Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” – Havelock Ellis Drew MacAuliffe knows there’s a fine line between courage and cowardice: the courage in giving rise to a strength you didn’t know you possessed, in spite of your fears; the cowardice in the submission to those... Continue Reading →
It's FREE FICTION FRIDAY, which means that one lucky person is going to be eligible to win Diversion, the story of an ex-con who chooses the right side of the law over eight more years in prison. Check out the blurb: Drug dealers aren't always on the streets; sometimes they sit in offices and board... Continue Reading →
It's FREE FICTION FRIDAY, which means that one lucky person is going to be eligible to win Diversion, the story of an ex-con who chooses the right side of the law over eight more years in prison. Check out the blurb: Drug dealers aren't always on the streets; sometimes they sit in offices and board... Continue Reading →
“'Tis very true, my grief lies all within; And these external manners of laments Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul.” – William Shakespeare The casualties of war are not only the poor and unfortunate souls whose lives bleed out on the battlefield. There are times that... Continue Reading →
“'Tis very true, my grief lies all within; And these external manners of laments Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul.” – William Shakespeare The casualties of war are not only the poor and unfortunate souls whose lives bleed out on the battlefield. There are times that... Continue Reading →
“You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it. You cannot fight without something to fight for.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton Five years ago, Eli Mayhew’s heart was broken by Jessie “The Demon” Dalton, former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, and the older man Eli loved…still loves, if the truth be told. But things were... Continue Reading →
“You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it. You cannot fight without something to fight for.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton Five years ago, Eli Mayhew’s heart was broken by Jessie “The Demon” Dalton, former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, and the older man Eli loved…still loves, if the truth be told. But things were... Continue Reading →
In exactly one month from today, I’ll be heading to the Indianapolis airport at the bootie-crack of dawn to catch a flight to Albuquerque for the second annual GayRomLit convention, Desire in the Desert. I’ll be showing up at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with my roomie, Rhys Ford, and a heaping helping of... Continue Reading →
“Those things which are precious are saved only by sacrifice.” – David Kenyon Webster Daniel Livingston has become comfortably numb. The remnants of childhood abuse, a lifetime of denial, a marriage that was more contract than communion, an accident that left his right arm mangled beyond use, and ultimately, a divorce that didn’t set him... Continue Reading →
“Those things which are precious are saved only by sacrifice.” – David Kenyon Webster Daniel Livingston has become comfortably numb. The remnants of childhood abuse, a lifetime of denial, a marriage that was more contract than communion, an accident that left his right arm mangled beyond use, and ultimately, a divorce that didn’t set him... Continue Reading →
“Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth, but it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.” – Jim Morrison Sometimes the most destructive lies are the lies we try to convince ourselves are true. It’s... Continue Reading →
“Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth, but it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.” – Jim Morrison Sometimes the most destructive lies are the lies we try to convince ourselves are true. It’s... Continue Reading →
“When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.” – Rabindranath Tagore Jordan Jensen is responsible for the death of a three-year-old child. It took some time to reconcile himself to the role he played in that tragic and... Continue Reading →
“When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.” – Rabindranath Tagore Jordan Jensen is responsible for the death of a three-year-old child. It took some time to reconcile himself to the role he played in that tragic and... Continue Reading →
“Guilt is the source of sorrow; 'tis the fiend, the avenging fiend, that follows us behind with whips and stings.” – Nicholas Rowe A guilty conscience provides the currency for emotional blackmail, a fair price to pay according to Cooper Wyatt, who, if guilt were gold, would be the wealthiest man on the planet. Cooper... Continue Reading →
“Guilt is the source of sorrow; 'tis the fiend, the avenging fiend, that follows us behind with whips and stings.” – Nicholas Rowe A guilty conscience provides the currency for emotional blackmail, a fair price to pay according to Cooper Wyatt, who, if guilt were gold, would be the wealthiest man on the planet. Cooper... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu Mourning Heaven is a story of bigotry in a small California town, where three boys will come of age but only two will survive the burning animosity aimed at them for their sins. It is a story... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu Mourning Heaven is a story of bigotry in a small California town, where three boys will come of age but only two will survive the burning animosity aimed at them for their sins. It is a story... Continue Reading →
“A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.” - Stendhal Cain Elliott has exhausted his hope to its very dregs, scraping through his reserves to come out at rock bottom with the certainty that he’s going to lose not only his home but the homes of his colorful and... Continue Reading →
“A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.” - Stendhal Cain Elliott has exhausted his hope to its very dregs, scraping through his reserves to come out at rock bottom with the certainty that he’s going to lose not only his home but the homes of his colorful and... Continue Reading →
"‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ‘doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!’" – Dr. Seuss I know it’s a little early to be pushing holiday books. Or maybe, in this case, I’m a little late, seeing as how this book came out in December of 2010. Well, better late than... Continue Reading →
"‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ‘doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!’" – Dr. Seuss I know it’s a little early to be pushing holiday books. Or maybe, in this case, I’m a little late, seeing as how this book came out in December of 2010. Well, better late than... Continue Reading →
“It's so easy to fall in love but hard to find someone who will catch you.” – Unknown When the Right One Comes Along is a short story that begins in the mid-80s, when AIDS was just starting to make the transition from obscure illness to public health crisis, when a young boy named Ryan... Continue Reading →
“It's so easy to fall in love but hard to find someone who will catch you.” – Unknown When the Right One Comes Along is a short story that begins in the mid-80s, when AIDS was just starting to make the transition from obscure illness to public health crisis, when a young boy named Ryan... Continue Reading →
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