Don Schecter

Overview of Out of the Box

The thought-provoking follow-up to Heights of Passion, these stories delve deeper into the minds, pleasures, and passions of gay men everywhere.  Rites of passage for a single father. Square dancers embark on a fated affair. What do a gay and lesbian fret about while their lovers conceive a child? *Tea and Sympathy* for the mailman. A young man demonstrates an alternative kind of sex to an older lover. Is there life after death on a Moebius strip? A mature nudist gains the interest of a young man he fancies. Gays vanish overnight from San Francisco. Double vision leads to double pleasure with an optometrist. A shocking death in Ft. Lauderdale. A doctor exceeds legal bounds for his patients. The son of gay dads suspects he may be gay. Chasing the consummate tease. A closeted gay falls for his employee on the job. An in-charge guy seeks to be controlled by an S&M master. A man and woman explore bondage.

Each story will take you someplace new.  Enjoy...

Reader Reviews for Out of the Box

Again, in his second volume, the author has written a great set of short stories. I read this book slower than I read Heights of Passion, looking for subtle hints of possible outcomes. I am new to the gay world so his books have been a valuable learning experience. Speaking of experience, SUBMISSION was an incredible learning experience. I ate the chapters with insatiable curiosity as I was slowly and meticulously led into the depths of S&M, a subject I had totally misunderstood. 

OUT OF THE BOX and HYPOCRITIC OATH were highly enjoyable and thought provoking. Beautifully and sensitively written in the author's smooth style, one a narrative and the other almost a screenplay, I found myself right in the middle of parties, arguments, pillow-talk, and doctor's offices -- invisible but totally involved in the drama of the characters lives. 

I can see how others view things, I can see myself, and I understand more clearly now. There's a lot here. I'm going to re-read it.