Stories

Philíppe, who is in his late fifties, wakes from a frequent dream one rainy Saturday morning. As he moves from bed to breakfast memories from his past flood his consciousness. Unexpectedly, he receives a phone call from a nearly forgotten voice. There is an invitation to the upcoming football game followed by a discussion of where to do planning for the weekend. All the while a squall line is coming in from out in the ocean.

April is National Poetry Writing Month, and this is my collection for 2021. The goal is to write 30 poems (one per day) throughout the month. The majority of poems are responses to prompts supplied by Jan Hutchinson. Since I turn fifty this year, a lot of them will feature remembrances, musings, and thoughts about the next fifty. A retrospective of my life.

Liebe, a young girl living in the Florida Keys with her two fathers, is invited to watch sea turtles come ashore to lay eggs. When one appears to be in trouble because of plastic waste, their friend Jo comes to the rescue. A few weeks later, Liebe’s delighted as countless hatchlings race across the sand to the ocean.

In the tradition of Rudyard Kipling, a boy who is a thief becomes a spy.

How does a man deal with the death of his wife and picking up the pieces? Sometimes not well.

This is an updated version based on some user input. Hopefully it reads a little better.

"Some bad days are better than others"

George decides to respond to the second email he receives from jebanke69.

A Short about a bad day for a kid named Cliff

During a family road trip at the end of Spring Break, an older brother begins to notice a change in his brother Alex. Bringing his new 'best friend', Sascha, along with them on their annual gathering with the rest of their family, suspicions arise as to just how close they really are. A short and sweet story that I wrote for a free ebook compilation, put together by DK Daniels here on GayAuthors. Check it out, and give the other author submissions some love when you get a chance!

A story about how everyday choices affect our lives.