The Alphabet Lovers

The Alphabet Lovers

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These are 26 short stories about 26 different men that I have had some form of intimate relationship with throughout my life. These stories are all based on true events. All the images placed within the stories and on the book covers are also mine unless stated. The names and some of the situations have been altered slightly to maintain anonymity but the stories all stem from my reality. They took place in different parts of the world and at different stages of my life between 18 - 30. And although the stories are about intimacy and romance, there are also some ugly parts that very much reflect the nuanced aspects of gay relationships. I wanted to share these chapters of my life because for the longest time, I felt like I was navigating all of this on my own and felt like no one would ever understand me. However, I came to realize that there are many other queer men out there that could relate to these experiences. My hope is that by sharing my stories, it will make others feel comfortable enough to share their stories and thereby enriching the anthology of gay literature that we so desperately need. We often hear about the male and female gaze, which always struck me as pushing heteronormativity, so I want to explore the gay gaze damn it!
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I like to write. As you may be able to tell. I haven't been very good at writing lately. As you may also have been able to tell. That's why I've decided to write a short story collection. The stories won't interlink, some may vary wildly and you might even wonder if they were written by the same person (the answer is yes). Overall, I'm aiming to write 23 stories, which was one per day for 23 days but I failed at that (*seethes* college work...) so now I'm just aiming to finish it before winter is over! The stories won't be very long - I'm only allowed to write for 10 minutes per story, just to get me going again (and literally warm my fingers, I get really really cold fingers for some reason) and the most I've ever written in that time is around 500 words. If you want to check out all of the prompts in my challenge head over to my blog - hannahbanana98[at]wordpress[dot]com - and have a look. I hope you like the stories! Feedback is appreciated. :) Completed Feb 29th 2016. Thanks for reading. :D

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