#frederick smith

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Pleasure Garden

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Frederick Smith. ⚙️

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Book review: One and Done

Title: One and Done

Author: Frederick Smith

Rating: 4/5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books, Inc. for a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Two professional, gay, Black men meet one Sunday afternoon in a bar. They banter, and have a couple of drinks; one, Taylor, is not impressed by the other, Dustin. They go their separate ways, or so they think. It turns out Dustin is in San Francisco to assess the accreditation of Taylor's university. Forced to work together, they find that initial impressions may be worth a second look.

What I liked: While this was a very tropey book, it hit each trope in such a way that I had a big, stupid grin on my face for much of it. The social justice issues around being Black and queer in a professional occupation were well presented, and were further examined with the two main characters coming from different social backgrounds. I found the age of the characters particularly refreshing; I'm not sure I've read many romances where the main characters were in their 40s without a significant age gap or a child or two being central to the plot.

What didn't work for me: Parts of the plot didn't flow very well, including the timing towards the end, which felt rushed and patchy.

Final thoughts: An entertaining romance that shines a light on queer, Black people in America.

I'd happily recommend this to anyone who enjoys modern romances.

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J. Frederick Smith - "Sappho" (Playboy 1975)

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Hence he considers them as strictly household slaves.

"On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" - Charles Darwin

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Frederick Smith School. Stephen Jackman was moved. What good is that?

https://youtu.be/NACiVTJubKE

How can he be better at Foundation? How?! Naked!!

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WHY ARE YOU HAUNTED? // ON HAUNTED HOUSES

Frederick Kiesler Inside the Endless House // The Haunting of Hill House (2018) cr. Mike Flanagan // Lisa Robertson Magenta Soul Whip // Joan Tierney Why Are You Haunted? // V.C. Andrews // Heather Havrileskyb Haunted Womanhood // Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House // The Haunting of Hill House cr. Mike Flanagan // Tracy K. Smith Ash // Anatomy (2016) cr. Kitty Horrorshow

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Sappho: The Art of Loving Women, 1975, J. Frederick Smith

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I love romance novels so much the dialogue is unparalleled

edit before this ends up like the post about Sorry Bro: these are two gay men talking to each other stop assuming every romance novel is about straight people. queer people write bad books too.

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He could literally choke me out

and I'd thank him!!!!!!!!

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Debra Jo Fondren by J Frederick Smith

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Frederick Smith

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Sappho: The Art of Loving Women, 1975, J. Frederick Smith

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Illustration by J. Frederick Smith for Esquire, June 1983

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J. Frederick Smith - Photographing Sensuality (1975)

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River's Edge (Tim Hunter, 1986).