Stories

Cole Pritchard is perfect—rich, charming, untouchable. Dale Andrews is… not. So why does Cole suddenly need him to play the part of his boyfriend?

It’s not love, it’s politics. Cole’s father is running for reelection, and a little well-placed romance could fix his image problem. But as the fake dates pile up, so do the real feelings—and soon, Dale’s not sure where the act ends and the truth begins.

A sharp, heartfelt story about secrets, trust, and the messy, beautiful risk of falling for someone who was never supposed to be yours.

It started as politics—then it got personal.

One mistake. One last chance to fix it, but time’s about to run out.

I was a slave. Captured by my uncle, forced into service, and then ... sold. To a wemic. A lion man, one of a race characterized by their vicious actions-and supposed love of flesh.

It would not be my flesh on the menu.

The esoterics and prophets predict the end of the world, but none of them anticipates the truth that is ultimately revealed to the world on the day of Winter Solstice. History must be rewritten. Professor Sharma and his students are involved in the events and witness the day of revelation.

He's graduating high school, heading off to college soon. Is he ready? Something plagues him, doubts, dreams, voices from ... Nowhere.

Stories done from the prompts during 2012

I don’t know exactly how she found out about my secret. What the hell was I supposed to do? Murder was not an option. Or rather it would have been my last resort. I felt the need to confide my predicament in Jayden. He came up with a plan that surprised me.

A war is being fought. The world is falling apart. But there may be a few that could change everything.

It's Christmas Eve and Jack sits by his comatose best friend's hospital bed, he reflects on their years of friendship and prays for a miracle.

Devin Whitlock just got back from an 11-month tour of duty in Afghanistan and is leaving his base in Upstate NY to visit his parents, who live outside of Atlanta. Shortly after he enters GA his car breaks down and a pickup stops to help, but it’s not exactly the sort of help he needs. How will this turn out?

This story is part of the 2012 Winter Anthology - Desperate Ends.