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Nick & Carter Holiday #13
Gay Freedom Day, 1977
Sunday, June 26, 1977
It's a foggy Sunday morning and Nick and Carter are hosting a breakfast brunch at their house on Sacramento Street.
It's the perfect way to start off a day that will include the Gay Freedom Day Parade which is promising to be bigger than ever!
However, Nick is running late and is still getting dressed when a friend from Florida knocks on the bedroom door.
Turns out he wants Nick to have a quick meeting with a client which ends up being quite surprising, to say the least.
It's the 70s and nothing is like it used to be...
But love is still love and, by the end of the day, Nick is in Carter's strong arms, and all is as it should be.
It's a foggy Sunday morning and Nick and Carter are hosting a breakfast brunch at their house on Sacramento Street.
It's the perfect way to start off a day that will include the Gay Freedom Day Parade which is promising to be bigger than ever!
However, Nick is running late and is still getting dressed when a friend from Florida knocks on the bedroom door.
Turns out he wants Nick to have a quick meeting with a client which ends up being quite surprising, to say the least.
It's the 70s and nothing is like it used to be...
But love is still love and, by the end of the day, Nick is in Carter's strong arms, and all is as it should be.
43 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2020
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Frank W. Butterfield
123 books106 followersFrank W. Butterfield, not an assumed name, loves old movies, wise-cracking smart guys with hearts of gold, and writing for fun.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
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July 1, 2020
Surprised at this entry into the Holiday series, but delighted by it.
July 1, 2020
Gay Freedom Day, 1977 (Nick and Carter Holidays 13)
By Frank W. Butterfield
Published by the author, 2020
Four stars
While this one didn’t hit me emotionally until the very end (such a lovely scene), it was a fantastic nostalgia ride for those of us in the post-Stonewall generation.
I remember NY’s Pride March in 1977 so well, because we, too were caught up in the Anita Bryant mess and the orange juice boycott. I also graduated from college that spring, with my family and my boyfriend by my side (although we used the term ‘lover’ then – before partner was in the air, and long before husband was even a dream). It still wasn’t easy being gay, but it was a moment of political awakening and feeling our muscles as a movement.
As with all these holiday stories, this one dips into Nick and Carter’s life, reminding us that they are, alas, fantasies, not real; because they are simply too good, too broad-minded, too generous, too much in love, and too rich. Nick and Carter are an ideal, gay superheroes who suffer in spite of their great wealth. They never abuse their power and never miss a chance to do some lesbian or gay guy a favor. I really don’t think there’s a billionaire out there (gay or straight) who comes close to being what Mr. Butterfield has created with these two amazing men.
This just makes them more precious to me. At this moment in our history as gay Americans, we see all around us the failure of American “ideals,” because the truth is, notions of liberty and equality have never been fully embraced in our country – not even by LGBT people. We need to be better.
We need to be more like Nick and Carter. We need to make that fantasy real.
By Frank W. Butterfield
Published by the author, 2020
Four stars
While this one didn’t hit me emotionally until the very end (such a lovely scene), it was a fantastic nostalgia ride for those of us in the post-Stonewall generation.
I remember NY’s Pride March in 1977 so well, because we, too were caught up in the Anita Bryant mess and the orange juice boycott. I also graduated from college that spring, with my family and my boyfriend by my side (although we used the term ‘lover’ then – before partner was in the air, and long before husband was even a dream). It still wasn’t easy being gay, but it was a moment of political awakening and feeling our muscles as a movement.
As with all these holiday stories, this one dips into Nick and Carter’s life, reminding us that they are, alas, fantasies, not real; because they are simply too good, too broad-minded, too generous, too much in love, and too rich. Nick and Carter are an ideal, gay superheroes who suffer in spite of their great wealth. They never abuse their power and never miss a chance to do some lesbian or gay guy a favor. I really don’t think there’s a billionaire out there (gay or straight) who comes close to being what Mr. Butterfield has created with these two amazing men.
This just makes them more precious to me. At this moment in our history as gay Americans, we see all around us the failure of American “ideals,” because the truth is, notions of liberty and equality have never been fully embraced in our country – not even by LGBT people. We need to be better.
We need to be more like Nick and Carter. We need to make that fantasy real.
July 14, 2020
epub; 40 pages
About to host a breakfast Nick is introduced by Ronnie Grisham to someone with a plea for help...
This one's perhaps slightly odder than usual - but enjoyable, nonetheless. Good to see the Florida mob on the west coast for a change! There is a very moving scene right at the end.
About to host a breakfast Nick is introduced by Ronnie Grisham to someone with a plea for help...
This one's perhaps slightly odder than usual - but enjoyable, nonetheless. Good to see the Florida mob on the west coast for a change! There is a very moving scene right at the end.
June 15, 2023
3.5 Stars - Rounded up.
June 26, 2022
Another excellent short in this holiday snippet series. Nick and Carter are strong as ever, happy, in love, and yet Carter seems to be having thoughts of mid-life crisis, at least that is what it seems like to Nick with all the heartachy music his partner has been listening to. When we discover the reason behind his choice of music, it's a highly heart-filled scene. Not having read the original series before experiencing these holiday shorts, probably lessened the connection for me just because I didn't have "first hand" knowledge of the facts but it didn't lessen the heart of the moment.
I love the blend of fiction and the real life events of 1977's Anita Bryant and orange juice boycot. That meshing of fact and fiction brings an interesting and emotional point in Nick and Carter's journey to life. Do they have it easier because of their wealth? Of course but that doesn't mean they didn't face road blocks too but it does allow them to help others find a piece of happiness.
Once again having a look into the window of Nick and Carter's journey has upped the original Nick Williams Mystery series a notch on my TBR List. As much as I'd love to jump in immediately, it looks like a long series(which I am always a big fan of as I'm very much a series kind of gal😉) and I know once I start I won't want to stop but right now real life keeps getting in the way of my reading time. One of these days I won't be able to resist and I have a feeling once I do, I'll revisit many of these holiday shorts to get the full-on Nick and Carter experience.
I love the blend of fiction and the real life events of 1977's Anita Bryant and orange juice boycot. That meshing of fact and fiction brings an interesting and emotional point in Nick and Carter's journey to life. Do they have it easier because of their wealth? Of course but that doesn't mean they didn't face road blocks too but it does allow them to help others find a piece of happiness.
Once again having a look into the window of Nick and Carter's journey has upped the original Nick Williams Mystery series a notch on my TBR List. As much as I'd love to jump in immediately, it looks like a long series(which I am always a big fan of as I'm very much a series kind of gal😉) and I know once I start I won't want to stop but right now real life keeps getting in the way of my reading time. One of these days I won't be able to resist and I have a feeling once I do, I'll revisit many of these holiday shorts to get the full-on Nick and Carter experience.
September 10, 2025
Do You Remember When
Some of us remember 1977 and the orange juice boycott. Fortunately Anita was not a lasting influence, but she was one in a long list of destructive attacks against gay rights. And as much as we thought we had accomplished, now in 2025 the community is once more under attack by religious bigots and narrow minded fundamentalists.
Some of us remember 1977 and the orange juice boycott. Fortunately Anita was not a lasting influence, but she was one in a long list of destructive attacks against gay rights. And as much as we thought we had accomplished, now in 2025 the community is once more under attack by religious bigots and narrow minded fundamentalists.
October 7, 2020
Warm fuzzies
I love these novellas. This one left me feeling warm and fuzzy as with all Nick and Carter stories, their love amazes me.
I love these novellas. This one left me feeling warm and fuzzy as with all Nick and Carter stories, their love amazes me.
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