Charlie had a lot of favorite things to cook. His favorite to cook for others however was beef stew. Which was what he was making now. There was a church event happening tomorrow. An event which welcomed homosexuals to marry in their establishment ( Read more... )

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.-- Illusions, by Richard Bach ( Read more... )

Charlie had never had what anyone would define as a 'normal' relationship history and despite what everyone seemed to tell him. He didn't mind. It honestly didn't bother him that he'd never experienced some of the things they'd mention, that he'd never experienced what others already had. It didn't bother him. Though, he did wish, just once, he ( Read more... )

There had been a chance of rain. A 30 percent chance on a cloudless sunny sky when he left his apartment building in the morning. So as he walked down the street and suddenly the skies opened up on him he cursed because he had figured he wouldn't need his umbrella ( Read more... )

The city that never sleeps ( Read more... )

The best part of vacation was floating around in the pool. Just sitting lying there eyes closed, hands dipped in water, drifting off lazily in the light of the sun. Staying only awake enough to realize you've gone out too far and to push yourself back towards the beach. Charlie always had to be careful on days like this as he felt that he could ( Read more... )

The ocean was where Charlie had always felt at home. But when you live in New York City it's hard to believe you're almost completely surrounded by water. With the large buildings and the vast maze of roads you assume yourself to be more landlocked then anything and for some reason he'd never felt right here and spent most of his time at waters ( Read more... )

Summer was one of Charlies all time favorite time of year for many reasons. One of the best ones however was the fact that he could be barefoot. Or wear sandals. He hated socks and shoes, absolutely hated socks and shoes. He'd walk around barefoot all the time if there wasn't a chance of getting god knows what stuck in his feet. So when he was at ( Read more... )

Share with us a list of five times you've gotten in trouble-- and tell us whether it was really your fault or not each time.It's really hard thinking of times I've gotten in trouble, mostly because I just don't. But I did manage to think of a couple ( Read more... )

Every time that Charlie went to grab himself some ice for his drink he'd find himself fending off a rather large fuzzy thing at his feet. Remy had discovered ice cubes when he was nothing but a little thing and they had been a constant favorite treat ever since, especially in the summer ( Read more... )