Stories

2016 collected prompts. Presented un-edited and as written.

Jackson is deaf, and his boyfriend wants to see what life is like for Jackson. This story is based on the first 2006 anthology theme "A Day of Silence".

Matt is a high school freshman that unsatisfied with his life until he begins the violent, unexpected change into a werewolf. Along the way, he meets a very old, dangerous enemy, an unexpected friend, a potential romance, and the confidence to stand up to his abusive father.

Calen, the prodigious bardic-mage of Corariel, walks a dangerous road. Possessed of unruly storm magic, he has only ever known the will of those who would spin his powers for personal gain. Galdrian, a would-be knight, never wanted to be a mage. Surprised by the signs of divination magic within him, he suddenly finds himself at odds with even his own family's traditional beliefs. When the two young men find themselves thrust into each other’s company, they are left with little choice but to face their fears together. For the shadows that grip the region threaten more than just their own precarious paths, but the lives of everyone around them.

One day, the letters from Beck's fiancé stopped arriving.

Instead of accepting heartbreak, however, he decides to find out just where his fiancé had disappeared off to. It isn't long before Beck traces his lover's steps to Wiccamore, an old island town that most people in the world had never even heard of.

At every turn, Beck finds himself at odds, either pushed to delve deeper into the island's madness or pressured to leave. If he hopes to uncover his fiancé's fate, however, Beck knows that leaving simply isn't an option.

Niran is a fast-car lovin', heavily tattooed feather-in-the-wind, and he knows plenty of people judge him for the way he looks. But his boyfriend is not one of them, and Niran needs to finally start taking the advice he had tattooed on his knuckles years ago.

A feelgood 2 chapter short story about little things and their big impacts :)

A college student takes a break from his homework and discovers how nice the world can be.

Space travel can deliver the unexpected

They had been pulled apart, their mother slowly falling into her mind, when he had been six. But now their mother had died just a month before and her will had asked for them to come together at least one last time to get what she has left behind for them.

They thought they would walk away with a piece of liquidated estate and money for their own lives.

They hadn't expected to find themselves coming back together as siblings.

A 2017 Christmas Story.

Mark is suddenly and unwillingly outed to his family. Running away from home a snowy night he ends up at his friend Leslies house. But this is just the beginning of a chain of events set in motion from his outing, some things will be bad and some good.