R Bryant Smith

Let It Be Real is the sequel to the novel When the Children Get Together by acclaimed author R. Bryant Smith. Many of the mysteries written in When the Children Get Together have been unleashed giving the reader a pleasant journey into the lives of southern African American gay culture at the end and the turn of a new millennia.

The collected works of R. Bryant Smith include his two novels, essays written by him, and a collection of short stories and poetry. This volume encompasses over twenty years of works written by him.

Do you remember your first time? When the Children Get Together will take you down memory lane as the brothers of Omega Phi Theta, a high school fraternity, take you into their world. A world founded upon unity, brotherhood, loyalty, shared secrets, and first experiences. Melvin and Bradley will take you into their world of crushes, cliques, cruising, and close encounters as only they can. When the Children Get Together will take you back to your first kiss, your first road trip, your first broken heart, and yes, even your first drag show. When tragedy befalls one of the group, the children get together to recommit to what brought them together in the first place... brotherhood.

Letters in Lace is a fictional account of an African American gay man who commits suicide. Smith broaches a subject that s seldom discussed within the black gay community and approaches the ending with an interesting approach that differs from his usual way of thinking.

The Collected Works contains the writings of R. Bryant Smith from 1999 - 2013. The collection includes his novels When the Children Get Together and Let It Be Real as well as a series of his short stories and poetry. Smith gives a glimpse of rural Southern African American same gender loving life as only he can. Truly a must read.