Authors

Altimexis' stories typically deal with high school, coming out and falling in love. "Naptown Tales" is a series of stories centered in a conservative Midwestern American city. "Love in a Chair" is the first in a series dealing with gay youth with disabilities. "A Fish Out of Water" deals with two Jewish boys, one Hasidic, and their forbidden love. And there are more stories in the works.

I was born in New York just after WWII when, because of the Depression and the war, the city seemed very little changed from the 1920s. I spent a lot of time listening to my grandparents, hearing what the area was like from when they were born in the 1880s, so it was like living in multiple time periods. I grew up in the suburbs, spent the next 20 years freelancing a design career in the Midwest and Northeast then followed that career to Los Angeles.

CAVEAT LECTOR! 'When explicit sex is combined with a lot of preposterous chatter, it then becomes unendurable, an affront, to the patience and intelligence of the reader.' That is an edited statement from a critique of my, then newly published, favorite of favorites, "Stranger in a Strange Land".

MrM likes to write things familiar but with a twist. Romances, but in unusual settings. Fantasies not covered well by modern fiction. Poetry that is evocotive and deeply personal. MrM likes to paint with words and he hopes you like impressionism.

Grumpy Bear weaves a world where were-creatures live alongside humans in secret. Wolf, panther, boar, and the noble clan of the Werebear. He explores the life and loves of the Werebears in America, balancing times of brutal danger with lighter moments of laughter, and thrilling adventure with the bears' many erotic encounters. Explore the mythology of the old gods and the gifts of the lycans that they left behind for the benefit of all humanity.

Most of my stories are contemporary explorations of gay men finding themselves and coming to terms with their sexuality, often in the face of family issues. Usually written with a relatively light touch, and with some romantic element. I am based in London (UK), and stories have a British setting, often set in the Midlands or North where my own roots are.

Sam writes stories as a hobby and a sanity saving escape from the real world, which can sometimes be complicated and depressing. He's fundamentally a romantic at heart, which frequently informs his fictitious worlds. But that's not to say that everything is always perfect, where would be the fun in that?

I have written several speculative fiction and contemporary drama/romance stories, some of which I will bring to GA. I'm an avid Sci-Fi and fantasy fan. I suspect I will be writing more of these types of fiction in the future. Of course, that's assuming the various characters keep talking to me!