Will and Davy from the RN series

For a couple of 19th Century gentlemen, Commander William Marshall and Lt. David Archer have been surprisingly ready to accept the notion that people in the 21st Century might be interested in their lives. I say as much. Lt. Archer, leans back in his chair and shrugs.
Davy: And why not? I [...]

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Mani from ‘Space, Man’

Mani from ‘Space, Man’ by Sharon Maria Bidwell

When I wrote ‘Space, Man’ I wanted to hit a mildly comic note. It’s a ‘fling’ and therefore it’s intended to be a light, quick read. Some people have said they only wish it were longer and I admit I could have gone for more character development if [...]

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LT DANIEL LEIGH (RN)

*”A fair breeze and 38 guns, who could ask for more?”*
*INTERVIEW WITH LIEUTENANT DANIEL LEIGH (RN)*

*You are an only son, Daniel. Highly unusual that you’re pursuing a
career in the Royal Navy. Shouldn’t you be looking after the family
estate?*
I should, yes. And you may believe me that my parents have tried every
trick in the book [...]

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Happy New Year!

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Peter from ‘Captain’s Surrender’

An interview with Peter Kenyon from ‘Captain’s Surrender’ by Alex Beecroft
I am surprised to find Captain Kenyon so young, until I remember that sailors in the 18th Century started their careers at age thirteen or even earlier. There’s a long habit of command in his eyes, which seem to always be looking towards a distant [...]

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Terence from ‘In The Blood’

Terence from In the Blood, by Rick R. Reed

Terence is not expecting me when I drop by at dusk. The house where he and Edward live on Chicago’s Sheridan Road appears deserted, ghostly really, so I’m sure neither of them is expecting visitors.

But it’s dusk and I want to see Terence, catch [...]

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Dick and Jonathan from ‘The Dream Ender’

INTERVIEW WITH DICK HARDESTY AND JONATHAN QUINLAN
I had dinner at Dick and Jonathan’s the other night, to bring them a
copy of The Dream Ender, and after they’d put Joshua to bed and we
were sitting in the living room having a glass of Strega–Jonathan had
a Coke–I [...]

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Kit from ‘The Phoenix’

 
Kit St. Denys from “The Phoenix”
By
Ruth Sims

Welcome to an interview with Kit St. Denys, The Phoenix. It’s somewhat different from most interviews, in that it leaps more than a century and shatters the fragile divide between fact and fancy.

RS: Kit, it’s wonderful to see you in the flesh.

Kit: (laughing) I’m [...]

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Why do straight women write m/m romance?

Recently I’ve noticed several people in the m/m romance world asking this question. As I’m coming from a fanfiction background, I’ve seen this subject thrashed out endlessly again and again on Live Journal, where m/m romance is known as ’slash fiction’. So in an effort to stop the re-invention of the wheel here [...]

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Apollo and Hyacinth (pic)

In case anyone’s wondering who the rather androgynous people are in the banner of this blog, it comes from this lovely painting of Apollo and his male lover Hyacinth:
The Death of Hyacinth by Jean Broc
It’s 19th Century classical art, so I don’t really think it’s not work safe, but on the other hand there *is* [...]

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