Stories

Chris Ryan has hit rock bottom and started to dig. Lost in a labyrinth of pain he no longer knows how to leave, he has lost the ability to hope. How did he get here and can he get out? This is his story.

Elijah's clever and Elijah's hot. Elijah thinks he's got it all figured out. Follow his life in the build-up to university--in which he discovers that, actually, he hasn't got a clue.

A collection of emo-esque poetry, so I guess that makes me an esque-emo. So by my logic, if you like igloos, you'll love this. :P

Two friends take the next step, wondering what they have let themselves in for.

The story of Elliott Carter, a young teen who has plenty of stamps in his passport, but few friends to show for it!

Elliott has a wiggle. He can't help it. It's just there. He and his new boyfriend turn the school upside down when life just happens.

Derek is the perfect boy.

His school is perfect. His family is perfect. Everything in his life is perfect.

Everything except Charlie.

Poor Man's Son is the eleventh story in the CAP Saga. The story takes place in 2000, with Gathan Hayes and Will Schluter as our narrators. Many of the characters in this story were introduced in “Chronicles of an Academic Predator,” “1968,” “The Land Whore,” “Be Rad,” “Man in Motion,” “A Summer Love,” “If It Fits,” “Bloodlines,” “The Box,” and "Millennium."

Eli is part of circle of friends whose lives are filled with unrequited love, first love-awkwardness and doubt. Can the second-love ever trump the first and is it ever fine to settle for what's convenient?

Living in the shadow of his dead brother, Seth Cohen is just trying to be the son that his parents lost. He is accepted into Heedway Hall School of the Arts, a prestigious music and art school, where he meets Spencer, Logan, and John, who couldn't be more opposite (from him and from each other). Slowly, with the help of new friends, Seth learns what it means to be a musician and more importantly, himself.
**See chapter notes for info on plot changes