A debut collection of eleven short stories about characters confronting hidden truths, sacrifices, and quiet longings.
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A debut collection of eleven short stories about characters confronting hidden truths, sacrifices, and quiet longings.
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In the title story of this collection, neighborhood boys crouch in a backyard toolshed, and conspire to prove their piano teachers to be witches. In "Cannibal Kings," a disillusioned young man accompanies a troubled boy on a tour of prep schools through the Pacific Northwest, only to realize that he has lost his way in life. And in "Come Live With Me And Be My Love," a middle-aged gentleman looks back at his mannered early life as a Ivy Leaguer, married to a vivacious woman but silently yearning...
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Romance & sex
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One story centers on a gay man's silent yearning for his best friend within a marriage of convenience.
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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A central story depicts a gay man and a lesbian entering a marriage of convenience in the 1960s.
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Magic & witchcraft
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Boys conspire to prove their piano teachers are witches in the title story.
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