Alex deMorra, Author

LBGTQIA Coming of Age Author & Harbinger of Imaginary Friends    Reader.  Admirer.  Observer.  Sponge.  Recovering physicist. Periodically bitchy. I can be managed but not constrained. Stories here: http://bit.ly/2bvuiVS

[alexdemorra]

Let’s make our creations unapologetically rampantly queer. - Queership

"One has to believe the outcry against this kind of writing will eventually cause a shift in queer narratives." Santino Hassell talks writing queer worlds.

Pretty sure all y’all have read this, right?

[alexdemorra]

Summer Interlude

Fence Sitter - Chapter 20

Twenty-one-year old Micah takes up Dante's offer to stay with him for the rest of summer. They fall in love but when summer's over, so are they.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/9603200/chapters/21695303

New to this series? Start with Chapter 1 here.

Photo credit: Marlon Teixeira by Dusan Reljin

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The Whole Truth and Nothing But

Fence Sitter - Chapter 18

Seventeen-year-old Micah is surprised when he receives a summons for an incident that was supposed to be behind him. He also had his day in court, which didn't go well.

To start this series from the beginning, click here.

Photo Credit: Jordy Baan (inspiration for Micah) by Erion Hegel Kross Photography at http://www.erionhkphotography.com/

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I Knew Her, She Knew Him

Chapter 17 - Fence Sitter

Twenty-one-year-old Micah has taken on a summer job to get away from Danny, their home, and anything that reminded him of their failed relationship. It is halfway through summer and he's traveled up and down to different events to see coffee from one of Cassie's kiosks.

He's made more friends than he could have possibly imagined. One of these new friends Tiffany hooks him up with someone she thinks he'll really like. Funny thing, though. The person in question is someone he already knows.

New to the Fence Sitter Series?

It starts here: http://archiveofourown.org/series/550201

Photo credit: Marlon Teixeira (selfie from his IG account) as inspiration for Dante

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The Thing That Happened

Chapter 16 - Fence Sitter

Fifteen-year-old Micah is getting on with his new life at his new school and doing his best to get a new start. More than that, his hard work with gymnastics is finally getting him to a level of recognition where he is earning medals and attracting sponsors that will allow him to start competing at international meets.

There is someone in a position of trust that should be watching out for Micah's best interest. When their motivations play out, Micah's world turns upside down again.

New to the Fence Sitter Series?

It starts here: http://archiveofourown.org/series/550201

Note: Photo credit unknown but I got it here

[alexdemorra]

The Men In His Life, Pt. I

Chapter 15 - Fence Sitter

28-year-old Micah's professional distance is affecting his personal relationships. He might have to start resolving his past in order not to lose his future.

Inspiration/Photo Credit - Jordy Baan by Lachlan Bailey

Want to start this book from the beginning? 

Fence Sitter starts here -- http://archiveofourown.org/series/550201

[alexdemorra]

Before I’m In The Air

Chapter 14 - Fence Sitter

Twenty-one year old Micah is competing in his last gymnastics meet with his school team. With his imminent graduation, it feels like he's experiencing a lot of "lasts" to go with new opportunities. There are also a lot of coincidences with people seemingly appearing out of nowhere to remind him of his past.

Jordy Baan as inspiration for Micah (Photo by Robin Joris)

Haven’t started Fence Sitter yet?

Start here: http://archiveofourown.org/series/550201

[alexdemorra]

Tico Bait

Chapter 13 -- FENCE SITTER

28-year-old Micah has been dating Dante even though they've had a long-distance relationship after he returned to the Bay Area at the end of the summer.

Dante visited over the weekend and is taking the first flight back tomorrow morning. Micah's feeling sorry for himself until he's interrupted with an unexpected proposition.

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For Every After, There’s Bound To Be A Before

Chapter 12 - Fence Sitter

Thirteen-year-old Micah is reunited with his best friend Tyrell Johnson, who returned six weeks ago after living in Phoenix with his dad for several years.

It's Christmas Eve. The boys have a bus pass and they found their way to the part of the city with an active LGBT community.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/8928103/chapters/20449777

Haven’t started Fence Sitter yet?

It starts here: http://archiveofourown.org/series/550201

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The Gamut – Fence Sitter, Chapter 11

Sixteen-year-old Micah comes home from a long day to find his mother enraged. The fallout changes everything. It also brings up past memories that haven’t been dealt with.  

Note: Trigger warnings apply

Haven’t started Fence Sitter yet? Start here.

