Artic Roots - Stories

Palouse is a coming-to-maturity story of a half-Navajo boy who is a virtuoso at violin. The story traces his rise, fall, and reemergence in the context of a domineering mother. It is a story also of a developing love between the boy and a gay friend.

Best friends, Luke and Matt, have been inseparable since primary school and now, after twelve long years of schooling, the end of those school years are finally within sight. All that is left to do is make it through the night of the school formal, before starting their final exams.

So what will the night bring for the boys and their group of friends? What secrets are about to be exposed? How will they, their families and their friends all react to the events that are about to unfold? And what will they discover about themselves . . . about each other . . . and about life?

Paddy is a bear. Literally. He's twenty and he's got a job at a summer camp in the semi-wilderness for kids and school groups. There he meets Troy, and instinct kicks in to tell the pair that well done, they have found their soul mates. But the pair of young men know practically nothing about each other, and instead of being able to screw like wild animals in the woods they need to spend the next four months surrounded by humans, children, and job responsibilities.

Colin McKenzie sells used cars and spoils his dog. In his life he's seen a lot of stupidity and he's become cranky and opinionated. The boy who first made his heart beat faster works in town now, divorced, but there's nothing there for either of them. Then a storm brings new life into a stale world for Colin and after so many years...he finally lives.

A quiet, solitude life without stress, commitment or responsibility is all Ed wants. But when his new neighbors move in next door, it all seems to have come to an end. Alex, a teenage brat, has made it his life goal to befriend Ed no matter the cost. Is friendship all that the odd, wired kid wants...or does he have other feelings towards the giant, grumpy bear? (R18, love, loneliness, friendship, neighbors, slow burn, darkcomedy, mxb, age gap, mental health)

Jeremy Isen, nephew of Duncan Isen, and son of Duncan's older brother Ian Isen is coming into his own. At fifteen years old, and a Freshman at H. B. Plant High School, Jeremy shows a passion for photography, martial arts, and journalism. As a member of the school's Yearbook Staff, and the chief photo-journalist for both the Yearbook and Newspaper, he's well-known among the high school teens, even outside his grade-level. Events during the school year and the beginning of summer vacation conspire to change his life. Will it be for the better, or for the worse?

Feeling very much alone, Lloyd lowers the urn of his wife’s ashes into the water, as the sun is setting in the Indian Ocean, on a remote Cattle Station in Western Australia. What was to be a short visit to the station, changes dramatically, and Lloyd has to deal with all the challenges of being in a remote location, including a category 5 cyclone, an Earthquake and two wildfires.

Siku the polar werebear leaves his home in Canada and embarks on a journey of self-discovery, hoping to find his Mate. What the massive bear finds will surprise him, and bring two very different worlds crashing together with unforeseen consequences. Can he fight centuries of tradition and bigotry to claim the Mate that Fate has destined for him?

Greg Fowler is a driven young man. From winning the WV State Wrestling Championship to being the President of the Student Council as a junior, Greg is a born leader. His life is about to take a turn he never could have expected. It all begins when he, quite literally, runs into Scott Warnick.

Two friends meet ten years ago and fall in love. Only they don't tell each other