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Do You Trust Me?

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

 **Publisher** | Amber Quill Press

***Do You Trust Me?*** is a 2017 novel by B.G. Thomas. It is a second edition of the novella, ***Trust Me***, which was published by Amber Quill Press.

## Description

The path to happiness starts with acceptance, and sometimes the chance for a bright, loving future means letting go of the past.

All his life, Neil Baxter has buried a large part of himself—the part that’s attracted to other men. He married a woman and denied that side of him existed. And he plans to keep right on pretending to be straight after his beloved wife has passed away.

To help him deal with his grief, Neil’s sister-in-law convinces him to vacation at a dude ranch. There, Neil meets Cole Thompson, a young, gorgeous, unabashedly gay wrangler—who is unabashedly attracted to Neil. And try as he might, Neil cannot deny he feels the same way. But desire soon becomes something more profound as the two men get to know each other. Cole is much more than a sexy cowboy: he’s kind, spiritual, and intelligent. In fact, he’s perfect for Neil… except he’s a man, and Neil isn’t ready to let go of a lifetime of denial. If he cannot find the courage to be true to himself, he might let something wonderful slip through his fingers.

## Characters

* Neil Baxter
* Cole Thompson
Architectural Salvage

**Architectural Salvage** is a store specializing in original architectural antiques fixtures for homes such as windows, stain glass windows, moldings, mantles, fire screens, and all types of lighting fixtures, vintage doorknobs, hinges, lock sets, strike plates, pulls, tiles, grates, gates, and more. A great resource for anyone restoring homes to their original condition as well as film and stage props, designers, architects, artists.
Harry Potter

## Episode blurb

We discuss the global phenomenon that is Harry Potter, so naturally the conversation turns to Richie Rich and Archie comics. Also, the debut of a potential new theme song!

## Running Gags

* Tom does a questionable accent
* Home alone movie/novel mentioned

## Quotes

**Tim**: "People are weird, man. Men are scumbags!"

**Tom**: "That's the crux of this podcast."

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[Tim plays Tom 'O Death, Where is Thy Sting']

**Tom**: "That was the most depressing song I've ever heard."

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**Tim**: "I want a wood-coloured Lamborghini."

**Tom**: "Wood-coloured?"

**Tim**: "Yeah, like a fake wood."

**Tom**: "That's not coloured. It's panelled."

**Tim**: "Well excuse me, Mr. Wood Expert!"

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**Tim**: "I disagree, but I will fight to the death to defend your opinion, Tom."

**Tom**: "I don't know what you mean by that, but alright."

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**Tim**: "We're gonna judge you on this show, but we're gonna do it in a positive way."

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**Tim**: "Chris Columbus directed the first [Harry Potter film], right?"

**Tom**: "Yeah, the man who founded America."

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**Tim**: "[They should have] recast the 8th movie with dogs dressed up as people playing all the parts! ... A movie with dogs wearing jackets and hats? And wizard robes? I'm in! Sold. I'm going 3 times."

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**Tim**: "In the books it should be subtle. They shouldn't say he turned into a dog, just like 'Harry reached for a glass with his paw'."

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**Tom**: "You can come up with no better example of the dumb things white people do, than play Quidditch in the park."

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**Tom**: "Be all like, 'I've got a broomstick you can ride', and then you point like, downstairs."

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[Tim plays another ill-fitting gospel tune]

**Tom**: "Tim, just when I think you couldn't get any stupider.. you go ahead and play me the most perfect song I can think of for this podcast! I feel like a horse's ass."

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## References

1. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/completeguide/harry-potter
Groundhog Day

## Episode Blurb

Tim goes to the Philharmonic, Groundhog's Day vs. Groundhog Day, equinoxes, learning facts through rhymes, Tom's S.A.D., Pennsylvanian dialects, disagreements about how interesting the Amish are, famous groundhogs, the Brian Doyle-Murray movie, NEW SEGMENT: Lyrical Analysis: Stevie Wonder's "Part-time Lover" plus Tim and Tom Solve a Military Problem.
Pena Key

**Pena Key** is a fictional island in the Florida Keys located close enough to the shore that it can be reached by a bridge with drawbridge. The is the location for most of the events of the novelette *New Lease* and where Wade Porter and Kent Walker's have rented side by side beach side cottages. It is also where Wade met Gene Ventimiglia.

The island's revenue is dependent on tourism and the people who rent the cottages there. The downtown, such as it is, contains only a few stores including a very small grocery store, a convenience store, and a couple restaurants.
Fairy Tail Jobs Page

As we know, in the anime Fairy Tail, there is always missions to carry out. We've decided to make it real! (well sorta real) Like in the anime, each mission has certain ranks required, such as ***Pre-Wizard, Wizard, Advanced Wizard***, and ***S class Wizard***. (and i know i know i know these rankings are not in the anime but ya) If you click on a mission, it will lead to the details on the mission and what rankings are required and what to do. All the rewards come in jewel which in return, can help you get yourself and your guild a higher ranking. If the mission has (ready) by the side it means it's ready for a team to take it on. Exp: The Lost Jewels (ready). If a missions has (in progress) on the side it means we are working on setting up the mission and putting it together. Exp: The Lost Jewels (in progress). Most missions are better done with a team of at lease two members. To know if a mission is taken, by the side of it will be a notification. Exp: The Lost Jewels (taken). When you apply for a mission, be sure your up for it, if your going with a team that there up for it! Once you have finished the job notify an Admin or the Guild master and we will take it from there. Have fun on the missions/jobs and keep safe! Warning: There may be enemy wizards!

