Stories

In an old, dusty teapot, unfulfilled dreams linger. Faint cracks run across its surface when past promises collide with current realities in a whirl of questions and emotions.

A chance meeting in a park on a sunny day changes the lives of Tanner and Branch.

(This is a story I wrote and posted on tklfrat about ten years ago. I ran it through Google Gemini to fix the grammar mistakes.)

A collection of random poetry

The ex-gay movement has hit the headlines recently with the films The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Boy Erased, but what is it like to live by that belief, what price does it demand of an individual?

The story, in four chapters, set 1991, looks at how difficult it is to live a life denying your sexuality, and the cost the ex-gay life takes from a person.

Nick's sister is getting married and Nick is stuck greeting people. It turns interesting when he greets Jordan, the son of his father's college roommate.

A short story in five pieces about love, loss and redemption.

Juha is enjoying his quiet summer in the Finnish countryside when an attractive American appears. Adam is of Finnish descent and has come to learn about his roots. So Juha teaches him about sauna, and Adam teaches Juha something even more valuable.

The story of a man unable to let go.

Jordan, a boy of 11, develops a unique friendship with a silent boy on his way home from buying candy at the store.

Finn and Georgie are broke
Finn decides that he's going to give Georgie
The kind of Christmas he deserves.
Georgie decides he's going to show Finn
Why Finn is the man he loves.

Not even the Estate can crush that.