A Hippie Independence Day

(A Free Short Story from Amber Quill Press)

Benjamin “Ben” Brooker loves Carl Neilson with every fiber of his being. They’ve been together for over a year now, and Ben is happy to see how far they’ve come in their relationship.

But for some reason Ben can’t fathom, Carl is stubborn about getting rid of his old Hawaiian shirts. It’s the only thing remaining from the time when Carl was deathly afraid of change. Ben believes there’s something more going on behind his lover’s stubbornness on the issue, and he’s determined to discover the answer.

This Independence Day, Ben will stop at nothing to get Carl to open up to him, and in the process, maybe make some fireworks of their own.