Penname: mandagrammy Real name: Sandra Woosley
Member Since: Nov 16, 2016
Membership status: Member
Bio:

 


Hello everyone.  I am a 74 year old Mother of one girl and Grandmother of two girls, all of them grown adults now.  I've been an ardent and devoted fan of Queer as Folk since the very first airing of Season 1, Episode 1, which I had to watch after seeing the British version shortly before the American version was aired.  And although the British version was truly wonderful, nothing could have prepared me for the magnificent talent of the actors who took on the American version, or the compelling storylines they played out.  Eventually I discovered the world of fanfics after my girls gave me my first computer, and i've never looked back.  I started as an avid reader of QAF fanfiction and was finally convinced by fellow QAFers to try my hand at my own fanfics.  That was more than a decade ago and nothing has given me more pleasure than writing my stories and hearing from readers who seemed to enjoy them.  I've been dormant with my writing for the last few years due to a number of reasons, but I do hope that some of my old work will still find an audience that likes what I've written.  


As for my personal life... I've grown up all over the United States until the age of 19, when I settled in the Dallas, Texas area, where I remained for 48 years.  About 5 years ago I finally made a move with my girls to Pennsylvania, and am now very happily living with my youngest Granddaughter in Lancaster.  Oh yes, I also became a devoted fan of another television series called 'Spartacus'.  There is a loving gay couple called Agron and Nasir that have also inspired me to write fanfics for their characters and you will find one cross-over story involving this couple with Brian and Justin.   Hopefully there will be more stories in my future, but only time will tell.  Thank you for checking me out.


 


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Stories by mandagrammy
Summary:

Brian decides to throw a Thanksgiving Day Dinner Party for all his loved ones three years after Justin has moved to New York City, but this is no ordinary party because Brian knows a number of secrets that will change everyones lives this Thanksgiving Day.

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Thanksgiving
Genres: Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4110 Read Count: 1143
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

The setting is post Season 5 by several months. Brian has developed a unique problem that he has only faced one other time. He turns to the psychologist who helped him with Justin's problem after the bashing in hopes of finding a solution. Will the good Doctor figure out the puzzle that is confronting Brian and help him solve it? I dedicate this to Lori, who had been a blessing in my present chaotic life and given me much needed incentive to get back to my writing. As always, I owe a great debt of gratitude to Judy, my beta, and Marika, my banner maker. Thanks to both of them.

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: M/M
Genres: Could be Canon, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4842 Read Count: 831
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

Justin Taylor is an up and coming artist who has lived and worked in New York City for the past seven years.  Brian Kinney is an advertising executive with his own Company who also lives and works in the Big Apple.  What happens when they both visit Central Park on a beautiful Spring Day?  How will the day end?  Read on and discover for yourself.  Many thanks to Marika for the lovely banner. 

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: M/M
Genres: Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5098 Read Count: 1086
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

I, like so many, was not at all happy with how the QAF series ended.  So here is my version of how it could have happened after the last scene.  I owe a debt of gratitude to Eka for my lovely banner and Heather for her wonderful beta work. 

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5301 Read Count: 1289
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

Brian wants to give his son a special gift for his fifth birthday so he chooses an up-and-coming artist named Justin Taylor to paint a portrait of Gus.  He gets more than he bargained for when he meets the budding young artist.  Many thanks to Pat for her beta skills and the fabulous Eka for the perfect banner.  I love you girls so much. 

 

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Birthday, Out of Character
Genres: Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2965 Read Count: 983
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

I have something a little different from my usual romantic story for you.  This is a What If story.  What If Justin did not meet Brian during his Senior year.  What if he was bashed for a different reason.  Do you remember that one moment in the show when Justin wished he had died from the bashing...when he lost it and pushed his mother down?  What if those suicidal thoughts went further, but a guardian angel steps in to give him a glimpse of what he will miss if he dies?  Will it be enough for our young man to fight for his life?  Or is it too late to change his destiny?  This story is unbeta'd at the moment because my beta is off to see Randy in the Berkshires.  That is more important.  LOL!  Corrections will be made when she has more time.  The banner is again by my talented Granddaughter, Marika.  Enjoy!

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: What if...
Genres: Drama
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6812 Read Count: 1151
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

This is my newest version of what comes after Brian and Justin part at the loft, and Justin heads off to the airport for his flight to New York City.  As we all know it was Winter time.  Who could forget the unforgettable scene as snow fell outside their window when they made such beautiful love together?  Well, what if the snow fell so heavily that night that all flights were delayed?  And what if Justin, who we all know loves to make conversation with interesting people, finds himself sharing the waiting hours with a kindly old lady (yes, I'm putting myself into this story) who also enjoys a good conversation?  Where does it all lead?  Read on to find out.  Many thanks to my Granddaughter, Marika, for taking time out of her 4th of July celebrations with friends to provide the lovely banner.  