**- The Founders**

## **Mission Locations**

- l**iftingsights** (not decided yet)
Mrs. Sandburg

**Mrs. Sandburg** is a minor character from *The Boy Who Came In From The Cold* and *Anything Could Happen*. She is Todd Burton's mother.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Wilda mentions that she ran into Mrs. Sandburg. When Wilda asked about Todd, Mrs. Sandburg responded hostily. Later in the story, Guy visits Todd's home in Buckman where to talks to Mrs. Sandburg and her husband to get information on Todd's whereabouts.
The Missing Ink

**The Missing Ink** is a tattoo shop located on Main St. in Kansas City, MO. Wyatt Dolan goes there to get a teddy bear tattoo on his upper arm. One of the owners is a big bearish bisexual man named Nikko Petridis. His partner in business is a woman that Asher Eisenberg describes as "a big butch woman with about a billion tattoos."

The shop is featured in *Autumn Changes*.

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Special thanks to Lucy Watson Campbell for naming The Missing Ink.
Spring Affair

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Spring Affair*** is a 2014 novel by B.G. Thomas. It is the first book in the "Seasons of Love" series.

## Description

Sloan McKenna is going through a tough time. His beloved mother has recently passed away, leaving him her house and beautiful garden. But should he keep the house? Sell it? To make matters worse, he’s in love with one of his best friends, Asher, a man who can’t (or won’t) love him back.

Sloan’s neighbor, Max Turner, is married to an ambitious woman with far-reaching dreams, including moving the family to France. But Max is happy teaching at the local college and living in their nice, quiet town. Then he discovers his fourteen-year-old son is not only gay, but out and proud as well. That throws him into complete disarray, for more than one reason....

When Max’s wife leaves on a two-month business trip to Paris, circumstances throw the two men together. As they become friends, Sloan finds himself falling in love with Max, who is completely unavailable… just like Asher. As for Max, he is discovering that both his son’s coming out and his new friendship with Sloan are stirring up feelings he thought buried long ago. Spring is a time for rebirth—Is there any way the two men can find happiness and a new beginning?

## Characters

* Sloan McKenna
* Max Turner
Anything Could Happen

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Anything Could Happen*** is a 2013 novel by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

Moving to Kansas City could be the best thing Austin Shelbourne has ever done. For a start, he can stop living a lie and finally come out of the closet. And there's a chance, though slim, that he might be able to locate the love of his life, Todd Burton. It had seemed like a good idea when he seduced his friend, but Todd freaked out and vanished. Austin hopes to find Todd, make things right between them, and win his love. But when he meets actor Guy Campbell, things get even more confusing.

The moment Guy sets eyes on Austin, he knows Austin is The One. But Austin makes it clear he feels a responsibility to Todd, and Guy has some dark secrets of his own. He’s found redemption in acting and directing, but worries that if Austin learns the truth, he might not be able bear it. And what if Todd accepts Austin's apology and the love Austin offers? Guy wants Austin desperately, but he also wants him to be happy. In the play of life, with the happiness of good men in the balance, anything could happen.

## Characters

* Austin Shelbourne
* Boden Spitz
* Guy Campbell

**​Minor Characters**

* Lucille
* Jimmy Halliburton
* Wilda Chandler
* Frawley Chandler
* Miss Hallie
* Peter Wagner
* Todd Burton
* Corvella Spitz
* Grady
* Tiffany "Tiff" Webster
* The actress
* Dave
* Joan Edwards
* Tommy Smith
* Jude Parks
* Dean "Bean" Alexander
* Mark Byrne
* Tony Stoker
* Grant Carter
* Mrs. Penrose
* Mannie Penrose
* Izar Goya
* The waiter
* Ortisha Walker
* Jennifer Leavitt
* Asher
* The actor playing The Kid
* Gary Tanson
* Mara Poindexter
* Mrs. Sandburg
* Mike Etchison
* Alyn Sparks
* Liddle Awful Annie
* Billy "The Bear" Yarbrough
* Dora Shelbourne
* Fred Shelbourne
* Iyanha
* Hound Dog
* Gabe Richards

## ​Locations

* Gatton Point
* Kansas City
* Buckman
* Buckman Community Theater
* The Pegasus Theatre
* The Male Box
* Lovin' Oven
* Izar's Jatetxea
* Halliburton Box and Cardboard
* Wallymart
* Chubby's
* The Shepherd's Bean
* Four-Footed Friends
* Shear Fantasies
* Terra's Gate
* Oscar Wilde

## See Also

* *The Boy Who Came In From The Cold*
* *Alles ist möglich* - The German edition
A Taste of Honey

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***A Taste of Honey*** is a 2014 anthology edited by B.G. Thomas and Anne Regan.

## Description

In the mood to try something sweet? How about a collection of stories about bears and the special men in their lives? Guys don’t have to be in their twenties, perfectly sculpted, and hairless to be hot. Bears are real men with real bodies—and that doesn’t always mean a perfect six-pack or an immaculately smooth chest. With bears, it can mean more man to love. The men in this anthology are chubs, cubs, grizzlies, pandas, polar bears, and more—all looking for a connection. And beneath their burly physiques are hearts of gold. Explore the bear scene and beyond with these big, hairy guys and the men who find them irresistibly sexy.

