Stories

Escaping the crushing poverty of 19th-century Hungary, László endures a harrowing journey to the industrial heart of Huntington, Indiana, where his existence is defined by the relentless rhythm of factory machinery and deep solitude. It is only in the autumn of his life that he finds an unexpected sanctuary in the arms of András, a fellow immigrant with whom he builds a quiet, tender domesticity hidden within their bustling ethnic enclave. But as the two men pour their life savings into lifting up the community around them, the very neighbors they supported turn against them..

At seventeen, Adrien is sent to the Montbrun Psychiatric Center in Brussels. Confused, frustrated, and wary, he must navigate therapy, new friendships, and his first crush—if he can survive the strange world he’s been thrown into.

Arjun, my husband, is home sick when I go to the gym alone and see a twunk posing and trying to take physique pictures. I end up giving him advice and a hand, things develop from there.

When Matteo Romano, a straight Italian guy, convinces his best friend Adrian to pretend to be his boyfriend to keep his ex away, things get complicated fast. What starts as a harmless favor turns into late nights, lingering touches, and the kind of tension neither of them can keep pretending about.

When Martin joins his quiet lab partner, Owen, at a secluded coastal cabin, he expects a boring weekend. He doesn't expect Owen to be hiding an athletic body under his baggy clothes. Martin is about to find out that the quietest boys run the deepest.

A short story set in Tangiers, circa 1978, a young European encounters a Moroccan of a similar age.

This is the story of Matt and how he started out as a troublesome teenager, and how he was forced to change his ways.

Cory a gymnastic and Ray a football player have to room together.

They both have interesting stories to tell.