Author:
In The Dressing Room

Iory at the Club Crazy between his New York and Hollywood agents, Cherice and Tata

Iory Allison is a writer, interior designer, antiquarian, and world traveler. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his main squeeze, Leo Romero. After a long and delightful run of thirty years the two love doves tied the knot on May 10th, 2007 at the Boston City Hall and now they are husband and husband. Iory is the nickname for Iorwerth, who was an eleventh-century Welsh prince, and also the name of Iory's great uncle. It is pronounced "Yory" or "Yorwerth".

Always on the prowl for the truth in fiction Iory has befriended a string of egotists over the years because they simply can’t shut up and he is a sucker for a good story. This has, on a few occasions, led to some minor fracases when these same “characters” neglect to reciprocate his indulgent attentions even to a modest degree, coming down on the poor slob like a ton of bricks if he tries to get a word in edgewise. Not to be outdone by these pushy Queens, the term is used here generically regardless as to gender or sexual orientation, Iory is determined to be heard. Towards that goal he has labored long crafting his trilogy with much the same intent as Tolstoy and Danielle Steel with a soupçon of Armistead Maupin thrown in for credibility.

Our author is now engaged in finishing the third book of his trilogy, The Mermaid and the Sailor, a project that has stretched over several summers necessitating frequent visits to Provincetown that outpost of gay romance where, pressing his ear to the ground, he gathers snippets of gossip which can be patched together into that volatile phenomenon called a love story.