Stories

Bill has been living alone for a long time now. He takes care of his neighbors, being a lonely but helpful man. On Christmas Eve there is supposed to be a bad storm, but he checks on his neighbor's before going home to watch Television and relax with his cat, Misty. However, after Bill wakes up from his nap he finds his house has been redone for the holiday. Just what is Bill getting for Christmas?

Carl gets call from his ex talking him into a night out with friends to 'heal the rift between them'.

There are no friends attending except Carl's brother and boyfriend. Carl smells a set up, however, there is a truly delicious waiter.

Please note - this is a true story and only names (and in some case sexes) have been changed to protect identities.

We give you twenty-four bits and pieces of all flavors to celebrate the most mystical time of the year.

Waking up to a schizophrenic robot talking to itself can be interesting on your first day of forever.
This happens if your maker plays Cia's Grid and Dice game.

A bard decides to take action to recover unpaid monies due. A perfectly reasonable task which involves him in unreasonable and unforeseen consequences.

Patrick is Oliver's best friend-turned-boyfriend and Oliver would love to let the entire world know. But why does Patrick insist on keeping their relationship a secret?

Marc's main priorities in life were his job as a bartender, and his sister Coralie. But an chance encounter with two handsome men leads to consequences that he never could have expected.

Jonne left his home and joined the Guardsmen of Valdemar, partly due to lack of acceptance by his family. His attraction to men turns out to be an advantage when he’s assigned to the handsome Herald-Mage Vanyel Askhevron. His encounter with the dreaded Demon-Slayer prepares Jonne to deal with a minor demon of his past.

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

The trifecta is complete. Two opposite linked by a third, ready to fight for humanity.