Alien Son

I've received news that Comicality (Comsie), well known and much-loved for his gay stories, passed away this week after a lengthy illness. There's a touching tribute to him at Gay Authors. ~ John

Thanks, Steve! ~ John

Go for it, Steve. ~ John

I'd prefer to wait, given those choices! I put together a group to take responsibility for AD after Mike died. That has only been marginally successful. I wouldn't want to repeat that for CW. ~ John

I have reservations about contacting this person. We need to be cautious. All we know about him is what he's chosen to reveal, and that could be fiction. ~ John

If you're asking whether Blue was part of the Mail Crew, no, he wasn't. Those guys were very helpful to me when I was writing Black Dog (they vetted every chapter, and made suggestions and gave me helpful advice). Although I dealt mostly with Aaron and Rain, I got to know all of them, and Blue wasn't part of the group. ~ John

I see this nearly every night. There's not much light pollution here.

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No one has mentioned the other obvious reason for posting stories a chapter at a time... to keep readers coming back to the site. That was Mike's justification for publishing that way. ~ John

Perhaps you could try to not be so dismissive of others' likes.

Really, Cole? Your prejudices don't mean it's not music.

You just don't have an ear for music!

That schedule makes me tired just reading it!

LOL!

Thanks, Steve. I probably should have mentioned that they did, indeed, name the cats. The webpage included a photo of each one, together with a description, in the hope that people would be moved to adopt them. I think you're correct that some residents of the complex objected to the feeding.

I'm not sure whether you're talking about some cats at Mike's home in Cathedral City, but if you are, you're quite wrong. Calling them feral cats is a bit of a stretch. Here's the history (quoted from a website Mike set up at the time): If I remember correctly they were unable to find homes for all of the cats, so presumably they were euthanised. ~ John

Thank you, but the essay was always there. I just redesigned the page. ~ John

I think you meant seceding, although succeeding would be helpful at this time.

Graeme posted a message in the forums when Mike passed away. I lost touch with Aaron when The Mail Crew site went offline. Dewey's site also seems to have gone offline. I haven't heard anything of Grasshopper for many years now. We have a wonderful legacy from the early years of AwesomeDude. ~ John

And the world.

It's a very moving story. It will be posted in James's portfolio as a short story soon. ~ John

We have a couple of new authors about to burst onto the scene, and a new short story from a longtime author. ~ John

It's good to know you're still with us. Thanks for checking in. ~ John

You'll have to do well to match the story James submitted! ~ John

LOL, there is that.