Stories

Jamie’s dad died unexpectedly and he never got to say goodbye. This bothered him because the last time he’d been with his dad they had a disagreement that never got resolved. Jamie learns that there’s a place in New Orleans where he might be able to rectify the situation and make contact with his dad’s spirit, but he doesn’t want to go alone. He asks his friend Drew to join him, and Drew agrees, and together they embark on an adventure that doesn’t go exactly as planned.

Scrooge becomes a religious zealot named Franklin Phelps. He has some troubling beliefs about gays and on Christmas Eve he first encounters the spirit of his former associate, Patsy Falwell, followed by three ghosts that attempt to help him redefine his position, but will they succeed?

After Royce Hunter released the shadow people and securely locked Amos Dauberman in the lead coffin again, he realized the ghost of the little girl remained. He was now determined to discover her story so he could help to free her as well.

It started happening almost as soon as the Supreme Court decided that marriage equality was a Constitutional right. What were the social conservatives going to do now? Was the fight for equality really over or did they have something else in mind?

The birth of twin boys ignites a wave of generosity that not only consumes the local area, but soon becomes contagious and begins to spread. What sparked this chain of events to happen?

Daniel Feeney and Kelin Rattler are juniors in college and meet at a fraternity party on Homecoming Weekend. They hit it off right away, but Daniel is hesitant about getting too close to Kelin because of bad experiences he had in the past. Will this time work out for him?

King Percival is viewed as an utter failure by his subjects, both as a man and a ruler. For this reason, he attempts to do everything he can to make sure his only son is prepared to replace him when he dies, but the prince has flaws of his own. One is that he is attracted to other males, not females. Since his father refuses to accept his sexual orientation, King Percival does everything within his power to alter his son’s desires, until the situation ultimately spirals out of control.

Bob Ross is a teacher nearing retirement. A sentimental moment has him reading the journals he'd kept during his long career and causes him to remember some of his former students. It also makes him wonder if he could have done more to help some of them.

The Severe Climate Awareness and Relocation Services agency, S.C.A.R.S. for short, was founded in 2043. Charlie went to work for them 50 years later and will assist those living in areas adversely affected by the extreme changes to relocate. Since this is such a major undertaking, Charlie questions how they are going to accomplish this and why previous generations hadn't done more to prevent it from getting to this point.

Although many had been worried about the supposed Mayan prediction of an apocalypse, the feared date passed without incident. Suddenly, everyone began to feel safe again, but were they truly out of the woods now? This story could apply to any apocalyptic scenario

This story is part of the 2012 Mayan Tribute Antholoty - End of the World.