Author Archives: Gary Garth McCann

DECORATING THE TREE

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Gary Garth McCann

She came and went like a breeze, it seemed to teenage me. Sometimes she sat quietly in places where you’d expect her to talk, such as our living room. Or she sat and read when she and I were in … Continue reading →

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Welcome

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Gary Garth McCann

      My novels: YOUNG AND IN LOVE? (gay men’s novella) (BUY FROM BOLD STROKES BOOKS) or YOUNG AND IN LOVE? (BUY FROM AMAZON)* THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH (gay full-length novel) * THE MAN WHO ASKED TO BE KILLED (noir legal thriller) praised at THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW … Continue reading →

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I have FOUND RELIGION. I BELIEVE in YouTube’s Mr. Deity

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Gary Garth McCann

This is the first representation of God that makes any sense to me. Is your God all-powerful, all-knowing, or all-loving? Choose two. You can’t have all three. Tell your priest, pastor or rabbi. She or he can begin the process … Continue reading →

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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Gary Garth McCann
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THE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES, WHERE DO THEY GO?

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Gary Garth McCann

I met pre-med Samuel in an experimental psychology class. He thought he needed my help studying, and probably he did.  As much as help, he seemed to need a buddy, something he was accustomed to from his years as a … Continue reading →

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PORTUGAL AT CHRISTMASTIME

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Gary Garth McCann

We spent Christmas break in three wonderful, historic towns in Portugal, with a final stop in that country in Lisbon. Pictured below are Evora, Coimbra, and Geamareas. [ The top photo is of Rossio plaza, Lisbon, from tourazores.com. The next … Continue reading →

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CHICKEN AND WAFFLES: BACK FROM THE 1930S

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Gary Garth McCann

Noticing KFC ads for chicken and waffles, I remember Mildred Pierce opening her chicken and waffle restaurant in James N. Cain’s 1941 novel Mildred Pierce. I believe her second restaurant was in Laguna Beach. Until a few years ago, I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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HE’S ATTRACTED TO HIS DAD? I BEG YOUR PARDON?

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Gary Garth McCann

In my novella Young and in Love? Hardy confesses to his friend Ronda of a man crush on his dad, with the sexual feelings only a gay guy can bring to a man crush. He wouldn’t mind watching his dad … Continue reading →

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AFRAID OF BEING CAUGHT WANTING SOMETHING YOU SHOULDN’T?

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Gary Garth McCann
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KISS ME.

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Gary Garth McCann

This lovely gif is from American Gay Romance commnity, Google+, Ronnie Warcliffe. Thank you, Ronnie.

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