Stories Old & New
Some of my stories have been published lately and I thought I'd mention them. Two of them are reprints; one has not been previously published.
Let's start with Bi Guys: The Deliciousness of His Sex, R. Jackson, editor, just published by Lethe Press. In 2004 I wrote the story "Duck Tails and Fins" for this anthology, originally published in 2006 by Haworth Press. In the summer of 1957 Todd and Trish have just graduated from high school; they're saving themselves for marriage, but that doesn't keep Todd from having a torrid affair with Trish's twin brother Paul. It was a chance to work with some love-triangle undercurrents I've been thinking about using in another setting. Of course, it's nice to have the book back in print.
In 2002 my new friend and editor Ron was putting together an anthology of bear-themed stories to be called Bearotica. I wrote my story "Blade" for it, about a middle-aged, neurotic suburban guy who develops an obsessive interest in a street-smart teenager named "Blade"; he can hardly believe it when he finds out his feelings are reciprocated.
There are many things I still like about "Blade" and it's great to have it back in print, too in the new Bearotica, edited by R. Jackson, just published by Bear Bones Books, an imprint of Lethe Press.
Bearotica was the first of a series of three bear-themed books of erotica. Ron Suresha, at Bear Bones Books, is bringing them back into print and finishing the series. The second book, Bear Lust, will be reprinted by Bear Bones Books in the near future.
The third bearotica book has just now made its first appearance: Bears in the Wild, edited by R. Jackson, just published by Bear Bones Books. This is the first appearance of my story "Bears Write Bare", which I wrote in late 2008. It recounts some events during a weekend writers' workshop at a clothing-optional camp, in which a can of spray-cheese figures prominently.
Publication gave me an excuse to reread the story and I was happy to find that I still quite like the way it came out. Whether it's arousing will depend, of course, on individual readers, but I thought it was rather funny–which had been my intent, I hasten to add.