There is an immediacy to Thomson’s writing, a sense that he is capturing the fleeting thoughts which comprise the texture of day-to-day life. The voices of his characters are cacophonic, diverse, made coherent and unified by the common denominator of the author’s guiding hand.
--David Crosson, Outlooks magazine
Need by Robert Thomson
ISBN: 1896332102
Released April 01, 2009
139 Pages, Paperback
Immediate Press
$13.99
Available at amazon.com
(adult themes)
Need grows from people looking into each others' eyes and not knowing what they see. Need is the inability to communicate. Need is sex as solace.
Robert Thomson delves incisively into the varities of need we experience; sometimes through emotional fireworks, but more often in the personal, quiet, sometimes funny, and painful details of daily life. Written with visceral immediacy, grace, and wit, the 16 stories in this collection can be held up like mirrors to our emotional selves.
Maria Von Frank N Trapp Furter
chronicles the life and primary relationships of a fictional drag character who, caught between identification with the film roles of Julie Andrews and Tim Curry, melds them into a character and becomes a local celebrity.
Waiting
follows the career of a restaurant worker, beginning wit his first day at the Golden Griddle Pancake House and concluding with treks through Bemelman's and other Toronto hot spots.
Bruising
describes a gay man’s brief, skewed relationship with a young homophobe whose belligerence belies his true desires.
If
The aftermath of a broken relationship.
Opportunity
One of the book's highlights, dramatically details a suburban housewife's descent into madness.
The Guy Next Door
Our narrator tries to book a date in the 1990s.
Kiss Off
dives into the curious dilemma one couple faces after a breakup when neither partner wants to sever the ties that bind them to each other.
Brad Descending
In refusing to reveal his own positive test result to his sero-positive lover, Brad creates an inner hell that spreads pain to all around him.
Love and War
explores one man's thoughts as he goes through an extended one night stand.
Positive I.D.
takes us into apartments and bathhouses to probe issues of trust and denial surrounding HIV sero-conversion.
Bitter/Sweet
An inter-generational affair...opposites attract, but for how long?
Room for Patrick
follows a demented fan as he attempts to connect with his favorite writer with catastrophic results.
Bad Emotional Risk
two friends dish about morality, dating and casual sex.
Everything
Sex, love, longing, travel, and just a touch of S & M.
Ask No Questions
A middle-aged man visits his family home and reflects upon the secrets and silences none of them can escape.
For the Love of Ella
A desperate couple plans a bank robbery with comical results.