Stories

Marna lives in a time when a computer matches everyone by genetic compatibility, but not by love. What happens when she decides to alter this system? Even worse, what happens when she finds two brothers who meet the very things she is looking for in a mate? Will she find her heart's desire?

A response to Prompt 307.

Alex is lost in love with his straight best friend. Graduation looms, and he despairs of losing him. He hooks up with the sexy stoic Dimov, all in good meaningless fun. But unlucky for him, Dimov is a man who bites and never lets go. While Alex likes his quiet reserve, he still can't find the courage to release his old love and take the chance with him. Who will shine love on his blind heart?

A missing teenage girl, a boy dying with cancer, a man clinging to life in a critical care unit, and at the center of it all, Yinka is just trying get through his week without blowing up over his ex-partner's bullshit.

On my way back from a meeting in Preston, I take pity on a cold-looking hitch-hiker standing on a deserted back road...

What do you do when you simply don't fit into your world? Shawn Martoni never did. A past of turmoil and misfortune kept a solid foothold from ever forming.

But what if there was another world under our own? Someplace where all that's left of the creatures long since forgotten might live. Would Shawn find his place there or simply find another form of the underworld?

***NOMINATED FOR BEST HERO/VILLAIN IN THE 2013 READERS CHOICE AWARDS***

For a man who grew up where family and community meant everything no punishment could compare to the Shunning

Rick and Drew hit it off almost immediately after Rick moves into the area. Drew is excited about having a new boyfriend, but Rick is a bit perturbed about the whole situation.

Nature can be merciless, so you must be ready to relent or prepared to pay the price.

Rick and Frank enjoy an evening by the lake. The water, however, is not as calm and peaceful as it seems.