Love on the Rocks

[vwl]

Another powerful chapter of Love on the Rocks http://www.nifty.org...e-on-the-rocks/ was posted yesterday at Nifty.

[dude]

Thanks for the tip! I'm off to Nifty!

[dude]

I'm back.... Oh my gawd!

[Bangalore]

I know I said it beofre, but 'Love On The Rocks' gets better and better. It should be a published novel.

[Richard Norway]

I've just started reading, but it's good so far.

[dude]

I know I said it before, but 'Love On The Rocks' gets better and better. It should be a published novel.

With all the good music and visual opportunities... it would make a fine movie! They could get Sir Ian McKellen to play George...

And the songs woven through the story... Leonard Chohen's Hallelujah and Jim Steinman (Air Supply)'s Making Love Out of Nothing At All are my faves...

[Bangalore]

Being Australian, it was nice to see Peter Allen's 'Tenterfield Saddler' referenced in one chapter - a fine song. And John Denver's "Seasons Of The Heart" - the song the lawyer burnt for Ty when he told him the relationship was finished - is a great song too. As for actors playing the roles, I can see Adrian Grenier as Tyson. Sir John Gielgud would have been a good choice for George.

[dude]

I didn’t realise there was such a thing as ‘The Best Of Nifty’ but I would wholeheartedly support any move to have ‘Love On The Rocks’ included (along with the only other Nifty story I believe comes close – Gabriel Murphy’s ’52 Panhead’).

Bangalore, I looked for '52 Panhead at Nifty Archives. Can you give me a link to it?

[vwl]

'52 Panhead is carried at Crvboy.org

[Bangalore]

Dude, '52 Panhead' used to be on Nifty but it seems to have gone. Gabriel Morgan also had his own website but I can't seem to find that either. Hopefully, like vwl says, you'll find it at cryboy. I believe the story is still a work in progress. I'll be interested to know what you think of it if you get to read it.

[Hoskins]

Gabriel Morgan's stuff is at gayauthors: http://www.gayauthors.org/author/gabriel-morgan

'52 panhead is the second story listed.

[Merkin]

Thanks, Hoskins. Sadly, both the CRVboy and the Gay Authors posting for '52 Panhead stop at chapter 48 and nothing new has been posted on the story since January 2011. Too bad, because the storyline is poised at the edge of an exquisite cliff.

[vwl]

Chapter 37 is now up at Nifty: http://www.nifty.org//nifty/gay/adult-friends/love-on-the-rocks/ There is the obligatory I-am-the-same-person-I-was-before-I-came-out statements, blessedly short, and a continuation of Mike's struggles. Well done, as usual. Nearing the end.

[Bangalore]

Finally got to read the latest installment. So amazingly well constructed. Sad it's coming to an end. Hope he keeps writing.

[dude]

Yep the author definitely has talent and now knows that it's his story line and characters and quality of prose that bring and keep the readers.

[vwl]

The author of Love on the Rocks has just sent me a notice that Chapter 38 -- I think the penultimate chapter -- will be posted in the Nifty May 14 update. The directory is at http://www.nifty.org...e-on-the-rocks/

[dude]

Great chapter... this story has become one of my favorites and put Mr. McNally in the spotlight!

[Bangalore]

He should be in the spotlight. This has been an extraordinary story. The latest chapter made my cry, and it takes something special to do that. I’ve blubbered through this story and I’ve laughed out loud many times. The author has that whole bitter/sweet, happy/sad thing nailed. The characters are so beautifully defined. Sounds crazy I know, but I feel like I know them and care about them. That’s a gift.

[Gee Whillickers]

I'm having a real hard time waiting until this story is finished before starting to read it, with all these glowing comments posted every day or two. Patience, must have patience....

[Bangalore]

The author has said there's only one more chapter to go, so it would probably be safe to start reading now. The final chapter will surely be posted before you get through the first 38!

[Paul_and_Paco]

38 chapters... a breeze! I think I will wait for the end before starting.

Ah, Bangalore? Will you be my agent when I post a story? Such constant glowing reviews.

[Bangalore]

Paul, if your story's anywhere near as well written as Love On The Rocks, I'd be happy to 'talk it up for you'. As you can see in this thread, Dude's 'reviews' of the story are glowing too. I'd have thought it was nice for a change to read positive feedback about stories and authors on this site?

[Paul_and_Paco]

I apologize. But, on this site I have only found authors to be treated with respect, especially budding ones.

A few months ago I hyped a Nifty story to a friend, I knew he would see what I did. I just got lucky as he did promote it here. I think it has a lot to do with Nifty's reputation, almost anything can and is posted there. Maybe AwesomeDude.com is just a bit more hightone? Personally, I expect it has more to do with the ease of posting... lots of people suck at computers.

[Paul_and_Paco]

Here is another author, and story... neither of Nifty or AD, but very worthwhile... http://sionliscannor.wordpress.com/another-way-of-being/ . And now back to school...

[Bangalore]

Thanks for the link to ‘Another Way Of Being’, Paul. Not the style of story I’d normally read but the first chapter managed to hook me in. I’m up to Chapter 9 and finding it a good read.

But I keep going back to the first chapter and finding myself reading this sequence: “I was almost fourteen when my grandfather died. And he was over ninety. But I never thought of him as an old man. He looked much younger than my Father, who was his son.” For some reason, I find myself laughing every time I read it.

Speaking of good reads, there’s a Nifty story called ‘Working It Out’ by Dan Hanrady which is excellent: http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/college/working-it-out/.

For the record though, ‘Love On The Rocks’ remains (for the time being) the best story I’ve read on any site.