Stories

Carl is the American boy next door that women fawn over, girls shy from, and boys vie for his attention.

Starting college can be difficult for a lot of people. For LGBTQ youth, it can be particularly difficult. Navigating a new environment and making new friends is a daunting prospect for Taylor, who finds college life isn't quite what they expected.

Colin is certain of his faith above all else, but when he finds it questioned, he is forced to make a decision that costs him dearly. Losing Daniel, a young man raised on the streets, has him reevaluating his relationship with his church, and with himself.

Aaron's task of seeing a drunken co-worker home turns sour in more ways than one.

What do you do when your whole life is falling apart? How can you just get back to the simple way of living, the big worry is your wardrobe, your type of car, or maybe even what you should do with the money you make?

This attemps to consider those things while fighting to survive.

Chipper Pereira, a senior at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, has the opportunity to audition for a national talent show. Follow along as he interacts with celebrities and fellow contestants and discovers the music business has good and bad experiences.

Ron is a 24-year-old carpenter living in west central Florida. 6’1” tall, sandy blond hair with that lean swimmers body of broad shoulders and narrow waist. Strikingly handsome with a smile you can see for miles. He could have any girl he wanted, if he wanted them.

This is the story of a major shift in his life and the friends that brought him there.

It's tough being Clayton Edward Hamilton III. First, there's the name...could it be any more pretentious?

Then he's pretty sure he's gay. He doesn't know for certain, but he's feeling it.

On top of that, he's a preacher's kid. Not just any preacher's kid. His dad is pastor of a huge mega-church in Charlotte, NC.

This is the story of Eddie's journey of self-discovery...a journey he takes with his best friend and neighbor, Matthew Jordan.

Like the namesake movie released in 2000, which is set in LA, What's Cooking (in NYC) explores the lives of four families as they make preparations for the Thanksgiving holiday. As with the movie, there is much unexpected drama, but with the added wrinkle that all four families, who are well-known to NYC Holidays readers, are waiting for loved ones to arrive on the same flight from California. When a glitch in Air Traffic Control occurs, anything can happen.