A novel is a love affair, with its ups and downs, but a short story can sometimes be nothing more than a one night stand, a brief date, or a quick kiss in the dark.Flashed!is a collection of 36 very short, "flash fiction" stories and a handful of love poems by J.M. Snyder, best-selling author of gay erotic romance. Each vignette is a glimpse into the lives and loves of very different couples. Some erotic, some bittersweet, every story in this collection celebrates a passion found only between two men. From drag queens to college hoops players, veterans to rockstars, one time lovers to lifelong companions, men at work to men in tights, there's a little something for everyone in this collection. Some of these stories were once posted to the author's blog or appeared online elsewhere, but fans will find many new stories -- and characters -- to love once they've beenFlashed!

Flashed!

“I love you,” I said as we lay together, naked, beneath the thin sheet on his bed. The room was still dark, the sound of the radio drifting up the stairs and under the closed door and into his room, Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard and his sister’s pretty voice singing along with them. He was my first, I’ll never forget him. “I’ll love you forever,” I swore. 


“They’re sending us to the front in two weeks,” he whispered to me. I didn’t want to think about that so I frowned and didn’t reply. In the soft summer night, his arms around me so strong, so warm, he kissed my neck and whispered that he was afraid. 


Chapter 14