A man can fall in and out of love with a simple cheek-kiss, commit tender crimes of the heart, and enjoy gay passion to its fullest. Who wouldn’t like to fall in love with a sexy medium in “Run Like a Girl?” What happened “Last Night on Smithfield Street,” when two attractive men collide for the first time? And who is the mysterious, queer vampire who shares a “Tongue-Bite” with each of his victims? In the title story, radio show host Kye Shore wants to marry soon. Could a snowy weekend in the woods cause him to fall in love with Mr. Right, or will it forever be "The Boyfriend Season?" In “Jogger,” a young, muscular athlete is being stalked, but has he fallen for his stalker? And why is “Kai’s Underwear” being mailed to James Anthony’s apartment? What bizarre and sexy game is transpiring in his so-called normal life? The ten short stories in this collection embrace the lives of queer men, their lust-driven lovers, and boyfriend relationships both romantic and problematic.

The Boyfriend Season and Other Stories

He will have to move out of Newberry and find a new life elsewhere.


Who can stop me, now that I’m eighteen?


Period 2: Mrs. Schennell is now my English teacher, a wicked vampire who sucks the life out of our youthful bodies. I can’t even think about her without becoming sick to my stomach. In fact, all I can think about is how she replaced Mr. Mann, swooping into his job, being in charge so suddenly, and blind-siding me. It feels like one day Mr. Mann is teaching me about symbolism in Steinbeck’s East of Eden, and the next day Mrs. Vampire arrives.


I daydream in her class, thinking about the man she has replaced. I drift from one daydream to the next, all of which star Mr. Mann. I go numb inside, awake but unconscious.


Chapter 31