Beast Beyond the Gate

By S. M. Leonard

Beyond the gate of our normal existence roams a restless beast of sexual desire. An exotic dancer submits to an intimate exam. A pornographer questions the anal audition of his former babysitter. A virtual webcam girl engages with a dreamed-of lover in the form of a rose. Each story explores the boundary between human passion and imagination within the mythic territory of the sex industry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: S. M. Leonard
• Release date: Aug 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301749669

S. M. Leonard

Men love sex. Okay, obvious statement. Men love reading. Not so obvious. Women are responsible for the largest percentage of book sales in this country. Men love reading about sex. The least obvious statement of all. We are said to be visual creatures. We prefer porn if we like our sex mediated at all. Photographic and videographic pornography is mostly the province of men the way erotica is mostly the province of women. Never the twain shall meet, right? I don't think so. Majorities are simply statistical averages, trending peaks at a given moment in time. They neither represent immutable laws of nature nor account for the rich diversity of human personality. I am a man. I enjoy sex, reading, and reading about sex, not always in that order. There are other men like me, men for whom reading is a sensual pleasure in its own right. When merged with the erotic desires that course through our blood and flesh we are excited and enhanced in our enjoyment of all the delights of this world. We don't necessarily want literature; sometimes the demands of literate reading are not in accord with our weary minds at the end of a work day. We just want something smart enough to not be a distraction but sexy enough to get our senses humming; to wake us up before we fall into the exhausted sleep of the daily grind. This is why I write: to reach out to other men like myself, longing for something more, and explore the connection between the realities we are all too aware of and the fantasies that float at the edge of our hopes. I write to improve men's sexual lives, whether solo or with others, and to help relieve the pressures we all face without judgment. Most of all I write for fun. Sex should be fun, right? So here it is, guys; literary pornography written just for you, from a man's point of view. Enjoy. Let me know what you think. I'd love to hear from you.

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Beast Beyond the Gate:

Fables of the Sex Industry

by S. M. Leonard

Published by S. M. Leonard at Smashwords

Copyright 2013 by S. M. Leonard

ISBN: 978-1-30174-966-9

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In the normal course of our lives we handle our responsibilities to family and society without ever straying far outside the expectations that others place on us. Not only do we feel this is right but it gives us a sense of stability and order in an often scary and chaotic world. Our sexual lives follow this same path. We know what to expect and whom to expect it with. Every once in awhile, however, we wonder what lies out beyond the gate of our routines, what beast lurks in the shadows of our private desires and imaginings. The huge sex industry in this country was created to cater to this beast, to set aside normalcy in favor of make-believe and lust. Included in this small anthology are three short fantasies, fairy tales for adults, all set in the world of that industry. The Beauty Inspector explores the limits of job requirements for one exotic dancer at the top of her game. Inner Conflict looks at the lengths a man will go to earn a living, and the lengths one young woman will go to gain his attention. Across the Wide, Dark Waters is set in the technological future of webcams when it has become possible to touch a customer without truly seeing him. Each story