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character
Tags: What if...
Genres: Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5650 Read Count: 882
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

I was watching 'So You Think You Can Dance' when a performance was given to the song 'Somebody That I Used to Know'.  Bingo!!!  Another inspiration for a Brian/Justin love story.  Amazing how it keeps happening.  LOL!  Anyway, this is not a songfic.  Only the title inspired me.  This is a What If? story.  It begins with...What if Brian got the job in New York City that was offered just before the end of Season One and left Pittsburgh behind.  The story moves forward to five years later.  Justin has moved to NYC after graduating from PIFA and after a year in the City, he runs into Brian at a fine restaurant.  What happens then?

I want to thank my dear Granddaughter, Marika, for the evocative banner and my dear friend, Judy for her wonderful beta skills.  I hope you will enjoy their reunion as much as I enjoyed envisioning it.  Warmest hugs, Grammy

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character
Tags: What if...
Genres: Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6796 Read Count: 1564
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

The year is 2107.  Planet Earth has run out of space for its inhabitants so colonization of other planets and the Moon has been set up.  Brian Kinney, an executive of Lunar Industries on the Moon is about to receive a new intern in his graphics department, a young man named Justin Taylor.  Will this new intern change Brian's life forever, and what happens when the past comes back to haunt young Taylor?  I want to thank Eka for the beautiful banner and Heather for being my beta throughout this story. 

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Unsafe Sex, Violence
Genres: Alternate Universe, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Science Fiction
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 32226 Read Count: 13264
[Report This] Published: Nov 19, 2016 Updated: Nov 19, 2016
Summary:

Brian and Justin decide to take a nice long weekend getaway at their lake retreat...just the two of them.  As usual with our lovers, things don't go quite as planned.  Many thanks to Eka for my lovely banner and Pat for beta work.

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: One-Shot
Genres: Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3353 Read Count: 460
[Report This] Published: Nov 17, 2016 Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Summary:

Egypt in the 1920's. Tourism is up thanks to the discovery of King Tut's tomb and the Taylor family decide to spend their holiday there. It is a decision they will regret when their newly graduated son, Justin, is kidnapped by bandits. Will the handsome American businessman, Brian Kinney, be the one to come to the young man's rescue and how will it change both their lives? A huge thank you to Eka for the perfect banner and Pat for doing beta for me.


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Original Character
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), First Time (Sex), Raw Sex
Genres: Alternate Universe, Historical, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 19 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 49830 Read Count: 34449
[Report This] Published: Nov 17, 2016 Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Summary:

I have a new short story for my wonderful readers.  My inspiration comes from the fact that we never got to see Justin joining Brian on that famous charity bike ride.  There were so many possibilities for such an adventure for the two of them.  This story is set Post Season 5, a few years later.  I hope you will enjoy the vacation as much as our boys have.  My deepest gratitude to my wonderful beta, Judy and my darling banner maker, Marika for their help with the story. 

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: One-Shot
Genres: None
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5235 Read Count: 579
[Report This] Published: Nov 17, 2016 Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Summary:

Well now, I don't know about the rest of you wonderful QAFers, but the ending for Brian and Justin wasn't the only one that irritated me.  I was extremely fond of Emmett, as I know so many of you folks were too.  I wanted a happy ending for him, but we all know how it ended with his footballer, Drew Boyd.  I got to thinking that it was time for them to have their closure too, and who better than master schemer, Brian to get the ball rolling (who can forget the way Brian set up Michael at his birthday...or even better, the way he set up Ethan and Justin at the diner when they were still secret lovers).

  
So here you go...Brian Kinney becomes matchmaker for Emmett and Drew.  Will his plans succeed or fail miserably?  Let's find out.  A huge thank you to my sounding board, Lori...my beta, Judy...and my dear Amy for the banner.  Enjoy! 

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: One-Shot
Genres: Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Drew
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 7397 Read Count: 672
[Report This] Published: Nov 17, 2016 Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Trapeze by mandagrammy Rated: M half-star [Reviews - 18]
Summary:

Hello again, my friends. Today I give you Chapter One of a brand new story. I promise you lots of sparkle, chills, thrills, sequins, and tights...not to mention romance...in this story set in post Stonewall, pre AIDS America where a small independent circus struggles to stay alive in a changing world. Their lead attraction is Trapeze star Brian Kinney and there are plenty of changes in store for him too when he meets the young man who is in desperate need of changes in his own life. What happens when these two souls meet and discover more than a love for the circus in common between them? I hope you will enjoy the journey. 


