POEM: LOVE

Love

Laid between the sheets-
Love never looked a carnal thing
Lust and nakedness, hidden

He pressed the ankh into the door-
opened a dark lit chamber
Turninging the ankh inside-
he opened a secret door
where weary travellers take heed.

Eyes were on him-
as she pulled up his pants
smiling at the tease.

SHORT STORY: WHY THE WHITE ROSE TURNED BLACK

Why the White Rose Turned Black

Beautiful things are born not made. Take the rose, with its thorny stem and white bud. Not always but sometimes the unlikeliest things are pure, as are the most beautiful, and this rose white as it was held no thorns. As a solitary bud it had no outside influences and as such stayed pure as the snow that landed on it mind November when all roses perished and were not seen again until spring.

FLASH FICTION: HERMES

Hermes

Hermes knelt, allowing the snakes to coil once again around his staff.

FLASH FICTION: THE KISS

The Kiss

There's always a kiss at the end of it. When he sinks his fangs into my throat and takes what he wants, desires in his heart he can't fulfil when he drinks deep, stroking his hand up my thigh trying to encourage his cock to hardness.

PROFILE FOR EDWARD FROM LIFE'S A BEACH

Profile for Edward from "Life's A Beach."

Age: 19
Occupation: College student

PEACE ON EARTH!

Peace on Earth.

"Peace on Earth, pah!"

Xinz shook her head as she put the tinsel along the walls. Gej acted up every Christmas when she invited all the townsfolk round for dinner.

"If uncle Kleb hadn't lost our transport out of here on his stupid bet, we'd have been back on Mars by now." Gej moaned.

TIME STORY

 Time by AJ Damian

The gods would know what went on. One by one the younger people turned their black dragon mounted hourglasses knowing exactly how much time they had to live.

BANISHED MICROFICTION STORY

 Banished by AJ Damian

"I should banish you for what you have done," said the prince regent, his hands gripping the throne. Flanked by his two peacocks and favourite human sized goldfish encased within its own bubble of water, he sat proud, haughty. "I should have you executed for killing my lover."

ARTICLE ON ANDREW CALIMACH'S GENDER STUDIES DISCOURSE

The Exquisite Corpse of Ganymede: A Cursory Overview of an Ancient Gender Studies Discourse by Andrew Calimach
Reviewed by Sandra Scholes

Those interested in the ancient Greek myths remember the tale of Apollo and Hyacinthus, others may recall Hermes and Krokus, (which is a variation on Apollo and Hyacinthus), Dionysus and Ampelos and Poseidon and Pelops. This gender studies overview serves to enlighten us of one of the most intriguing gay male couples in history; Zeus and Ganymede but what was the real meaning behind the myth and the Greek people's view of the gods?.

THE ROYAL TALISMAN REVIEW FOR TRACY COOPER-POSEY

 
The Royal Talisman review

I thought Tracy’s introduction of Throwing Down the Gauntlet was a fascinating insight into what kind of period she likes to write in, and some of the history behind it, but also it tells the reader of her writing history, and credentials. It was interesting to read about her collaborations with Julia Templeton, and the results of them.

MY REVIEW FOR HER TWIN BROTHER LGBT EROTIC GRAPHIC NOVEL

 
Her Twin Brother
Publisher: Yaoi Press
Author/Artist: Yamila Abraham / Himitsu Studio
Format: Japanese / BW
Rated: M
Release Date: Out now
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

As a cop Heath is still getting over the loss of his wife. He wakes up on a morning and in remembers his dream when he held her in his arms, and the feelings hurt deeper each time. He has her photo by his bedside, and still longs for the time when he can see her again, knowing his hopes are futile. His life isn't anything he would call decent either, due to her death he hasn't felt like cleaning up the house, litter is strewn all over the place, and he is just living his life for his job as a cop - it's tough and he doesn't see a way out of feeling helpless and unhappy.

TRISH JACKSON'S BLOG WAY OUT OF LINE

WAY OUT OF LINE - GREAT REVIEW

Way out of Line is not a traditional romance. I've always known this, and my publisher knew it but she decided to take a chance on it and since I already write romantic suspense, that's what we called it. 

I have to thank writer Trish Jackson for her appreciation of my review of Way Out of Line. Her novel isn't a traditional romance in the sense of the word, but quite an original idea for a suspense style romance instead. I have always liked reading novels that don't quite fit in with the norm, so I jumped at the chance of reading and writing about this one.

LONG WANG AND THE YELLOW EMPEROR

Long Wang and the Yellow Emperor a story by A.J. Damian


In the court of Emperor Liu Tsu the prince had a lover called Wang, and every time he looked at him he thought these things; his eyes were like the onyx that was inlaid within his most prized sword, lips were the colour of the inside of a conch shell from the sea, teeth the whiteness of the pearls around his throat, hair that shone as blinding as the ebony his father had a plentiful supply of, and his member he called his jade stem for it was so prized by him it could have been a grand stem in the royal lake that bore a lotus flower, the largest there.

"Your highness, why the long face?"

"Wang, my love the time has come for me to wed and I feel I am not ready."

Wang smiled at him instead, trying to settle him. "I take it your father wishes you to marry a girl."

REVIEW FOR MURDER MOST FAB BY JULIAN CLARY

Murder Most Fab
by Julian Clary
ISBN: 978-0-091-91448-6
Word Count:
List Price: £6.99

Formats: Paperback

Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Many will remember him more for his hilarious stand-up comedy routines with Fanny the Wonderdog. This is his first novel told in the first person, it is witty, funny and deliberately over the top most of the way through.

GUEST POST ON MRS CONDIT READS BY AJ DAMIAN

Guest Post on Mrs Condit Reads by AJ Damian for "Life's A Beach."
The "Boys of Summer," anthology published by STARbooks Press was too good to pass up for me as I already had an idea of what kind of M/M romance story to write.

My guest spot on Mrs Condit Reads went really well and the reception to my work went even better.

GUEST POST FOR THE NOVEL APPROACH

Guest Post for The Novel Approach: Finding the Right Guy  - Writing and Where it Gets You by Sandra Scholes (A.J. Damian)

It was an absolute privilege to have my guest post featured on here with such a lot of interest this year about my story "The Wrong Guy" from STARbooks Press's M/M anthology "Unmasked and Undressed 3."