Dann Hazel

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Dann Hazel
Dann Hazel

As a Florida-based author of both fiction and nonfiction, I've worked as an educator on both the secondary and post-secondary levels. But since high school, when I worked on the school newspaper, I've always had a passion for both reading and writing. I live in Lake Wales, FL, with my husband, Josh (also a writer) and our adorable Eskie (American Eskimo), Flurry. She's definitely part of the family, with boundless energy and appetite! (She has learned to turn down the bed for us at bedtime. She's so smart!) I'm passionate about scenic walks and jogs around a local lake, enjoying Walt Disney World, staying healthy, reading, streaming movies and provocative TV series (especially those based on novels!) and current events. My pronouns are he/him/his. 

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AVAILABLE NOW: DUSTY'S SNACK SHACK DUSTY'S SNACK SHACK: BOOK ONE OF SHORT

DUSTY'S SNACK SHACK: BOOK ONE OF SHORT ORDERS GAY ROMANCE SERIES


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Six:

Ken touched Dusty’s knee. “Well, we don’t know one...

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After the excesses of the holidays, do you still need a little gay romance in your life?

Here's an affordable way to enjoy three of them in one package.

The first three books in...

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ARMED AND READY FOR LOVE--First Book of Brand New Series, Aphrodite in

Jonathan Wren survives growing up in the South amid extreme homophobia and the ravages of a pandemic. When he meets a charismatic young man in a gay bathhouse, he falls in love,...

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Flurry, the American Eskimo Dog: Writer's Assistant

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I’ve always been an unapologetic dog-lover. Just ask almost anyone who clocks their daily steps at the lake near our home where my husband and I take Flurry for her walks. Flurry, Josh and I have several canine friends whose people always stop to chat when we encounter each other. Flurry and her doggie comrades touch noses (and other body parts), then play, while Josh and I catch up on the latest gossip and community happenings.

But Flurry isn’t just a way...

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Staying “Positive” in a Time of Turbulence WARNING: This blog may come

WARNING: This blog may come across as a “stream-of-consciousness” self-indulgent piece at times, but it represents some of the issues I’ve been grappling with over the past few months.

As a white individual who enjoys certain socio-cultural privileges, I am also a member of a marginalized group. Specifically, I am a gay man. I recognized my “difference” as far back as elementary school, though I couldn’t put a name to it then. I’d internalized a lot of bullshit until I was around 30, when I...

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What's Next on Snack Shack's Menu? Dann here, checking in from my writing

Dann here, checking in from my writing lair where I've sequestered myself for the past few weeks so I can get Dusty's Beachin’ Good Snack Shack drafted. (Of course, I will always take a break when Flurry, my American Eskimo dog, needs a little loving. Oh, and hubby, too.)

The first draft to the novel, which belongs to a brand new series called Short Orders, is almost finished. Next, I segue to my favorite part of the writing process—revisions! That’s when the novel attains its heart and soul...

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