12 episodes
Twin Firs Paul Bright
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- Fiction
Ethan Tremblay believes in finding the one perfect man to love the rest of his life. But it hasn't happened after years of online dating, volunteering at Gay Pride events or casually hanging out in the fresh fruit section of Whole Foods. It doesn't help that he's hopelessly awkward.
Resigned to living alone he works as a station agent at an isolated train depot in the Cascade Mountains, passing the hours between trains by reading rom-com novels. His one glimmer of hope is the passengers are going to a private gay resort. But they're looking for fun, not love.
Until Leo arrives.
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TWIN FIRS word from author
A note from Paul Bright.
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Chapter 10 - The Contemplative Squirrel
Sylvia watched the man laying on his back on the station platform, his legs twitching intermittently. Deep down in her subconscious this human reminded Sylvia of Sylvester after he'd mounted her a couple weeks ago and then promptly fell asleep, his legs periodically kicking the air.
But this human was alone. She wondered what it meant.
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Chapter 9 - The Replacement Actor
Ethan and Leo stood in the front row waving their hands in the air, singing along to the encore of Mamma Mia! Behind them were 200 gay men, harmonizing. It was a Sensurround gay men's chorus. Kelsey and the rest of the cast took their final bows, the house exploded with wild applause, and a joyous feeling of love and acceptance washed over the crowd. The older men had tears in their eyes. The house lights came up and the men drifted toward the exits, laughing and singing musical phrases from their favorite ABBA songs.
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Chapter 8 - The Doting Maman
"I prefer a guy I can grab a hold of," Leo said and cast a devilish
glance at Ethan's mother."I do too. Ethan's father was very handsome but lean. Part Mohawk. Ohhh, my parents were not pleased when they met him. They were 'Good Catholics' and when they found out I was pregnant they were beside themselves. Calice! It was bad enough I was dating a patient I met during med school residency, la la. But an Indian - that's what they called him..."
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Chapter 7 - The Jealous Friend
"Now arriving at Twin Firs, famous for its hungry hikers who get lost in the woods. Watch out for the bears - they usually gather in the bushes behind
the depot. But don't tell Brakeman Ethan that - he says he's regained
his virginity. Girrrrl, it don't grow back," Jorge announced on the mic.
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Chapter 6 - The Sensitive Hologram
"Is your name Billy?""No. It's Leo Grabowski. Who uses a real name on a hookup site?""I do," Ethan said softly. "I'm a schoolteacher. What if one of the parents found me online?""I don't know, Billy.""Please don't call me that. Please don't ever use that name with me."
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