Stories

The story of our Sam.

Thirteen-year-old Simon sits face to face with Father Strathmore, but what has he done wrong... experimented with drugs, kissed a boy, or lied in Confession? The priest has a vested interest in finding out, and it is a deeply personal and troubling one.

Response to Prompt 246 First Line "What now?"

Twelve-year-old Simon stands in the play yard breaking his best friend's heart, and is doing it for all the 'wrong reasons' – reasons of fear-based bigotry and homophobia. He must decide whose side he is on, and remembers the school year as a series of ups and downs, and of joys and sorrows. One memory may be able to make him do the right thing after all, if he can accept its message.

People have often said that opposites attract. This may be true in the science world but can we really apply this to our own lives? Chad and Thaddeus test the validity of this statement as two people from different styles of life collide. Only time will tell if it was meant to be.

Skylar is a witch that swore off magic. She keeps it hidden, and just goes to college like normal. But now a girl from another dimension needs her help with a vampire epidemic and she won't make it easy for Skylar to decline. Young adult modern fantasy story, action, romance. Reviews returned.

Eleven-year-old Simon has a chance meeting, and spends time with an out couple. He is forced to deal with society's fears, and his own prejudice, on what Gay people are supposed to be like. This is pitted against the reality of Greg and Joey as a happy, and ordinary pair.

This is hopefully a place to response to the poetry prompts :D

Sometimes evil wears the garb of generosity and 'guidance,' and the young can sense this destructiveness around them. From ages ten to fourteen, Simon has his inherent goodness and resolve tested by the shady undercurrents within the small town where he is growing up. Will he come out on the other side of his adolescence as pure as he went into it? These five novellas will explore questions of faith and Simon's process of becoming a young man.

A self-contained story in the Sam and Jeremy series. You don't have to read the other stories to read this one. Rated mature but you should make that decision for yourself.