wow another  home run , I would drive to hope myself just to find Gypsy.You are a linguistic Artist .And I but an admirer.

I Agree with Jezzi Belle Stewart.
Silvia.

a cheery fantasy with a lot of good wisdom. I especially vibrated to the part about the idolizing of an imperfect father. Truly, without self-love, I am as nothing

a good name for a story i feel that i will have to come back to read this again at a later date to understand this prportly i realise it a work of fiction its intresting but hard to comprhend  i will comment further at a later stage once i have re read it again

Good story!  I can just imagine how Tom felt when he woke up bound and gagged, I think! Well noone can unless that has happened to them really. But I do understand how he felt before it all happened!  A  nowhere job and a nowhere life. It's how I have felt for years and am currently looking and will find my new job and life whether in drag or drab it does'nt matter. Well I think I prefer drag or rather enfemme if you prefer the word choice! This story I really like because it has caused me to do some more thinking about my future choices that I must make for myself and soon! Good story Ann!

                    Vivien
           

Beautiful concept (oh, if only there was Hope...). Well-written, original, engaging character, just a great read, and this applies to all your Hope stories/parts. Thank you!

What a beautiful dream. if only it were possible. It was sort of a re-birth of the human spirit. I liked the part where someone said, You can't love anyone until you love yourself. I think that is true.

If I may say it here. I really really enjoy all of your stories. I think they are great. Thank you for sharing them with all of us.  DeeDee Clark

The story concluded nicely with the happiness of two people who had had a lot of sadness before.

Liked the way the story developed.  And especially HUGE
congratulations on knowing when to stop!  So many of us
(yours truly included, alas) don't always.

Pervy

HI Ann
I just wanted to say how much I love your story so far, and I hope it keeps going and has a happy ending :)

Keep up the good work

HUGGLES!!!!!!!!!

SaraUK

I agree that the story starts out very strange.  But one thing I've
learned about Anne's stories: they're all different, very original,
& unfailingly interesting.  I'm eager to see where this one goes.

Pervy

Tom's way too trusting.  How can anyone be gullible enough to trust strangers who drug you, dress you in femme clothes, and then restrain and gag you - Then tell you it might put fun back in your life!  I agree with Nora that him sticking with Cris and Andrea for long is the least plausible scenario to do him good.  You've emphasized that he's pretty smart, I see Tom most likely deciding that now that he knows what the problems are, he will seek help from someone else, someone of his own choosing.  I wonder what these "benevolent" ladies will do if he makes that "wrong" choice (to leave)?

This has the feel of being a different style story. I wonder where it is going and how Tom will react. The town just seems to pop out of nowhere when he is having problems, somewhat reminesent of Ovid. And Gypsy who seems to know so much, maybe a very strong psychic or other para-normal. Hopefully this will help Tom not hurt him.

hi Anne,
I love the premise of this story so far.. and I am very curious to see how it goes.. Tom has me of two minds.. since I can see him deciding to work things out on his own and just keep driving.. Lets face it.. there really is nothing to keep him at his old job..

And since the women of Hope have opened his eyes to what is really bothering him.. he could just go into regular therapy..

Then again.. he could go along with them till it drives him crazy and they find him hanging by hir bedsheets from a window of the garage bedroom...