Jeff Mann

The much-anticipated sequel to Purgatory follows the flight of Confederate Private Ian Campbell and Union soldier Drew Conrad from the battlefields of the Civil War. Weary and wounded, the pair dare not drop their guard not only because enemies on both sides can be found along the way to a...

During the Civil War, two young soldiers on opposite sides find themselves drawn together....

The autobiographical essays in Edge offer insight into the passions of acclaimed author Jeff Mann....

Jeff Mann writes of the passion and pain of being a Southern gentleman invested in many worlds: the hungers of gay bear culture, the frustrations of academia....

Scotsman Derek Maclaine has fallen in love with his adopted West Virginia home and its burly native son, Matt Taylor. But a local mining company's recent efforts to destroy the land spell an end to all that Matt holds dear....

Brice Brown sings about loyalty and broken hearts, the earnestness of being a proud Southerner....

Outside an isolated cabin, winter fog caresses spruce trees. Inside, two men, lovers, have enacted a plan of revenge, kidnapping the handsome son of the man who wronged one of them....

Travis Ferrell, shy among most of the other kids at school, but proud of his West Virginia roots. He has not yet admitted his passion for handsome guys - and his idea of what handsome is and what handsome does is not much different from him....

In intense, lyrical language, Jeff Mann's short stories give us an array of tormented characters: adulterous lovers, a kidnapper and his handsome victim, the sadistic ghost of a Confederate soldier, and a hairy biker...

Winter is a favorite season for Bears, rough, gruff, hairy, and wonderful men who have the heft and fur to keep them warm despite the drop in temperature....

In Jeff Mann's collection, the sweaty essence of masculinity imbues each verse - whether the poet is offering his take on Grendel, a sumptuous meal in a New Orleans fine restaurant, or evoking his childhood in Appalachia....