Stories

A poem written for the "Cracks of Time" themed Anthology, 2012.

The narrator is lost in the maze of his mind, until somebody from his future leads him out.

Henry has known Peter since he was a little boy. He watched him grow up, but rather than trust the man he listens to the stories of Peter's father, allowing them to influence him. What is the truth and will it make itself known before Thanksgiving is over?

Prince Dalen Ashkeveron has long been weary of being compared to his famous relative. When one of the greatest challenges in the history of Valdemar rises, Dalen can't help but answer the call.

Sometimes the only option is to cut your strings and see if you can walk on your own...

Ruprecht von Aalst, noble dilettante, diplomat and scholar, blunders into a political minefield: but is it an accident or someone else's design? More and more he comes to believe he's a prisoner of the past he studies, and that forces from his world's own lost history are breaking through into the present to steer it into a new future, but for whose benefit?

This is a series of once and future dances, echoes and dreams from the long, discontented solitude enforced by the pandemic. I dedicate it to a man whose friendship and fire have burned constant through this everlasting night.

In the year 2050, Ben and Tony are due to celebrate their ten year anniversary of escape from a totalitarian England. But their holiday plans are disrupted when Ben is persuaded to help two newly-arrived refugees avoid recapture.

"Tell the Camera You Love Me" tells the tragic story of how a survivor of child sexual abuse overcomes the pain from his early years by finally recognizing and embracing unqualified love.

A lover's wish...

Mike Stetson and Robbie Hartford are both fifteen. The two boys were born and raised living beside each other. Mike's Dads and Robbie's Dads met in college, and formed a lasting brotherhood. The two couples bought a hundred acres of land, built their main houses beside each other. All through their lives Mike and Robbie have been there for one another, and now that they're maturing, the teens are falling for one another, but are afraid to change or lose their friendship.