By Your Side: A Collection of Short Stories

By Adam Kuta

Exploring the concepts of love, acceptance, and finding comfort, this LGBT collection features three short stories: Walled In, The End of Vacation, and Dragons Don’t Have Mustaches.
Walled In: A naïve gay man helps his partner build a brick wall and realizes, upon its completion, they forgot to add a door. This story takes place in an alternate universe.
The End of Vacation: A young adult, American tourist meets a charming Frenchman on his way to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Dragons Don’t Have Mustaches: An ignorant family struggles to understand the transgendered, youngest child.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Adam Kuta
• Release date: Mar 28, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310039140

Adam Kuta

Adam Kuta is an openly gay – and proud – writer with a passion for telling stories centered on diverse casts, LGBTQ+ issues, and acceptance. Kuta specializes in interactive storytelling, edutainment, and creating strong characters with diverse backgrounds and unique voices.Raised in Davenport, Iowa, Kuta grew up enjoying video games, cartoons, and Power Rangers. Storytelling has always been an important aspect of his life, which led him to writing and pursuing his BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment at Full Sail University. He currently works in the video game industry in the Greater Seattle Area.

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By Your Side

A Collection of Short Stories

Adam Kuta

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Dragons Don’t Have Mustaches was first published by Crab Fat Literary Magazine on August 12, 2014.

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Copyright 2014 Adam Kuta

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Walled In

The End of Vacation

Dragons Don’t Have Mustaches

About the Author

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Walled In

I wiped my hand across my forehead for no reason other than habit. It wasn’t like the back of my hand was any less wet than my hairline. It just felt right.

And that should do it, I said. I turned around and looked at Tobe. So… Food?

He laughed. I think we should try to ration it.

Ration? What’re you …

I turned around.

Brick after brick formed the brand new wall in Tobe’s basement. It wasn’t perfect, but it was the product of our sweat, blood, and tears. The fruits of our manual labor. And it looked damn good. Except for one minor detail.

We forgot the door! My hands flew to my head and swept through my wet curls.

Tobe chuckled. Forgot? There was supposed to be a door?

"Without a door, how