Full Frontal

Modest gem-like and oddly a ecting the sixteen quite short stories of FullFrontal present intimate moments of one gay man's not untypical life in thelate twentieth century. And like a bracelet or necklace of quirky individualcharms they ultimately add up to the kind of surprising cumulative e ect oneusually only gets from knowing someone well for a long time.-Felice PicanoIt is August of 1957 and Tim Halladay a caddie at the Long Shore Country Clubis looking forward to beginning eighth grade at Assumption School. Tim and hisbest friend and fellow caddie Jimmy are oblivious to the fact that they are slowlytransforming into young men with secret desires.As Tim embarks on a journey of emotional and sexual development he approachesthe world around him with a full frontal attitude that allows him to somehow notonly survive but thrive beginning with his rst gay experiences as a shy teenager insuburban Connecticut and moving through his escapades at a Virginia army basethe Hotel Manhattan the Museum of Modern Art the Polo Lounge at eBeverly Hills Hotel to his rst three-way with cute Greenwich Village neighborsor tending a ma a-owned gay bar or becoming involved in unexpectedly hilariousjury duty sequestration. As Tim moves from one encounter to the next he graduallytransforms moving toward a future as a rising star.Full Frontal shares an intriguing glimpse into the life of a gay man as told throughhis eclectic relationships as he eventually discovers that true happiness is all aboutgive and take.