Dave Hughes has written six gay fiction novels, Maybe Next Year; Instant Adult; Open Books, Closed Sets; If I Seem Quiet…; Karma Train from Kansas; and Maybe Now. These books form ...view moreDave Hughes has written six gay fiction novels, Maybe Next Year; Instant Adult; Open Books, Closed Sets; If I Seem Quiet…; Karma Train from Kansas; and Maybe Now. These books form a series called "Gay Tales for the New Millennium." His short story, Cruise Virgins, is available free to subscribers of his newsletter. Chronologically, it fits between Open Books, Closed Sets and If I Seem Quiet….
In addition to fiction, Dave has written three retirement lifestyle planning books, Design Your Dream Retirement, Smooth Sailing Into Retirement, and The Quest for Retirement Utopia. Dave created the website RetireFabulously.com, which enables readers to envision, plan for, and enjoy the best retirement possible. In addition to writing hundreds of articles for RetireFabulously.com, Dave's writing has appeared on US News & World Report, lgbtSr.com, Medium, Yahoo! Finance, CNN/Money, Next Avenue, Tiny Buddha, and others.
Aside from his writing, Dave is also a jazz musician. He plays trombone, steel pan, and electric bass in various bands in the Phoenix area. He owns a large collection of jazz, Brazilian, exotica, steel band, jazz/rock, and vocal ensemble CDs and videos.
Dave resides near Phoenix, Arizona with his husband Jeff and their dog Maynard.view less