“A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.” – Leonard Cohen In this short story we meet Nolan. He's a landlord, taking in tenants to pay the bills after losing his lover three years ago in a drowning accident. He takes in all kinds of tenants over the course of these three... Continue Reading →
“Beneath His Stolen Skin” – A Small Gem From R.W. Clinger
“A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.” – Leonard Cohen In this short story we meet Nolan. He's a landlord, taking in tenants to pay the bills after losing his lover three years ago in a drowning accident. He takes in all kinds of tenants over the course of these three... Continue Reading →
B. Snow Hits The Right Notes With "Idiots' Tango"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." ― Friedrich Nietzsche The M/M Goodreads Group’s “Love Has No Boundaries” stories are hitting the web, and if I use my first story choice to judge what’s in store, I’d say it’s going to be a... Continue Reading →
B. Snow Hits The Right Notes With “Idiots’ Tango”
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." ― Friedrich Nietzsche The M/M Goodreads Group’s “Love Has No Boundaries” stories are hitting the web, and if I use my first story choice to judge what’s in store, I’d say it’s going to be a... Continue Reading →
Edmond Manning's "King Mai (Lost & Founds #2)" – In Which Mai Kearns Gets Curiouser and Curiouser…
Let us go forth, the tellers of tales, and seize whatever prey the heart longs for, and have no fear. Everything exists, everything is true, and the earth is only a little dust under our feet. – W.B. Yeats I have dubbed him the Storyteller King—the king of all things. The one who owns the... Continue Reading →
Edmond Manning’s “King Mai (Lost & Founds #2)” – In Which Mai Kearns Gets Curiouser and Curiouser…
Let us go forth, the tellers of tales, and seize whatever prey the heart longs for, and have no fear. Everything exists, everything is true, and the earth is only a little dust under our feet. – W.B. Yeats I have dubbed him the Storyteller King—the king of all things. The one who owns the... Continue Reading →
Paul Alan Fahey's "Weep Not for the Past" Is A Mystery Wrapped In History
Murder is easy if no one suspects you. – Agatha Christie World War II is still going strong in Europe, and Leslie Atwater is still missing his lover Edward, though now for a very different reason than in Bomber’s Moon, the book that introduced Leslie, Edward, his cousin Caroline, as well as a cast of... Continue Reading →
Paul Alan Fahey’s “Weep Not for the Past” Is A Mystery Wrapped In History
Murder is easy if no one suspects you. – Agatha Christie World War II is still going strong in Europe, and Leslie Atwater is still missing his lover Edward, though now for a very different reason than in Bomber’s Moon, the book that introduced Leslie, Edward, his cousin Caroline, as well as a cast of... Continue Reading →
"An Unlocked Heart" Kept Me Cuffed To My Seat To The Very End
"Time is a river, I've learned. Always moving forward. But for people like me, people who have loved and lost, the river is something we fight. We swim against the current, trying to get back to the way we once were, trying to hold onto anything to keep us from getting swept away. It's exhausting... Continue Reading →
“An Unlocked Heart” Kept Me Cuffed To My Seat To The Very End
"Time is a river, I've learned. Always moving forward. But for people like me, people who have loved and lost, the river is something we fight. We swim against the current, trying to get back to the way we once were, trying to hold onto anything to keep us from getting swept away. It's exhausting... Continue Reading →
It's Never Too Early To Turn Up The Halloween Heat
’Tis the night—the night Of the grave's delight, And the warlocks are at their play; Ye think that without, The wild winds shout, But no, it is they—it is they! – Arthur Cleveland Coxe Halloween Heat is a collection of five short stories from five authors, each taking place on the one night of the... Continue Reading →
It’s Never Too Early To Turn Up The Halloween Heat
’Tis the night—the night Of the grave's delight, And the warlocks are at their play; Ye think that without, The wild winds shout, But no, it is they—it is they! – Arthur Cleveland Coxe Halloween Heat is a collection of five short stories from five authors, each taking place on the one night of the... Continue Reading →
Luke Hartwell’s Atom Heart John Beloved and Nathan’s Story – If You Can Bear The Journey, They’re Worth The Trip
