Bill W - Stories

A poetic perspective of the movement for gay rights and marriage equality.

Jeremy was miserable when his family decided to move across town to another neighborhood, but his mood changed when he met his new neighbor, Stone. Will they form a friendship that will last through high school and beyond, or will it end with a trip to the emergency room?

Bryan Walters is a recent college graduate and fortunate to find a job in New Mexico. On his first day there, he meets a co-worker, Ethan Hawkes, and a romance blossoms, but they have to keep it a secret. The thing is, it’s not the only secret in this relationship and one of the secrets practically blows up in their faces.

This was written for the 2012 Special Anniversary Anthology, 'Secrets Can Kill.'

It’s the middle of the 21st century and the students in a history class are finding it hard to believe that gays haven’t always been allowed to marry or serve openly in the military. To help them understand what it was like, the teacher offers to explain the LGBT quest for civil rights.

What would you do if you lived with a domineering father who wouldn't allow you to make even the most rudimentary decisions for yourself without his approval? That's the situation this family was facing, so what were they going to do?

Jarrett Ray and Greer Spaulding are best friends and lovers, but they are also archeology majors at the University of Arizona. When they get a chance to go on a dig with one of their professors, it turns into an experience they won’t soon forget and possibly one the world won’t soon forget either.

This is a collection of stories I wrote based on various prompts.

Prompted by a question from one of his students, Mr. Hammond proceeds to fill the class in about the background a multitude of famous gays, lesbians and bisexuals. He also gives them a brief lesson on the history of homosexuality.

In a world where the wealthy have all of the power, how do they make sure they are able to keep it and prevent everyone else from revolting against them? Don't worry! The business leaders have a plan to do just that.

It started happening almost as soon as the Supreme Court decided that marriage equality was a Constitutional right. What were the social conservatives going to do now? Was the fight for equality really over or did they have something else in mind?