## Stories

* "The Bear Fetish" by John Amory
* "The Bear Next Door" by Jack Byrne
* "The Bear at the Bar" by J. Scott Coatsworth
* "Barefoot" by Lillian Francis
* "Just Breathe" by John Genest
* "Bear Chasing" by Renae Kaye
* "Golden Bear" by G.P. Keith
* "Hunting Bear: A Fairy Tale with a Very Hairy Ending" by Edmond Manning
* "The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Getting Over Yourself" by Robert B. McDiarmid
* "Truck Stop" by Christopher Hawthorne Moss
* "Banyan Court" by Samuel Scott Preston
* "Amped" by Zoe X. Rider
* "The Bear King of Snowbird Mountain" by Michael Rupured
* "Life's Tiny Surprises" by Tara Spears
Orange

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Orange*** is a 2018 novel by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

Frank Sinclair believes only in the visceral, the real, what he can touch and taste. After all, his mother left him when he was five years old, so how can love exist? His next sexual conquest is what makes his world go around, not romance and happily ever after. The hot guy he sees working along the highway in an orange jumpsuit fuels his bad-boy fantasies. Coincidentally, the guy shows up at the gas station across the street from his apartment building, and you can bet he’s going to take his shot.

Roy Ingalls is his bad-boy parolee in orange, and he’s ready and oh-so-willing to be Frank’s next conquest. But Roy isn’t quite the bad boy he seems—deep down he’s sweet, naïve… and the most intoxicating man Frank has ever met.

The sex is the best of their lives, but can a man who mistrusts love and another who isn’t ready to admit he’s actually gay ever move beyond friends with benefits?
KUTE

**KUTE** is a a Top 40 station based in Kansas City, MO. It operates at 91.8 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Kan't be without KUTE!" It is one of three Top 40's competing in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The station's studios are located in Midtown Kansas City, and the transmitter site is in the Union Hill section of Kansas City.
The Boy Who Came In From The Cold

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***The Boy Who Came In From The Cold*** is a 2013 novel by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

Todd Burton has had enough of small-town Buckman. His abusive stepfather calls him a fag; his friend Austin makes him realize he may be gay, but Todd doesn’t want to admit his stepfather is right; and he dreams of being a chef. Three good reasons to flee his hometown and pursue greener pastures. But when Todd reaches the big city, his luck runs dry. Soon he can’t pay his rent and gets evicted. In the middle of a snowstorm.

Gabe Richards is a wealthy businessman with enough wounds of his own to make him afraid of ever being intimate again. But when he sees Todd outside his building, freezing to death, he takes pity on him and takes him in from the cold.

To their mutual surprise, Todd and Gabe find themselves drawn to each other. “One night” turns into a week. Maybe letting a man in from the cold can melt the ice around Gabe’s heart—and maybe getting evicted will turn Todd’s luck around.

## Characters

* Todd Burton
* Gabe Richards

## See Also

* *Anything Could Happen*
* *Alles mit ihm* - The German edition
* *Gyeoul-e mannan geudae* - The Korean edition
* *Il ragazzo che veniva dal freddo* - The Italian edition
* *Le garçon qui venait du froid* - The French edition
Julie Grosvenor

**Julie Grosvenor** is a character from *Soul of the Mummy*. She is one of Tucker Bradshaw’s dearest friends. She
takes Tucker in as her roommate when he leaves his significant other, Greg. She has always supported Tucker, even though she knew Greg was not right for him. She is divorced herself and among other things feels free to give Tucker advice concerning his relationships
Bathroom Etiquette

## Episode blurb

We answer your burning questions about today's most important issues: peeing and pooping.

## Running gags

Tim thinks all beer/coffee/wine/chocolate tastes the same (first mention)

## Quotes

**Tom**: "First things first, don't poop in the urinal. Am I right? Am I right?"

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**Tom**: "I've never stopped a meal to poop."

**Tim**: "Neither. I have however eaten a sandwich."

**Tom**: "Really?"

**Tim**: "No. That's how Elvis died."

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**Tim**: "You know what I have done - vomited, starting drinking again, and then made out with a girl."

**Tom**: "UGH!"

**Tim**: "No girl I've ever seen again, mind you."

**Tom**: "Yeah I wonder why!"

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**Tim**: "Yes! I frequently think when anything good happens to me, I always assume I'm on a hidden camera show... or the cool kids are setting me up to pour pig's blood on me."

**Tom**: "What a horrible life..."

**Tim**: "I have low self-esteem."

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**Tom**: "Tim, we really need to get some-"

**Tim**: "Porn."

**Tom**: "No, we need to get some-"

**Tim**: "Girls here. To film some porn."

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**Tom**: "Tim has the downstairs, I have a room upstairs. Tim's area has been nicknamed 'the Fuck Dungeon'-"

**Tim**: "-for obvious reasons!"

## References

1. ↑ https://tcgteclassicsblog.wordpress.com/rankings/
2. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/completeguide/bathroom-etiquette
Peter Wagner

**Peter Wagner** is a minor character who appears in many stories. He is the wealthiest man in the Kansas City area, and in fact, the entire United States. He owns many buildings and businesses.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Peter Wagner owns Gatton Point, the apartment building where Boden and Guy live. He also appointed Boden to be the building manager. He also owns The Pegasus Theatre.

He is good friends with Boden and pays Austin for doing maintenance work around the building. Peter sends Austin a gift of champagne for his birthday but is unable to attend Austin's birthday party.

