The Island of No Secrets and Other Stories, Paperback/Lou Dellaguzzo

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Description Mostly urban and blue-collar--and always darkly humorous--these stories explore desire, obsession, and friendship in the lives of gay men and youths. The stories in The Island of No Secrets include: An ex-con is seduced by two Garment Center execs his first day on parole; a young artist-hustler gets tossed from his john's Bowery flat in spectacular public fashion; from Greenwich Village to the Jersey railroad tracks, two youths spend a harrowing night, and a sensual morning, together; after violence strikes in Little Italy, a man grieving for his partner opens himself to love again; in Midtown, a third-rate drama teacher pulls a stunt that may cost him his job--and his kept boy.