Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters
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Aussie, Queer & Country
LGBT themed fiction with an Aussie flavour, reviews, observations and real life LGBT histories.
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The Seventeenth Summer (Ch 4)
Chapter 4 The boys enjoyed their morning with Jake, who produced the promised beers, which he and Nate sipped, while Danny selected a Coca-Cola. They were given a good look at the car, got to stick their head under the bonnet and inspect the 253v-8 motor and all its chromed bits and bobs, sit behind the wheel in the soft bucket seats with the motor purring, then put their foot down hard on the accelerator, which deafened them. The plumes of dust billowing out from behind the van, obviously churned up by the twin downward curved chrome exhausts, was icing on the cake.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Fiction
The Seventeenth Summer (Ch 3)
Chapter Three They found Pat and Thomas down by the beach later that afternoon and suddenly their friends wanted to know everything they could find out about Jake, despite the fact they had scurried away at the first sighting of him earlier in the day. Nate and Danny were ready for them, however, as they knew that their families would be trying to extract as much information as they could.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Fiction
The Seventeenth Summer (Ch 2)
Chapter Two It wouldn’t be until a few days after his set-to with his mother before Danny would speak with Jake again. He had seen him from a distance a few times on previous days as Jake surfed the breaks off the main beach and he had marveled at Jake’s skill as he ducked and dived and danced across the breaking waves. He had marveled, too, at the beauty of the young man, as if he were now noticing the beauty of the male body for the very first time.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Fiction
The Seventeenth Summer
Chapter 1 The boys heard the sound of the vehicle long before they saw it. The deep, throaty, burble of the v-8 motor reverberated around the township, the sound bouncing off any solid surface, even before the vehicle itself had come around that last bend in the road before the shopping centre.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Fiction
Farewell Dear Queen
Births, deaths and taxes. These are the three things in life that we are told we can all be assured of. But there is one other that can be added to this list, however, especially for citizens of countries that are a part of what was once the British Empire; and that is the British Monarchy.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Humans
Book review: Holden Sheppard’s THE BRINK
Having read and reviewed Holden Sheppard’s debut novel INVISIBLE BOYS last year, I was truly excited when I heard that his second novel, THE BRINK, would soon be released. Just as soon as I saw it was available I placed an order and within a few days I had a copy in my hands. And as an added bonus, my copy had also been signed by the author!
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Fiction
Book Review: Shannon Molloy’s FOURTEEN
If you have been following my pages you will have probably noticed that there are a few subjects that I have a keen interest in; two of which are Australian books which feature LGBTQI themes or characters, along with real life LGBTQI histories of people who grew up gay in rural Australia, just like I did.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Pride
Into The Night
He knows that sound. He is sure of it. But what IS IT? Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack. Waking from his stupor, wondering why his head was filled with strange noises and a throbbing that rattled him to his bones, while his mouth was as dry as the Simpson Desert and the world seemed to be spinning, it finally dawned on him. It was a train.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Fiction
When Australian TV led the world in going Gay!
Back when I was a boy one of my father's favourite sayings was; "Back when I was a boy!" Then he would launch into some lengthy story, the gist of which would be how life/things/people were all so much better back then, or far less complicated, or just simpler. I'm sure most of you can relate to this.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Pride
