It's time to start our new blog feature: Author Promos! Authors were allowed to choose up to three of their stories to be promoted in the blog. For each story, they had the same three questions to answer. For our debut blog entry, we're bringing you Carlos Hazday with his stories Melvin Ford, Children of the Dust, and Happy New Year. Enjoy!
16 stories * 777 reviews * 287,170 total words
Description: A 1929 Ford Model A Tudor is passed from father to son, through several generations.
What gave you the idea for this story?
The idea for the story came from a photo prompt posted by Comicfan.
What was your favorite thing about writing this story?
Aside from the obvious close family ties described, I loved being able to hint at societal changes taking place in the United States in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description.
The story blurs the lines between gay/non-gay stories. Historical and fictional events are mixed together, to provide a backdrop for the love affair between four men, and the car they all own at some point. It’s a subtle commentary on how Americans, and their attitudes towards same sex relationships, have changed over time.
Description: The story of two young men, and how the Vietnam War affected their lives.
What gave you the idea for this story?
The idea for the story came from an article about Ameriasian kids I’d read the week prior to writing it.
What was your favorite thing about writing this story?
I enjoyed working out the way the two main characters connected initially and then reconnected after many years.
Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description.
Although the story is fictional, the historical events are accurate. The fall of Saigon meant an unknown number of children, fathered by American GIs, where trapped in a country which had no use for them.
Description: The Lumberjack & The Professor
What gave you the idea for this story?
A comment about one of my stories having characters who were stereotypical gay fantasies made me want to write about a connection being made between blue and white collar workers which wasn’t stereo typical itself. Around that time, someone on Facebook replied to one of my posts by telling me I racism was not a problem in America any more. Ha!
What was your favorite thing about writing this story?
Setting it in the middle of Minnesota was a challenge for someone who lives on the beach. But I fell in love with the northern woods a long time ago while traveling in the area. I was fun to dredge up those memories.
Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description.
Although this is a love story, racism plays a part in strengthening the bond between the characters.
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