Finding Tulsa - Softcover

Provenzano, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890834459 ISBN 13: 9781890834456

Publisher: Palm Drive Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Stan Grozniak, the once-rising star of 1990s gay cinema, almost self-sabotages a prestigious directing gig with writer-producer (and soon to be ex-boyfriend) Barry, after casting his rediscovered teenage summer stock crush. Still haunted by the death of Rick Dacker, the sexy star of his cult favorite action trilogy, Stan attempts a romance with actor Lance Holtzer, his ‘Tulsa’ from a small town Ohio production of the musical Gypsy. When Jason Daw a gay adult video star, invites him to direct an epic porn feature, he risks it all while finding the means to confront a long-lost and once overly affectionate uncle. Discovering more about himself than he wants to admit, he traces his recent success with past obsessions. Framed through a visit to Stan’s boyhood home where he made short films with his brother, the tale of his rise to cinematic success, and the sacrifices he made­, captures the passion and heartache of making love, making movies, and the occasional riot.

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About the Author

Jim Provenzano is the author of Finding Tulsa, Now I'm Here, the Lambda Literary Award-winning Every Time I Think of You, its sequel Message of Love (a Lambda Literary Award Finalist), the novels PINS, Monkey Suits, Cyclizen, the stage adaptation of PINS, and the short story collection Forty Wild Crushes. Audiobook adaptations include PINS (narrated by Paul Fleschner) and Every Time I Think of You and Message of Love (narrated by Michael Wetherbee). Born in New York City and raised in Ashland, Ohio, he studied theatre at Kent State University, has a BFA in Dance from Ohio State University and a Master of Arts in English/Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. A journalist, editor, and photographer in LGBT media for three decades, he lives in San Francisco. www.jimprovenzano.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Palm Drive Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890834459
• ISBN 13: 9781890834456
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338