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Stephen del Mar

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Stephen del Mar is a fresh voice in Southern Gay Fiction. His Bennett Bay collection of books and stories explore life in that unique corner of the American South known as Florida. He also writes fantasy and science-fiction. Del Mar lives in the Tampa Bay region of Florida and enjoys Key Lime Pie and mango margaritas, but not at the same time. He also finds constantly barking Chihuahuas nearly as distracting to the writing process as Facebook and Twitter, but don’t tell his housemate.

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Stephen del Mar I’m currently working on “Return to Cooter Crossing,” a story in the southern literary tradition. It explores that matrix of family and community with…moreI’m currently working on “Return to Cooter Crossing,” a story in the southern literary tradition. It explores that matrix of family and community with a modern gay twist. It gets deep into my Bennett Bay world and many of the characters from my other stories stop by to say “hi” and have a glass of sweet tea. (less)
Stephen del Mar My aim in “Dark Love” was to poke a little fun at the whole paranormal/supernatural genre. I thought substituting semen for blood would make for a goo…moreMy aim in “Dark Love” was to poke a little fun at the whole paranormal/supernatural genre. I thought substituting semen for blood would make for a good twist. After all, wouldn’t the seed of life have more power than blood? It is certainly more fun to come by. I also wanted my main character to believe that magic was absurd and then have that absurdity bitch slap him.(less)
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The Three of Us

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Dark Love: Bennett Bay Book...

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The Envelope

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"Slay me," said the dragon.

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Return to Cooter Crossing (...

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HIM

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The Broken Heart

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The Demise of Bobby & Clyde

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Points of Inspiration: Dark Love

Time: Halloween Night, 2013 Place: 24 hour Starkbucks, Plant City, FL, USA Point of Conflict: To NaNo or not. It was Halloween, the night before the National Novel Writing Month (NaNo for short) contest begins. You know the thing where you sign up to bang out 50K words in the month. They can either be … Continue reading "Points of Inspiration: Dark Love"
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