Falling off a Log

[vwl]

I reread few stories, except when I'm editing them, but the stories of Driver going back over a decade are well worth reading again. They are wonderful coming-of-age and coming-to-maturity tales. They are timeless, very well written, and the characters are memorable.

Driver has shunned publicity after being harassed for writing these stories, but they have been preserved and maintained at the storiesbydrive.net site.

And to start off, I highly recommend Falling off a Log: http://www.storiesbydriver.net/foal.htm

[Cole Parker]

I've read all of his 'gay' stories several times. To say they're memorable is understating them by a mile. Anyone who has missed them is in for a rare treat.

C

[Graeme]

Ditto from me. Driver was one of the early authors that I fell in love with. I missed all the controversies that happened, but I'm more than pleased with the stories we still have access to.

[Cole Parker]

I just wish he'd finished A Horse Named Phil. It was captivating, and then stopped mid-story.

C

[colinian]

I don't know anything about the controversies, but I hope that he knows that today's more accepting and open environment for gay kids is in part due to stories that he wrote and were read — and hopefully are still being read — by gay and straight kids and adults.

Colin

[Lugnutz]

I was in daily conversations with him for a few years. A very nice guy that has three kids. I have his work saved and reread it a lot. He gave me something that was never posted on FOAL because it hit too close to home. We would bounce ideas back and forth from me and him.

[Lugnutz]

I just wish he'd finished A Horse Named Phil. It was captivating, and then stopped mid-story.

C

I asked him the same thing. You had a year in Evan's shoes.

[dude]

Just re-read FOAL... a nice treat!

[Cole Parker]

I love his Plan A etc. stories. You feel like you're right there with them.

C

[JamesSavik]

I love the 60s-70s wonder years thing that Driver and Freethinker do so well.

If you were there, it's like a glimpse back into the past.

If you weren't, it's the best look you are likely to get.

[Lugnutz]

I read "The Quarry" and see Ken as a friends transmission guy since he looks like how I picture him.

[vwl]

There are lots of postings by people who have already read and enjoyed Falling Off a Log, but it would be nice to know anyone who has not yet read any of Driver's stories -- and their reactions.

[Lugnutz]

It's like Grasshoppers stories. Required reading.