Emery C Walters
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Logan wonders why his relationships with women are so short and unsatisfying. Sex with women? He finds it unsettling, to say the least. More than once? No, thank you. So he decides to try The Grotto, a local gay bar. He hopes exposure to a gay crowd will lead him to a better understanding of himself.
The evening lengthens and the drinks multiply until the bar's singer, a drag queen, realizes the cute young newbie she's been eying isn't going to be...
2) Shane's Ride
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Two brothers, one popular with the girls and one not. One gay, and one straight. Of course, it was Wade, the older gay brother, who was chased by girls and poor straight Shane who was unlucky and alone.
Forced by their father to be dude ranch tour guides, Wade and Shane endure an unending stream of male and female tourists with no action. That is, until the latest group arrives and the barn promptly burns down, creating a mixed bag of instant heroes...
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On a first-class flight, Bruce encounters a service dog that's only slightly less annoying than the woman who owns it. What no one realizes is that, thanks to a monkey bite, the dog is now a vector for a plague that will soon sweep the planet. A sexy, young flight attendant named Burk offers to help Bruce home and to stay with him while on break. Burk organizes Bruce's home for survival as they watch civilization begin to fall apart. Slowly, they...
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It begins with a fading odor and darkness. Lights out, dark as night. Outside the college building, there are flames, lumps of metal and flesh, and no one moving. When Asher finds his car, he's surprised it works and he drives aimlessly, trying in vain for a radio station, any sign of life.
Recovering his wits, he parks at a truck stop and loads up with things that might be useful. In the dark, someone runs into him and urges him to flee. The thought...
5) Grosse Ile
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Who said you can't go home? When Peter promises his folks he'll come back to Grosse Ile for his tenth high school reunion, he has second thoughts. Can he face his old bullies? He's bigger and stronger now, true, but is his newfound confidence strong enough to overcome his old resentments? Then Peter's sister's boyfriend Ned turns out to be not as straight as he first seemed to be. Now Peter has a better reason to go back home -- to show off the new...
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Gay teen Jack is hiding out in a bully's car in the hopes of retrieving his backpack when he's joined by another stowaway. Brittany, who wants to be called Brandon, is a transgendered classmate also on the run. When the bully crashes his car, it's the start of a journey that will bring Jack and Brandon together in the hopes of finding a new future. Along the way, they meet Buster, a dog that saves their lives; Alvin, who is heading to Denver to sell...
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What does a gay son do when his parents tell him a fundamentalist Christian college bent on developing ministers is his only choice? Marty feels conflicted, scared, and miserable, but once on campus, he finds himself infatuated with someone he has to room with when he stays on campus over Thanksgiving break. At first glance, Marty thinks Troy is straight. But incidents and innuendoes develop between them, touchings and brushings, double entendres,...
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With the name of Jesse Thomas Cromwell, he definitely belongs in the world of Renaissance Faires. Playing old instruments of yore and singing ballads and bawdy tunes puts him on stage. This is Jesse's favorite pastime, and things are going well until bagpiper James opens up a competition on a neighboring stage. Jesse becomes louder and bawdier until security comes and kicks him out.
Later James finds Jesse and apologizes for the ruckus. Together...
9) What We Bury
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Funerals are hard, particularly if all you remember about the deceased is the abuse, the hate-filled words. Max isn't happy to have to come home when his abusive father dies. But he's surprised when Alastair, the night nurse who cared for his father, looked deep into his eyes and handed him a note. Could Alastair change Max's despair to love, old and new?
Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud.
10) Family Jewels
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There is more to this dysfunctional family than meets the eye. Boy meets boy; girl meets girl in transition, and Dad has been up to no good. Why did Mom abandon them all those years ago? Where did the cat go, and why does Dad have handcuffs hidden in his room? Fear is a constant companion in the lives of these youngsters, and it's bound to reach a breaking point. Maybe a party would help. Sure -- it's Father's Day. Let's invite another dysfunctional...
