Stories

The past comes to life as two boys, linked through their 22nd century implants, dream of a brutal gay bashing. But is the past really the past, or was it the future that was just a dream? If find their way back, might they then save what little is left of gay culture? (2008 Winter Anthology - It's Just a Game, Right?)

Memories can be beautiful and painful. What they say is often true, “You can’t go back again.”

Matt Creighton finds himself in a locked juvenile facility at the worst possible time. He is desperate to escape but cannot explain why without breaking a promise. Hoping that it is not too late, wishing he could return to that one moment when things went wrong.

Jessica Greenly is worried about her reclusive teenage son, but then he announces he has something to tell his parents. She correctly guesses that Jake is about to come out to them, but her husband, Troy, doesn't take it well. When Troy suddenly leaves, Jake concludes he was responsible for his parents' breakup and in a colossal misunderstanding, he runs away. Little does he know that he wasn't the only one hiding in the closet. Jessica sets out to find her son, but she has a major decision to make, whether to try to put her family back together or to set off in a new direction with her son.

Jonah is a 14 y.o. student who has come to terms with being gay. Being from a small town in bible-belt Alabama he is scared to tell anyone. Just as he admits his secret to himself, he loses the one person he might tell, his mom. A few months later he goes on a trip with his dad to the beach and falls in love with 16 y.o. Skyler. Sky is the perfect boy but lives hours away, also deep in the closet. They maintain their secret long distance affair until it is traumatically discovered.

Jake Taylor is definitely not gay...

...Except, he might be.

Fourteen year old Daniel Murrell finds ninth grade at Riverview High School a serious challenge. Beneath the school's mentorship program is a strong undercurrent of violence and abuse. His year is a rite of passage in which he comes to terms with his bisexuality, forges new friendships and comes to love.

Greg Cox feels responsible for the tragedy that has shattered his family and he reluctantly follows his father north to the small town of Bonner. There Greg meets Seth Patterson and the in the midst of a strange contest Greg comes to terms with the past and learns to make a commitment.

Another day at the Shiloh Baptist Church.

Follow Alex, his family, and friends as they come to terms with their lives and there sexuality while facing those around them. They may be ready but is society.