Stories

A short story inspired by Prompt 709.

A detective is woken from his bed in the middle of the night.

2007 Fairy Tale Anthology

2007 Anthology

Brian decides to pursue a relationship with Nate, risking the disappointment of his bigoted father. Then he finds out how much like his father he really is.

A sequel (of sorts!) to the story 'The Rover's Return' which appeared recently.

Read it and you will perhaps better understand the first four words.

I guess it was my own fault for getting mixed up with the wrong crowd, Jimmy, Toddy, Hog and me, we had been sort of friends since entering year eight in high school, I didn’t smoke tobacco or weed like they did, nor did I drink alcohol, and my school mates seem to accept that, and still let me hang out with them at night on weekends.

Now at the age of 15, I was now being processed to enter a juvenile detention centre for a period of 3 years, for the brutal killing of an elderly man with a baseball bat, the same bat that my mates and I had been using for over a year now in the warehouse, and that’s how they found my prints on the bat.

2008 Spring Anthology

This story is one of a journey through life.

A boy discovers his homosexuality. He condemns himself for an attempted seduction of a more youthful friend. He seriously risks dying when he decides to take drugs.

The social environments described are those of Italy in the 70s.

This boy’s life is pervaded with love, lessons, hardships, deaths, and special moments. The road is not pleasant.

It is a perilous journey that deals with drug use, repentance, prostitution, pain, forgiveness, and hopefully redemption.

Two lives with a past collide in a world filled with lies, deceit, danger and hatred. Rising from the ashes, Ben is trying to forget about his painful past with the man who is married to his brother. David and Jim's marriage is challenged as David and Ben's paths continue to cross, igniting a fire that awakens the feelings he has no idea of.

Can Love triumph when one doesn’t remember anything about his past and the other is trying so hard to forget about the man he passionately loved? What happens when fuel is added to a fire that was ignited long ago? Is their love too broken to rekindle or will something stronger bring them together?

Oscar, a 19 year old boy, experiences unfamiliar feelings on a family trip to Italy. A coming-of-age story with a dark twist.