Camp Echo

Aeriol and Max share an apartment, a relationship, and their friends. 

Jules always seems to be there. Mayaan, Nadia and her brother Alex interweave into the complex matrix. Geoffrey is Max’s confidant, but he's not always there. Sex, drugs, and spirituality float around in the cauldron that is the life of these young adults. 
 
This real life drama moves inexorably between highs and lows, excitement and boredom. People flow in and out of their lives, but no one is left untouched. They all need to discover who they are, the 'good' have their defects, and the 'not so good' have their merits. Life is complicated...

Camp Echo - Chapter 1 (part one)

Introduction Boys and girls come out to play, The moon does shine as bright as day; Come with a hoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will or...

Camp Echo - Chapter 1 (part two)

Chapter One (part two) The more time Maximillian spent with Reuben the less he got to know him. Exactly the inverse of any normal relationship, but...
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Camp Echo - Chapter 2

Chapter Two - Sex second edition “Aeriol, what are you talking about?” “Alex. He wants to do it with you.” “What?” Max was incredulous. “You heard...

Camp Echo - Chapter 3

Chapter Three – Aftermath second edition Max woke up with a black boy in his bed. What had happened? Geoffrey was right about one thing, Alex had a...
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Camp Echo - Chapter 4

Chapter Four - On Namah Shivaya second edition Max and Jules were sitting in the back of Aeriol's Citroen Dyane heading into town. He'd switched on...

Camp Echo - Chapter 5

Chapter Five - Exposed second edition It was a week later when nearly everyone got woken by banging and hammering on the front door. “Jesus Christ,...

Camp Echo - Chapter 6

The story so far... Max shares an apartment and a relationship with Aeriol. Max's confidant Geoffrey is no longer around, he's gone overseas, to Brazil. Jules also shares their apartment in a kind of unofficial fashion , he's always there, but he rests a mystery. Alex turns out to be the brother of Nads (Nadia). Having slept with Aeriol, he confides in him that he fancies Max. They end up in bed together, Alex and Max, but nothing happened. Nadia has a relationship with May (Mayaan), who also has a thing for Aeriol, which I guess makes Aeriol bi, and May too. Outside of these complex relationships there is Reuben, but he's also planning to move overseas, leaving behind Davy. But who exactly is Davy and why does this boy seem to fascinate Max? Our hero , is that really Max, or Aeriol, or even Jules? They've all been getting high, smoking dope, chanting in an ashram, getting off, and almost getting busted in an early morning raid. There are others too, Chester and his son Michael, whose apparently a dream, but then there's the reality of all that. Which just about brings us up to date and to this next chapter aptly titled Magic Mushrooms. Now read on...

Camp Echo - Chapter 7

Chapter Seven - Relations. second edition “Jules babe your still here,” Max smiled as he entered the living room. The smell of stale smoke hung in...
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Camp Echo - Chapter 8

Chapter Eight - Introductions Second Edition Max woke early, it was cold in the apartment, it was always cold, and he hated that. A bit of sunshine...

Camp Echo - Chapter 9

Chapter Nine - Davy and Nathan second edition It rang four times before someone picked up. “Hello,” the voice answered. “Ah, yeah, hi...” Max couldn’...

Camp Echo - Chapter 10

Chapter Ten - Coke for Germany second edition Living with Aeriol you never knew exactly where you were, what would happen next, who might arrive on...

Camp Echo - Chapter 11

Chapter Seven - Take a Chance on Me second edition Lucky it wasn't a heavy day at work, because both Max and Aeriol felt tired. They were only...

Camp Echo - Chapter 12

Chapter Twelve - Radar Love second edition “I hate coming in here in the morning to a pile of dirty dishes.” Max stood in front of the sink staring...

Camp Echo - Chapter 13

Chapter Thirteen - When the Cat's Away. Second Edition Max really did not want to be involved in Jake's deal so he stayed in his room and ignored the...
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Camp Echo - Chapter 14

Chapter Fourteen – The Darkness of the Night. second edition “Jules, long time no see,” Max smiled as he entered the lounge. Jules looked up and...