The Phoenix Rises

by Mark Alders

Struck by the sight of an exotic bird while tree climbing, Wesley is left with an experience that haunts his dreams.But the bird is something far more than what Wesley could have ever imagined. In fact, the bird isn't a bird at all. It's a phoenix, a rare and magical creature who has been bonded with Wesley and can take the form of a man.After a while, Wesley falls in love for the phoenix named Shojuno. But with the world turning against the phoenix, can Wesley make the love he feels inside him grow? Or will the greed of man end Wesley's relationship with Shojuno before it has even begun?

Genres: M M Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy, Short Stories

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

I live in Melbourne, Victoria, in the land of Oz. According to my own Teenage mis-adventures, I am just an ordinary guy with a penis which likes to get me into trouble…a lot. I’ve seduced trees, copulated with watermelons, and had nice old ladies pick ants off my naked body. Yep, that’s me. Mark Alders. All round nice guy and with my brain firmly in my pants, exactly where it belongs!

So what about the here and now? Well, I am a mild, mannered post office worker by day. I have a mortgage to pay and a partner named Lee who I have been with for *cough* twenty one years *cough.* At night, my muse, the bitch, forces me into bondage and makes me sit at my computer and type out stories about men having sex with each other…all the time…over and over…in varying degrees of WTF, too!

I mean, I have stories out there about alien spiders needing humans to nourish their eggs, red-skinned aliens whose balls glow when they are sexually excited, beings who cock dock with their victims to drain them of their life force, and a young man who discovers puberty is just the start of his problems as he comes into ‘magolescence’ on his eighteenth birthday and his penis turns into a snake!

Ah, the life of a story teller. The fun never ends.

Reviews

[Tj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book once again something very different. This was a short read. I have always enjoyed the adventures that Mark Alders takes his readers on. I think I got spoiled though and was disappointed it wasn't longer. I was starting to get into the characters and it ended:( Still loved the story though:)

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

sweet short story

[Ang -PNR Book Lover Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

*sigh* Such Lovely words!! Such a cute short read!!
was Beautiful, Loved it :)

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

A pretty cute short story. Some very poetic writing in places and well written.

But I was left with to many questions. What was up with the huntsman? What will the two do now? etc

Well worth a quick read - it will only take you 30 mins and its a sweet story.

[Betryal · Rating 3 out of 5]

**** 3.5 ****

[Meggie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This short story is really weird. Definitely not my cup of tea.