Free Enigma by Lloyd A. Meeker

maudlin, and that’s not a healthy place for me, even just to visit.
    I needed a meeting. There was one at three on weekdays over at the York Street Club. If I started out now, I wouldn’t have to drive. I figured the walk and the open air would do me good.
    Maybe after the meeting, if I felt brave enough to take a risk that could end up hurting both of us, I’d give Colin a ring and ask if he liked baseball.
    THE END

Trademarks Acknowledgment
    The author acknowledges the trademark status and trademark owners of the following places and items mentioned in this work of fiction:
    Armani: Giorgio Armani, S.p.A.
    Versace: Gianni Versace, S.p.A.
    Burberry: Burberry Limited Company
    Enigma: Michael Cretu
    Wax Trax: Nash Group
    REI: Recreational Equipment, Inc.
    Starbucks: Starbucks Corporation
    King Soopers: Dillon Companies, Inc.
    Subway: Doctors Associates, Inc.

LLOYD A. MEEKER
    Lloyd Meeker can't help what he writes – stories arising from the “between places”, the mystical overlapping of the worlds of matter and spirit, and the eldritch beauty that dwells there. That’s his natural habitat.
    In addition to his written work, which includes novels, essays, poetry and short stories, he has served since 2008 as a judge in the Queer Foundation’s annual National High School Seniors Essay Contest. Its goal is to promote effective writing by, about, and/or for queer youth, and to award scholarships to the winners. (Members of the National Council of Teachers of English select the Finalists from schools across the United States.)
    Published under the pen name Rowan Malloy, his fantasy romance Blood Royal won the 2013 Abalone Award, chosen by the Cultural, Interracial and Multicultural special interest chapter of RWA in the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal category.
    Happily ensorcelled by music, subtle energy healing, and the wonders of nature, Meeker lives with his very understanding husband in southern Florida among friends and family, orchids, and giant hibiscus that take his breath away every morning.

Also by Lloyd A. Meeker
    Blood Royal
    Traveling Light
    Salvation, Erotica Exotica: Tales of Sex and Magic
    Letter to a New Generation of Gate-Keepers", Second Person Queer
    The Darkness of Castle Tiralur