Stories

Three boys have turned the old MacBriar house into a clubhouse,and they spend Hallowe'en night. The house is not as deserted as it appears. This story is based on the third 2006 anthology theme "Hallowe'en".

Dylan Summers is a happy-go-lucky kid who spends his days riding and training with his best friend Tanner. His life is idyllic until the events of one violent night shatter his innocence and send him careening into a dark place he never imagined existed.

Sergeant Liam Jacks has made a life for himself on the cargo vessel the Santa Claus to escape the memories on civil unrest on Alpha Centauri.

Life should be simple enough, but one mysterious passenger can unravel the quiet in ways he hadn't imagined.

***NOMINATED FOR BEST PROMISING AUTHOR STORY IN THE 2013 READERS CHOICE AWARDS***

These are my responses to some of the story prompts found in the forum. Click on the "Link to prompt" at the end of each story for details of the prompt and to see what other authors have come up with. This is my 2013 collection.

In the aftermath of war and betrayal, Harry Potter makes an unexpected choice: he takes Draco Malfoy under his protection instead of letting him be destroyed by the system around them. What begins as forced proximity and old rivalry slowly changes into trust, romance, and a deeper fight for the future as danger closes in around Hogwarts and the wizarding world.

Growing Josh is the continuing saga of two couples at very different places in their lives, and their relationships. Darrin and Mitch move forward as Darrin works toward tenure at the university and Mitch builds their ranch. The younger duo struggle with their pasts, and their future together, with some help from unlikely sources.

Zak, Dusty, Mattie and Spin are back and making new friends, catching up with family and learning new lessons.

Danny and his horse, Angel, relocate to Florida so Danny can attend college, there he meets CJ, the love of his life, all goes well until one fateful day...

A clever and confident seventeen-year-old named West begins a risky game of deception with a fellow classmate. As lies and half truths weave a web of deceit, West is left with more questions than the answers he was seeking.

A story of a teenager coming to terms with whom he is. As he wrestles with the fact that he is gay, life throws him several curve balls along the way from life threatening diseases, cancer to shootings, Jacob finds his way through the web of his teenage years and hopefully comes out stronger on the other end.