Relations between people are difficult. We need just to look at the rate of divorces in the modern world to realize how complicated human relations are. When it comes to intimate relations we can also notice that through history they tend to split families, clans and villages and sometimes even nations.

And the most onerous feelings seem to be aroused within us when we meet intimate relations between individuals of different generations, different skin colour, the same sex, different ethnic groups or between family members. Then we are approaching a taboo.

The short stories in this anthology, with authors from different countries, are dealing with the difficult subject of intimate relations, and some of them are touching upon the delicate matter of our erotic attraction to people of the same sex.

Still the ambiance of all the stories here is human with a respect and an understanding of the complexity of our human relations; also to the affinities which are coming close to our cultural taboos. Welcome to be one of our readers, if you dare!