In a word: uninspiring. I have a feeling I would probably have enjoyed this collection of gay-themed short stories (and one excerpt from a novel) a little more if I had read it ten years ago. The other thing is, of course, me not really getting on with short stories. I started reading the collection one story at a time, but didn't quite stick to that, and towards the end I just wanted to finish the book to move on to something else. ( )