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A FORK IN THE ROAD

Story Title: A Fork In The Road Location: Glendora, LA County, CA Story: A single character named Ben, a retiree who is married with grown children. Now that he’s retired he wants a divorce so he can live singly and openly as a gay man.…

Country Boy comes out (sort of) in the 70’s

Country Boy comes out (sort of) in the 70’s A Short story By Val Valentino After growing up in the rural Midwest and having “a crush” on his Jr High shop teacher. John had a hard time understanding why he was stirred by men since

The Dancer

The story is about two guys who meet at the Palm Springs White Party weekend. The encounter leads to them both feeling incredibly attracted to the other. After a very sexy, erotic dance the others on the dance floor loudly cheer them on. The Dancer

420

This is my true account of a drug-induced “hookup”, and how, when you partake in too many altering substances, you can begin to act in ways you normally wouldn’t. Title is 4/20/99 (the date this actually happened, as I remember) – which is actually slang

Lunch at Mary’s

Synopsis: Every day in New Orleans is a celebration of life! Nothing demonstrates this more clearly than mealtimes, especially in the French Quarter. “Lunch at Mary’s” is a typical day at a small diner on Bourbon Street – where you never know what to

THE TENT

Pen Name: Rex Dareman Email Address: rex_dareman@yahoo.com Story title: THE TENT Word Count: 2,450 Genre: Gay erotic fiction Synopsis: On a camping trip, Josh meets a fellow camper, Aiden, both beautiful and aloof, who seems to appear and disappear at the blink of any eye.…

1st Annual DDG Short Story Contest Winner

Congratulations to the short story winner, Ferguson Porter, whose story was chosen. part one is in print, with next week being part two. The the full story is here.. Enjoy, thanks to all that entered, and look for all stories on desertdailyguide.com/shorts. Real (and…

Restaurants

Azul Bar & Restaurant 760 325-5533 369 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs ~ Bongo Johnny’s 760 866-1905 214 E. Arenas Road, Palm Springs ~ Blue Coyote Grill 760 327-1196 445 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs ~ Café Palette 760 322-9264 315 Arenas Road,

Brigitte Bardot Had Me Convinced!

Brigitte Bardot Had Me Convinced! Last week I spoke of PEACE and how Peace is a quality of GOD. It comes to mind again this week as I have just returned from a house party in Borrego Springs. It was desert beautiful, warm, clear days

MJ Custom Furniture

About MJ Custom Furniture At MJ Custom Furniture, we do one thing extraordinarily well – high quality custom made furniture, to your door, “in about a week.” Create that dream home environment that will last a lifetime using the hundreds of styles and thousands of

Jovan Belcher

This past Saturday, Jovan Belcher, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, went to the practice facility and thanked his coach Romeo Crennel and the GM Scott Pioli for everything they had done for him. He walked away, and moments later a gunshot rang out.

Catalina Island’s Role in World War II

Catalina Island Museum Uncovers Catalina Island’s Role in World War AVALON – December 7, 2012 – April 28, 2013 Few people realize the important role Catalina Island played in the defense of our nation during World War II. First Line of Defense: Catalina Island and

CAN CANNABIS CURE & PREVENT CANCER?

A Look at the Newest Research on the Efficacy and Potency of the Cannabidiols (CBD) found in Marijuana Although the psycho-active component THC gets all the press, it’s the CBDs found in the marijuana that may be its greatest curative powers. Martin Lee, director of…

Dream A Little Dream With Me

Dream A Little Dream With Me Just what the hell are dreams anyway? Most are successions of flashes of images and ideas and stories. Some actually play out in a logical sequence, while others are simply a flash that leads to an assumption or knowledge

Guide to The Holidays

As the holiday season ramps up, we continue with our series about the upcoming things to pay attention to. This go-around: the supposed Mayan Apocalypse. Be warned… Sure, we all know that the world will end on December 20, 2012, according to the Mayan calendar.

Carpe Diem

‘Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero’ means as ‘Pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the future’. One of the biggest mistakes I think most people make is not to carefully consider a word’s denotation and connotation. Words can have multiple meanings, which…

Dr. Sharron Stroud Innerfaith Minisitries

I would love to find a simple, permanent solution to the problems of life. What kind of existence is one of being a desiring self, caught up in ambition, fear, hope, loss and frustration, and facing the prospect of death? Sometimes this longing can be

The Olympics Are Here. Yay…?

Here are a few quick hits going on around the sporting world. The Olympics Are Here. Yay…? Yes, it’s been four years. (Or technically two, since the Winter Olympics.) This time, the games are in London, and…uhh…well, I guess that’s cool. Outside of basketball, where…

Inside The New Camp Palm Springs

CAMP PALM SPRINGS ENTERS the NEW Millennium Palm Springs, CA July 23, 2012 — The NEW Camp Palm Springs (CPS) is poised to climb new heights with a new attitude and focus on hospitality to recapture the 1950’s luster of the Skylark Hotel [which is

Childhood musings

While speaking with Dr. Sharron Stroud for a story, I had missed something from my childhood. She is an inspirational speaker and runs InnerFaith Ministries. She mentioned to me that things happen by divine appointment, not by chance, and I thought, how does a life-long