St. Paul, Minnesota
1947

Walter Grant returned from war more lucky than most. He has a good job, a steady income, and a place to call home. But his loneliness sends him out on Halloween night looking for that person his heart knows he needs. After nearly missing the last streetcar home, Walter encounters a handsome stranger in a troupe of outrageous drag queens. Could this man be the person he’s been looking for?

Featuring characters from Mr. Milner Gets Divorced.

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Tropes

MM, meet cute, one-night stand turns love, seduction via homecooked meals, age gap, class difference, fade to black.

Content Notices

Age gap (10 years), reference to period-typical housing and job discrimination.

Footnotes

Brown, Ricardo J. The Evening Crowd at Kirmser’s: A Gay Life in the 1940s. Edited by William Reichard, University of Minnesota Press, 2001.