Topher Lydon - Stories

A washed-up captain steals an alien saucer, crashes it into a pre-spaceflight civilization, and accidentally abducts a terrified teenage local. Now he's stranded with a hostile hostage, a sarcastic AI, and a teleporter that turns livestock inside out. To make things worse, his estranged husband is tracking him across the galaxy—and the real owners of the ship want everyone dead. A chaotic sci-fi romp about bad decisions, found family, and learning that running from your problems just creates bigger ones.

When Vickie Morrison's body is found in the river behind Grey Harbor High, all eyes turn to Caleb Holloway—the quiet, medicated boy who can't remember what happened that night. As the town closes ranks and whispers turn to accusations, Caleb discovers the pills his mother forces down his throat aren't just controlling his emotions—they're erasing his memories. Desperate to prove his innocence, he must unravel a web of blackmail, buried secrets, and a truth someone is willing to kill to protect. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes: in Grey Harbor, everyone is hiding something.

Following a soul-shattering paradox, Wojciech is alone in a world of mirrors, haunted by the knowledge that he sacrificed his love, Alec Stoker, to save him.

Wojciech must navigate a labyrinth of paradoxes to find and save Alec. As the two men, separated by a metaphysical prison, struggle to find their way back to each other, they discover that their love is the only weapon powerful enough to mend the fractured timelines and confront the ancient evils that seek to consume them. But every step forward is a risk, and every victory may come at a price more terrible than they can imagine

Hugo Wojciech is a man of logic.

A young, aristocratic student at Cambridge in 1910, he believes in order, science, and the well-defined boundaries of his world. But when a mysterious pocket watch and a chance encounter with a country gamekeeper named Alec Stoker catapult him into a labyrinth of shifting timelines and bizarre dimensions, Hugo's carefully constructed reality shatters.

Hugo and Alec must navigate a world of anachronistic warriors, sadistic machine hunters, and enigmatic guides. They are on a collision course with a destiny neither of them chose, but one that is woven into the very fabric of their new, shared existence.

Mickey Ryder is twenty-three, deeply in debt, and the captain of a barely-functioning mail ship held together by salvage tape and bad decisions. When a runaway cult boy named Isaiah hides in his cargo bay, Mickey does the one thing he never does—he says yes. Now they're running from New Eden, hauling mystery cargo, and trying not to kill each other. But between a dead exploration ship, a screaming alien in a crate, and a religious mandate that just dropped a nine-year-old son on his doorstep, Mickey's about to learn that surviving is easy. Living? That's the hard part.

In the rain-lashed borderlands of the Vexin, Darien Haskal has carved a fragile peace with blood and steel. But when King Radoslav's royal progress arrives, it brings not celebration but a nest of vipers: a scheming duke, a fanatical nun wielding forbidden magic, and the golden knight whose smile hides a blade. As ancient curses awaken and political machinations tighten like a noose, the Vanguard's found family must protect their own—a feral heir, a dying prince, and a love that defies the Church itself. In a fortress perched between kingdoms, war is coming. But the Vanguard has survived the end of the world. They'll survive a dinner party.

Heartbroken Ashok seeks wisdom in his quest to heal
The prince that loved him has married another
And in the ancient kingdom of the Khmer, answers are
found in the river, and in the stone.

Two boys, six years of silence, and one morning with toast that changes everything. Marshall-Lee has spent forever pretending not to see Aiden across the street. But Aiden's been watching—collecting leaves, drawing portraits, waiting. When he finally crosses the road with breakfast and no agenda, Marshall-Lee's carefully constructed walls start crumbling. This is a story about being seen. About the patience it takes to love someone who isn't ready yet. About first kisses on cheeks and hands that finally touch. Sweet, slow, and achingly tender—for anyone who remembers what it felt like to fall.