Stories

Book ONE of the Boy’s Trilogy. Peter, the quiet, scholarly, marching band member, and Tom, the outgoing, popular, athlete, have a chance meeting. Outwardly so different, inwardly so much the same. They develop a strong relationship but being the 1950s they hide their true feelings from friends and family. From high school to university to graduate school to professions their love grows while having numerous adventures. In Chapter 36 they meet Vladek whose coming of age story is in the book – Russia My Home.

Every young man in the Mormon Church is expected to give up two years of his life to preach the gospel wherever he is called. Some make this decision because they believe in the message, some do it because they are expected to, some do it out of a sense of duty, and some are trying to escape the real world for a while. Whatever the reason, being gay and being a Mormon missionary is no easy feat.

Nick Jacobs has had a pretty crappy life. His mother is a drug and alcohol abusing prostitute. He never knew who his father was. Sadly, Nick ends up in the foster care system in Austin, Texas. After seven years in and out of different foster families, he ends up in a group home. Everything changes when the White family takes him to lunch and spends an afternoon with Nick at their home. It's a world that Nick had never even dreamed of. Will he fit in? Will he ever experience the kind of unconditional love most others take for granted?

Shawn is disillusioned with life and harbors a deep hatred for everyone around him, including his mother. He even hates himself. Furthermore, he has Anthony, a "personal tormentor" of the past few years. He isn't sure why Anthony seemingly singles him out, but he doesn't care. It just makes it easier to hate him. A chance encounter, however, will show them that they have more in common than they realize.

Some time after "the Incident", Tristan decides to pay a visit to some old friends.

A follow-up/sequel to Can't A Guy Visit A Friend

Jesse and Marty have found each other, and now they are exploring - learning about each other, and enjoying the process. Summer vacation has just started, and time is something they have plenty of to share. But this particular day will bring something new - a meeting, and a new way of seeing, and the realization that others share their wonder and joy - their intimate pleasures - but also their innermost fears. This day will be one they remember forever.

June 2021 Pride Month Micro-Fiction Challenge Entry: The Story of Caleb growing up in our modern world

A story of what might have been if only I had known then what I know now. . .

Characters:

Dan, 15 years old, confused about his sexuality.
Dad, 40 years old, more understanding and compassionate than most dads of that era.
Joseph, Dan’s friend, same age, perhaps more aware of his sexuality than Dan.

There is so much wishful thinking in this story. I wish every gay/straight/bisexual/confused/questioning young person, male or female, could have this kind of understanding and support.

Jesse and Marty are getting to know each other, and their new world together. Neither have ever had a friend quite like the other. It's a voyage of exploration, and both of them are having fun along the way. Fun, and other stuff. Sometimes the other stuff is what it's all about.

After failing his exams, Nick has dropped out of college and is working part time at a supermarket. With just his music to sustain him emotionally, he turns to other means to help him cope. Dave returns to Dorcrest Independent College to complete is A-levels, and is trying to move on with his life, but that's not so easy when he has such a hard time letting go.