FROM THE HIS & HIS KISSES ANTHOLOGY - MEN
Sean and Gil, polar opposites, seek in one another the perfect lover. In a forbidden dungeon in Gil's apartment, Sean finds secrets coiled within secrets. When he finally unlocks the mystery, he learns the horrifying truth about Gil, and about himself.
Dream a Little Dream of Me is a tale of Sean and Gil, polar opposites, who seek in one another the perfect lover. Twice forsaken by past loves, Sean longs for a relationship that will last. When he meets Gil, he believes he’s found his perfect mate. After Gil warns him to stay out of the spare room, temptation overpowers Sean. With a turn of a key, he learns the horrifying truth about Gil, and about himself.
The sound of Momma Cass singing the classic Gus Kahn song threads throughout the narrative of this story, inviting readers to Dream a Little Dream.
Ebook ISBN 978-1-60054-239-8 - $2.50
Print ISBN 978-1-60054240-4 - Men I
Length: 5,200 Words
Genre: M/M - Erotic Horror
Rating: Shooting Star with a twist
Price: 2.50
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On sudden impulse, he grabbed the key chain and strode to the spare room. Gil wouldn't know. He would just look for a moment, and then he’d lock it again. After all, it was just a room.
The key turned like any key. The door opened like any door. The room was dark. Sean groped for the light switch. When he flipped it on, an ethereal blue light, dim and chill bathed the room. The walls were painted ebony, and someone had taped black plastic bags over the windows. A sling dominated the middle of the room, hanging from the ceiling by chains. An array of sex toys hung from pegs, and mirrors adorned the walls, positioned at strange angles so that images reflected upon images in infinite progression.
Sean lusted for this room. The key chain suddenly felt heavy in his hand. He dropped it onto the sling, and ran fingertips along the leather and steel.
A deep freezer huddled against one wall of the room. "What a strange thing to have in a dungeon," he mused. The blue light cast a ghostly sheen on the white enamel finish. Curious, Sean strode to it and tried to lift the lid.
It was locked.
The tune from the bar and Momma Cass' voice lingered on his mind, though the words faded. He hummed in harmony with the melody cascading in his memory while he examined the freezer's lid.
Ah, there was a triangular opening just below the latch of the freezer lid. It was just the size of the dowel on the blue key. This must be the door that the third and final key on Gil's key chain opened.
The key chain rested on the sling, calling to him. As he approached it, out of the corner of his eye, Sean caught a hint of motion, a dark and handsome face repeating in an eternal echo of memories. Fear rushed through him. Had Gil come home early and found him disobeying? No, no, it was just his own image reflected in the mirrors, fooling him.
He tossed the key chain from one hand to another, reflecting. Gil could return at any moment. He backed out of the room, turned out the light, locked the door and left the spare room exactly as he had found it.
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Author Bio:
Max Griffin writes horror and science fiction stories, often with a dark twist. Authors as diverse John Updike, Dean Koontz, Richard Matheson, and Lawrence Block inspire and inform his literary style.
Max Griffin is the pen name of a professional mathematician who is the author of a textbook and numerous research articles. When he is not writing fiction, his days are filled with teaching mathematics and statistics, research, and administrative work at a major comprehensive university in the southwest. He is the proud parent of a daughter who is a librarian. He is blessed to be in a long-term relationship with his life partner, Mr. Gene, who is an expert knitter.
The two humans in Max's household are the pets of an Abyssinian cat named Mr. Dinger, short for Erwin Schrodinger the Cat. Mr. Dinger graciously lets them live in his home in return for food and occasional petting. Oh, and there's that litter box thing they do for him too.
