Ordinary Whore

By Dieter Moitzi

People tell me I should count my blessings. "You're handsome, Marc," they say, "handsome, rich, young, and intelligent." But then, given time and opportunity, people would always say inanities, I think.

Am I handsome? Honestly, I don't know, but it seems so; handsome enough, at any rate, that I'm allowed to live comfortably off my looks. I'm not rich, mind you, but the men and women paying for my company fling enough crumbs of their wealth my way. I'm still fairly young, too, but since when is youth anyone's personal achievement? Last but not least, I'm not sure about my intelligence. I'm not even sure being intelligent would be a blessing.

Anyway, I can't complain—my life is not unpleasant. I'm a bit bored, a bit melancholic, my mood often as black as the clothes I wear all the time.

And now my father has died. It shouldn't mean anything to me—for years we tried to have as few ties or dealings with each other as possible. But all of a sudden, everything comes crumbling down, and my life turns into an unwholesome mess…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dieter Moitzi
• Release date: Aug 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005434915

Dieter Moitzi

Born in the early 70s, I grew up in a little village in Austria. At the age of 18, I moved to Vienna to get my master's degree in Political Sciences, French, and Spanish. Today, I'm living in Paris, France, with my boyfriend and work as a graphic designer. In my spare time, I write, read, cook fancy recipes, take photos, and as often as I can, I travel (Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Egypt, the UK, and many more places). My literary tastes are eclectic, ranging from fantasy, murder mysteries, and gay romances to dystopian novels, but I won't say no to poetry or a history book either. I'm more a hoodie/jeans/sneakers kind of guy than a suit-and-tie chap. So far, I've published two short-story collections, four poetry collections, and four novels (to find out more, please check out my author website). My first murder mystery novel "The Stuffed Coffin" has been released on January 6, 2019, and is available in English, German and French. It has won the French Gay Crime Fiction Award 2019 (Prix du roman policier / Prix du roman gay 2019). You can also find me on Rainbow Book Reviews, where I write book reviews under the pseudonym of ParisDude. Last but not least, together with my boyfriend I run the website Livres Gay (in French), where we review and discuss gay novels.

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