Reviewer: DavidR Signed
Date: Jun 22, 2020 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Thanks for posting it.  It was beautifully written and happily enjoyed by me.

DavidR

Author's Response:

Your welcome. I'm so glad you liked it.

Thanks for reading and commenting. :) 

Reviewer: DavidR Signed
Date: Oct 26, 2020 Title: Chapter 22: Chapter 22

Hi, 

 

There are so many aspects to this story that I

especially enjoy.

 

I have gone ice skating.  Well… to be more exact,

ankle skating.  I think you know whatI mean.  I still

don’t know how people actually stand up on those skates and we here we have descriptions of

Justin speeding on the ice, turning or whatever

you call it, and actually jumping.  Male/female

figure skating is one of my favorite sports during

the winter Olympics.   

 

I also thought it was so clever for Justin to show in

almost every way how much he idolizes and loves

Brian without verbalizing and not putting Brian

into emotional  situations. Of cause now that

Brian has said it, as Justin surmised, now what? 

 

Emmett?  I don’t know his role in this story is, but

I am guessing it will be outrageously funny.

Right, right, not funny to Craig. Who cares?

 

Once again, thank you for this wonder story.  As I

said before, I am truly enjoying it.

 

DavidR

 

Author's Response:

Hi!

I'm really glad you're enjoying this story. For sure, this one is a bit different, and I really enjoyed writing it.

I do love professional figure skating, most especially at the Olympic level. I did try to write those moments with as much detail, and hopefully, visualation that I can manage. And I do know what you mean. I have such awe and respect for professional skaters. They make it look so simple, when I know it's not. Truly a thing of beauty.

Emmett didn't have a large role in this story, but where he does appear, I think he was fun. At least, I hope so.

There are only three more chapters to come now, so things should be wrapping up soon.

Thanks for reading and commenting. I'm so glad you like this one.

:)

 

Reviewer: DavidR Signed
Date: Dec 03, 2021 Title: Chapter 4: Part Four: Lux Aeterna [Perpetual Light]

Hi, thanks for the story. I liked it a lot. 

Of  course the story is yours to do what you will with it. However I have a ‘slight’  problem with parts of it.  The  sex shop in Altooner reminds of a similar place in Philadelphia.  In your story, you described it negatively.  I don’t see as  that.  It was a good way and for many gay men to learn and experience.  At least I think so.   I wonder how many Altoona like places there were.

John was a tragic figure. A key to me was that there were several pictures of other men found in his studio.   The point being that John had many (some) other relationship with  other than Brian of similar age.    One could look at John as a predator.   I lost a little interest in him.

inally, the story ended with B/J having unprotected sex.  It was suggested that since Brian only had protected sex the last three month since he was tests he considered it Safe Sex.  That is not my understanding of Safe Sex.

Thanks again for the story.  It was  somewhat biographical for me at well.

DavidR

Author's Response: Thanks for your review. I’m puzzled that you found my description of “Rumors” as negative. I’ve been to many gay bars (with back rooms) so I thought my description was sorta the average. Granted, it was a bit rundown, but it was a gathering place for local gay men. I admit…I’ve never been to Altoona. I was more observer than participant, but these bars were part of my evolution, too. I have also written a story with 11 chapters about Rumors and Brian’s relationship with the bartender/ owner…and the evolution of both the relationship and also the business. I hadn’t planned to post that story here because it is far outside the domain of QAF…but I thought Rumors was important enough to be the setting for the longest story I’ve ever written. (Brian helps build a dark maze that doubles the number of patrons and rescues the business from failure.)