Stories

Trevor slipped up and is now out at school, but how will he tell his Evangelical Christian parents? He has a plan, but will it work? (September, 2007)

This is the 4th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.

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)

A coming of age Poem.

Non-fiction. My perspective on getting through life, and specifically adolescence. This is a resource that is open to be shared should anyone find it useful.

Responses to prompts.

Nate is forced to leave his friends, school and comfortable home in California to attend an all boys boarding School somewhere he was least expecting. But that wont be the only unexpected surprise Nate will face.

2007 Anthology

A short Christmas story about a special elf that saves Christmas for a sad family.

Jim and his partner Michael live in a socially-oppressed town where being gay is a sheer moral death sentence. At the dawn of the computer era, and in an age where work seems to find him little money or pleasure whatsoever, Jim decides to venture into the world of computer sciences, all the while supporting a man who seems all the more removed from society as time goes along.

When the pastor at Trevor's church tries to make an example of him by getting the GSA disbanded, help comes from a most unlikely source. (January, 2008)

This is the 8th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.