83 In the Shade is the story of Michael McNamara, 17 year old native of Stoningham, a suburb of Boston. Michael is gay and half in and half out of the closet. The story follows Michael through the summer of 1983; his experiences and adventures. First the bad news: Michael's best friend Sean "Scooter" O'Hanlon is missing in action; exiled for the summer to his father's house in Salem. Then, Michael's mother forces him to get a job at a local discount clothing retailer. And Michael, despite sex lurking in every corner of his life, never seems to be getting any for himself. This would drive any...