Domestic Affairs: Tales of American Males

Men Who Will Entice, Astound & Amaze You!In this newest collection of short stories from award-winning writer, Daniel M. Jaffe, red-blooded American men make mischief while exploring themselves and others throughout the United States. These men grow exhausted fulfilling heaven's anointment as a West Hollywood sex angel, endure medical sacrifice in Minneapolis while saving gay men from global extinction, encounter joy at the moment of Palm Springs transcendence to the afterlife, discover unexpected romance with someone of ambiguous gender in Chicago, revel in the laid-back sexual camaraderie of South Florida's older gay community, struggle to cease vanishing into thin air whenever spotting their beloved on Harvard's campus, fall in love with a magical Texarkana circus masturbator, and worry about the mental health of an aging Brooklyn husband. These tales of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, romance, and good old-fashioned realism, evoke deep pride in the varied wonders of being an American male. Praise for Domestic Affairs "Readers will be in awe of Daniel M.
Jaffe's collection of boundary-breaking and strangely intriguing short stories.... brilliant ... sensual and hilarious queer stories ... challenging conventional beliefs." -Foluso Falaye, Los Angeles Book Review ???"These are entertaining stories ... addressing issues of queer aging, community, and the hilarious societal responsibilities of being a 'sex angel.' Jaffe's tales will appeal to a broad audience and keep readers rapt throughout.
A volume of fun, absorbing, and contemplative tales." -Kirkus Reviews ??"Challenging and exquisite,... Daniel M. Jaffe's charming short story collection Domestic Affairs depicts tender and erotic relationships between men in a variety of locales. With wit and warmth, Jaffe pulls off daring and playful experiments with form and genre.... [T]he book boasts exquisite prose leading to surprises and moments of devastation."  -Luke Sutherland, Foreword Clarion Reviews