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Michael Bracken’s “Big Guns”

Michael Bracken’s “Big Guns”

Unlike most writers I know, many of whom turned to writing well into their adulthood, I was quite young when I became a writer. As an eighth-grader I wrote a short story, showed it to my mother, and told her what I wanted to do with my life. Soon after that, she bought me a typewriter. My first published piece—a poem in my junior high school literary magazine when I was in ninth grade—was followed by contributions to my high…

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Michael Bracken finds his softer side

Michael Bracken finds his softer side

Erotic romance? Me? I’ve been writing erotic fiction ever since “City Desk,” my first erotic mystery, appeared in the January 1983 issue of Gentleman’s Companion. Beginning with that story and continuing through much of my career, my erotic fiction has been written from a male viewpoint for a male readership. These are masculine fantasies of big-busted babes who serve more as bedroom decorations than romantic interests while macho protagonists spew testosterone across the pages. But other writing opportunities allowed me…

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Snapshot #3: Michael Bracken’s “Drought”

Snapshot #3: Michael Bracken’s “Drought”

Michael is the lone male writer in the collection. Who says only women can write a great romance? The moment I began reading Michael’s story, I knew I wanted it in this collection. She’s the new Yankee schoolteacher, he’s the local hot cowboy. It’s a familiar trope and probably the most traditional story of the book, but I chose it because of how well-written and realistic the story was. Take a peek! After a wealthy rancher rescues the town’s new schoolteacher,…

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