Ember & Ash
The last job I lost was at a bistro in the city.
Stories in Gay Male tagged online match meeting in person, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 19 to 22 minutes. Writers to know: Wren Crossing, Cedar Lodge and Dawn Post. Readers usually start with “Ember & Ash” and “Behind the Tunnel”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
The last job I lost was at a bistro in the city.
The brasserie on Rue des Trois Rois had maybe nine tables and a ceiling fan that spun like it resented its job.
*This one came from the idea of two people meeting for a hookup and finding their lives intersect in ways neither planned.
The email came in while I was sitting in my rental car outside the hotel, eating a gas station granola bar for dinner because I'd skipped…
Ian watched the weather balloon climb over the chain-link fence while Pierre stalled the sedan for the third time that morning.
The beer hall hit me like a wall of noise and I loved it.
I was wiping sweat off my forehead with the back of my wrist for maybe the hundredth time that afternoon.
He was typing on his phone when I walked up.
Rudy Gerrard had nobody to blame but himself.
Okay so, backstory.