Loren's Lashes

Leather is a world of rich pleasure palaces and endless sensual delights, where dreams can be pursued without limit, provided that a man has the strength to stand the test. . . . But in the rural town of Mayhill, population 32,000, leather life is a little different.

Loren's Lashes, a retro series about a Midwestern community of closeted leathermen.

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CONTENTS

Resources.

Loren's Lashes Omnibus.

Edgeplay in Mayhill.

Side stories: Water in a Drought | First Lesson.

RESOURCES

Series bibliography.

Leather writings at this domain.

Loren's Lashes Omnibus

A collection of all the Loren's Lashes stories.

2010 edition contents.

¶ 80,000 words.

E-BOOK EDITION

Loren's Lashes Omnibus (zipped HTML e-book).

Edgeplay in Mayhill

In 1965, Loren was initiated into the mysteries of leather by a motorcyclist passing through his isolated Midwestern town. Twenty years later, he is owner of the town's gay bar, which serves as a leather bar after hours. He is a master, trained to control and discipline men.

If only he could convince other leathermen of this fact. Having given up hope of ever finding someone who will submit to him, Loren is forced to content himself with secret fantasies. Then he meets the perfect man for his fantasies: handsome, uniformed, full of confidence and strength. But Loren doesn't realize that Ken holds secrets which will initiate them both into a new mystery. . . .

Leather life in a rural town is explored in this series, which looks back on an earlier era. In a time and place where being gay is reason enough to be arrested, the leathermen of Mayhill struggle to keep their small community alive.

¶ Novel: 80,000 words so far | Genre tags (with minor spoilers).

ONLINE EDITION

Edgeplay in Mayhill 1: Negotiations.
Edgeplay in Mayhill 2: Preparations.
Edgeplay in Mayhill 3: Scene.
Edgeplay in Mayhill 4: Aftercare (excerpt).
Edgeplay in Mayhill 5: Brotherhood.
Edgeplay in Mayhill: Historical Note.
Edgeplay in Mayhill: Acknowledgments.
Edgeplay in Mayhill: Back Matter. Dedication, publication history, and credits.

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Side stories

Water in a Drought

When a young cowboy leaves his ranch during World War II, this turns out to be the start of a forty-year search for tough men that will lead him from the Texas Panhandle to Folsom Street to a small town in the Midwest . . . with danger always lurking close behind.

Co-written with Parhelion, author of an acclaimed series of Southwestern stories.

¶ Novella: 25,000 words.

EXCERPT – Water in a Drought: Excerpt.

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First Lesson

"He couldn't remember later why he began talking about bondage."

When a security guard walks into the wrong bar in town, he learns about the dark side of erotic desire, and also about the hope that lies beyond it.

¶ Short story: 4,000 words | Genre tags (with minor spoilers).

E-BOOK EDITIONS

First Lesson (Kindle e-book).

Included in Love in Dark Settings Omnibus (HTML e-book).

ONLINE EDITION

First Lesson.

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