The tenuous connection forged by a simple smile leads to events that dismantle both their lives. Once the last note has been played, Skip gives it a shot. It never hurts to smile at a man, because good things might happen. But on the team's trip to the annual Aqua Follies, the joyful glide of a trumpet player's solo hits Russell like a torpedo, blowing apart his carefully constructed plans.From the orchestra pit, Skip watches Poseidon's younger brother stalk along the pool deck. His summer job coaching her water ballet team will give him plenty of opportunity to give her a ring. Homophobia.Russell tells himself he'll marry Susie because it's the right thing to do. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, businesses and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. But on the team's trip to the annual Aqua Follies, the joyful glide of a trumpet player's solo hits Russell like a torpedo, blowing apart his carefully constructed plans.From the orchestra pit, Skip watches Poseidon's younger brother stalk along the pool deck. Aqua Follies By Liv Rancourt This is a work of fiction. It seems in our more enlightened times some have forgotten just how bad things could be in the memorable past. This beautifully told tale stands as a warning to those who yearn for the way things used to be. Homophobia.Russell tells himself he'll marry Susie because it's the right thing to do. Liv Rancourt has captured the 1950s’ post-war exuberance, conformity, music and homophobia in a gloriously evocative narrative entitled Aqua Follies.

Aqua Follies by Liv Rancourt