Friends. Long have I been an admirer of ethereal_lad's work, and honored with his friendship. It is with great happiness that I recommend his just-released book, "Sea, Swallow Me", lurking out there in the Amazon. Please take a moment to check it out. You will see why it is worth a read:

Sea, Swallow Me

"Ancient folklore and modern myth come together in these stories by author Craig Laurance Gidney. Here are found the struggles of a medieval Japanese monk seduced by a mischievous fairy, and a young slave who finds mystery deep within the briar patch of an antebellum plantation. Gidney offers a gay teen obsessed with his patron saint, Lena Horne, and, in the title story, an ailing tourist seeks escape at a distant shore but never reckons on encountering an African sea god. Rich, poetic, dark and disturbing, these are tales not soon forgotten. This collection contains the story "A Bird of Ice," which was a finalist for the Gaylactic Spectrum Award."