After Lucille passes away, Austin finally meets Peter who takes the responsibility in helping console Boden. When Boden passes away, Peter again takes charge and organizes Boden's funeral arrangements. At this point, Peter reveals that Boden was actually married to his lover, Jimmy, for 50 years.
Boystown

**Boystown** is a predominantly GLBT in Lakeview, one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side. It is the first officially recognized gay village in the United States, as well as the cultural center of one of the largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) communities in the nation. Boystown has grown into a cultural center for the LGBT residents living within the Chicago metropolitan area. The district’s informal boundaries, overlapping with Lakeview East, are Irving Park Road on the north, Broadway on the east, Wellington Avenue on the south, and Sheffield Avenue on the west. The Center on Halsted, an LGBT community center, is also located in this area.

Jude Parks used to live in Boystown before relocating to Kansas City, MO. It appears in the novel *All Alone in a Sea of Romance*.
Dave

**Dave** is a minor character who appears at the get-together at Guy Campbell's apartment in the novel *Anything Could Happen*. He is a tall African-American man. Guy tells Austin Shelbourne that Dave describes himself as straight, but Guy suspects otherwise. Dave did the lighting for The Pegasus Theatre production of *Steel Magnolias--*a version where half the cast were played by men in drag.
Desert Crossing

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Desert Crossing*** is a 2011 novella by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

When Callum’s mother asks him to visit for her birthday, she unwittingly comes to his rescue. Callum is a broken and unhappy man, emotionally abused by his lover to the point of feeling worthless, alone, and without hope.

But during his trip, while passing through the Salt Lake Desert, Callum picks up a hitchhiker named Danny, who shows him that life is full of wonder and blessings. He’s on the verge of believing in himself again, but can he really make a new life for himself by jumping from the arms of one man into another’s?

## Characters

* Callum
* Danny
Waiter

A minor character from *Anything Could Happen*. He works at Izar's Jatetxea and waits on Austin, Guy and Boden when they have lunch at the restaurant. When showing Todd's picture around, the waiter mentions that he had seen Todd about a month earlier and had tried to become a student of Izar Goya but was turned away. Guy bribes the waiter into finding out more information on Todd from a possible job application.
Neferhati

**Neferhati** is a minor character in *Soul of the Mummy*. Her name means "beautiful heart."

Neferhati is one of S’ankhibthot’s childhood friends and appears before him as a spirit, along with another friend from his youth, Minemhat.

Neferhati deeply loved S’ankhibthot, but he was homosexual, he was unable to return her love. She eventually married a man she didn’t love and died as a result of giving birth. Her spirit lets him know she doesn’t wish S’ankhibthot any ill will.

Both Neferhati and Minemhat vanish and are never seen again.
Santa Claus

## Episode Blurb

This week we talk about Santa Claus! We discuss not letting your kids listen to this show, the history of Santa Claus, the times we each discovered a little secret about Santa, sending mail by burning it in a fireplace, eight legged horses and the logic of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. We also solve a problem for somebody who made an unfortunate choice of university.
Jennifer Leavitt

**Jennifer Leavitt** is a minor character from *Anything Could Happen*. She is the Producing Artistic Director of the Pegasus Theatre and had been doing it for 30 years. She is a lesbian.

She sits in on Austin's audition for *Tearoom Tango*.

Later in the story, Austin is embarrassed to talk with her after he ran out on his audition. But, she doesn't judge him because he felt the part wasn't right for him. She wants him to audition for another role because she admires his acting ability.
Mark Byrne

**Mark Byrne** is part of a "throuple" (triad) along with Tony Stoker and Grant Carter. Mark and Tony were originally together and Grant joined their relationship. He is well build and has some salt-and-pepper hair.

His story is told in Just Guys.

Mark, along with Tony and Grant, appear at Guy's apartment for a small get-together and later at The Male Box during Austin's birthday party in *Anything Could Happen*.
Grant Carter

**Grant Carter** was a married man who spent his entire adult life fighting the fact that he was gay.

Then a gay couple—Mark Byrne and Tony Stoker—move in next door, turning his life upside down and making him face things about himself he can no longer deny. Grant is originally from Terra's Gate and at the opening of the novella Just Guys has been married to a woman named Helen for twenty years.

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Grant falls in love with the gay couple and they with him and they become a triad or "throuple." His wife, Helen, is a very religious woman who almost had an affair and couldn’t go through with it because she was Christian. She is fine when her husband comes out so she can be with the man she has fallen in love with. She believes that the only acceptable way for a Christian to be able to divorce is if their spouse has an affair and she considers what is happening with her husband and the gay neighbors to be an affair..

Grant is minor character in the novel *Anything Could Happen*. Grant, along with Mark and Tony, appear at Guy's apartment for a small get-together and later at The Male Box during Austin's birthday party.
News Roundup

## Episode blurb

This week we discuss some big stories in the news, and Tom talks about a strangely depressing dream he had. - Samurai Sword Porn Star - Guatemalan sinkholes! - What is the Silver Surfer's deal? - There is apparently some sort of oil leak - Shaving the heads of corpses - Questions about donating a [...]

## Quotes

**Tim**: "How about we just don't do this?"

**Tom**: "No editing this week?"

**Tim**: "No, we just skip doing this. We go get a burger. I have a nap."

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**Tim**: "Does [the Guatemalan sinkhole] go all the way to the centre of the earth?"

**Tom**: "It comes pretty close, Tim."

**Tim**: "Do they have to line the perimeter with the military so none of the molepeople can get out?"

**Tom**: "Yeah."

**Tim**: "That'd be terrible! There's probably molepeople climbing up with their spelunking gear right now."

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**Tim**: "Are you an organ donor, Tom?"

