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Here are some of my recent tumblr finds. (Love, love that site, but I have to limit myself to a few minutes. I could spend hours browsing around for all sorts of story and sex scene inspiration.)

Thanks to the wonderful PG Forte for sharing this video on Facebook.

“Perry v. Schwarzenegger plaintiffs Paul and Jeff discuss how they met, how they fell in love and why marriage matters to them. This case is about constitutional principles, but it’s also about real people and real stories. This video, and their story, is why we’re in this fight.”  Source

Video embedded above. If you can’t view, try the original blog post.

Cheers,
Sloan

Here’s a video of Deniz & Roman from Alles was zählt (All That Matters), a German soap opera, set to the song “Now and Forever.” This one is lovely, especially the parts at the end with them on the couch. Nice!

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Has anyone watched the show? The clips with English subtitles are on YouTube if you’re interested. I’ve seen a few episodes but haven’t had the time to go back through all of them. I’ve heard great things about their storyline. If you’ve seen it or start watching it in the future let me know what you think. I’d love to hear about it.

Sloan Parker
www.sloanparker.com

Once a week, I post about something I’m loving (tv, movies, books, art, photos, romances, authors, or anything else) that I’ve seen or read about recently. So here is this week’s For the Love of …

I was telling some of my writer friends this week about how I use photos for inspiration when describing my characters and settings. I also use them to help describe physical actions (like kissing!). I love to find photos for what I call “almost kisses.” It’s that moment right before a kiss where the couple (or more!) is so close to touching lips to lips, but aren’t quite yet. In a photo, you can freeze that moment in time. In fiction, you can drag it out and build up the tension. It can be one of the most romantic moments, especially for a couple’s first kiss. Here are some good ones:

So what physical moment is the most romantic for you? Is it different in fiction than in real life?

Sloan Parker
www.sloanparker.com

(All photos are from photobucket.com and/or flickr.com.)

Once a week, I post about something I’m loving (tv, movies, books, art, photos, romances, authors, or anything else) that I’ve seen or read about recently. So here is this week’s For the Love of …

When I start thinking about my characters for a new story, I find a couple pictures for each. Nothing that looks exactly like them, but close enough to what I’m picturing that the photos help me get the descriptions from my head to the paper.

I’m a sucker for a good smile. It’s one of the physical traits that draw me to a person. So I always try to find one picture for each guy that has a smile. Something to look at when I’m writing a scene where he’s happy, when he’s falling in love — even if he doesn’t want to admit that.

So today, I thought I’d share some of the newer pictures I’ve found.  I haven’t used any of these yet, but they have some great smiles.

So what do you think? Do you like a good smile? What other aspects do you find attractive in a person?

Sloan Parker
www.sloanparker.com

(All photos are from photobucket.com and/or flickr.com. Please notify Sloan Parker if you are on the owner of any image(s) and do not wish for them to be posted on this site.)

I am loving this picture. There’s just something so intimate about the touches and yet there’s also something “every day” about it at the same time, like the couple has held each other like that a thousand times before. It’s too bad we don’t live in a world where we can all show our affections this openly everywhere we go. Because it’s a beautiful thing! Just take a look …

What do you think? Do you have a favorite photo that depicts gay life? Something that makes you believe in love? Comment or send me an email. I’d love to hear from you.

Sloan Parker

I’m still loving Queer as Folk. Here’s a romantic look at Brian and Justin. When you can’t hear Brian talk or watch him with other guys, you can really see how much he loves Justin. Not an easy thing to pull off. Kudos to Gale Harold.