It's been a while since my last release, and I have something a little different this time. In my new short story, Tweet Storm, romance is the subplot. It's really about not backing down, and also trolling Mike Pence.

When you share a name with a homophobic politician, what’s a gay man to do? If you’re Ike Spence, you start a parody Twitter account.

Ike Spence would rather not share his name with the famously homophobic vice president. To cope with this nominative misfortune, he starts a parody Twitter account which catches the eye of the local LGBTQ newspaper. Next thing he knows, he’s gone viral and the cute journalist responsible is asking him out. Life is looking up.

Trouble is, the homophobes aren’t done with him just yet...

Here's an excerpt:

This whole Twitter account had gotten bigger than he’d imagined when he started it to vent his irritation about having the same name as the insanely homophobic Vice President of the United States. A vice president who, Ike was almost certain, was a self-loathing gay man. Really, who devoted significant mental energy to thinking about guys having sex with other guys? Gay dudes, that was who. Or at least bisexual, but Ike’s money was on the VP being gay to the core.

He checked the news alert on his phone. The esteemed Vice President was in rural Texas, looking awkward as he visited a rodeo. You’d think a politician would be able to fake a more convincing smile.

The obvious connection was too good to pass up. Ike opened Twitter and composed a new tweet: Enjoying my time in the Lone Star State. Anyone know a good place to ogle some shirtless cowboys? Pants are optional.

By the time he’d double-checked the spelling, the Uber driver was pulling up in front of his destination. “Thanks,” Ike said, and published the latest tweet from @GayIkeSpence.

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