by Creamer
Fantastic! Works on a lot of different levels; you've obviously put a great deal of thought and work into this. The voice in my mind was pure Joe Friday. More, please...
"Ah, the closet. Long, long gone by the time I was born, but back here in the Dark Ages it was still actually a crime to be gay. And the social stigma was overwhelming. I actually felt sorry for the guy. If he had put off being born a few decades, he could be running a cozy little bed and breakfast up in the Appalachians with his ruggedly handsome partner, Steve, while he worked on his Marilyn Monroe collection. But here-and-now, he was subject to arrest and prosecution, not to mention divorce and disgrace."
Sooooooooo true! Thanks for the laugh - I reealllllyyyy needed that!!!!!
Great research! So well written. Just keep the stories cumin! Cannot read straight through - have to rest! ha! Still hard!!