May of Miracles - Stories

Juha is enjoying his quiet summer in the Finnish countryside when an attractive American appears. Adam is of Finnish descent and has come to learn about his roots. So Juha teaches him about sauna, and Adam teaches Juha something even more valuable.

Short coming-of-age story about 19 year old Carey, experiencing his first sexual encounter while on holiday with his mother on the south coast of England.

College freshman Huey McKee is unlucky in love and saddled with a bitter past he's strugged to bury. Rather than go back home for summer vacation, he wants to spend it with his best friend/roommate, Brandon Wimmer, in Florida. But as he starts developing feelings for Brandon's brother, a spiralling chain of events drags the weight of Huey's past screaming into the present...

A new teacher, Mister Darin Stanford, is assigned a special project by the headmistress of a private school. His project is Christopher Bird, a rich child who has had his life dictated by his father. The teacher and student need to find some way to trust each other and make this situation work. Neither is prepared for what they will encounter.

This story is written for the Jagged Edges / Unintended Consequences 2017 Anthology

An unpleasant misunderstanding threatens to cut short Anthony's part time job as an artists' model.

Arthur is struggling to move on after the end of his long term relationship. A three part story.

Prompts and site games

A vampire story of a different kind.

I wrote this one several years ago to a prompt on another site, and I had to tweak it to make it more presentable for GA. Still not sure I'm there yet!

The last thing Hunter wanted was a new neighbor. He enjoyed his cabin and sitting on his deck. But, a large moving van and blinking sneakers changed all of that.

Two lonely, hurt kids discover love and together find healing and self-worth again.