Stories

The ex-gay movement has hit the headlines recently with the films The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Boy Erased, but what is it like to live by that belief, what price does it demand of an individual?

The story, in four chapters, set 1991, looks at how difficult it is to live a life denying your sexuality, and the cost the ex-gay life takes from a person.

Based on Prompt# 694 - "I'm tired of this, so I'm going home."

The first story in (hopefully) a series based on some of the students at Oxbow Lakes HS

Fourteen-Year-Old Eoin is facing some tough obstacles. That is until his best friend takes him out for the day to get away from all the difficulties. When the two boys skip a full day of responsibilities to go diving at a local dive spot. They realize the afternoon is just what they needed to escape the pressures of reality. Everything is sunshine and peaches until Eoin finally speaks his mind.

Jeremy Isen, nephew of Duncan Isen, and son of Duncan's older brother Ian Isen is coming into his own. At fifteen years old, and a Freshman at H. B. Plant High School, Jeremy shows a passion for photography, martial arts, and journalism. As a member of the school's Yearbook Staff, and the chief photo-journalist for both the Yearbook and Newspaper, he's well-known among the high school teens, even outside his grade-level. Events during the school year and the beginning of summer vacation conspire to change his life. Will it be for the better, or for the worse?

The world had ended in the middle of the night. For Richie Kincannon and a small group of young survivors, it was the beginning of a struggle for life, against an unknown force that had altered their world, seemingly forever. Now, two years after the Changes, the group must once again fight for their right to life, against an enemy of incredible ability - one they didn't understand, but knew once had been human...

A summer holiday with his uncle, sets Peter on a dangerous course.

Though dating for over a year, Steven and Aaron are still in the closet and find it more and more difficult to find time to be alone. Over the course of a single day, stranded friends, love-sick cheerleaders and mothers returning home early all conspire to keep them from being alone. But before the sun rises, friendships will be cemented, secrets revealed, and love is tested...

This is a collection of stories in the form of One-Shot Shorts, Flash Fiction, and Prompt Responses from here on GA, and around the Web. A wide variety of different types of stories in different genres and styles.

Ryan meets the man of his dreams. Literally.

A funeral is the end of a life and the start of grieving for many of us. But what do you do when your emotions don’t fit into this? The narrator of this complete short story asks this question.