Stories

Jim Blazak lives in a terrifically accepting world. If only his boyfriend would cooperate. Yeah, there are a couple of other problems. But Jim's bright. And funny. And he looks pretty hot without a shirt.

As Billy Roberts begins to heal from a broken hand, he must work to heal his relationship with his father. But trouble looms as his best friend, Dustin Smith, and his boyfriend, Brett Reilly, have secrets which threaten to tear them, and Billy, apart.

Ceci and her partner Natalie have kept their relationship hidden from the world: especially the world at the conservative church where Ceci works. But secrecy has claimed a price with Nat's health, and now Ceci must choose between her job and an honest life with the woman she loves.

Tracy lives with his brother Callen, they moved to Florida for his brothers promotion and have come into contact with Callen's best friend from high school Alex or Chewy to most people who was a jerk, but just maybe he's changed.

A short, innocent, story about a young boy named Jayce who may be experiencing his very first crush on another boy, as told from the point of view of the boy he has a crush on. I wrote this one for fun for Imagine Magazine, and it's just something to give you guys a smile and a few wiggles! Hehehe! Enjoy! /emoticons/default_smile.png">

The world was shaped to be good and prosperous. The gods were commanded to guard it, and for many an age it was so. But in a night of great conflict the world was shattered by powerful magic and the sky fell upon the mortal realms. 20 years have passed. Ambitions have reignited and armies march once more. Champions must rise to save the mortal realms, for failure means the end of all they know. Ki grew up in this world, and the story of the years to come is also his story.

Coming of age can be fun, scary, interesting, devastating, rapturous or horrifying. Sometimes all of the above and more. Canvas Hell brings together several guys on the cusp of manhood, each with his own demons. It is rife with teen angst, and more than a few tears. It is also a true love story, a young adult romance, because coming of age involves sex, but is not about sex. It is about becoming who the man that you will forever be.

Henry and his older brother William have suffered many years of abuse. They have been given a chance to leave there past behind and create a new life for themselves, but they have a dark secret that could cost them their second chance. How long can they keep this secret hidden before it starts hurting the people they care about.

While pretending to be cool when he is with his friends and trying to be intelligent when he is editing his popular weblog, Adam actually is going through a lot. He is able to ignore his own problems by running from reality. It works, until someone in the real world becomes interesting enough to stay for.

Frankie loves his job. He's good at it too. But events conspire to set him adrift.

Grid & Dice prompt: A neurotic tollbooth operator hides in an inner city one-star no-tell motel because: "Fuck, they saw me!"