I've never lived in a big city before, how different my life would have been. Could I have survived the experience as a young gay boy...I don't honestly know, but I think not. This is a story about contrasts and character, about love and family, and most of all about the hope I discovered there. Once again I have tried to bring forth the best qualities of gay youth in my characters. The needs they each share, the love they so desire, and the support they need to find.

All of my characters are fictional, but the streets in this story are very real ... too real. It's a rough town, built of hard stone and even harder people. A tough place to grow up, where even the smallest signs of weakness can destroy a young man's life.

Even so, precious flowers grow in vacant lots, amidst the weeds and debris of the crumbled buildings in this city. Only through determination could a young boy survive in this climate. His dreams would have to be bigger than the reality of life. And here on the fertile plain of our imagination, he flourishes.

This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to real people is purely coinsidence. This story will describe the love between two teenage boys. By clicking on the chapter links below, you acknowledge that you are aware of the story contents and are of age to read it. Thank you.

Chapter One
Child in the City

Chapter Two
The Church

Chapter Three
Priest

Chapter Four
Sex Education

Chapter Five
The Body Beautiful

Chapter Six
Conversation with an Angel

Chapter Seven
Almost Heaven

Chapter Eight
Social Engagement

Chapter Nine
Learning the Hard Way

Chapter Ten
Why Me?

Chapter Eleven
New Love/Old Love

Chapter Twelve
Milestones in Life

Chapter Thirteen
Dreams and Milestones

Chapter Fourteen
Fame and Fortune

Chapter Fifteen
A Glimpse of the Future

Chapter Sixteen
An Interview


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