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Rainbow Snippets August 27-28

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Happy Sunday!

Here’s a snippet from “Dion’s Redemption,” published by Less Than Three Press. Dion is reminiscing about his first kiss with Nolan. Enjoy. 🙂

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But this tasting… Nolan’s lips had been soft and supple. He’d taken his time, cradling my head in his huge hands and angling for the perfect melding. I’d gasped at the touch of his tongue to mine, my eyelids falling closed as my body melted against his. The urge to wrap my leg around his ankle and hump him like a dog had crossed my mind, and then it was like cold water washed over me.

I’d pushed him back, my fingers gripping briefly in the material covering his broad, solid chest before falling away. The tingle running down my spine was something new, too. I’d covered my mouth with a trembling hand, confused at the sensations that flowed through me.

 

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Rainbow Snippets August 20-21

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Happy Sunday!

Here’s a snippet from “Remember Me Not, My Love,” published by Less Than Three Press. It’s from a bittersweet scene between Terry and Ishmael in a park. Enjoy. 🙂

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I closed my eyes at his candid disclosure, a sharp pain piercing me over all that he had endured.

“I’m so sorry,” I said, yet again.

“You said that already,” he replied. I looked at him. I wasn’t sure about the expression on his face, but it might have been reluctant amusement at my almost incessant apologies. There was nothing more I could say anyway. My tea sat untouched. I grabbed my backpack and got up from the table.

“Okay then. Well, thanks for being willing to hear me out. I gotta go catch the bus. You have a good night.”

As I grabbed my cup, he said to me, “Hey, Terry Conway. How come you don’t have friends? What happened to all your rich buddies? And why the hell are you working in a fucking shoe store? Shouldn’t you be working your way up the ranks at something corporate by now?”

Maybe he needed to give me some of the hell I’d caused him in the past. Whatever the reason, I had nothing to hide. I shrugged as I turned to walk away and said, “I came out.”

 

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Rainbow Snippets August 13-14

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Happy Sunday!

Here’s a snippet from “Because of Sam,” published by MLR Press. It’s from a scene between Martin (three-year-old Sam’s uncle) and Ryan (who works at Sam’s daycare center). Enjoy. 🙂

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“Any help you’re willing to give would definitely be appreciated, but I don’t want you to think that’s the only reason I want you with us.”

“No?” Ryan looked at me, and I realized what he was asking.

“We’ve only just met, Ryan, but what I know of you intrigues me. I’d like to pursue that, see where it goes, if that’s all right with you?”

He let out a breath. “That’s definitely all right with me. You don’t mind that I’m…younger than you?”

“Only by a few years, and that doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Who am I to judge, anyway? I haven’t been on a date in years, and I’m not much of a prize, myself, with my scars and all.”

“But you’re hotter than fire!” Ryan blushed. “Jesus, my mouth…”

 

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