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Our gay short stories section contains both anthologies and single author compilations of short stories with gay characters and themes. There's a diverse range of genres in these stories such as; romance, drama, gay erotica, fantasy stories, humor and, of course, general gay fiction.

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	All Books by Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton - Editors of : Circa 2000 Gay Fiction at the Millennium : Gay Fiction at the Millennium Paperback - 352 pages (September 2000) Alyson Pubns; ISBN: 1555835171 "Gay Short Stories; An anthology of novel excerpts and short stories encompasses a range of fictional genres and includes contributions by such writers as Bernard Cooper, Scott Heim, David Leavitt, Colm Toibin, William J. Mann, and Jameson Currier." Click to buy this book in USA, UK:
	All Books by Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton - Editors of : His 2 : Brilliant New Fiction by Gay Writers Paperback - 256 pages 2 edition (June 1997) Faber & Faber; ISBN: 0571199089 "Gay Short Stories; Erotic, comic, comforting, enraging, and always entertaining, His 2 continues in the acclaimed tradition of His. This latest installment again collects new, previously unpublished work from some of today's best gay authors. Established authors such as Gil Cuadros, Jameson Currier, and David Watmough share their newest work." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton - Editors of : His 3 : Brilliant New Fiction by Gay Writers Paperback - 256 pages (July 1999) Faber & Faber; ISBN: 0571199631 "Gay Short Stories; One glorious result of the boom in gay fiction is that gay and lesbian writers can now produce rich, far-ranging stories on any subject matter--from acid rain to witch burning. But why not throw in a little sex anyway? The latest offering in the His series lives up to its predecessors in presenting the sweaty and steamy beside the thoughtful and heartfelt. Rick Sandford's "Manifest White," Gary Bowen's "Barrel Racer," and Micheal Skeef's "Blood Brothers" are graphic accounts of pickups, though both Skeef's and Bowen's stories gradually unfold other possibilities. Lawrence Reilly's "1984" recounts a high school boy's sexual conquest of a country club tennis pro. In Reginald M. Harris Jr.'s "Haram," a young Arab immigrant maintains a wary interest in a "Black American" who rides his train each day. The simultaneous publication of His and its lesbian counterpart, Hers, begs a comparison between lesbian and gay fiction (at least as reflected in the choices of editors Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton) that warrants more space than we have here. Suffice it to say that sex is the common ground. - Regina Marler (Amazon.com)." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada:
	All Books by Robert Klein Engler - Author of : Empty Chair by Moonlight Paperback - 70 pages Alphabeta Press; ISBN: 0944300154 "Gay Short Stories; Short stories with gay themes set in New Orleans." Click to buy this book in USA:
	All Books by Brett Josef Grubisic - Editor of : Contra/Diction : New Queer Male Fiction Paperback - 256 pages (September 1998) Arsenal Pulp Pr Ltd; ISBN: 1551520567 "Gay Short Stories; Contra/Diction is a collection of stories - full of rage, wonder, and bereavement - that represent the plurality of gay identity confirming, as suggested in the Introduction, that not all gay men "drive to Ikea, go to the gym and buy new ties for their management-level positions before taking in the latest stage hit." In these stories, the nightmare and paradise of sexuality, love, and community are viewed from different perspectives, along with issues of race, class, violence, politics, and homophobia: dark fantasies about hustlers and one-night stands, cautionary tales about murderers and dreamers." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Andrew Holleran - Author of : In September, the Light Changes Paperback - 320 pages Reissue edition (May 2000) Plume; ISBN: 0452281717 *~~ Featured Book Review ~~* "Gay Short Stories; Andrew Holleran's first novel, Dancer from the Dance, is recognized as a classic portrait of gay life in New York in the 1970s. His subsequent works, from Nights in Aruba and The Beauty of Men to the essays in Ground Zero, established Holleran as the preeminent voice in the contemporary gay literary canon. His fiction has earned comparisons to that of Guy de Maupassant, Somerset Maugham, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and now Holleran returns with a collection of sixteen powerful short stories. Exploring the lives and times of those who have lived past the exuberance of youth, these tales make for a moving journey across landscapes of regret and loss, shame and pride, loneliness and love. With a surprising yet sensitive comic touch, Andrew Holleran has written his most mature work to date--a poignant, polished collection." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Michael Lassell - Author of : Certain Ecstasies Paperback - 250 pages (May 1999) Painted Leaf Pr; ISBN: 1891305123 "Gay Short Stories; In this first collection of his stories, award-winning author Michael Lassell explores the relationships between sexuality, spirituality, sanity, and the vicissitudes of urban gay life in the dying moments of the 20th century. Graphic, yet often hilarious, Ecstasies consists of previously published stories as well as new work. Deeply felt, insightful and beautifully crafted, these stories blur the distinctions between literature and erotica, between wit and wisdom, between fact and the imagination" Click to buy this book in USA, Canada:
	All Books by David Leavitt - Author of : Family Dancing : Stories Paperback - 205 pages (November 14, 1997) Mariner Books; ISBN: 0395877326 "Gay Short Stories; Tender, unsettling, and amusing, these stories present families all unhappy in their own different ways. A mother who presides over her local Parents of Lesbians and Gays chapter has trouble accepting her son's lover. A recently separated couple's compulsion to maintain a twenty-six-year tradition seems to magnify futility. The New York Times called this collection "astonishing - funny, eloquent, and wise." Click to buy this book in USA:
	All Books by David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell - Editors of : The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories Paperback Reprint edition (December 1994) Penguin USA (Paper); ISBN: 014024249X "Gay Short Stories; An anthology of gay short stories. It begins with the unarticulated desires of two boys swimming in D.H. Lawrence's "A Poem of Friendship", and ends with the explicit sexual interaction of "The Whiz Kids". It includes a story about AIDS, "The Times as it knows us"." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Bill Lee - Author of : Rogues of San Francisco : Short Story Anthology Paperback (July 1993) GLB Publishers; ISBN: 1879194155 "Gay Short Stories; Rogues of San Francisco reveals the bright new SFO School of Writers whose collective erotic-poetic stories will appeal to readers wanting a very 90's higher consciousness in raw sex." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Winston Leyland - Editor of : My Deep Dark Pain Is Love : A Collection of Latin American Gay Fiction Paperback - 383 pages (September 1983) Gay Sunshine Press; ISBN: 0917342038 "Gay Short Stories; This is an in-depth anthology of fiction on gay themes by 24 writers, among them the internationally acclaimed Manuel Puig (Argentina), Mario de Andrade (Brazil), and Reinaldo Arenas (Cuba). The book presents Latin American gays as part of a lively, fascinating social reality - as soldiers, businessmen, office workers, students, cattle ranchers, circus performers..... Included are two complete novellas." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:

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