Read: The Sun in Our Bodies

Summer officially arrives in a few days, and to celebrate I thought I would share this short story I wrote several years ago.

Provincetown has long held a place in my imagination. As a young gay-ling, I often fantasized about visiting the town the way one might imagine getting to visit Oz — a seaside playground where gay folk are the majority. I first got to experience it in 2007 with my besties. I then came back in 2010 with my boyfriend Greg, and over the next decade we would find ourselves returning to its beaches and bars with friends year after year.

I wrote this short story to try and understand the spell the town has on me. I also wrote it around the same time I was writing The Family Way, which also has its fair share of Provincetown scenes. The narrator and his unnamed partner in the piece are pretty much nascent stand-ins for Paul and Michael, and there are even cameos by Danny and Alan.

Hope you enjoy!