by Byrd Roberts
1-879194-74-0
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Summaries of these Short Stories:
Carey was warned about Ken but he was different in ways that Carey liked,
and so when friend Edwin wanted to get rid of his sharemate, Carey was welcoming.
Ken's supposed bisexuality wasn't a problem but his drinking and free-loading
were troublesome, although the sex was great. Then Ken left on a ‘job
offer" and Carey was alone again, only more so. When Edwin developed AIDS,
Carey spent time with his friend and redeveloped the protective shell around
himself, but that was no match for Ken' charm when he reappeared, haggard
and thin. All was forgiven until Carey noticed purplish lesions on Ken's
back…
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It really was an accident when Howard slipped on the ice (yes, icy sidewalks in Virginia), but good-looking Wade, a taxi driver, was there to help. He moved in when Howard's broken leg incapacitated him at home where he could continue his accounting work. Eventually Wade's story came out, one misfortune after the other, it seemed, derailing his ambition to become a lawyer. Despite Howard's long-established independence, he learned to love his friend and they started building their "unit" together. And then the day came when Howard could really contribute to his lover's future.
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Carl still dreamed about Boyd, his childhood friend who, despite their intense lovemaking, married and moved away without a backward look, apparently. Everyone expected Boyd to marry, to have a family. But that was long ago, and now, in frail health, it didn't do any good for Carl to dwell on what might have been. Yet he remembered how exciting it was to take off Boyd's athletic uniforms as the young man lay spent across the bed and—even now it took his breath away…
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It was a telephone call out of the blue and a voice from the past. It was Jim, an ex-lover of many years ago whom I met when he was just being discharged from the Navy. It struck me that he was sort of a blond Li'l Abner but Abner was more intelligent. Anyway, with some hesitation I invited him over and he didn't show. One thing hadn't changed in those years—he still spun some tall tales and said he wanted to get together again. Then Rev. Braxton called for Jim, and said his wife was looking for him. Yeah, well, Jim was in for a surprise…
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Jan packed light when going to Richmond and felt guilty because she had lied to her lover, Laura, about her errand. It wasn't to search archives for a paper she was writing, it was to meet Lorraine who had come on to her at a recent party. But when she arrived at Lorraine's apartment and was exposed to unhealthy tastes of her life and personality—and there was also her boyfriends and the baby! (Acrobat)(Text)(Rich Text)(Internet)(Word)(WrdPerf)(MSRead)
Horace sometimes talked to himself when his lover, Matthew, was away. Matthew was probably cruising tricks in gay bars, since Horace, faithfully following a TV evangelist, had decided what they were doing was sinful and they had to stop having sex. But that night when a knock came at the door during a horrible rainstorm and the young stranger, Boone, appeared, the company seemed good—even when the discussion about what was sin and what was love grew complicated. But then Boone disappeared as quickly as he had come, and Matt came home and told about his activities in Richmond…
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It was Arthur Micklewhite that brought Zeke to Chadwick Anber's palatial residence. Zeke was a handyman with no education, and he was also missing two front teeth, but he had the body of a greek god, or so Anber thought as he watched the boy fix up the house for transfer to Micklewhite. While Anber helped Zeke learn the alphabet and started to teach him to read, he learned about Zeke's horrible childhood as a boy toy. Anber was determined to bring as much happiness to Zeke and the boy brought to him, but then… (Acrobat)(Text)(Rich Text)(Internet)(Word)(WrdPerf)(MSRead)
Adrian appeared out of the blue one day; Adrian, whom Rember had been so enamored with a couple of years ago until Adrian linked up with Kim, who now seemed to be relegated to the past. But Rember's life was all ready full, especially when working as a volunteer to care for Carey, a neighbor who was close to death from AIDS. She tried to become involved with Adrian's problems and interests, but somehow it was Carey and his understanding that seemed preferable to Adrian's frivolity. When the time arrived for the critical decision, there was really no uncertainty.
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Reese discovered a trespasser in the walled-in garden of his mansion in fashionable Richmond, but then found that Lars was not a total stranger; the distinctive red hair confirmed his identity as the child of a former gardener. But now he was a gorgeous young man and it didn't take long for Reese's inexperienced heart to be possessed. But Lars didn't fit in very well, Reese's mother could not tolerate him, and then reports started dribbling in about bad checks, and then he was arrested for dealing drugs and went to prison. Years went by and suddenly Lars called, wanting to take up where they left off, and then he was at the door…
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Quincy had died and now I wondered if there was a chance for me with Patrick whom I had loved secretly for many years. But Patrick felt he was still married to Quincy as he mused about their selection many years ago of the Moss Rose pattern for their china. Patrick gently reminded me that he was too old for me, that I really needed someone my own age, but that was difficult to accept. But then Jeremy appeared on the scene, and one thing led to another and then one day, we were thinking about china patterns; there was always Moss Rose…
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When I was a desk clerk in The Creston, Jack Goswick had checked in one day for himself and his young wrestler, Scott Manning, and there was no hint then that my life was to be changed forever. Scott was "the ultimate butch" and made a big splash in the professional wrestler's circuit, but more importantly, he took me over, body and soul. The sex was terrific, but I soon learned that Jack was also a captive, as well as others. Despite seeming endless successes in the ring, Scott met his match with a vicious wrestler who taunted Scott in the ring because he was gay, and all hell broke loose. Jack managed to get him back to the hotel but I got an upsetting phone call… That's all I'll tell you at the moment.
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