The Train Takes The Strain

"Making a long journey better"

It was all very last minute, but I had decided that I would spring a surprise visit to my best mate, and have a wild weekend. It was a very wild weekend alright, but I never made it to my...

46 Years Apart

"That question – what if? I wonder how different my life would have been."

Have you ever wondered how different your life could be if only you had made different choices? Or allowed circumstances to take a different course?At seventeen I was a schoolboy attending an outdoor centre for Biology and Botany. I was...

Still One Of The boys – Part 2

"A gay activist will break into a conflict about his mission and his desires."

 "I'm not ready, guys."The very long days (and some nights, as well) of planning, studying and strategizing, were a preparation for the real thing, as just a few steps were separating Rita from her first court date.Michael could feel her tension...

Still one of the boys – Part 1

"A gay activist will break into a conflict about his mission and his desires."

 7.30 a.m. Shania Twain's voice in "That don't impress me much" pulled Michael off whatever he was dreaming.It sounded like a great idea when he set one of his favorite songs ever as his alarm ringtone, at first, but now he wasn't...