Stories

Part III of "All We Have Now"

Part II of "All We Have Now".

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.

Stabbed and left for dead, Toshiro Shindo is at the end of the rope: no hope, no one to care, no reason to live. And then Jason rescues him, and shows him kindness and then love. When the man who stabbed him returns for him, Toshiro fights to keep the life Jason rescued.

A short story in five pieces about love, loss and redemption.

Mike has been depressed since his boyfriend dumped him six months ago. Now it's coming up on Valentine's Day and he has to figure out how to deal with the worst day of the year to be single.

Saki wants to find a place he belongs, somewhere someone wants him, he wants to find someone who loves him. Robbie falls in love with his new neighbor, falling so deep into Saki's world, that he can't imagine a life without Saki. (Short Love Story)

Joel thinks he's going nowhere with his life and leaves his rural locality to try to acquire some qualifications.

Giants invade a remote village of the fading Empire, claiming valuables, food, and slaves. Pireno, the blacksmith's apprentice, finds himself with a new owner, the giant Saghir.

Pireno leaves his village to find Saghir and make a new life.