Greetings all!
Longtime readers of this blog (or in personal messages to me) know that Lance was a character that grew on me. His book, Hi, I'm Lance (Book 3) is now beginning to be posted.
Read Hi, I'm Lance [Chapter 1] here.
If you are new to my stories, there are actually two books that precede this one. Extracurricular and If It Weren't For the Two of Us are also on Nifty in Adult Friends. Lance, Trent and Mike are all introduced in an encounter in the first book.
Hi, I'm Lance will feature flashbacks from time to time. I think you will easily determine this, but they appear in blue text when you read.
Within this chapter, my regular readers will recall the flashback to be the first chapter of Extracurricular, but seen completely differently through the eyes of Lance, instead of Mike. You can compare here.
The structure of the book is very specific. I didn't want to give it chapter numbers. They are noted by meetings Lance has at AA. It appears Nifty wasn't keen on that idea. It just got posted as Chapter 1, not [Chap. 1] Meeting No. 4. It is what it is.
Most of you know that Book 2 is not finished. Trent's story still has a ways to go, so fear not Trent fans. The two books will be intermingled in the postings, hopefully to keep the chronology fairly consistent.
If you haven't liked Lance in the past, I hope this book will eventually reach you. He's complex.
To any new readers, welcome! I appreciate comments on the blog, even if they are anonymous.
Good for Lance! He crossed two important hurdles in this chapter - well, three, actually. As much as one can be proud of a fictional character, I'm very proud of him. I hope he continues to make strides, but even if he only makes baby steps, I hope he continues to move forward.
ReplyDeleteI loved it, and its very very moving. There is such clarity in your writing, and Lance's journey seems so painful and true. I liked how he is thinking of Trent and everything else. You have approached a topic that is important to our society and also to those who might be struggling. In fact, I think the name of the story (while it has got morphed from "Hi, I'm Lance" to "I'm Lance") might draw a few people in denial about their addiction. In that way, I think this is the universe doing stuff...
ReplyDeleteOnce again, thank you for writing.
Great chapter, Tim. Hoping for Lance to meet someone as he becomes secure in his sobriety. Beautifully written and so, so true.
ReplyDeleteAn excellent start to a promising book! I love how you use the AA meetings to keep track of time, and how you include flashbacks in each chapter.
ReplyDeleteThe link seems to be broken, however. This is the correct one for Chapter 1:
https://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/adult-friends/hi-im-lance/hi-im-lance-1.html