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. – Song of Solomon 6:3 First of all, I want to give credit where credit is due for introducing me to Luke Hartwell and this beloved set of books. If not for the tireless efforts of Elisa Rolle to promote the best in LGBT fiction, year... Continue Reading →
Luke Hartwell's Atom Heart John Beloved and Nathan's Story – If You Can Bear The Journey, They're Worth The Trip
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. – Song of Solomon 6:3 First of all, I want to give credit where credit is due for introducing me to Luke Hartwell and this beloved set of books. If not for the tireless efforts of Elisa Rolle to promote the best in LGBT fiction, year... Continue Reading →
Chris O'Guinn's Fearless Gave Me A Raging Case Of The Ugly Cries
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. – Rabindranath Tagore Chris O’Guinn’s Fearless is the story of fifteen-year-old Justin, a boy whose one and only aim is to be... Continue Reading →
Chris O’Guinn’s Fearless Gave Me A Raging Case Of The Ugly Cries
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. – Rabindranath Tagore Chris O’Guinn’s Fearless is the story of fifteen-year-old Justin, a boy whose one and only aim is to be... Continue Reading →
And Now, A Daily Dose Of Contact Sport by Anna Butler
Let's make like a hockey player and get the puck out of here.” ― Alexander Gordon Smith, “Solitary” Contact Sport is part of the Dreamspinner Press Daily Dose Collection for June. It is a very short story. Jamie Connor is a star ice hockey player at his college. He is handsome, talented and charming. He... Continue Reading →
And Now, A Daily Dose Of Contact Sport by Anna Butler
Let's make like a hockey player and get the puck out of here.” ― Alexander Gordon Smith, “Solitary” Contact Sport is part of the Dreamspinner Press Daily Dose Collection for June. It is a very short story. Jamie Connor is a star ice hockey player at his college. He is handsome, talented and charming. He... Continue Reading →
Reaper of Souls (SPECTR #3) – In Which Gray Is The Color Of Temptation
No man knows what he will do till the right temptation comes. – Henry Ward Beecher All the experts agreed that vampires weren’t real. Which is exactly why vampires exist—not because the experts say they didn’t but because chaos theory said they could, the underlying order to it being that when humans think they know... Continue Reading →
Reaper of Souls (SPECTR #3) – In Which Gray Is The Color Of Temptation
No man knows what he will do till the right temptation comes. – Henry Ward Beecher All the experts agreed that vampires weren’t real. Which is exactly why vampires exist—not because the experts say they didn’t but because chaos theory said they could, the underlying order to it being that when humans think they know... Continue Reading →
And Now, A Little Sage Advice From Susan Laine
Best friends are always best lovers. – Arushi Tanwar Sage Advice is a short story that is included in Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose collection for June. It’s a good story, but didn’t work great for me as a short. I think it would have made a great novel or novella. I wanted to know more... Continue Reading →
And Now, A Little Sage Advice From Susan Laine
Best friends are always best lovers. – Arushi Tanwar Sage Advice is a short story that is included in Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose collection for June. It’s a good story, but didn’t work great for me as a short. I think it would have made a great novel or novella. I wanted to know more... Continue Reading →
Sam Burke's City of Soldiers Is A Murder Mystery And A Relationship Drama Rolled Into One
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. – Jose Narosky City of Soldiers starts out with a homeless veteran being murdered. From there we switch gears and we meet the first of our MCs, Sean. Sean is a disabled vet, living with his sister and her family. He can't figure out what he wants to... Continue Reading →
Sam Burke’s City of Soldiers Is A Murder Mystery And A Relationship Drama Rolled Into One
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. – Jose Narosky City of Soldiers starts out with a homeless veteran being murdered. From there we switch gears and we meet the first of our MCs, Sean. Sean is a disabled vet, living with his sister and her family. He can't figure out what he wants to... Continue Reading →

