Stories

In 1969, two boys from opposing nuclear-armed nations along the banks of the Amur River met. This is their untold story with the backdrop of ideologies, rhetoric, and national priorities.

(Part of the 2025 Prompt Team Event)

A Summer in Iowa is based on two key times in the author's life. In 1968, the author turned 12 and began junior high. It was a tumultuous time in which protests rocked America and MLK and RFK were assassinated. Fast forward to 1972, when the author turned 16 and was in high school. The author experienced his first time on his own while attending a summer science program at the University of Iowa. Although the romantic aspects of the story are fictional, much of the rest of the story is based on real events. A Summer in Iowa also serves as a prequel to the modern-day story in the author's New York Stories series, Reminiscing About the Future.

Breaching the English class barrier isn’t easy, as Tristian discovers when he invites his new boyfriend to his illustrious father’s fiftieth birthday party, with disastrous consequences.

The story of Anthony Larkin, his struggle against injustice, and the evolution of gay rights in the UK.

This is the story of two high-schoolers in the mid-70s growing closer and learning about life and love in rural Ohio. All songs and key phrases are linked to a video.

One last jump. No second chances.
To save the future—and the love of his life—Brian must rewrite history in a world that’s forgotten him.

Davey Jones has one goal: fix the past without breaking the future.

His third jump through time drops him into the most dangerous game yet—where allies hide secrets, enemies know his every move, and even the smallest choice could shatter everything he’s fought for.

This time, doing it right might mean risking it all.

Third time’s the charm… or the end

Davey Jones thought changing the past would fix everything.
He was wrong.

His second leap through time drops him into danger with no clear way out—hunted by someone who knows his secret and faced with a future he barely recognizes. Friends turn into strangers. Strangers turn into threats. And every choice could erase him forever.

The clock is ticking. The ripples are coming.
This time, surviving the do-over might be the hardest part.

The past can be rewritten—if it doesn’t erase you first.

One mad scientist. Ten thousand dollars.
And a trip twenty years into the past.

Middle-aged, broke, and desperate, Davey Jones agrees to a shady “observation” experiment—only to wake up in his twelve-year-old body in 1981. But this isn’t a quick peek at the past. He can touch, talk… and change things.

With the chance to save his sister, protect his family, and fix a lifetime of regrets, Davey dives in—only to realize that even the smallest choice can rewrite everything.

Sometimes, the hardest part of a second chance is surviving it.

The story continues (from "Chronicles of an Academic Predator" and "1968") with a new narrator, Stefan, and a new era. This story is set in 1973-74, a period of history that is noted for events such as the Yom Kippur War, the Arab Oil Embargo, and Watergate. More than in past stories, economics are a big issue here, due to increasing inflation and an extended bear stock market.