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Bear Hugs
Martin hasn't known Eric long, but he thinks Eric is awesome. The extent of Eric's awesomeness becomes clear when their special magic awakes Eric's shapeshifting ability. All Eric needed was someone to hug him properly; he needed his sidekick.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 12, 2015
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Laney Cairo
25 books45 followersLaney lives in a queer commune with three of her favourite people and two of her favourite dogs. When not writing, she teaches university students about apostrophes, scientific methodology and visual culture. In her spare time she photographs fjords and works on being kinder.
In her previous professional incarnations she has been a masseuse, owned a genre bookshop and dipped her toes in the civil service. In her long distant past Laney has undertaken nude modelling, been a fairy-for-hire, run murder mystery nights and been a breastfeeding educator; but not all at the same time.
Laney likes to tell stories about people who could be real, imagined into the future or an alternate reality.
Laney would rather curl up with a pot of tea and her laptop than speak to a group of people. Laney’s favourite word is ‘utterly’ and her long-suffering editor often has the task of restricting her to one per story. If you find an extra one she’d be utterly, utterly delighted to hear from you at laney [at] laneycairo [dot] com.
In her previous professional incarnations she has been a masseuse, owned a genre bookshop and dipped her toes in the civil service. In her long distant past Laney has undertaken nude modelling, been a fairy-for-hire, run murder mystery nights and been a breastfeeding educator; but not all at the same time.
Laney likes to tell stories about people who could be real, imagined into the future or an alternate reality.
Laney would rather curl up with a pot of tea and her laptop than speak to a group of people. Laney’s favourite word is ‘utterly’ and her long-suffering editor often has the task of restricting her to one per story. If you find an extra one she’d be utterly, utterly delighted to hear from you at laney [at] laneycairo [dot] com.
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October 17, 2015
This is an extremely funny shifter story – and one of the most unconventional ones around. In this version of the world, shapeshifting is like a superpower, something magical that can happen anytime. And the best part is that Eric, the guy who turns out to be a bear shifter, doesn’t even know about his newfound abilities until Martin, his new lover, figures it all out. The reason behind what happens is particularly cute, and a pretty unique idea!
Martin and Eric are great together, Martin especially, and I got a front row seat because he is telling he story. Martin is clearly falling for Eric in a big way but he is hesitant about admitting it.
“Sleep cuddling?” Martin said.
Eric slung an arm across Martin’s chest and rolled in closer. “I think we have mutual sleep cuddling needs. Worked that out the first night you stayed at my place.”
Martin was quiet. It’s possible Eric was right, and that Martin was something of a stealth sleep cuddler.
A “stealth cuddler” indeed! But it doesn’t stop there! After some weird dreams, Martin and Eric start hiking together, and it is during one of those hikes that Eric begins to understand what being a bear shifter can mean – especially in the middle of the woods with a deluge coming down on them.
If you like a bit of humor with your shapeshifters, if a story about two men who are clearly made for each other sounds interesting, and if you’re looking for a read that is as funny as it is sweet, then you will probably like this short story.
NOTE: The anthology this short story was published in has been provided by Torquere Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Martin and Eric are great together, Martin especially, and I got a front row seat because he is telling he story. Martin is clearly falling for Eric in a big way but he is hesitant about admitting it.
“Sleep cuddling?” Martin said.
Eric slung an arm across Martin’s chest and rolled in closer. “I think we have mutual sleep cuddling needs. Worked that out the first night you stayed at my place.”
Martin was quiet. It’s possible Eric was right, and that Martin was something of a stealth sleep cuddler.
A “stealth cuddler” indeed! But it doesn’t stop there! After some weird dreams, Martin and Eric start hiking together, and it is during one of those hikes that Eric begins to understand what being a bear shifter can mean – especially in the middle of the woods with a deluge coming down on them.
If you like a bit of humor with your shapeshifters, if a story about two men who are clearly made for each other sounds interesting, and if you’re looking for a read that is as funny as it is sweet, then you will probably like this short story.
NOTE: The anthology this short story was published in has been provided by Torquere Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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