Stella Maris : & other Key West stories / Michael Carroll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Michael (Writer), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay men--Florida--Key West--Fiction.

Gay men.

Key West (Fla.)--Fiction.

Key West (Fla.).

Florida--Key West.

Genre:

Short stories.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

278 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : Turtle Point Press, [2019]

Summary:

"When Cuban fisherman first spotted the Key West lighthouse floating in Florida waters, they called her Stella Maris, Star of the Sea. It's a beacon that draws people from everywhere seeking the end-of-the-line bohemian oasis that can still be found amidst the condo share towers, chain stores, and Redneck Riviera clientele. And it's a mecca for gay men and the women who love them. Sue Kaufman Prize-winning author Michael Carroll knows the territory intimately. His stories wind in and out of the bars and guesthouses and lives of this singular paradise: a memorial for a drag queen held at the vicar's Victorian leads to uneasy encounters; two southern sisters on a cruise ship holiday are up against the ravages of alcohol, estrangement, and deadly weather. Newly divorced gay men (already a phenomenon) lick their wounds and bask in the island's lasting social twilight. At the all-male, clothing-optional resort, guys of all ages fall into one another's paths, enjoy themselves as they please, and surprise one another on their views and preconceptions. Stella Maris is about the verities of illness and death. The past and its prisoners, AIDS, the young and not so young man's realization of his own mortality. It's about the unpredictable nature of life, and of survival. It's about new beginnings and final recognitions."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Sugar and gold

Primal recognition

The leisure classless

Stella Maris, star of the sea

The other way out

Key West funeral

Every night, a splendor

The book about Perry.

ISBN:

1885983689

9781885983688

OCLC:

1050955415

Publisher Number:

99981219376