**Tom**: "I don't have a license right now, it's expired, but yes. Cause I need a kidney."

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**Tim**: "If someone REALLY needs [an organ], you can have it before I die."

**Tom**: "I'm very nervous someone's going to ask for 1 of my kidneys."

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**Tom**: "I give [you] a kidney, you're gonna take me to Disneyworld every year."

**Tim**: "Or like I get 80% of your wages for the rest of your life."

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**Tim**: "It should be 'The Complete Guide to Everything featuring Tim'."

**Tom**: "Alright, that's-"

**Tim**: "Y'know why, Tom? Nobody likes you."

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## References

1. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/completeguide/news-roundup
Tommy Smith

**Tommy Smith** is a main character from *All Alone in a Sea of Romance*. He also makes a minor appearance in *The Real Thing* and *Anything Could Happen*.

## *The Real Thing*

Tommy is Bryan Mills' roommate and gives him advice and support when Bryan becomes interested in Curtis Hansen.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Austin meets Tommy, along with Jude Parks, at Guy's get-together near the beginning of the story. Jude also appears at Austin's birthday party at The Male Box. He plays the persona, Dixie Wrecked, and performs at The Male Box.
Unfinished Business

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Unfinished Business*** is a 2015 short story by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the *Spirit* anthology, the fourth volume in the "Gothika" series.

## Description

Mike Ellsworth was alive and well one minute…and dead the next.

Only he’s not really dead—he’s a ghost. One with lots of unfinished business.

He’s never told his wife that he has come to accept that he’s gay. He’s never told her that he has a secret lover. He’s never been able to tell his lover that he is in love with him.

Now there’s nothing Mike can do about it. And that’s only the beginning! He soon finds out he can help other ghosts leave the spirit world and step into the light. So what’s keeping him stuck on earth? If only there were a way he could make up for all he’s done wrong, and finally do what’s truly right.

And maybe, just maybe, there is.
Wilda Chandler

**Wilda Chandler** is a minor character from *Anything Could Happen*. She is Austin’s grandmother and Boden’s sister. Austin calls her Gram or Grams and Wilda insists that Guy address her the same way. She and her husband, Frawley, had raised Austin since he was very little after his parents died in a car accident.
Home

## Welcome to the The Complete Guide to Everything Wikia

A wiki for the podcast The Complete Guide to Everything.

## About the show

**The Complete Guide to Everything** (also known as TCGTE), is a free weekly podcast hosted by Tom Reynolds and Tim Daniels. The show started in July 2009, and has spanned over 600 episodes. Each episode is named after and centred around a particular topic, but discussions also include the host's personal lives, anecdotes, and a variety of regular segments. The duo also perform live shows throughout the year, both local to them in New York City, and in the United Kingdom, where they have a large following after being featured in the UK iTunes Store. The show is also supported by a Patreon supporters program, and supporters receive episodes early, have Google Hangouts, and are able to watch the pair record one episode a month by livestream.

## Regular Segments

### Tim and Tom Solve Your Problems

This is their longest-running segment, with listeners emailing in problems that they want Tim and Tom to give advice on. This segment has also expanded into solving problems live at live shows.

### Mundane Bucket List

This segment features either or both hosts listing "mundane" or simple tasks that they'd like to achieve before they die.

### PTOAYDKEUTNYTPIOTY Of the Week

This segment features either host (predominantly Tom) reading an article from the New York Times featuring a particular type of asshole.

Further segments can be found on the Segments page.

## Wiki Links

* About Tim
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* Episode List
	+ After Dark Episodes
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* Segments
* Running Gags
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Summer Lover

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Summer Lover*** is a 2014 novel by B.G. Thomas. It is the second book in the "Seasons of Love" series.

## Description

Scott Aberdeen doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or God. Or love—at least, he knows no one will ever love him. After all, he has carried a torch for his best friend Sloan for a decade, hoping his feelings will be returned one day. But when Sloan finds springtime love with another man, Scott’s fantasies are crushed and his skepticism confirmed.

Cedar Carrington, raised by rock star parents, leads a free-spirited, nomadic life, never staying in one place for long. Due to a dark past he refuses to share or even think about, he is willing to let men into his bed for sex, but never for the night.

When Scott finds himself camping in the middle of nowhere with over a hundred men who all believe in love—and faeries and a magickal gay brotherhood—he's pretty sure he’s in the wrong place. And when Cedar connects with cynical, critical Scott, he wonders how he could be falling in for this man of all men. But hearts and lives have been transformed at the Heartland Men’s Festival before, and it might be just the place where two very different men can release their pain and find true love at last.

## Characters

* Scott Aberdeen
* Cedar Carrington
Liddle Awful Annie

**Liddle Awful Annie** is a minor character who makes appearances in several stories. Her name is a parody of Little Orphan Annie. She is a performer at The Male Box.

## ​*Anything Could Happen*

During Austin's birthday party at The Male Box, she sings a parody cover of "Tomorrow" from the movie, *Annie*. She is also dressed like Annie from the movie, donning a large curly red wig and red dress with a white collar.
André Rice

**André Rice** is a character from *Soul of the Mummy*.

## *Soul of the Mummy*

André is an American man whom Tucker Bradshaw met at a hotel while vacationing in Egypt. André is an Egyptology student.

