Best known for editing the edgy gay fiction of the Velvet Mafia website, Sean Meriwether has quietly been writing short fiction and building up a b...
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Aug 14, 2011
Alli
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The 1st two sections, my favorites, are more relationship based: father/son, bully/target, friend/lover. The stories loosely explore the growth of a confused, lustful boy to an out & sophisticated gay man. Like many of these pieces, "Things I Can't Tell My Father" is breathtaking & bittersweet.
The 2nd half is a more action-driven variety: all erotic, some violent, psychotic, tragic. Every time I thought a story couldn't possibly go there, off it went dinging every boundary. More...
The 2nd half is a more action-driven variety: all erotic, some violent, psychotic, tragic. Every time I thought a story couldn't possibly go there, off it went dinging every boundary. More...
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Jan 18, 2010
Jenre
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The Silent Hustler is a collection of short stories by gay fiction writer Sean Meriwether. These stories are not romance, although some of the stories are romantic in tone, so those of you who are only interesting in reading a romance stories with conventional HEAs better stop reading here, although it would be a shame if you did because you would be missing out on a fabulous book.
The stories in this book are edgy, exciting and full of a raw passion and delight in the male form in al More...
The stories in this book are edgy, exciting and full of a raw passion and delight in the male form in al More...
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Feb 16, 2010
Kassa
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Short story authors are often overlooked. Their stories may entice, delight, and arouse but rarely is the author remembered with strong, visceral emotions. That’s usually reserved, for good or bad, for longer length work. Here Sean Meriwether has offered a packed collection of brilliantly written, deeply moving stories that are a must read. Anyone walking away from this anthology will remember Meriwether’s name and likely have a strong reaction to it. The strength of such clean writing, evocativ
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Dec 12, 2009
Paul
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For years, Sean Meriwether has served as editor of two of the most cutting-edge web magazines out there: Outsider Ink (now shuttered) and Velvet Mafia: Dangerous Queer Fiction. During his time with both markets, Meriwether has found exceptional literature by some of the best writers working. Occasionally he's also thrown one of his own works into the mix and that is how I first discovered Meriwether as an author in his own right. Over the years, Meriwether has been amassing an enviable body of
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Jan 30, 2012
Emanuela ~plastic duck~
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The stories in this collection are not of the feel-good kind and I don't really feel equipped to write a review about them. I liked the first stories - those about the father/son relationship and about Kevin and the way he copes with his sexuality in a small city. There is a section which is set in New York and I enjoyed those stories, especially the one which is a sort of tabloid where two men confront themselves (or maybe avoid confrontation) in a blistering hot restaurant in summer in an almo
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Apr 16, 2011
Ares
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UGh....this book contains a story of a misguided poor boy getting molested and raped by prisoner.....And somehow this is glorified? I am truly horrified....even if this is fiction....this is just poor taste...
Jun 26, 2010
Joe
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You know, this was a surprisingly good collection of rather off and at times, dirty, stories.
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