Set in the small North Texas town of Burro in 1980-81, Pitching Tents is the unusual story of Vida Singer, eighty years of age, and Wayman Ezekial Scott, sixty-five. A rich, fast-paced, carefully constructed story of character, time, and place, this is a vital, comic, and touching novel of differing freedoms and loves as Vida and Wayman find a way to pitch a movable tent.

You're no idiot, of course. You know how to make the bed, start the oven, even keep the squirrels out of the backyard bird feeder. But when it comes to pitching a tent, lighting a campfire, and warding off bears, you feel like Lucy and Ricky on their camping trip. Don't try to 'splain just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Camping and Hiking, Second Edition, teaches you the simple skills you need to take the trauma out of camping. This updated edition can help you feel confident about choosing and using your equipment...even in the middle of winter! In this Complete Idiot's guide, you get:

A comprehensive climbing guide to the mountains of The Andes, from Venezuela to Tierra Del Fuego. It features route descriptions for over 300 peaks with over half illustrated by a photo-diagram and full colour maps.

Sean I've been in love with my best friend Alan since middle school. The problem? He's straight, and I'm so deep in the closet I'm halfway to Narnia. We share everything, except this one secret, and if I told him it would ruin our friendship. Alan I only wanted to show my best friend how much fun camping was. I didn't expect to find out he was keeping a major secret for me. And I didn't expect to be so turned on by it either. **** Pitching Tents is a 36,500 word standalone novella about two men who take their friendship to the next level. This low-angst, steamy MM story features a bisexual awakening, no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA. Also a lesson to always bring lube when you go camping. You never know what to expect.