Madrugada... the Time Between Midnight and Dawn Madrugada gathers nine of David May's early stories, stories about a circle of friends exploring San Francisco's infamous Folsom Street from the apex of its notoriety to the beginning of its decline as sexual haven for leather men. While covering much of the terrain familiar to readers of SM erotica, these stores go further, exploring the implications of Male Leather's Cultures codes and iconography. Madrugada celebrates the power, pain and pleasure of men loving men, honoring our history of raw sexual energy. First published in 1997, Madrugada...

LoveFrom Amsterdam to San Francisco, from New England to Seattle, from Chicago to Los Angeles, these eleven stories explore the love leather men feel for each and for their tribe. The exhilaration of first love, the desolation of widowhood, the enduring male friendship, the mature love of an established Master/slave couple, and the spiritual rebirth that love offers the wounded -- these are all parts of leather men's lives, and they are also the parts of our stories that are seldom told. * Twice widowed and reluctant to open his heart again, a Daddy finds happiness with a young, local rocker....

A Nice Boy from a Good Family.... tells all Bringing together the best of David May's nonfiction, A Nice Boy from a Good Family recalls episodes from a life lived in "Interesting Times." Beginning with a pre-adolescent obsession with comic books that lead to his eventual sexual awakening, and ending in the spiritual journey necessitated by the AIDS epidemic and his own HIV status, May is unflinching as he narrates the carefree years before AIDS through the subsequent years of desperation and loss. With few regrets, May describes his life as a sexually active and eager young man that embraced...