Gay Experiences: 4 Short Stories, 4 Plays

By I. Jay Asher

Jobs in Dubai, short story, tells the story of a hair dresser from a third world country who is hired to work for America's Second Army. He is told he will quadruple his income if he chooses to work in Dubai. Instead of wealthy Arab women as customers, he finds himself in a war zone, and in love. Boys Night Out, short story, describes a night in 1933 Berlin. The Eldorado Club is where everyone wants to be seen; SS officers, drag queens, men, women of every class and sexual persuasion. This is the night when Hitler proclaimed no more homosexuals in The Third Reich. What happens to the cast of characters? Mumbai Wedding Contract, short story, tells an all-too-true story of a gay man, Rana, marrying a straight woman, Astika, as a form of self-preservation. Astika, a Bollywood starlet, has been divorced and is marrying again knowing she will have sexual freedom. The groom realizes that his heart belongs to a man he has taken for granted. Will the marriage proceed? Natchez, Mississippi,1846, short story. We read so much about the female slave who is raped by her white owner. Natchez tells of a rich plantation owner who happens to prefer his male slaves. He subsidizes slave ships that search for young, strong African men. Many married, local men visit Crape Myrtle Hall. Home Again, a short play, describes the anguish shared between mother, father and son. Fifteen years earlier, when the parents found out their son Seymour was gay, they asked him to leave home. Will they forgive and move on? First Date, a two-character play, tells the story of a transgendered woman who is out on her first date. She met Ralph online. Will sparks fly? Solo is a monologue. Steve, a 71 year old retired New York City judge, has just lost his wife. He joins a bereavement group and talks about his life as a husband, father and closeted gay man. Walter Gralnick, after 30+ years as a drag queen, is hanging up his wigs, sequins and false eyelashes. He struts his stuff One Last Time and talks about performing, audiences, and the greatest love of his life. Dr. I. Jay Asher is a licensed psychotherapist living in South Florida. He has also published Brighton Beach Murder and Love in Progress, both novellas and available on Amazon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494420619
• ISBN13: 9781494420611
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"