Micah Swaeler doesn’t fit in. Anywhere. His family hardly speaks to him, his friends come and go, and he can’t quite figure out how to love somebody. Or how to be loved.

Until he does. And when he does, he learns how much support he’s had all along.

Micah’s story is told in a series of short stories that take place from the time he is four until the time he is thirty-four. While the stories go back and forth through time, each one reveals something more about things that have happened to him, things that he’s done, things that he’s told himself. Each story explores identity through family, athletics, friendship, sexuality, of one man’s transition from being a victim to being a survivor.

Eventual HEA for a slightly broken, definitely imperfect guy who is kind of lovely. Bisexual love and sex stories interspersed throughout

[alexdemorra]

Note on inspiration - 

Junior’s appearance is based on a picture of Andre Bentzer but I have not been able to find the original photo to give the photographer credit.

Danny’s is based on a picture of Caspar Schins

Micah’s is based on Jordy Baan

Dante’s is based on Marlon Teixeira

I don’t own the pictures...they are screen shots found during course of Tumblr/Google search. If you do own them and want me to take them down, just ask. I’m happy to.

[alexdemorra]

The Gamut -- Fence Sitter, Chapter 11

Sixteen-year-old Micah comes home from a long day to find his mother enraged. The fallout changes everything. It also brings up past memories that haven’t been dealt with.  

Note: Trigger warnings apply

Haven’t started Fence Sitter yet? Start here.

Micah Swaeler doesn't fit in. Anywhere. His family hardly speaks to him, his friends come and go, and he can't quite figure out how to love somebody. Or how to be loved.

Until he does. And when he does, he learns how much support he's had all along.

Micah's story is told in a series of short stories that take place from the time he is four until the time he is thirty-four. While the stories go back and forth through time, each one reveals something more about things that have happened to him, things that he's done, things that he's told himself. Each story explores identity through family, athletics, friendship, sexuality, of one man's transition from being a victim to being a survivor.

Eventual HEA for a slightly broken, definitely imperfect guy who is kind of lovely. Bisexual love and sex stories interspersed throughout

[alexdemorra]

Alex de Morra on Twitter

“Just think of how cool u will be when ur future self says, "I read Alex's M/M story before anyone knew who he was!" https://t.co/eeHx5nH4IU”

Dante

Jax - Micah - Dante

Danny

Series Link: http://archiveofourown.org/series/550201

Rumor has it that good karma is achieved by reading and dropping kudos, comments and retweets. 

Small print: Caveat Emptor and all that...

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Remembering Nobley

This is quite possibly the hardest thing I’ve had to write, I’m filled with so much sadness and upset as I do, but you should all know. Last night Pup Nobley was involved in an accident and has passed away. </3 The community has lost a dear friend and pup.

It’s hard to describe how much I and everyone else is going to miss him. He was such a lovely person, one of the nicest I’ve known, so talented and hard-working and always there for everyone. It’s difficult to come with terms that I’m not going to get to speak with him again.

Please respect the Kinky Boyfriend, Nick’s, privacy during this time. Messages will get to him eventually but as hard as this is for us it’s so much worse for him, he needs time to heal and come to terms with what’s happened.

 For those that didn’t know Nobley well, his YouTube videos sum him up perfectly for me, I hope they can help you find some comfort: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZIOScw5M6bI8rTcCrhD9_g/videos

Sending all my love to you all, Nobley’s friends and family, -Pix

[flashdoggy]

Heartbroken…

[allbecauseoftheboys]

Oh my god no no no no no. I’m having a panic attack no no no

[alexdemorra]

Such sad news about a sweet, open, beautiful man who shared his life online with the rest of us. My heart goes out to all who knew and were touched by him. There are more of us than he knew.

[almostclassystudentfan]

[alexdemorra]

Snippets, Drabbles, Tidbits, and Paintchips...or, why I’m here

I am in the middle of making [getting my partner to build] my new author website with features and things the world hasn’t yet dreamed of yet [wordpress] and it’s going really well [the procrastinating is, anyway]. 

So, I’m working on making Tumblr and Twitter spaces [TNT being an apt acronym for progress]. 

Kinda like how I would clean my room before finals. Or perform self-dentistry before any work deadline.

I also put a few bits of things on Archive of Our Own. You know for fun and digital immortality. It is found here: http://bit.ly/2aYJn4u

If you like anything, please give hearts and nice comments.

If you don’t ...  well, you’d better not write anything bad on my site!

Anyhow, here is a random picture of a guy half-buried. It isn’t me. I just like the picture. I got it from the public domain.