When he invites Tucker to an dig to see a recently discovered and historically important ancient tomb, he is killed by tomb raiders. Almost immeditaly the soul of the ancient mummy, S’ankhibthot, soul takes possession of André's body. Since all of André’s family has passed away, it leaves it very convenient for S’ankhibthot to assume permanent residence in the man’s body, assume his identity and live a life in the modern world.
Sometimes the Best Presents Can't Be Wrapped

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Sometimes the Best Presents Can't Be Wrapped*** is a 2017 novella by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

Ned Balding used to be a decent man—until the stress of seemingly countless responsibilities changes him, and he becomes cold and driven—the kind of man who considers firing an employee days before Christmas. The kind of man who kicks a dog…. But Ned’s transgressions haven’t gone unseen. A Salvation Army Santa witnesses his misdeeds and decides Ned needs to be taught a lesson.

When Ned wakes up the next morning, he’s stunned to discover he’s been transformed into a dog.

In the past year, Jake Carrara has lost his mother, a lover… even his dog. His boss came close to firing him just before the holidays. He isn’t sure he’s ready for another pet when he’s asked to foster a dog, but Jake’s good heart won’t let him refuse. Little does he know, this isn’t just any dog.

Through a twist of fate, two people with little reason to be friends might teach each other to rediscover the good—and the love—in life.
Hound Dog

​**Hound Dog** or **H.D.**  is one of the main characters in the novel *Hound Dog & Bean.* His real name is **Hillary Dameron Fisher**, although he hates it and thus his nicknames were created. He allows those people he really cares for call him “Hill.”

He also makes minor appearances in other stories.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Hound Dog appears briefly at the end of the story. He is invited to the set of *Tearoom Tango* to contribute to adding graffiti to the stage.
Main Dock

Buildings Fast Navigation
**Basic resources**: Fishing Pier • Foundry • Museum • Quarry • Sawmill**Commodities**: Artisan • Factory • Food Mill • Grocery • Workshop • Yard
**Long time production**: Forge • Lumber Mill • Mine

The level of your **Main Dock** determines how many ships can be active in your fleet.

**TIP**: As you upgrade your **Dock** and your fleet grows, the docking process will take up more and more time. When this becomes a problem, consider turning on the Fast Ships feature. This makes your ships arrive and leave the port much faster. All you have to do is open the Settings window from the panel on the right of your screen and set the Fast Ships option to On. The Fast Ships option is applied only when your ships arrive and leave your port. The voyage to the destinations on the map is not influenced.

Measurements for **Main Dock** are 0 because it is placed out of the town grid.

Table of contents

## Slots

How to use the table (examples):

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Lucille

**​Lucille** is a minor character from *Anything Could Happen*. She is a red Pomeranian and the pet of Boden Spitz.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Lucille is very energetic and prone to barking, but is also very affectionate. She befriends Austin immediately and enjoys cuddling up to him. She is also friendly with other tenants in the building.

Later in the story, she becomes somewhat listless. Towards the end of the story, Lucille passes away at the age of 18. It breaks Boden's heart and he eventually passes away two weeks later.

It isn't until Austin talks with Peter Wagner, Boden's closest friend, that he finds out that Lucille was originally a pet given to Boden on his 64th birthday. He also finds out that Boden and his past lover, Jimmy, were married. It was Lucille that kept Boden going after Jimmy passed away.
Soul of the Mummy

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Soul of the Mummy*** (also known as ***Baiu en Sāhuf***) is a 2010 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2010 Daily Dose anthology, *Midsummer's Nightmare*.

## Description

S'ankhibthot is an ancient Egyptian trapped in a relationship with an insane warlock. Tucker Bradshaw is a modern gay man whose cheating lover has brought him to the brink of despair. Both men long for real love. When Tucker flees to Egypt, will the fates and ancient gods be able to bring them together across the sands of three thousand years? And if they do, how does the warlock feel about his lover S'an finding someone new in the modern world?

## Characters

* S'ankhibthot
* Ma'akheruenhut
* Tucker Bradshaw
* André Rice
* Dr. Farid Saadawi

**Minor Characters**

* Minemhat
* Neferhati
* Greg
* Julie Grosvenor
* Baboon
Shirley Greer

**Shirley Greer** is a minor character in the novelette *New Lease*. At that time, well over twenty years ago, she worked as a secretary for Crumpton & Schwenk Women's Apparel with Wade Porter. It was her first job, fresh out of school and was quite friendly with Wade, and in fact had a bit of a crush on him. Her present whereabouts are unknown.
Kent Walker

**Kent Walker** is one of the main characters of *New Lease*. He is an artist an over the last year has focused his work on covers for gay romance novels.

He loves coffee and roasts his own.

Kent had a lover, Seth Novak, who died a year earlier from pancreatic cancer. They were together for 10 years.

Kent shows Wade a different way of thinking and living. Kent if very proud to be gay and helps Wade realize that Gene had made him feel almost as ashamed of who and what he was as his father had. Kent takes Wade to his first gay bar in Key West where he is amazed, frightened and excited to be in a room full of other gay men. Gene also did not allow him to associate with other gay men. Kent paints covers for gay romance books and helps Gene see that being gay is wonderful and beautiful, something he knew but is only able to understand with Kent's help. It also helps when Kent makes love to him.
Symmetry Innovations

**Symmetry Innovations** is a company located in Kansas City, MO, that helps struggling new companies. They investigate and if they like what a company is trying to do, and they believe in it, they invest in it to give it the capital it needs to become a success. Originally it was just a simple investment company, but under the direction of Gabe Richards it became hugely successful itself. It is owned by Wagner Enterprises. It appears in *The Boy Who Came In From The Cold*.
S'ankhibthot

**S'ankhibthot** (nicknamed **S’an**) is one of the main characters from *Soul of the Mummy*.

## *Soul of the Mummy*

S'ankhibthot is an ancient Egyptian and former lover of the priest, Ma'akheruenhut. He had met Ma'akheruenhut while at temple to pray and the two immediately became infatuated with one another. They had been lovers for 20 years and had grown wealthy in his relationship and live longer than any other commoner at the time.

