Boys Will Be Boys

By Paul Alan Fahey

In the late 1950's, fourteen year old Philip Noland is a gay but sexually inexperienced freshman at St. Sebastian’s, a Catholic high school for boys. Alone and emotionally isolated, with the exception of two friends named O’Riley and Carlin, there are no familiar guideposts for Philip to follow, just an excess of rules and regulations that make no sense to him.

A late bloomer, Philip learns to masturbate effectively and fall in love for the first time, but his greatest challenge isn’t the regimented behavior at St. Sebastian’s -- it's surviving a bully named Molinara who has set his sights on Philip.

Can Philip navigate the minefields of St. Sebastian's and emerge victorious?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Oct 22, 2012
• ISBN: 9781935753681

Paul Alan Fahey

Paul Alan Fahey, author of the writer’s resource, The Short and Long of It, and the Lovers and Liars gay wartime romance series, is also edited the 2013 Rainbow Award-winning nonfiction anthology, The Other Man: 21 Writers Speak Candidly About Sex, Love, Infidelity, & Moving On. For more information, visit paulalanfahey.com.

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Boys Will Be Boys

By Paul Alan Fahey

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An imprint of JMS Books LLC

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Copyright 2012 Paul Alan Fahey

ISBN 9781935753681

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Published in the United States of America. Queerteen Press is an imprint of JMS Books LLC.

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Boys Will Be Boys

By Paul Alan Fahey

Belmont Hills School District Student Report Card

Grade 8

Student Name: Philip Noland

Date of Birth: 10-27-1944

School Year: 1957–1958

Teacher: Mr. George Healy

Room No: 201

Days Absent: 5

Days Tardy: 2

Grades:

Math: B+

English: A+

Social Studies: A–

Science: B

PE: C

Music: A+

History: A+

Teacher Notes: Philip was an absolute joy and an asset to my class. Good luck, Phil, next year at St. Sebastian’s. I’ll be rooting for you.

Teacher Signature: George S. Healy

Date: 6/14/58

School: Belmont Junior High School

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A Short History Of Me

Who was I in 1958?

Who was Philip Noland?

Will the real Philip Noland please stand up!

This is my story, at least what I remember, filtered through years of trying to forget about Molinari, Richards, Fontaine, O’Riley, and Carlin. But, like Casablanca, Smith was my Paris, and I’ll always have Smith tucked away in a safe place in my heart. The years have colored and clouded my memory, and what’s left are scattered details. Was St. Sebastian’s the worst part of my younger life? Probably not, but it’s right up there on the list of Things I’d Like to Forget.

What happened to me then was a subtle kind of thing; it happened in increments over days, weeks, and months until it became unbearable. So let’s travel back to that time and what I remember. I promise it will be a short trip. I don’t want to stay there too long.

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My last name says it all. Noland. No land. Get it? Most of the time at St. Sebastian’s, I felt I was from nowhere and going nowhere. Fast. Up to that point, I thought I was a pretty good kid, brought up by a single mother who did her best to keep the