Tim McCarthy

As an obituary writer, David is very familiar with death. That is, until Death himself shows up to try to give David new perspective.

Perhaps the way to deal with the adversary is confront him in ourselves. We have to fight for little bit of health. We have to make our living and dieing important again. and the living and dieing of others. Isn't that what poerty is about?' Stanley Kunitz, US Poet Laureate This is a story of two gay men who didn't think they were important and a town that is important to the gay community, Provincetown. The story goes on to investigate how homophobia and heterosexism influencees the legal system and justice. Like lemonade it is a tart and bitter story but also refreshing.

Tommie, un confuso e inocente neoyorquino que atraviesa por un bache emocional, hace planes para ir a Princetown, un refugio vacacional gay, con la intención de pasar unos días divertidos. Su filosofía consiste en decir: “Sé gay y olvídate de la culpa”. Al llegar, tiene problemas para acomodarse y conseguir trabajo veraniego; sus esfuerzos para colocarse en calidad de “mozo de casa” sólo terminan en frustraciones. No tiene problemas para encontrar amantes, al contrario; disfruta numerosos encuentros sexuales. Pero su “chico soñado”, Ben, lo considera “de una sola noche” y lo deja plantado.