When Ma’akheruenhut is sentenced to be executed, he devises a plan for both he and S’ankhibthot to die and then be resurrected. Ma’akheruenhut kills S’ankhibthot with an ancient knife and S’ankhibthot’s soul is locked away in his tomb along with his mummified body.

In modern day, S’ankhibthot’s tomb is opened and his soul is released. During that time, Tucker and Andre are present and are attacked by gunmen. Andre is killed and S’ankhibthot’s soul inhabits the body of Andre and he remains in Andre’s body for the remainder of the story. While adapting to life of modern times, he slowly learns English and modern ways through Andre’s life experience, as well as Andre’s meeting and sexual encounters with Tucker. He is also able to recall’s memories from Andre’s life.
Winter Heart

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Winter Heart*** is a 2016 novel by B.G. Thomas. It is the fourth and final book in the "Seasons of Love" series.

## Description

For over ten years, Wyatt Dolan defined himself as the lover of Howard Wallace. Howard made sure Wyatt’s self-worth depended on that role. So when Howard dumps him, he is lost at sea in a storm without a rudder. If it wasn’t for his supportive friends, he doesn’t know what he’d do. Finally, after a series of disasters, he escapes to Camp Sanctuary—a sacred place to him—where he can be alone, try to put his past behind him, and find a new direction for his life.

Kevin Owens is a lonely man. He is very intelligent—several apps he created have gone on to make him a comfortable living—but he is also quite shy and is uncomfortable making conversation. The death of his dear friend and former lover after a long illness leaves him grieving, confused, and adrift. Then a dream guides him to Camp Sanctuary, only to find that the one cabin with a wood-burning stove has already been reserved. And worse, by a man he’s had a secret crush on for years—Wyatt Dolan.

When a snowstorm knocks out power at the Camp, Wyatt and Kevin must share the same cabin to stay warm, and very soon, magickal things begin to happen.
Dean "Bean" Alexander

**Dean "Bean" Alexander** is one of the main characters in *Hound Dog & Bean*. He also makes minor appearances in other stories. He owns the very popular cafe called The Shepherd's Bean which is located on Main St. in midtown Kansas City, MO.

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## *Anything Could Happen*

Bean appears briefly at Guy's get-together after the play, *​Steel Magnolas.* He is also mentioned when Guy first takes Austin to The Shepherd's Bean for coffee.
All Alone in a Sea of Romance

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***All Alone in a Sea of Romance*** is a 2012 novel by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

I’m Jude Parks, writer of gay romances. Even though I’m good at what I do, the irony is that I haven’t exactly been lucky in love. My friend Jeannie says it's because I settle for Mr. Right Now instead of holding out for Mr. Forever. I say I’d rather regret what I have done than what I haven’t.

I only came to Romantic Voyages, the biggest romance convention in the country, for business. Yet in no time I got mixed up with a gorgeous cover model, weeping artists, drag queens, and crazy housewives—and became the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Well, they say any press is good press.

Maybe I should've stayed home. But then I never would’ve met Tommy Smith, the craziest, most outrageous, silly, sexy man I've ever known—a man who makes me wonder if it may be worth holding out for Mr. Forever. A man who might turn my rotten luck around. But only if we survive the weekend and I clear my name….

## Characters

* Jude Parks
* Tommy Smith
Seasons of Love

**"Seasons of Love"** is a series of four novels by B.G. Thomas. The series involves a group of friends that have named themselves the **"Fabulous Four"**, and consists of Sloan McKenna, Scott Aberdeen, Asher Eisenberg and Wyatt Dolan. While the Fabulous Four is featured in every story, each novel in the series focuses on one of these friends and his discovery of true love and has central theme of one of the seasons of the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

## Stories

* *Spring Affair*
* *Summer Lover*
* *Autumn Changes*
* *Winter Heart*
Curtis Hansen

**Curtis Hansen** is one of the main characters in *The Real Thing*. He owns a small ranch just outside of Kansas City.

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## *The Real Thing*

Curtis lives just outside of Kansas City, on his family farm, a thousand-acre ranch with about two hundred head of cattle. He has a few young local boys help him out on the farm.

One night, he visits The Watering Hole where he meets an attractive young cowboy, Bryan Mills. He buys Bryan a beer and they chat and flirt and eventually return to Bryan's apartment to have sex. The next morning, Curtis talks about needing help on his farm and Bryan agrees to lend a hand, but admits that he isn't a real cowboy, though he dresses very much like one. Curtis seems put off by this and Bryan worries that he may have ruined his chances with Curtis.

A few days later, Curtis gets in touch with Bryan and they meet up at The Watering Hole. There, they both discuss their pasts, how they came out and what they're looking for in a relationship. Bryan tells Curtis he is attracted to older men and Curtis tells Bryan he is attracted to younger men. Later, Curtis takes Bryan to his farm where they have sex. Curtis shows Bryan around his farm.

After a few more days, Curtis contacts Bryan again and suggested another date and spending the weekend together. Bryan happily agrees.
Uninvited

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Uninvited*** is a 2014 short story by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the *Bones* anthology, the second volume of the "Gothika" series.

