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

Three days after our date, a fourth package arrives at my apartment. Another pair of Kai’s underwear: a silk Carmeuse G-string in lavender. It says seemeon the underwear’s curved pouch.


On the front of the underwear is an iron-on picture of me. I have globs of white spew on my mouth, in my hair, and against both cheeks. Kai must have taken it with his cell phone during our fuck-fest. Nine chances out of ten it was Craft Wednesday and he designed the G-string himself while watching Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies


I put the G-string with the other underwear. I don’t e-mail Kai. Instead, I wait for him to contact me.


A day goes by. Two days go by. Three days. I check my e-mail, voice mail, and answering machine on a regular basis; Kai is nowhere to be found. There are no Weston Parcel Service envelopes that arrive at the apartment.


Chapter 34