The thirty stories offered in this anthology explore, agonize over, and celebrate the ever-present atmosphere of intensity in the world of man coupling with man. Choosing the gay male lifestyle is, in itself, an emotionally charged rocket ride from the heights to the depths. The gay male always lives in the spotlight--and is always directly in tune with that very next breath, that very next encounter. The intensity reflected in these stories of physical emotion and relationship, in both the dance of choosing and joining together and in the frequent loss--is one of those sweet, albeit sometime bittersweet, emotions that make life worth living.