennsylvania would have cockroaches. Because MN doesn't have them... too cold. And that's a cold state too. Did you see on the news about the snow squall PA had yesterday? 50 car pile-up. So it's a good thing that came after Brian and Daphne's car trip. Can you imagine Brian in his Vette? LOL...

Well, I'm gonna go for a guess on the next chapter... since prom was so heavily featured in this chapter, I think Justin might remember it. And then he'll KNOW what Daphne's comment about her taking Brian up on his offer. LMAO...

This whole chapter was so enjoyable. I loved everything about it. I hope soon I can get the next one read. Thank you for this story...

Hugs and kitty kisses,

Cathy

Author's Response:

Thank you for persevering! <3 I thought you would enjoy this chapter. I especially appreciate your comments since this middle chapter hasn't gotten much love here on KD.

Friends sometimes grow apart after high school (or at other stages), but I don't really see that happening with Justin and Daphne. I think their friendship matters too much to both of them. I also think Brian would foster their friendship. It's a bit of wish fulfillment that the three of them would get on so well, but not entirely; Brian genuinely seemed to like Daphne in canon.

If he'd actually lost his Tumi bag, Brian's voice might've reached a heretofore unheard register. LOL. Thank goodness for Daphne.

Yes, I did read about that snow squall in Pennsylvania. God forbid Brian's Vette should be dinged! (He's warding off any such possibility.) I think the Pittsburgh region is generally warmer than your corner of MN, but eastern Pennsylvania appears to be another matter entirely. Cockroaches can thrive almost anywhere, the little buggers. They were what I liked the least about living in NYC (the bathroom in this story is modeled after the one I had; only difference was that mine was slightly larger). Beetles were more of a problem - one infestation after another - but they were much smaller than the roaches, and they didn't fly. Besides which, it was possible to kill them.

Nope, sorry, you're off base again. I think you'll enjoy chapter three anyway, at least I hope so. It's the longest of the three, but it can be the shortest for you. Just leapfrog over the sex scene, lol.

Hugs and kitty kisses on their way back to you,

~ Karynn