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Jim Provenzano: Author
Category:
Gay/Lesbian/Bi
Publisher: CreateSpace/Myrmidude Press
ISBN-10: 1530547911
Type: Fiction
Pages: 192
Copyright: June 1, 2016
ISBN-13: 9781530547913
Price: $3.99 (eBook)
Teenage lust in summer theatre, cheating boyfriends on The Tonight Show, and an escapee from a pumpkin farm; these are just a few of the characters in short stories from Lambda Literary Award winner Jim Provenzano.
Teenage lust in summer theatre, cheating boyfriends on The Tonight Show, and an escapee from a pumpkin farm; these are just a few of the characters in short stories from Lambda Literary Award winner Jim Provenzano. The five-time novelist shares new and previously published works, and excerpts from forthcoming novels. Varying from terse accounts of an anti-gay assault to a post-9/11 moment of resolution, Provenzano shares a diverse array of contemporary experiences in rural Ohio, New York City, at funerals and wrestling matches, Manhattan cathedrals and Paris museums. A moment in the life of a gay divorced father, a transgender performer on the rise, and a footnoted feast of pop culture crushes are included in this compelling collection.
Excerpt
'Forty Wild Crushes' is an enticing, poignant and highly engaging collection that presents men and relationships of all ages and from all walks of life, some of whom we can all relate to and others we would just as soon avoid.
The author starts things off on a lighter note with the titular entry, a terribly clever and particularly amusing recollection of fourth grade adventures, told in the first person and complete with footnotes containing a brief history of each identified "crush." Those eighties children who remember the song "88 Lines about 44 Women" will especially appreciate this one.
The more serious subject of divorce is tackled in "U-Haul," the touching portrait of a young suburban boy from an all-white neighborhood adjusting to life in the city, and a divorced dad prepares for a visit with his son in the tear-jerker, "Quality Time."
AIDS is touched upon in "Brush with Fame," an entertaining tale about an artist involuntarily reminded of his former relationship with a musician, and in "Funeral Rights," which reads almost like a journal entry of family history, as the narrator fondly remembers his Uncle Manny and cousin, Chris.
There's something for everyone among the compelling stories in "Forty Wild Crushes," featuring colorful characters, rich story lines and profound messages.
- Christopher Verleger, Edge Media Network
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