Paul G. Bens, Jr.
Original Fiction That's Just Slightly Bent
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Some Recent Reads
Worth Your Time

Interstitial by Ann Somerville - Love triangles. Alien monsters. Planetary war. Just another day in space. A rousing novella with great characters and two types of tension.  As a bonus, the author has written a sequel called Synchronised which reads well as a stand-alone (albeit one full of spoilers for the novella), but goes great as an extra.  Plus the sequel is absolutely free!

Colin Farrell's Penis by Philip Huang.  Go ahead.  It'll take all of three minutes to read this piece of flash fiction. It's under 500 words, but it manages to be funny, witty all while taking a nice stab at the gay community and the world's fixation on Hollywood's Celebutants!  Did I mention it is free?

Master of None: The Eight of Pentacles by Lee Benoit. Fast becomming one of my favorite authors, this speculative story is a wonderful m/m romance with some excellent world building and a great "surrporting cast." Worth the purchase price ten times over.

Better by Jaime Samms.  My first introduction to this wonderful author. A rich, full story with multi-faceted characters and real heart.   While you're there, read Dreamers as well. Both are free. and I would have gladly paid for both.

Toybox: Sounds by multiple authors. Not for the sexually unadventurous, Sounds is collection of three stories about urethral sounding.  Particularly romantic and sweet is the contribution by Naomi Brooks and Angelia Sparrow.  And Kiernan Kelly's contribution is also a lovely piece.

Always a Good Read

HeavyGlow -- A Journal of Fine Flash Fiction

Velvet Mafia -- Dangerous Queer Fiction

Outsider Ink -- Now defunct, but the archive remains running

Farrago's Wainscot -- A Gallery of Weirds

TV Junkie -- A blog behind the scenes in Hollywood by a very good friend of mine. 

Twisted Tongue Magazine -- For the dark side of life

Cemetery Dance -- The Magazine of Horror and Suspense

Dark Discoveries -- The Little Horror Magazine that Could.

Some Reviews
I've Written for
Uniquely Pleasurable

The Sweet Flag by Jeanne Barrack
Toybox: Sounds by Multiple Authors
Colin Farrell's Penis by Philip Huang
Master of None: The Eight of Pentacles by Lee Benoit
All that Glitters by Aislinn Kerry
I was an alien cat toy by Ann Somerville
Marginalia by Laney Cairo
Blue Collar by Multiple Authors
Going Down by Ann Somerville
Sweat by Multiple Authors
Better by Jaime Samms
Beautiful Thing -- Film Review
Broomsticks and Stones by Jane Davitt
Addicted by Duane Williams
Lilies -- Film Review

 

Authors to Watch Our For

Ann Somerville -- One of my favorite authors of homocentric fiction and a good friend.  With stories full of adventure, eroticism and emotional depth, Ann never fails to deliver a wonderful story.  An also wrangles us all together at her review site Uniquely Pleasurable where you can be sure to find balanced reviews.

Lee Benoit -- A fascinating author who constantly amazes me with her world building and rich characters.  Also, one of the reviewers-in-residence over at Uniquely Pleasurable.

Jaime Samms -- An up-and-comer whose work resonates on just about every level.  Jaime also writes some damn fine reviews for Uniquely Pleasurable.

Kit Zheng -- A lovely human being who also happens to be a damn fine writer.

Velveteen Pumpkin -- S.T. is a great writer, a wonderful friend and an editor who has graciously worked with me several times in the past. Please visit her and her flash fiction emagazine, HeavyGlow.

Sean Meriwether -- A damn fine writer and an amazing editor with whom I've had the privilege to work three times now with Outsider Ink and Velvet Mafia: Dangerous Queer Fiction

Cassidy Ryan -- One of the first writers in the m/m erotica genre to friend me, Cassi is just a lovely soul and writes like nobody else.

Blake Fraina -- A heck of a reviewer for Uniquely Pleasurable and a writer whose work I am only just discovering through her fascinating novel King of Cats.

Noel Alumit -- An old friend and an author whose first book, Letters to Montgomery Clift, inspired me to get up off my ass and actually write.

Angelia Sparrow & Naomi Brooks -- Two fine, fine writers whose work I am just discovering but who impress me.


A Very Special Person

AngusDevotee -- What can I say about AngusDevotee?  She has
just been so amazing to me, reading and commenting on my entire back catalogue.  She's been one of my biggest supporters and I am so very glad to call her my friend.  Please check out her website.  There's a lot of love put into it. 

 

Some Damn Fine Review Sites

Uniquely Pleasurable -- Fair, balanced and thoughtful reviews.  Plus, a lot of PR opporunities for writers of homocentric works.  I also contribute reviews there.

Book Utopia -- Extremel thoughtful (and rated) reviews by the just wonderful Book Utopia Mom, who also contributes her reviews to Uniquely Pleasurable.

Mrs. Giggles -- Funny, sometime acerbic, but always fair and honest reviews by the fabulous Mrs. G.

Dark Diva Reviews -- A kind group of folks who always strive to let you know what's worth reading and what might not be your cuppa tea.

Obsidian Bookshelf -- Val Kovalin has some damn fine reviewing skills and always delivers something to think about.

Elisa Rolle -- Just a wonderful person and a lovely Italian Rose, Elisa constantly amazes me with just how many books she manages to read.  She's also my long lost sister.

Coffee Time Romance & More -- All romance all the time and they have been very kind to me as well.

Romance at Heart Magazine -- The lovely Rose keeps us all up to date with what's new out there.

Erotica Revealed -- Reviews of all manner of erotica.

CK2s Kwips & Kritques -- Browse away at all the offerings.

 

Resources

Bent Links -- A nice resouce for all things queer.

Suspect Thoughts Press -- The queerest little press on Earth.

Project QueerLit -- No Matt or Ben here. Just  groovy contest finding some great authors.

 

 

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