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The average adult male is approximately 60% water. Blood tastes salty as more than two thirds of the sodium circulating throughout your body is carried in arteries and veins. Which means that your heart is like a miniature ocean within your chest. Chaz Brenchley has not only been awarded the British Fantasy Society’s August Derleth Award but knows all too well the storms and dangers of the heart: the lofty desires, the grieving nadirs, the tempest of love. In\u00a0Bitter Watters<\/i>, his first short story collection devoted to gay readers, Brenchley offers men fantastical instances to effleurer, to break for taller timber, to drown in emotions. And while not every tale in this breathtaking collection involves the sea, tears and bloodshed still need to be navigated.<\/span><\/p>\nRepresentation Includes<\/h4>\n\n- Short stories centering gay male protagonists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Content Warnings<\/summary> Help grow this entry and provide content warnings by commenting below or emailing queersffbooks@theillustratedpage.net. <\/details>\nAwards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Won the Lambda Literary Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reviews<\/h4>\n\n- Anthony Cardno’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Alexis Hall’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Lambda Literary’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Nathan Burgoine’s review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Where to Find<\/h4>\n\n- Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n
- IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n
- WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Details<\/h4>\n\n- Published October 25th 2014 by Lethe Press<\/li>\n
- Paperback (ISBN13:\u00a09781590215777)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Content Warnings<\/summary> Help grow this entry and provide content warnings by commenting below or emailing queersffbooks@theillustratedpage.net. <\/details>\nAwards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Won the Lambda Literary Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reviews<\/h4>\n\n- Anthony Cardno’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Alexis Hall’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Lambda Literary’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Nathan Burgoine’s review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Where to Find<\/h4>\n\n- Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n
- IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n
- WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Details<\/h4>\n\n- Published October 25th 2014 by Lethe Press<\/li>\n
- Paperback (ISBN13:\u00a09781590215777)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Won the Lambda Literary Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reviews<\/h4>\n
- \n
- Anthony Cardno’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Alexis Hall’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Lambda Literary’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Nathan Burgoine’s review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Where to Find<\/h4>\n
- \n
- Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n
- IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n
- WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Details<\/h4>\n
- \n
- Published October 25th 2014 by Lethe Press<\/li>\n
- Paperback (ISBN13:\u00a09781590215777)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n
- Alexis Hall’s review<\/a><\/li>\n
- Anthony Cardno’s review<\/a><\/li>\n