Stories

Young Mikey, Michelangelo as his Dad calls him, comes upon a big surprise on a Halloween night cutting through a graveyard.

Jovan got two tickets for an escape room for Secret Santa, but he never found anyone to accompany him. Almost a year later, on a whim, he invites his lunch buddy, Arden. The props are plentiful, the puzzles clever, and the story creepy. They would even have made it out in time if that door hadn’t stood ajar and Jovan been too curious.

Chained, alone, in the dark. Hopeless, pain consumed and tired; so cold and tired

Welcome! To a place where it walks like a poetry and other writings, quack like one but does not sit like poetry.

There is no aim for this writing.

The heavens are vast and full of unknown.

Contain things that are not poetry.

John has a mystery on his hand as he tries to work out who is leaving him anonymous Valentine Day cards.

I was inspired to submit this story by Sasha Distan's "Fear of Flying." This story is inspired by the some of the art work of my husband Chuck E. Bloom.

The first line is Prompt 557

What do you do when you see a cute boy while out on a routine jog. For William, the youngster takes a much-deserved break, by buying a milkshake in a small plaza, where he sees a boy who catches his interest. What starts off as a curiosity soon builds up to a clumsy mistake and coincidently, ends up making the boys meet face to face. What will be said? Will the cat come out of the bag that William has been infatuated with him for weeks or how William turned up most days at the same time in the court to catch a glimpse?

Kane and Ty have been friends for a while — good friends, but not the kind who talk about their feelings. All that changes one summer afternoon when Kane wipes out on his skateboard.

Kane’s Kiss is a warm, funny, and unexpectedly tender story about friendship, trust, and identity. It’s not a romance. It’s not about falling in love. It’s about the courage it takes to ask questions, and the kind of friend who doesn’t flinch when you ask them. It’s about growing up surrounded by noise and pressure, and finding moments of quiet honesty where you can just be who you are — even if you’re still figuring that out.

Neil's life had been fairly ordinary until something happened one weekend.