5,786 words (≈ 23 minutes)
Do you know what is worse than your boyfriend meeting your parents? Him meeting all your family including drunk aunt and adolescent cousin. Oh, and your boyfriend is an alien. This can't possibly go well, can it?
Language: English
Written in: 2010
Published: 2010-07-03
Word count: 5,786 words (≈ 23 minutes)
License: Attribution (cc by)
Tags: science fiction, gay, glbt, Aliens
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Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:45:59 +0100
What a little gem of humor, sexuality and a lesson in the importance of communications in all our relationships.
This is a "science fiction" story that is, to a large part, a morality play that I enjoyed on both levels. Matthew Vandrew avoided overwhelming us with the details of the fictional and tragic "first contact" between the two races, adding details only as needed. This echoes the main character's habit of only communicating to those he loves when forced to, so that we're only made privy… (more)
What a little gem of humor, sexuality and a lesson in the importance of communications in all our relationships.
This is a "science fiction" story that is, to a large part, a morality play that I enjoyed on both levels. Matthew Vandrew avoided overwhelming us with the details of the fictional and tragic "first contact" between the two races, adding details only as needed. This echoes the main character's habit of only communicating to those he loves when forced to, so that we're only made privy to his feelings and thoughts when he is forced to face them buy those he loves: his ET lover and his family.
Thanks, Matthew
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