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    Summer Heart
    Summer Heart
    Summer Heart
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    Summer Heart

    By Eleanor Kos

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    Steve and Bobby fell in love in the lush green of an Iowa summer. Separated by the Vietnam War and years of trauma, they meet again and start to put each other back together.

    Gay historical fiction, approximately 3000 words, previously published in Shousetsu Bang Bang as “My Life in a Blueberry Pie”.

    Contains explicit content. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWolf Ear
    Release dateMar 25, 2015
    ISBN9781516374274
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      Summer Heart - Eleanor Kos

      © 2015 Eleanor Kos

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      Summer Heart

      by Eleanor Kos

      1965

      It’s summer in Iowa. The earth is black and green like my father’s tartan. He clings to our Scottish heritage the way my mother clings to Catholicism. Neither are entirely welcome in our small town. My own clinging secret would be considerably less welcome.

      I stomp along the path to the blueberry patch. Blueberry picking is a job for babies, and I am not a baby. I’m old enough to fight for my country, and in a few months I’ll sign up. It’s an idea I find thrilling, to be honest, because I am as stupid as any other

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