Stories

Allan just wanted to get a bit of rest, get closer to his roommate, but the world had other ideas.

It's their first year anniversary and Julian surprises Romeo with a candlelight dinner at his office. He's about to give the most important presentation of his life.

The Severe Climate Awareness and Relocation Services agency, S.C.A.R.S. for short, was founded in 2043. Charlie went to work for them 50 years later and will assist those living in areas adversely affected by the extreme changes to relocate. Since this is such a major undertaking, Charlie questions how they are going to accomplish this and why previous generations hadn't done more to prevent it from getting to this point.

Another story from Father Matthew Stone.

In the story, we meet a young man called Yale.

Daniel was preparing to give up his life when he was offered another choice. He has three days to decide whether he can find one thing in his life that makes it worth living.

Although modern day “Naptown” is very different from Indianapolis in 1972, it's still in the Bible Belt and gay teens face challenges even today. Let me explain what I faced that led me deeply into the closet. (Revised June 18, 2010)

Cody and Damian, blessed with an untimely history, meet again on New Year's Eve. Will this be the final time?

The Pillars of Nature are the being of natural balence. Long ago a human cult killed the pillars and thus threw the world out of balence. Now, however the Pillars have been revived in five reform school kids. It is now their job to restore balece.

2007 Anthology

Carl Waite goes out for his morning walk in the park, and along the way he passes an old man sitting on a park bench. Since the man looks sad and appears down in the dumps, Carl wishes him Merry Christmas. The old man, who we later learn is Bob Swartz, responds, “What is there to be merry about?” Carl immediately stops so he can find out why the man reacted this way.