Ivor Slipper Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 This is off to an excellent and entertaining start. It will be interesting to see how the various relationships develop as Johnny's arrival changes what was the norm. Quote Link to comment
Oliver Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 It sure is! I hope it will develop wit the same level of witty humour in it. Quote Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Seconded (thirded?) on all counts: I'm looking forward to seeing how this develops. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Good start. Quote Link to comment
Nigel Gordon Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 I just hope you all feel the same when we get to the end. There are only 59 chapters to go. Quote Link to comment
Merkin Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 I'm in for the long haul. Three characters, each already vying to be my favorite. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Nigel Gordon said: I just hope you all feel the same when we get to the end. There are only 59 chapters to go. Yeah, in Part 1! But with you, Nigel, the more the better. C Quote Link to comment
Ivor Slipper Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Even more varieties than Heinz!😀 Quote Link to comment
Bruin Fisher Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 A great start, now it'll be torture having to wait for each episode...! Quote Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Another good chapter. I’m impressed with Johnny, who seems to be finding his feet very quickly after deliberately launching himself into the unknown. Mike and Anne seem to be getting to grips with the new situation pretty quickly too. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I have an idea there's a lot more to Johnny than we've yet encountered. Quote Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 It's still going well, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow's chapter. It's good to see that at least some of Johnny's possessions have turned up, at last, though I'm a bit surprised that amidst all the legal activity Bernard hasn't been given instructions to ensure everything was forwarded ASAP. But I think the most poignant moment so far has been Johnny's line "I thought if I had sex with them, they would love me." Poor lad. Quote Link to comment
Nigel Gordon Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Bernard has not done anything because he is not aware that the stuff is missing. Mike has not thought of telling him because there is just too much other stuff going on. You know, like getting married. Things just get dropped between the cracks, until they come back to bite. Quote Link to comment
Merkin Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 I just want to say how much I am enjoying “Living With Johnny” by Nigel. Not only is it filled with great characters, each one unique and each compelling the reader to get involved in his or her particular issues and difficulties, but the story is also constructed around multiple plot lines, intertwined so skillfully our attention is constantly challenged. At present there are so many balls in the air I am quite dizzy. I fully expect the main character to crack from the pressure of the responsibilities he has taken onto himself to ensure a safe and secure outcome not only for his own family but also for the young gay men he has taken into his care. And, not least, I am learning an extraordinary amount. This story is built up from carefully vetted facts about many of the elements of contemporary English life that could completely baffle an overseas reader. Ordinarily most storytelling on both sides of our pond assumes that readers along for the ride somehow possess basic knowledge of even the most arcane practices and customs, and these matters tend to hum along just below the surface of many stories with nary a nod toward a reader’s possible confusion and misunderstanding. However, Nigel takes the time to explain, whether it is the challenges of surviving as a free-lance technical writer, or the requirements surrounding home sales and purchases, or the film industry, or Jewish dietary practices, or boat design and boatbuilding, or the peculiar regulations affecting English historical sites and listed buildings. I feel I am getting quite an education. Quote Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Experience has taught me to await the posting of the final chapter of a serial novel before starting it, although this rule is broken from time to time. Curiosity overcame policy here, and I had no idea what a vast world of intrigue and interactions awaited. I am somewhere in the midst of chapter 12 now and have mostly managed to keep track of the many characters that have trod the boards. There is certainly no shortage of good guys to root for and bad guys to boo and hiss. Keep up the fine work. R Quote Link to comment
Nigel Gordon Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks Rutabaga. I can assure you the final chapter of book 1, is written and is with Mike for posting in due course. Quote Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 One point of confusion for me: "metrology" is the study of measurement, whereas "meteorology" is the study of weather. Mike's forthcoming book sounds more like the latter field. R Quote Link to comment
Talo Segura Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 5:19 AM, Rutabaga said: Experience has taught me to await the posting of the final chapter of a serial novel before starting it, All the stories posted on here are complete and being serialised, at least as far as I know. I didn't think part finished books were posted. Maybe this needs to be clarified, because I would like to know if a story is complete or not before reading it. I had just assumed they all were? Quote Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Just to be clear -- my concern is not that the story will not be finished . . . it is that I will get hooked on the story and then have to wait for each new installment. If I wait until full posting, then I can binge read the whole story. In the meantime, a word to the wise: Don't mess around with Aunt Edith or Aunt Sarah. R Quote Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Argh! I hate cliffhangers! R UPDATE: OK, that telephone recording was worth the wait. Quote Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Does the local constabulary not realize that with the revelations of Cormac's corruption, heads are going to roll? Especially his immediate supervisor, but likely many layers up as well? R Quote Link to comment
Nigel Gordon Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 14 hours ago, Rutabaga said: Does the local constabulary not realize that with the revelations of Cormac's corruption, heads are going to roll? Especially his immediate supervisor, but likely many layers up as well? R You will have to wait till book 2 and 3 to find out. Quote Link to comment
Merkin Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Nigel Gordon said: You will have to wait till book 2 and 3 to find out. That's the kind of foreshadowing I like to see. Books 2 AND 3. Woohoo! Bring it on, Nigel. Quote Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 18 hours ago, Nigel Gordon said: You will have to wait till book 2 and 3 to find out. Bastard. 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 Quote Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Miss Jenkins nodded. A slight smile appeared on her face. It did not bode well for somebody. To say that these are prophetic words would, we readers know, surely be an understatement. R Quote Link to comment
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