Short stories: nibbles instead of full meals!

I'm published in several Torquere anthologies, as well as having a couple stand-alone shorts. If you like some of your reads more bite-sized, perhaps I have something that will tempt your palate:

Impasto - Part of the Mine Anthology

Alexander is a vampire and his human lover–and dearest possession–Laurent has finally agreed to be turned. While in London so Laurent can visit his mother one last time as a human, Alexander sits in the darkness of their hotel room contemplating Laurent’s beauty in post-coital slumber. Alexander endeavors to paint a portrait of him in words in his well-weathered notebook, but despite observing all the trappings of their lives together, and Laurent himself, he finds only one word can encapsulate him: mine.

Learn more about and purchase Mine here: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2883


Miracle on LaSalle Street - A Getting Better charity short

ALL ROYALTIES FROM THE SALE OF THIS STORY GO TO THE IT GETS BETTER PROJECT

Illinois has just legalized gay marriage and Danny is about to obtain a license with his partner Eric–a dream come true for both of them. On his way to City Hall in Chicago, Danny meets a curious, quiet young man in the LaSalle Street station. Though a seemingly innocuous meeting, Danny doesn’t realize the encounter will change both their lives, in an even bigger way than Danny’s life is already changing.

Learn more about and purchase Miracle on LaSalle Street here: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_111&products_id=3349

And learn about Torquere Press' Changing Lives project here: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=79_111

Ghost Walk - A Halloween Sip

Cory Phillips is spending a semester studying abroad in London. In need of a job, he lands a position as a clerk in a gift shop that caters to tourists on London’s famous ghost walks. There he meets Alexi Lovegood, a charming and handsome man who plays the ghost of Sir Donovan Cartwright on one of the tours. As romance blossoms amid the campy fun, something spooky in the mist of London’s streets threatens to intervene…

Learn more about and purchase Ghost Walk here: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_107&products_id=3373

Mr. Black and the Expo - Part of the Shifting Steam Anthology

Gerard Killaly Black is more interested in travel than science, more enticed by adventure than invention. Reluctantly, he returns from exploring the globe to his hometown of Chicago in order to see his father’s invention appear as the highlight of the 1890 New World Scientific Expo. Accompanying Gerard is his lover Jack, on the run after robbing a South African museum and able to transform into a wolf–a clever way to escape the authorities. At the expo, Gerard learns another inventor, the unscrupulous Professor Monahan, is trying to bring Gerard’s father to ruin and steal his invention. Although Gerard would like to be anywhere but in the midst of civilization and caught up in political intrigue, he and Jack must work together to save his father’s life and preserve his hard work.

Learn more about and purchase Shifting Steam here: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=76&products_id=3393

I will also be in Torquere's upcoming Po' Boys anthology: a New Orleans-themed anthology that was actually my very own brainchild while at the GayRomLit Retreat in New Orleans! So if you crave something a little more snack-sized, I've got a few treats for you!


Lydia Nyx online: http://www.lydianyx.com/
Lydia's blog: http://lydianyx.blogspot.com/