Review: Lovely, but maybe too many stories?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2013
In general I liked this anthology.  I think my main issue was inherent to anthologies: the stories have to be short and in this case we are talking about 15 stories which I thought were perhaps 5 too many.  It however gave me an opportunity to sample the writing of most of the authors, as i had not read anything from most of them.Here are some of the stories I liked:Granddad's Cup of Tea by Amy Rae DurresonThis was kind of a poignant story.  It brings together two older men.  One had spent his life living in the closet with his lover but to the community they were brothers.  This broke my heart.  He befriends the other guy who lost his wife 2 years ago.  Don't want to call this a GFY story because the guy had experimented when he was really young.Picture This by Dottie Stratton & Linda James and Full Circle by Rhidian Brenig JonesBoth of these stories kind of build the story similarly:  guys met in school, separated for many years and want to get back to their first love.Loving Again by John InmanThis was my favorite.  Both MCs come together after losing their partners.  In that sense Waiting for the Light by Layla M. Wier also has a similar premise.Hero Worship by Sam C. LeonhardThis was the only fantasy story in the bunch of an long-living wizard (hate to call him old) who is not really looking but finds someone.Hunting Season by AC ValentineUmm, maybe a tie on my favorite story.  I really liked this one too.  NYC author moves to Vermont after inheriting his aunt's house and finds love.