Second in a series of collected short fiction depicting the varieties of gay life. Particularly good mix of well-known and newer authors providing quality fiction. Some of my favorites include James Purdy and Allan Gurganus. ( )

Stambolian's second anthology of gay fiction, representing 18 writers, reveals a broad range of subjects and settings: a gay man reflects on his pained relations with his father in Gary Glickman's moving and graceful 'Magic'; Joseph Pintauro's 'Jungle Dove' focuses on straight male prisoners coerced into sex with each other; a married, bisexual schools superintendent narrates Allan Gurganus's 'Adult Art.'