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What Manner of Man is a queer gothic romance novel about a priest and a vampire.
Father Ardelian has been summoned to a distant, secluded island to perform an exorcism. What will happen when he begins to suspect his host — the mysterious, nocturnal lord of the manor — of wanting him for another reason entirely? Will the piously celibate priest be able to resist his host’s diabolically seductive charms?
The version of What Manner of Man which you can find archived here is (much though I love it!) functionally a rough draft. I intend to keep the story, in this form, free and available to read indefinitely.
The complete novel is now available at the retailer of your choice (or DRM-free Itch.io!) The published version is the fullest and most complete expression of What Manner of Man: comprehensively edited, expanded, rewritten and overall revamped from that initial draft into the best version of this story of which I am capable. (Not to mention the numerous scenes that have been added for the particular benefit of my fellow perverts.)
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Index of Chapters
Preface
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Three Point Five
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Postscript
Bonus Content
Vignette for Chapter Four | The bell tower.
Vignette for Chapter Six | Caught in a storm.
Behind the Scenes: October 2023 | Notes on cassocks, a sketch, and the difficulties of writing an exorcism.
Father Ardelian’s Birthday Party | Father Ardelian’s birthday!
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