This will definitely age me 
... but does anyone remember Fraternity Memoirs from Nifty.org? If not, you can still access it here: Nifty Archive: fraternity-memoirs. It's a long series written by "John Walsh" (pseudonym obviously) all the way back in 2001-2003. Essentially, it chronicled his real-life experiences freshman year starting college and rushing a fraternity back in the mid-90s, and holy crap did the guy get to have some insanely hot sexual encounters. But erotic wank stories are a dime a dozen, even back in the day - what made FM so incredibly engaging and captivating (and ultimately, so heartbreaking) imo were the interpersonal relationships and bonds he developed with some of the brothers in his frat, and what eventually transpired between them 2-3 years later.
Unfortunately, he never finished the series, and around 2003, he suddenly stopped posting altogether. Sadly, the stories he did publish barely even got through his freshmen year. By then, he had developed a growing fan base and several Yahoo Groups dedicated to FM and I imagine he was probably constantly getting hounded to continue writing. He relented just a little bit and came back a few months later to do an internet chat session as a guest author, where fans were invited to ask questions and John promised to let everyone know what eventually happened in FM.
I only have an edited/truncated log of the chat session, but in it, he detailed several developments that happened in his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years in college - including having a female ex walk in on him having sex with a guy, getting outed, drama with the fraternity, his eventual fight (which turned physical) with another brother he was deeply involved with, losing touch with his Big - who made an intense impression on him his first 2 years, and many other details about what went on after the last published chapter. A few years later - in 2006 - he published (more like posted in a Yahoo Group I believe) a shorter 3-part update, which went into further details about a few things that happened his sophomore year, with the words "to be continued..." at the very end. Of course, he never did continue the series.
It was clear that writing FM over many years took a toll on John, both emotionally and physically. Physical in the sense that it became a daunting hill to climb since he had written 23 long chapters and had barely even gotten through his 1st year in college, and emotional because a lot of these events, I imagine, were quite traumatic during a very sensitive time in a gay/bisexual person's life. I think he simply ran out of steam and wanted to move on and not devote so much time and mental space to the past.
All this to say - was anyone else here a huge fan of FM, and anyone care to guess which college and frat the series took place in? He gave many, many details throughout the chapters, including some specific locations. Of course, he changed all the names, but I've always wondered who "John Walsh" really was and if he is still writing these days. In the internet chat session, he mentioned that about 80% of what he wrote was true to life and the rest were embellishments. Anyways, just seeing if there were any FM fans still out there who are interested in discussing the series and maybe (hopefully) seeing if there are any further updates on John and the FM series. Thanks all!
... but does anyone remember Fraternity Memoirs from Nifty.org? If not, you can still access it here: Nifty Archive: fraternity-memoirs. It's a long series written by "John Walsh" (pseudonym obviously) all the way back in 2001-2003. Essentially, it chronicled his real-life experiences freshman year starting college and rushing a fraternity back in the mid-90s, and holy crap did the guy get to have some insanely hot sexual encounters. But erotic wank stories are a dime a dozen, even back in the day - what made FM so incredibly engaging and captivating (and ultimately, so heartbreaking) imo were the interpersonal relationships and bonds he developed with some of the brothers in his frat, and what eventually transpired between them 2-3 years later.Unfortunately, he never finished the series, and around 2003, he suddenly stopped posting altogether. Sadly, the stories he did publish barely even got through his freshmen year. By then, he had developed a growing fan base and several Yahoo Groups dedicated to FM and I imagine he was probably constantly getting hounded to continue writing. He relented just a little bit and came back a few months later to do an internet chat session as a guest author, where fans were invited to ask questions and John promised to let everyone know what eventually happened in FM.
I only have an edited/truncated log of the chat session, but in it, he detailed several developments that happened in his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years in college - including having a female ex walk in on him having sex with a guy, getting outed, drama with the fraternity, his eventual fight (which turned physical) with another brother he was deeply involved with, losing touch with his Big - who made an intense impression on him his first 2 years, and many other details about what went on after the last published chapter. A few years later - in 2006 - he published (more like posted in a Yahoo Group I believe) a shorter 3-part update, which went into further details about a few things that happened his sophomore year, with the words "to be continued..." at the very end. Of course, he never did continue the series.
It was clear that writing FM over many years took a toll on John, both emotionally and physically. Physical in the sense that it became a daunting hill to climb since he had written 23 long chapters and had barely even gotten through his 1st year in college, and emotional because a lot of these events, I imagine, were quite traumatic during a very sensitive time in a gay/bisexual person's life. I think he simply ran out of steam and wanted to move on and not devote so much time and mental space to the past.
All this to say - was anyone else here a huge fan of FM, and anyone care to guess which college and frat the series took place in? He gave many, many details throughout the chapters, including some specific locations. Of course, he changed all the names, but I've always wondered who "John Walsh" really was and if he is still writing these days. In the internet chat session, he mentioned that about 80% of what he wrote was true to life and the rest were embellishments. Anyways, just seeing if there were any FM fans still out there who are interested in discussing the series and maybe (hopefully) seeing if there are any further updates on John and the FM series. Thanks all!