11) Andrew and Art
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When bookish photographer Andrew Evans gets separated from his hiking companion sin a Garnet Mountain Range blizzard, the lone cabin he finds in the woods is a lifesaver. There's only one problem -- someone else is already using it.
Art Evans -- no relation -- seems like a threatening jerk when he and Andrew first meet. But Art hunts and cooks for them both, making the small cabin homey in the midst of the winter storm.
But there's more to the cabin...
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Wren is a hardworking archaeologist on his first vacation in years. While he's tempted to look for ancient artifacts, this is Maui and he needs to focus on taking it easy. So it's off to the beach to relax.There Wren dives into trouble, literally. Luckily, the backward roll and breathing techniques he learned studying Ninjutsu saves his life, because the shore break called Satan's Washing Machine grinds him up and spits him out, temporarily blinded...
13) Spring Tide Love
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All Trey's father wants him to do is be nice to the homophobic class bully, his business partner's son. But that's like trying to mix oil and gasoline: explosive. So Trey decides to run away, which is hard to do on a rainy, muddy, haunted night on the small island of Maui. Another kid in school, Chris, stood up for Trey against the bully and was badly beaten for his efforts. Which makes Trey wonder if Chris is gay, too, or just a brave ally. Trey...
14) The Sun Seekers
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Whit is different. Not only is she an outcast at school, but she has an alter ego, Dusty, who embodies the transgender side of who Whit really is inside. She finds an unlikely companion in Danny, also an outcast, who comes out to Whit as gay. However, there seems to be something more than friendship brewing between the two. Their art teacher Mr. Jay tries to help them come to terms with who they both are, but will their relationship be able to overcome...
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Not everything is always as meets the eye. Sometimes that older man you see might not be a man, at all. And his actions and reactions may differ from what you would expect.
Alan Twiling isn't the man he appears to be. Nor is he the kidnapper or pervert the crowd thought he might be when he grabs a child to save her. Who is he, exactly?
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When he turned sixteen, Nick inherited his grandfather's unidentified junk car left behind the family garage. It could end his unhappy gay life if he learns how to fix it, so over the years, self-pity and enough of his father's gin lead Nick to a plan. With the help of a gorgeous instructor named Harry, Nick becomes an apprentice automobile mechanic. When the car finally starts, a very drunk Nick puts his plan to work. But the car has other ideas,...
17) A Broken Cup
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Funerals are no fun, except, maybe, if cell phones get mixed up. Russell hasn't seen his now deceased, non-supportive father in years, but his older brother calls him in Hawaii, demanding his appearance at the funeral. But brother Mike warns against displaying any 'gay stuff' to his perfect wife and innocent children. Recently dumped, Russell isn't quite with it as he rushes to get ready with help from a new neighbor. So it turns out that the Mike...
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Miranda isn't sure if she is transgendered or a lesbian. When Cal, a gay boy her age comes to stay next door for the summer, they become close. Even though they are opposites, they are both outsiders, and their friendship blossoms over the summer. Could there be romance despite their differences? Then twins Ada and Van move into the neighborhood, and Miranda finds herself torn between them. She can't decide who she's more attracted to -- Ada, who...
19) A Royal Holiday
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Is a school fight ever a good thing? Can detention be a lot of fun? Is cleaning the cafeteria punishment or an adventure? When the new student Sid defended took his breath away, made him feel brave, and changed his life, he knew he was going to pay for fighting at school when he got home, and he does. He remembers telling his little sister to dial 911, and now Daddy is hauled off to jail, and he wonders if his world is falling apart. But Royal has...
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When the island volcano erupts and buries neighborhoods, life gets very exciting for helicopter tour pilot, Keoni. His home is threatened by rapidly spreading lava, so he's staying with his lifelong friend Steve. Keoni has never felt any chemistry between them before, but his feelings for Steve change as things turn deadly even in supposedly safe areas. Keoni carries newsmen, cameramen, officials, politicians, and performs rescues on flight after...