Stories

It’s Thanksgiving and Tommy Weston is busy making out his Christmas list. It’s a rather lengthy list and there are several expensive items on it, but he knows his parents can afford to get him these things. He’s an only child, somewhat spoiled and maybe even a little greedy. He thinks the world revolves around him and expects to get nearly everything he wants. That’s until he meets Jason and learns about his life.

Zach’s father is a southern Baptist minister and this creates a major problem for his son. Zach’s gay and has heard his father preach against homosexuality many times. This leaves Zach in conflict with his faith. How is he going to resolve this predicament?

Bryan Walters is a recent college graduate and fortunate to find a job in New Mexico. On his first day there, he meets a co-worker, Ethan Hawkes, and a romance blossoms, but they have to keep it a secret. The thing is, it’s not the only secret in this relationship and one of the secrets practically blows up in their faces.

This was written for the 2012 Special Anniversary Anthology, 'Secrets Can Kill.'

Tony always admired his older brother, Vince, but it turned into more as they grew older. Other than a brief experimentation when they were younger, nothing happened between them, until Vince came home from college. Then the sparks began to fly.

After several setbacks and a few surprises, Kieren and the others are ready to begin the final leg of their journey. Will they reach their intended destination in time and will Kieren be able to complete the task assigned to him?

Win comes from a wealthy home and is quite happy, until his father dies in a freak accident. This leaves him alone with his alcoholic and mentally absent mother. When she starts dating Bart, Win’s world suddenly starts to come crashing around him. Is there any hope for him?

After a harrowing first leg of their travels, Kieren and the others reach the dwarf stronghold of Thorold. There they meet up with the wizard, Beraut, and continue their journey, but will their mission be successful?

Peter is a college freshman who feels out of place and finds some of his classes confusing, until he meets Aiden. Aiden is about to teach him more than he could ever learn from class or textbooks. Will this be enough to help Peter be successful?

Billy is from a poor family and lives on a small farm with his single mother and grandparents. Billy is instantly attracted to the new kid, David, but there might be a problem. David’s father isn’t happy with them being friends. Can they convince him to accept their friendship?

Trevor runs away from his drunk, abusive father. It’s winter and he’s on his own, so he tries to get to a warmer place. In order to get money to buy food, he has to start turning tricks. That comes to an end when he meets Jeremy, but will it last?