I want to thank 3 special people for this story. One is Sunny, a dear friend who suggested the premise for this story. Another is Judy who will serve beautifully as my beta. Last but not least is my Granddaughter Amy who tried valiantly to get our boys into tights for the banner, but still created a beautiful one anyway. Thank you to them all. This story is dedicated to all of you. So on with the show.


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Ethan, Minor Character Death, Out of Character, Raw Sex, Unsafe Sex, Violence
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 49890 Read Count: 24491
[Report This] Published: Nov 17, 2016 Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Summary:

Hello folks. Have you ever wondered what it would have been like if Brian had used his considerable intelligence and grown up a lot sooner after Justin left him that final time before the explosion at Babylon woke him up? What if it didn't take something quite so drastic? Here is my version of Brian and his journey back to Justin. I hope you will enjoy it. I owe a debt of gratitude to my beautiful Granddaughter, Marika, whose banner inspired me to this story. Thank you also to Judy for her amazing work as my beta. Let's pick things up with the aftermath of that famous scene when Michael told Brian off when he came drunkenly to Ben and Michael's house to confront them over taking Justin in, shall we?


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: What if...
Genres: None
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3638 Read Count: 686
[Report This] Published: Nov 17, 2016 Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Summary:

Hello folks. Well, this time around I had an inspiration late on a Saturday night. By Sunday night it was written. I don't know where the thought came from, although I usually do. I guess my Muse was feeling frisky. 


In this short story, we pick up the scene in the final episode of QAF where Brian is laying in his lonely bed after Justin has left for the airport. This is my version of what happened from that moment on. Warning...about 2/3 of the way in you are going to be jolted. Don't give up. Remember who is writing this and how I like my stories to end. LOL! Now, how about taking a long trip down memory lane with me. Hope you enjoy the journey.

Whoops!  I forgot to thank my dear friend, Judy for her beta skills and my beloved Granddaughter, Marika for the inspiring banner.  You girls are a blessing to me.

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: What if...
Genres: Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3755 Read Count: 899
[Report This] Published: Nov 16, 2016 Updated: Nov 17, 2016
Summary:

This story is the result of the request by a wonderful reader of mine named Lorie.  It begins in 2005.  Justin is a young man in NYC who makes his living as the writer of gay porn and adult fiction.  He has bigger goals for himself.  He dreams of publishing the great American gay romance novel, but he has little to base it on.  Justin does not do relationships and has little trust of others due to a painful childhood.  Brian Kinney is the owner of his own ad agency which has taken on Justin's publishing house as a new client.  What will happen when Brian and Justin meet eventually...two lost souls afraid of commitment.  I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my Granddaughter, Amy, for the banner and my friend Pat for beta help.  I also want to thank Lorie for trusting me with her idea.  So enjoy and remember that comments are always welcome.   

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Out of Character, Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 65005 Read Count: 36425
[Report This] Published: Nov 16, 2016 Updated: Nov 16, 2016
Summary:

The setting is 7 months after Justin moves to New York City.  He and Brian still think of themselves as a couple, but Brian's businesses and Justin's insistence on paying his own way (even for a visit back home) has kept the couple apart.  Justin spends all his time painting.  Daphne comes for a visit, and seeing her friend's condition, insists on taking him out for some fun.  A visit to a local gay bar provides a huge surprise, as Justin unexectedly wins a vacation for two at a beautiful cove resort in British Columbia.  Will he get Brian to be his companion, and what other surprise awaits Justin during his Summer holiday?

Huge gratitude to my wonderful beta, Judy, and my Granddaughter, Amy, for my banner.  

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Justin Taylor, Original Character
Tags: None
Genres: Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6086 Read Count: 954
[Report This] Published: Nov 16, 2016 Updated: Nov 16, 2016
Summary:

Damn!  I can't believe that it is time to celebrate my Fifth Anniversary of the day I posted my very first fanfic story.  It is really true that time flies when you are having fun.  LOL!  Well folks, as is my custom I have written a new story to share with my beloved readers who have made these five years so special to me.  I hope you will enjoy it.

For this story, I decided to answer (in my version) the question that was never fully explored on the series.  We all presume that the bombing of Babylon was caused by people who hated the protesters of the Prop 14 bill.  The show never actually followed through with an investigation into the bombing.  I have come up with my own theory, and the fact that Brian is re-opening the club will bring the truth out.  Oh, and while we're at it, the re-opening will also be slightly different than what the show presented.  In my version, a certain special someone also attends much to Brian's delight.  One guess as to who I'm talking about.  

 


Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Chris Hobbs, Justin Taylor
Tags: What if...
Genres: Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5706 Read Count: 1120
[Report This] Published: Nov 16, 2016 Updated: Nov 16, 2016