Ryan Field's Blog, page 598

My Huckleberry Friend

Huckleberry Friend:

A very special, good friend that's been in your life for years, typically since youth. From the Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini song, "Moon River", which was featured in the classic movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

There are your good friends: people who love you. And then there are your huckleberry friends: people who've known you for years and have stuck by you and love you no matter what.

People who follow me, have to know that I have a blogging buddy, Ryan. He blogs...

Book Excerpt: ALL ABOUT YVES

Though ALL ABOUT YVES is loosely based on the old movie, "All About Eve," the book revolves around the fashion and modeling industry instead of the theater industry, it captures many of the experiences young gay men have when they are trying to break into the modeling industry, and both the male leads in the book are gay men.

On all the e-book web sites, including amazon, there's an excerpt from the first chapter. But I wanted to add one here on the blog that hasn't been published anywhere...

Voting this Tuesday: Arlen Specter/Joe Sestak

This Tuesday, for Pennsylvania residents, is voting day. And though I'm not going to get into anything political here with regards to issues, I will speak in general terms about one of my votes.

There been a vicious race for the democratic senator here, between Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak. Arlen Specter has been a republican senator for years in PA, and this past year he switched parties so he could run as a democrat instead of a republican. Now, I'm not against anyone switching parties. It's...

A New Web Site: All Male Romance and Thanks to Tristan Davis

There's a great new web site up and running, created by Tristan Davis. It focuses on all your favorite m/m authors, and all your favorite m/m books.

Check out the link below and see for yourself. It's simple to navigate and it's easy to find any author you've read. And, a huge thanks to Tristan Davis who came up with the idea, designed the whole site, and put so much time and effort into getting it up and running.

http://www.allmaleromance.com/

Review: ALL ABOUT YVES

Usually, I don't get reviews in this soon for a book that has just been released. And this review, to me, is worth a great deal for two reasons: one, I didn't solicite the review, and two, I'm a fan of this reviewer, Amos Lassen. When I'm shopping for something to read, I usually check out his reviews first to see what he has to say about the book I'm going to purchase. And I couldn't be more thrilled about him reviewing ALL ABOUT YVES.



Clever Title, Clever Book, May 7, 2010
By

LASTING LUST: A Mostly lgbt Collection of Short Stories about Long Term Relationships and Love

Every now and then I like to revisit older books I've done. And LASTING LUST is probably one of my favorites. The original title for this book was "Lasting Love," and we changed it at the last minute thinking "lust" worked better than "love." But it's just as much about love as it is lust, and the best part is it's based on long term relationships, which aren't written about very often.



And even though the book isn't strictly lgbt, a good deal of the stories are. I even have one of my own shor...

Rant: Time Magazine, Neil Patrick Harris, and Images of Gay Men

Well, they did it again. Time Magazine, for all their liberal efforts to save the world, insulted gay men just like they did it the last time I wrote about them, here. Only this time is was with a subtle comment, in a small piece written about Neil Patrick Harris. I used to think Time did these things to spark controversy. But now I just think they're stupid.

I'm not going after Neil Patrick Harris in this post. I like his work and I think his public image is wonderful. And he has no control ...

Happy Release Day: ALL ABOUT YVES

Though this book is loosely based on the film, All About Eve, starring Bette Davis, there are drastic differences. First, the main characters are gay men. Second, it's set in the present day and revolves around the fashion industry instead of the theater. And third, there are no actual quotes from the movie. While I was writing this I thought about all the famous lines Bette Davis used, and then decided it just wouldn't be right to use them. So there won't be any "fasten your seatbelts, it's ...

AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania

When I think of fundraising, I don't think about books, or book reviews, or the difference between e-books and print books. I think about helping groups or organizations that are committed to important causes. I have a few causes that are close to my own heart, and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is one of them.

Without the help of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS wouldn't get the necessary legal counsel they need. And it's not just an LGBT i...

Insurance Appeal, a Friend with HIV/AIDS, and a Happy Ending

Those who have been following me since last November, know that I've been working as legal power of attorney for a good friend who is HIV positive. He's disabled and can't work. For the past two years, he's been receiving disability from an insurance company. In November, the insurance company canceled his long term disability and said he was ready to go back to work.

So he asked me to help him appeal the case, which I did. And then I hired an attorney to help because I didn't want to take any...