Stories

A Selection of Robert Jentzsch Poems, Translated in English for the first time.

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When Jack loses his wife of more than 40 years, he finds himself besieged by widows looking for a husband. How strange it is, then, when he realizes the one he wants is his neighbor, Larry. (2010 Fall Anthology - No Going Back)

Kerry is very unhappy and hates school because he is being picked on by his peers. Things come to a head on Halloween when an incident leads Kerry to decide he’s finally had enough. What is he about to do?

The loss of a father is never easy, especially when it's sudden. A family grieves, comes together to put their father to rest. In the process, James, comes to realize a truth about his father.

After losing his lover, Zak became cold and violent. Will helping a boy, who reminds Zak of Leo, thaw out Zak's heart and making him fall in love again?

This story marks the beginning of a violently colorful few weeks in the summer of 2006, in Hollywood. It's also the beginning of my memoir.

George Rivera doesn't talk to her father. Hardly talks to her mom. And she finds there even some things she can't talk to her best friend about, like her feelings for her. So why I guess the only thing to do is to...write. She's not a good writer, she's an artist. Well, a wannabe artist at least. It's really dumb for her to have a journal. But maybe that might change.

When you need a loophole to do something, having a lawyer as a best friend certainly helps.

Being introduced to another circle of friends puts some things to perspective.

A follow-up/sequel to the short story Can't A Guy Visit A Friend:
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poems written when I was 21 years old