Stories

Every goober's got a story, and sometimes they ain't even purely ugly.

When a cocky moment of teasing at the mall goes too far, nineteen-year-old Claus discovers that "Santa"—actually his massive campus gym crush, Julian—has a very different tradition for those on the Naughty List.

This high-heat, authoritarian erotic tale follows the transformation of a "naughty boy" into a bound and bridled replacement for a spooked Rudolph. Once Claus is alone with Santa in his dorm, the jolly mall persona vanishes, replaced by a dominant, leather-clad Saint Nick with a burlap sack full of toys that are definitely not for kids.

These are not your usual reindeer games.

Sixteen-year-old Jacy Elliott has always felt like an outsider. When a sudden flash of foresight saves a stranger from a fatal accident, he’s left questioning his sanity. A simple family-history assignment then unravels hidden truths, old wounds, and long-buried connections. Pushing past his mother’s evasions, Jacy uncovers a lineage he was never meant to know — and a bond with a stranger that feels inexplicably ancient. Never Alone explores chosen family, identity, and the first glimmers of an extraordinary gift.

Christmas in Australia, in yet another new town.

It's hot and dry and there's not really much to look forward to, or so sixteen-year-old Cameron Lewis thinks.

But then he stumbles upon a neighborhood game of cricket in a dusty, vacant lot. This might be just what he needs?

18 year old Oliver (Olly) is gay and going through the process of discovering himself amongst his group of close friends as they navigate their senior year in Northern Minnesota. This is a coming of age journey about friendship and love with over 50 chapters to come!

Arjun, my husband, is home sick when I go to the gym alone and see a twunk posing and trying to take physique pictures. I end up giving him advice and a hand, things develop from there.

Raven Bran always feels stuck behind his brother, in basketball, at school, and even with friends. But when he meets someone who truly understands him, everything starts to look different. Sometimes, the right person is all it takes to finally feel seen.

This is a story about a young man from Sweden who loves chess and looks for like-minded friends. The story is set in several countries at a very interesting time in chess history, the early 1970s. It is not a story about the game of chess as such but it contains references to actual players and famous games.