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Quickies 3: Short Short Fiction on Gay Male Desire
The third installment of the bestselling international gay men’s erotica series, consisting of stories of one thousand words or fewer that articulate desire between men. Previous books in the series have made bestseller lists, and feature many award-winning writers and anthologists among their contributors, including Doug Ferguson, Shaun Levin, George K. Ilsley, Sean Meriwether, Shaun Proulx, John Watson, Michael Wilde, Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Bob Vickery, Simon Shepard, Sandip Roy, Clayton Delery, Andy Quan, Shane Keleher and Daniel Curzon. James C. Johnstone edited the first two Quickies books and co-edited Queer View Mirror and 2: Lesbian and Gay Short Short Fiction.
240 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2003
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September 15, 2019
Furtive, anticipatory and... well... quick, that's the best way to describe the "69-plus stories" which make up Quickies 3. It's not at all surprising that the majority of these sweaty little fantasies have all the juicy feel of furtive confessions told from a first person perspective. Given the parameters of the theme—short, short fiction under 1000 words—there is little or no time for languid build-up to the action, unless, of course, that's the point of the story, as in J.R.G. DeMarco's Model Behavior, Shane Keleher's It's In The Shoes or Daniel Collins's Malabar Spice.
Most, however, spare the time for build-up or characterization, choosing instead to jump right into the action, letting one's own imagination fill in the gaps, as in Andrew Ramer's The Birthday Party, or Jay Starre's Fantasy Boy. That can work wonderfully well, if what you're looking for is a mental snack or three to get the blood pumping. If, on the other hand, you're looking for something a little more substantial, you'll have to look elsewhere. These stories have all the nutritional value of popcorn, but they can also be just as addictive.
Some are simple vignettes of longing, dredged up from overheated imaginations in a sometimes cold and lonely world, as in Donn Short's Tommy Nights or Raymond Luczak's The Room Of My Eyes. Others are the kind of tales that make one wish for more, like the sweet geek-love story Elf Lust, by David J. Cheater, which proves that love can be found in the oddest of places, or Royston Tester's Brit-inflected Service, which is perfect for those overheated Ewan MacGregor fantasies we ALL have. Then there are those rarities, the stories that transcend the parameters to deliver potent snapshots of a much larger story, artfully and succinctly told, as in Colin Thomas's wonderfully realized Four Faggy Moments, or Marshall Moore's haunting Certain Shades Of Blue Look Green, Depending On The Light, or Shaun Proulx's Porn Stars, a desperate tale told from two very different perspectives.
From first-time fumbles and jaded jumps to down-home dalliances and foreign forays, many of the visionary vignettes found in Quickies 3 are so clear the reader can practically smell the sweat from hairy ballsacks dangling like ripe fruit in those equalizing moments of ascension and release. If one story doesn't get the blood coursing toward your naughty bits, the next surely will. In fact, I challenge any male reader to take on three stories in a row without going full-on chubby. You'll probably leave a few marks of your own within the pages of this hot little anthology—reminders that sometimes passion is best experienced in short, memorable spurts.
Most, however, spare the time for build-up or characterization, choosing instead to jump right into the action, letting one's own imagination fill in the gaps, as in Andrew Ramer's The Birthday Party, or Jay Starre's Fantasy Boy. That can work wonderfully well, if what you're looking for is a mental snack or three to get the blood pumping. If, on the other hand, you're looking for something a little more substantial, you'll have to look elsewhere. These stories have all the nutritional value of popcorn, but they can also be just as addictive.
Some are simple vignettes of longing, dredged up from overheated imaginations in a sometimes cold and lonely world, as in Donn Short's Tommy Nights or Raymond Luczak's The Room Of My Eyes. Others are the kind of tales that make one wish for more, like the sweet geek-love story Elf Lust, by David J. Cheater, which proves that love can be found in the oddest of places, or Royston Tester's Brit-inflected Service, which is perfect for those overheated Ewan MacGregor fantasies we ALL have. Then there are those rarities, the stories that transcend the parameters to deliver potent snapshots of a much larger story, artfully and succinctly told, as in Colin Thomas's wonderfully realized Four Faggy Moments, or Marshall Moore's haunting Certain Shades Of Blue Look Green, Depending On The Light, or Shaun Proulx's Porn Stars, a desperate tale told from two very different perspectives.
From first-time fumbles and jaded jumps to down-home dalliances and foreign forays, many of the visionary vignettes found in Quickies 3 are so clear the reader can practically smell the sweat from hairy ballsacks dangling like ripe fruit in those equalizing moments of ascension and release. If one story doesn't get the blood coursing toward your naughty bits, the next surely will. In fact, I challenge any male reader to take on three stories in a row without going full-on chubby. You'll probably leave a few marks of your own within the pages of this hot little anthology—reminders that sometimes passion is best experienced in short, memorable spurts.
September 16, 2012
A wonderfully entertaining mix of stories with an erotic edge.
September 11, 2019
Another excellent collection. Each piece is short, so there is lots of variety!
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