## Description

When a hot tip leads Kansas City reporter Taylor Dunton to a series of grisly murders, his investigation points to Myles Parry and his vodou shop.

Myles wants nothing more than to practice his religion in peace, and he hopes Taylor can help him show the community they have nothing to fear. The problem is all the clues point to Myles as the suspect and only Taylor can help him prove his innocence.

However, this case has also caught the attention of the vodou spirits of the Lwa… and they’ve taken an interest in Taylor as well.

## Characters

* Taylor Dunton
* Myles Parry
Cole Thompson

**Cole Thompson** is one of the main characters in *Do You Trust Me?*. He works as a wrangler at Black Bear Ranch and has lived there for year with the owners—his blood uncle Vincent Clark and his aunt my marriage Darla. His mother—Norma—kicked him out when she and his father discovered he was gay. He hitchhikes from Chicago and makes a life (as well as a cabin) on Black Bear Ranch. He was lovers with Garrett Granger for several years. Garrett was cheating on him though and became HIV+ but luckily, Cole did not. Cole stayed with him through a lot but finally broke up with him when he discovered Garrett was still cheating and not safely, knowing he was HIV+. He abandons the cabin and begins building a new one when he meets Neil Baxter and falls in love again.
Minemhat

**Minemhat** is a minor character in *Soul of the Mummy*.

He is one of S’ankhibthot’s childhood friends and appears before him as a spirit, along with Neferhati. He described as a *mut*, or “vengeful spirit.”

Minemhat died at the age of thirteen because his hand was cut off for stealing bread while he was alive. He makes threats against S’ankhibthot for living far longer than most commoners.

When Ma’akheruenhut returns to S’ankhibthot, both Minemhat and Neferhati vanish and are never seen again.
Blue

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Blue*** is a 2017 novel by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

Blue McCoy has lived on the streets for a long time, surviving by his wits and doing what he must, and he’s not above using his youthful appearance and air of innocence to his advantage. It’s not an easy life, but he’s happy. He has everything he really needs: the clothes on his back, a house to squat in, a sweet dog. Everything except that special someone to love him.

Six months ago, John Williams’s wife left him because she was bored. “Even your name is boring” were her last words to him before she walked out. Now he’s by himself in a big house, trying to figure out what direction his life should take. He’s never been so alone.

A chance encounter sets John on a new path, a path that becomes clearer when loneliness sends him to a local animal shelter to get a dog—and he finds an angel instead. An angel named Blue. A crisis brings them together, but it is something else that keeps them there. Could it be love? A love that can forever end two men's deep loneliness and bring them the support and sense of belonging they've searched for all their lives?
Grumble Monkey and the Department Store Elf

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Grumble Monkey and the Department Store Elf*** is a 2013 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2013 Advent Calendar anthology, *Heartwarming*.

## Description

Kit Jefferies, a part-time department store Christmas elf, is an artist who loves life and his family. Unfortunately, his car dies at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere as he is heading home for Christmas. Enter Nick St. George.

Nick is a very unhappy man—he's achieved his professional goals only to find the rest of his life bleak and empty. Deciding there was only one way to make everything right, he is on his way to San Francisco on a dark mission, and even the horrible sleet storm that blocked his path won't deter him. That's when he found Kit.

At first, Nick is pretty sure rescuing Kit was a big mistake. Kit's personality is just too, well, effervescent. But as the miles go by, Kit begins to bring light to his dark heart. It might even be bright enough to illuminate a Christmas miracle.

## Characters

* Kit Jefferies
* Nick St. George
Izar's Jatetxea

**Izar's Jatetxea** is a restaurant in Kansas City that specializes in Basque cuisine. It is owned by Izar Goya and is open with large windows that allow lots of sunlight and has an inviting atmosphere

## *Anything Could Happen*

Austin, Guy and Boden stop by Izar's Jatetxea for lunch and try to get information on Todd's whereabouts. Their waiter mentions that Todd did come by months earlier.
Boden Spitz

**Boden Spitz** (nicknamed **​Uncle Boden** or **Bodie**) is a main character from *Anything Could Happen*. He is Austin's great uncle.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Boden lives in Gatton Point in Kansas City with his red Pomeranian, Lucille. He is also the manager of the building. When Austin moves to Kansas City to find Todd, Boden takes him in and allows him to do maintenance work around the building. It's there when Boden introduces Austin to Guy.

Boden is gay and is very open about his sexuality. Austin reveals that he too is gay and Boden makes Austin feel comfortable and accepted. Boden, along with Guy, try to help Austin find Todd.

Boden is happy about the developing relationship between Austin and Guy and tries to give Austin advice on how to handle the situation concerning Todd. Boden also tells Austin about his relationship with Jimmy, the first man Boden ever loved. He said that Jimmy wound up marrying a woman and Boden couldn't bear to be someone on the side, so he left Buckman to live in Kansas City.

Boden and Austin share holidays together, including Thanksgiving, Austin's 21st birthday and Christmas. Guy is invited to Christmas and Austin's family, including Boden, treat Guy as a member of the family and as Austin's boyfriend.

After an argument with Guy, Austin returns home to find Boden crying and discovers that Lucille had died. Boden is heartbroken and calls his dear friend, Peter Wagner, to comfort him. Two weeks later, Boden passes away. It is revealed by Peter Wagner that Boden was actually married to Jimmy for 50 years. A year after Boden moved to Kansas City, Jimmy left his wife and found Boden and the two were eventually married.