Booklist Editor's Choice and winner of Lambda Literary award, this collection of whimsical and evocative stories takes readers to distant lands and unforgettable characters. Meet Diana Comet, the beautiful adventuress with passion in her heart and secrets under her skirt. Travel to the West with a gay cowboy seeking to mend his broken heart and find the elusive poet Whit Waltman. Listen to the wisdom of talking statues, fairy firefighters, miniature musicians and lady devils. Your heart and imagination will both be inspired.