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Magic Man 1977 by PlacidGuy

David Heulfryn / 28 November 2025 / PlacidGuy, Stories

Authors Note: This story comes from my youth. In 1977, I was seventeen, an isolated gay boy in a straight man’s world, and painfully lonely. My only human connections came from older men I met at a popular cruising site in a nearby park; men who wanted something, just never anything personal.

Life after Sixty for a Gay Man? by PlacidGuy

David Heulfryn / 23 November 2025 / PlacidGuy, Stories

Rob is let go from his bartending job when he turns 60. Feeling that there is no future ahead of him, he calls his friend and discovers life does not end at sixty and he has more talents that mixing cocktails.

When Mars Attacks by PlacidGuy

David Heulfryn / 25 October 2025 / PlacidGuy, Stories

Please welcome PlacidGuy, a new author who joins us with his short story about Theo, who is working at night at the museum, when he sees something in the corner of his eye.

I know you’ll enjoy it as much as I did, and please take a moment to leave a comment or reach out to the author. You can email him at placidguy@proton.me

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