Stories

Chandler Drake is in middle school and rides the school bus that Bob Bell drives. They’re also neighbor’s, so when Bob sees that Chandler is being bullied, he wants to help. Bob does what he can, but he would like to do more. When he discovers a second boy, Nick Morenus, who lives nearby and rides a different bus, is going through a similar situation, Bob attempts to offer a solution to help both boys. Chandler has devised his own solution that works even better when combined with Bob’s proposal. Will this strategy solve their problem?

This is my entry for the Fall/Winter 2021 anthology, ‘An Unconventional Gift’.

Linus makes coffee. He's good at it, too, even if no one remembers his name. When he does get a shot at his dream, the road doesn't lead exactly where he expected. One day he’d wonder if all things happen for a reason, or if God was just messing with him.

Sean starts getting texts from someone who isn't out, but needs someone to talk to. Despite some initial thoughts about his friends pranking him, he decides to help this person virtually though a series of text messages.

Sheriff Taylor is notified that an object has been seen streaking across the sky. In seeking answers, he discovers it was a meteorite, but then people start getting ill. Are these two events related and what are they going to do to stop the spread of the illness?

When a miniscule planet has a colossal weather problem, the Storm Singer arrives at the 11th hour to save them... until they renege on their payment. A science fiction retelling of Grimm's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" with a darkly modern twist on the fairy tale's ending.

Travis needed to do a standard pickup and move some scientists from one planet to another. Except, this was not just a quiet little milk run.

A poem about the cruelty of society to homosexuals in the nineteen fifties.

Seth McAllister is lonely and in search of a best friend, and Logan Whitmore seems to be just the man for the job. But suspicions run rampant as Seth begins to wonder if his new found friend isn't too good to be true.

Halloween is never the same on the cul-de-sac when the decorations are destroyed. Three neighbors have three very different reactions. Read on and enjoy.

Gabriel was a golden angel but he's fallen a long, long way. Jake used to be there to catch him but he slipped through his fingers. Now he's back in his arms but is Jake brave enough to keep him there