by LOAnnie2
For the first time I can ever remember I do not have adequate words to express the response I felt deep inside as I embraced your story (and I am a notorious male chauvinist with only very slight pro gay sentiment). Thank you for sharing it. And I say that whether it is pure fiction (which I believe to be "real" in its own way) or whether it, or parts of it, are real in a more historical sense. If the latter, I send my thoughts and prayers that you may move on when it is time, taking with you the best of Summer. Go well.
You handled the sadness of the occasion and the right amount of humor real well. At times I wasn’t sure if I was to laugh or cry.
A well written story. Thank you for posting it.