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					<description><![CDATA[It is officially the worst night of Lex&#8217;s existence. For starters, he&#8217;s dead. Notice I said, &#8216;for starters&#8217;. The Dead Man Walking* has been hired out by a group of Vampire geeks. And right now, Lex is really wishing he&#8217;d bothered to check their reflections in the mirror. Featuring cocktails, footnotes, three sheep and a &#8230; </p><p><a class="more-link btn" href="https://www.matthew-lang.com/2015/mr-perfect-a-lex-cranbourne-story/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>It is officially the worst night of Lex&#8217;s existence. For starters, he&#8217;s dead. Notice I said, &#8216;for starters&#8217;. The Dead Man Walking* has been hired out by a group of Vampire geeks. And right now, Lex is really wishing he&#8217;d bothered to check their reflections in the mirror. Featuring cocktails, footnotes, three sheep and a duck, Lex may have finally found his Mr. Perfect. The question is. Mr. Perfect what?<br />
<em>*formerly located at 228 Nicholson St, Footscray, Melbourne, VIC, 3011</em></p>
<p><em>Placed equal second in the Midsumma Sex Write Off competition 2010.</em></p>
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<li>In Print: <a title="banQuet 2011 Men at Hares&amp;Hyenas" href="http://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/book.asp?action=over18&amp;RecID=17632" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banQuet 2011 Men Anthology</a></li>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Lang]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lex Cranbourne has adjusted to his unlife as a creature of the night&#8211;mostly. The unspoken divide between the living and vampiric is sometimes hard to take, and Lex has consoled himself to a lonely life. When a hot young man dares to push past his barriers to find his buttons, Lex has to decide whether &#8230; </p><p><a class="more-link btn" href="https://www.matthew-lang.com/2015/inheritence-a-lex-cranbourne-story/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<em>Sequel to Mr. Perfect</em></p>
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<li>First printed by Clan Destine Press in <a title="Q at Clan Destine Press" href="http://clandestinepress.com.au/ebook/q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Q: Queermance Vol I</a></li>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Lang]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genre: Gay Fiction Short Story Publisher: Originally published by banQuetPress Synopsis: Modern tech junkie Dirk spends his days webcamming with hot guys over gay chat sites–including today. Only today his best friend Fiona’s dragging him out for a night on the town. But is it really better meeting someone in person as opposed to over the internet? And &#8230; </p><p><a class="more-link btn" href="https://www.matthew-lang.com/2015/screens/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p><strong>Genre: </strong>Gay Fiction Short Story<br />
<strong>Publisher: </strong>Originally published by banQuetPress</p>
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Modern tech junkie Dirk spends his days webcamming with hot guys over gay chat sites–including today. Only today his best friend Fiona’s dragging him out for a night on the town. But is it really better meeting someone in person as opposed to over the internet? And which is truer to reality: the persona we affect in person or the one we show the world online?</p>
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<li>In Print: <a title="banQuet men 2012 at Hares and Hyenas" href="http://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/book.asp?RecID=18222" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banQuet 2012 men Anthology</a></li>
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