Daydreamers
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by Jonathan Harper
Downtrodden workers at a towing company compete to repossess an elusive Mercedes; two men clash over their participation in a body modification ritual; a group of Dungeons & Dragons players find themselves unwelcome in an upscale resort; the discovery of a drowned corpse haunts two would-be lovers in a beach town. Ne'er-do-wells, prodigal sons and young men without a clue await to be met in these nine stories that speak to a new generation of hopefuls not usually found in contemporary queer fiction. A title featured as one of Kirkus' Indie Books of the Month for July! A Kirkus Best Indie Book of 2015!
Paperback, 164 pages
Downtrodden workers at a towing company compete to repossess an elusive Mercedes; two men clash over their participation in a body modification ritual; a group of Dungeons & Dragons players find themselves unwelcome in an upscale resort; the discovery of a drowned corpse haunts two would-be lovers in a beach town. Ne'er-do-wells, prodigal sons and young men without a clue await to be met in these nine stories that speak to a new generation of hopefuls not usually found in contemporary queer fiction. A title featured as one of Kirkus' Indie Books of the Month for July! A Kirkus Best Indie Book of 2015!
Paperback, 164 pages
"The search for security, and the longing to break free from it, roils the lives of young gay men in these wry, hopeful stories." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Harper’s collection brings to mind a movie of an Anne Tyler novel, if it were directed by David Lynch.” - Andrew Holleran
“A catalog of suburbia’s petty desolations and meditations on lost chances; Harper makes for a keen archivist of his characters’ flawed, unfinished manifestos.” - Genevieve Valentine
“Harper’s collection brings to mind a movie of an Anne Tyler novel, if it were directed by David Lynch.” - Andrew Holleran
“A catalog of suburbia’s petty desolations and meditations on lost chances; Harper makes for a keen archivist of his characters’ flawed, unfinished manifestos.” - Genevieve Valentine