Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:24:23 -0400 From: Leo Rysing Subject: Tales of Boys and Men: 00-Preface Tales of Boys and Men By Leo Rysing (LeoRysing at Protonmail - dot - com) Free Speech is Nifty! Free speech is allowing those with unpopular views to express them without fear of reprisal or of being shut down by a majority that doesn't share those views. It insures all of us can have a place to be heard, even when what we want to talk about is something that most people would find offensive. That's what Nifty is all about. The views and subjects represented in most stories on Nifty are about things most people would like to make illegal even just to talk about. We are so lucky we have this place to read and share stories about these things, even though a majority of others would not approve, but please, don't take it for granted. It can be lost and there are many morally righteous people who would like it gone. Nifty is the very epitome of free-speech in action. Please, do what you can to support Nifty so that these voices cannot be silenced. About these Tales This is a collection of standalone short stories, each fully complete, the only connection being a similarity in theme and content. Read them in any order you like. Most are based on true experiences that actually happened which have been related to me, first hand, by the person involved (usually from a time when they were a boy). Some are from my own personal experiences growing up. Finally, some are fiction, but even those are very grounded in reality. May those who enjoy this sort of thing, find this to be the sort of thing they enjoy. Author's Preface: You see it in the news all the time: "Teacher / Priest / Coach / Youth Leader Charged with Sexually Molesting Boy." It is, sadly, an all too common headline. But you know a news story you never see? "Boy In Need finds Greatly Desired Sexual Comfort with Adult Male Friend." Of course there's a reason we will never see that headline. It is universally illegal for adults to have any kind sexual contact with minors. And for good reason! We want children protected from those who would do them harm, including those who would selfishly take advantage of them for their only lustful urges, robbing them prematurely of their innocence. The fact is, it's far too easy for an adult to manipulate a minor into doing things that are NOT in the minor's best interests, especially a boy in emotional need, looking for someone to turn to for comfort. Let me be clear, if you are the kind of cruel and selfish person who would do such a predatory thing... well, there's a special place for you that isn't very pleasant. And if you were a boy who was taken advantage of and felt yourself used, abused and lied to by an adult male, then you truly have my deepest sympathies. You have been cheated and robbed of something that cannot be returned to you, and I am truly and sincerely sorry for what happened. Those kinds of stories are in the news every day. They are well known and universally loathed. If you mention the concept of sexual contact between adults and minors, that is what people think of. But these stories are NOT ABOUT THAT! These stories are about the other kind of encounters that happen between boys and men, the kind of stories that most believe don't exist. These are the kinds of stories that don't make the news and never will; stories about sincere, mutual, consenting encounters. These are about experiences of the good kind, the loving kind, the welcome and (often) desperately needed kind. These are the stories that are remembered fondly years later by both parties, without regrets. Most people feel there is no such thing, that these are no different from the others that make the news.... but my experience says otherwise. Throughout my youth I had my own personal encounters. I was also aware of others and their experiences. These things I know first hand, from when I was a boy. As an adult, I have sought out these kinds of tales, and found so many men have had them. As I have spoken with other adult men about their experiences, mostly about experiences they had when they were boys growing up, eventually, in private, a man will confess with fondness an early erotic experience that happened with a fellow male. To get to the truth of these tales our conversations must be private, and intimate. Grown men do not easily share these things. We know what the world thinks of this kind of stuff, so we keep it to ourselves knowing others probably just "would not understand." And yet, when given a chance to share with someone who will not judge us harshly, one who has shared and knows of similar experiences, it's like the cork is removed from a bottle and long pent up stories come flowing out. Most of these stories are true. They have either been related to me by others or they are taken are from my own experiences. ALL have had their details changed to hide identities. Most people who told me their stories were fine with me sharing them as long as there was no way for the story to ever be traced back to them. I am keeping that promise. Some of these will be fiction because there is certain protection given fictional stories that is not present for actual events. Think of it this way, you can write a fictional murder mystery, no problem, but if you write about a real unsolved murder you happen to know about.... well, that's different. Of course, I have no way of actually knowing if the stories told to me were true, or if someone was just really good at making them sound true, but these are the ones that sounded real to me. That's enough. For those reasons, and others, no declaration is going to be made about which are true and which are not. Obviously, no one remembers every word uttered decades later, but the fact is, it's surprising when you replay things in your head how much you do remember from experiences that made an impression on you. The details are drawn from what they told me, or what I have experienced, and I filled in the gaps to make the stories complete, without changing the known facts of what happened. Some words you never forget hearing. Some actions you never forget experiencing. Some sensations you never forget feeling. In short, some situations you never forget, period. I have worked to preserve those when I had them. You will probably notice, as I did, there are certain recurring themes in these stories. For whatever reason, similar places, situations and relationships keep showing up. Swimming pools, locker rooms, camps and camping trips, hunting trips, fishing trips, scouting trips, athletic events, father figures, coaches, teachers, uncles, neighbors, ... It seems there are certain times, places and relationships where men and boys can be alone together and become intimate. The same situations seem to happen for all of us. I hope you won't find it redundant and will just accept it, as I finally did, as just the way these things seem to happen. I have no idea how many of these I will have time to write and post. I've got so many stories to share, but writing time is hard to come by. I will post what I can when I can, but there may be very large gaps. There is no LAST story planned. If you have an experience you'd like to share, I'd love to hear it, even if I don't turn it into a story to share online. I am a collector of this particular set of human experiences. They connect me to my own, and I love hearing others share their experiences as well. Finally, typos happen. I do my best to catch them, but once published I can't really change them. Feel free to let me know so I can revise the master file, but if I kept editing till they were all gone I'd never get anything out. I hope you enjoy the stories.