Stories

False hopes, crushed dreams, and an unknown future--life really isn't a fairy tale.

Sean, finally eighteen, is determined to live his own life and make his own decisions. Storm tries to protect Sean at any cost, and learns that no matter his efforts, he can't always shield Sean from the pains of growing up. Sean finds out the hard way that love is sometimes blind, sometimes life-threatening, sometimes unexpected, but sometimes - if you are lucky enough and keep your eyes open - true.

2008 Spring Anthology

Michael had long buried the secret he shared with his high school friends. As the years passed, the incident slipped from his mind completely. Unfortunately, not everyone forgot.

The garden house, the reflecting pool, and his memories are a boy's only companions as he wonders about the strangers in his mother's garden.

Terry is heading down a dangerous path. Lawrence makes a decision to help his friend at any cost. His idea is brilliant, but he forgets one thing: nothing ever goes according to plan.

Ever since he was six, Utah never stopped living in the past, never stopped waiting. The past is the only safe place, the only constant fact of life. The future is unknown, the present is unbearable, so he clings to all that he knows and remembers, even if it consumes him to the point of destruction.