Stories

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Coming home from school one day, 17-year-old Matias Madsen is asked to take a seat, as his Mum has some important news...

What he learnt that afternoon, changed his life completely around, and a few days later, he and his mother were on a flight bound for Norway, a very unexpected journey, that would change his life forever.

CJ Abelló and Owen Liston return from their honeymoon ready to tackle married life. CJ's last two years at Georgetown University are filled with family, friends, and adventure. The events carry the couple to new heights of happiness and depths of sadness. Their lives will never be the same afterward.

Harrison Alpike is a talented young man, who worked hard with his studies, as well as doing his Farrier apprenticeship alongside his father.

When his father dies suddenly, he finds himself the man of the house, with a widowed mother and younger brother.

To help cope with the stresses of home and his university studies to become a Doctor of Veterinary Science, he decides to participate in a rodeo, which is a 6-hour drive North of home.

Ben is lonely and tired of drifting through life aimlessly, but one day he suddenly finds a young man sleeping in the staircase of his building. He looks the worse for wear and reeks of alcohol, so Ben decides to help him, but after waking up the drunken troublemaker he quickly realizes that he was not prepared for what he has unleashed.

This is a story of life, dreams, and timing. Anthony's life has come full circle as he retreats to his small home town on a northern Ontario river. With shattered dreams behind him, he has no choice but to choose a path forward. Fortunately, his mom and dad, and even his dead grandmother, have his back.

An anonymous text message sends Tom Charlton on a rescue mission against the clock. But what is real, and who is the one in danger?

Hugh is keeping secrets from his family and friends, but soon he’ll have to come clean to pursue the future he wants. He’d prefer to do it without losing his temper, but sometimes it’s hard not to snap

In 1972, Jeff attended a summer science program, where he fell in love. Now, nearly fifty years later, he's a distinguished astrophysicist with a Nobel Prize and an extensive lecture circuit. Imagine his surprise when he gives a talk at Stuyvesant High School in New York, and is asked a question by a boy in the audience who looks exactly like his first love.

A collection of poetry and essays by GA Authors to commemorate the loss of our forty-nine sisters and brothers on June 12, 2016.