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Mahape a ale Wala'au
On the Island of O‘ahu, vacationing Toshi meets the Speedo-clad Kristopher, a stunning Hawaiian student who sometimes needs “to be a little less” than his serious life affords him to be. As the two embark upon a sensual game throughout the streets of Waikiki, Toshi learns that sometimes he needs to be “something more” than he has let himself be.
- GenresM M RomanceContemporary
25 pages, ebook
First published February 18, 2008
About the author
Paul G. Bens Jr.
11 books71 followersBorn in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, far too many years ago to be honest about, Paul G. Bens, Jr., has spent the majority of his adult life in the entertainment industry. His first foray into Hollywoodland was as a casting assistant on the feature films Trip to Spirit Island and Martians Go Home. He then graduated to Casting Associate and worked for three years on the NBC hit series Night Court as well as the short-lived series Walter & Emily, Good & Evil and The Linda Lavin Show. As a film and television Casting Director he was responsible for the principal casting of such fine (ahem!) feature films as Death Ring, Evil Obsession and Flipping, as well as the television series Ned & Stacey, Malcolm & Eddie, Likely Suspects, Murder in Small Town X and a string of unsold pilots. Outside of casting, Bens has been many things: a film producer, a file clerk, an altar boy, a bartender (still makes killer martinis), a boy scout and, for a second-and-a-half, an actor.
As an author, Bens' short fiction has appeared in Cemetery Dance, Dark Discoveries, The Egg Box, Outsider Ink, Scared Naked, HeavyGlow, Bleeding Quill, Twisted Tongue, Velvet Mafia: Dangerous Queer Fiction and Chick Flicks. His debut novel "Kelland" was awarded the 2009 Dark Quill Award for Best Small Press Chill.
Currently, Bens marks time working for an historic Hollywood film studio as a paralegal in the new media division. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his ever-patient husband. When not writing, he can generally be found driving around smoggy Los Angeles, singing along with the radio to Van Halen, Def Leppard or The Smashing Pumpkins, and day-dreaming about living full time in Hawai‘i.
Learn more about Paul at www.paulbens.com
As an author, Bens' short fiction has appeared in Cemetery Dance, Dark Discoveries, The Egg Box, Outsider Ink, Scared Naked, HeavyGlow, Bleeding Quill, Twisted Tongue, Velvet Mafia: Dangerous Queer Fiction and Chick Flicks. His debut novel "Kelland" was awarded the 2009 Dark Quill Award for Best Small Press Chill.
Currently, Bens marks time working for an historic Hollywood film studio as a paralegal in the new media division. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his ever-patient husband. When not writing, he can generally be found driving around smoggy Los Angeles, singing along with the radio to Van Halen, Def Leppard or The Smashing Pumpkins, and day-dreaming about living full time in Hawai‘i.
Learn more about Paul at www.paulbens.com
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October 30, 2016
For those interest, after being long out of print "Mahape a ale Wala'au" is available as part of the collection Talk Story Three Tales of Hawaii.
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April 17, 2009Mahape is the story of the selfdiscovery of a young Japanese guy during his Christmas holiday in Hawaii.
The story begins with Toshi telling us about his life in Tokyo, and I have to say that I like a lot also this quick glimpse in his day-to-day life. But the big event in Toshi's life is his travel to Hawaii. He has always listen to the wonderful tales that his friends told him after their return from that Paradise, and this time Toshi wants to taste at first hand. But even if the atmosphere of the island is happy and welcoming, Toshi could finally let go only when he meets Kristopher, an Hawaiian guy with some issues to resolve on his own.
With Kristopher, Toshi will finally be able to be free from the restrain of the day-to-day life and really enjoy the sensual atmosphere of the island, even if only for a brief enchanted moment, that he will cherish when he will back home.
The setting is wonderful, it seems like you can smell the perfumes and feel the joys of Toshi's vacation, and when Toshi will uneash the naughty boy he has inside, it's like you can enjoy with him all the new and exciting feelings he samples.
Mahape is a short story, less than 25 pages, but it's complete in its shortness, even if, as the ultimate romantic as I am, I hope that Kristopher will read it (you will understand it reading the book).
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/23...
The story begins with Toshi telling us about his life in Tokyo, and I have to say that I like a lot also this quick glimpse in his day-to-day life. But the big event in Toshi's life is his travel to Hawaii. He has always listen to the wonderful tales that his friends told him after their return from that Paradise, and this time Toshi wants to taste at first hand. But even if the atmosphere of the island is happy and welcoming, Toshi could finally let go only when he meets Kristopher, an Hawaiian guy with some issues to resolve on his own.
With Kristopher, Toshi will finally be able to be free from the restrain of the day-to-day life and really enjoy the sensual atmosphere of the island, even if only for a brief enchanted moment, that he will cherish when he will back home.
The setting is wonderful, it seems like you can smell the perfumes and feel the joys of Toshi's vacation, and when Toshi will uneash the naughty boy he has inside, it's like you can enjoy with him all the new and exciting feelings he samples.
Mahape is a short story, less than 25 pages, but it's complete in its shortness, even if, as the ultimate romantic as I am, I hope that Kristopher will read it (you will understand it reading the book).
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/23...
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