First published 2016
Editor Steve Berman assembles another strong collection in this ongoing series. Gay men across these stories navigate the tension between hiding in shadows and stepping forward into full community membership. The characters face moments of intimacy and desire, wrestle with passion and attraction, experience the vulnerability of revealing themselves and the joy of finding connection. Award winning writers and emerging voices contribute short fiction and essays that capture men moving from outsider status toward belonging. These tales explore what it means to claim rights and privileges while building authentic relationships. The collection centers on transformation, the movement from isolation toward integration, from secrecy toward openness. Each story examines how gay men create space for themselves within the larger human community.
Genres: short-stories, lgbt, gay
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-out, found-family
Period: 2016
220 pages · Paperback · Lethe Press