Where The Pink Meets The Blue (2022)

'Where The Pink Meets The Blue' is a queer erotic novella about the turbulent relationship between Lucas and Stephen, two bisexual men, on contract to the Melbourne office of international bank Holms & Yorke.

Initially, the pair begin their BDSM rendezvous in secret, with Stephen quietly seeking a more open relationship, and Lucas being reluctant to open himself up to more than sex.

In this debut novella, critically acclaimed writer, Neptune Henriksen, explores bisexuality, emotional intimacy, and vulnerability through a sexual relationship of circumstance.

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Part 1 of the Queer Summer Trilogy

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Content Notes (contains spoilers)

  • Non-linear storyline

  • Explicit sexual and BDSM scenes from the onset and throughout

  • Discussion and reflection of a main character’s current sobriety and past alcohol and party drug addiction (allusions to chemsex – the act of having casual sex while under the influence of illicit substances)

  • Depictions, and mentions of, recreational illicit drug use

  • Depiction, and themes of, self-harm

  • Frequent and high impact course language from the onset and throughout

  • Occasional allusions to, and use of, reclaimed queer language, slurs, and symbols

  • Themes of internalised biphobia, self-loathing tied to queer identity, and strained feelings regarding queer sex (men having sex with men, male bisexuality)

  • Themes of familial rejection, past familial abuse, and loneliness, because of queer identity

  • Themes, and discussion of, the intersection between religion (cultural Christianity, Progressive/Reform Judaism) and sexuality

  • Comparisons between queer sexuality, illicit drug use, and the divine and/or religious worship

  • Themes of the intersection between class (and classism) and sexuality

  • Background of, and brief allusions to, historical, political, and global events between the years 2016 and 2020, both years inclusive

This novella DOES NOT employ the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope.
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-6456898-1-5
EBook ISBN: 978-0-6456898-0-8