The book was edited by Mickey Erlach, and my short story, “Happy New Year, Man,” is on page 109. This particular story is one of my own favorites because I wrote it in the second person, which is something I’m normally never brave enough to do. It took weeks to get it right. But I thought the storyline called for something different, and that’s why I did it this way.
This story, clearly, is not something the folks over at dearauthor.com will appreciate. It’s much too authentic and it hits a bit too close to certain realities that do not fall under the headline of the current definition of m/m romance. But I really don’t care, because I wrote the story to please my editor, Mickey, and the many fans of STARbooks Press 🙂 It is within the context of the entire collection, and in a way it is romantic, with respect to the authentic self-actualization of a gay male character. And, some gay male writers are still writing “stuff” like this for traditional publishers, even though it’s getting harder and harder to do these days.
