Stories

Chris Ryan has hit rock bottom and started to dig. Lost in a labyrinth of pain he no longer knows how to leave, he has lost the ability to hope. How did he get here and can he get out? This is his story.

In a world where some people are born Gifted, able to use their minds to influence people and control objects, agent Aleck Devlin's mission is simple: find rogue agent Grier Crist and report his whereabouts to the Organization.

Repelling walls, climbing buildings, stealing keys and tiptoeing passed guards. How far will Elmo and Bucky go for infamy? What are they willing to do to go down in history?

Sir Gareth, the noble knight, is in a plight. He asks Cathbad, the wizard, to cast a spell that will make him the heir to the throne. However, the spell only works if Sir Gareth makes a choice and offers a sacrifice. A poem in Dr. Seuss style.

Miah, Moshe, and Lisco have a chance at happiness--but only if they can make a relationship between them work. Two alien shifters from a planet far from Earth, and one man who just wants to help heal his planet--can they trust the feelings growing between them?

Carl gets call from his ex talking him into a night out with friends to 'heal the rift between them'.

There are no friends attending except Carl's brother and boyfriend. Carl smells a set up, however, there is a truly delicious waiter.

Please note - this is a true story and only names (and in some case sexes) have been changed to protect identities.

After the defeat of the one of the Icarus Confederacy's enemies, and hurting from the loss of one of their own, the Confederacy returns home to regroup. Despite their need for respite, the war isn't over yet.

It is the summer of 1839. A 19-year-old boy sets out to be a man. He chooses the sea, or it chooses him, because it is a place where men who love as he does can escape society's pronouncements upon them. The boy unknowingly begins a classic hero's journey of self-discovery – travels 'there,' discovers his task is a deeply personal one, then returns 'home' to find home is not where he wants to be anymore.

Rule #1: Don't go into the woods. Matthew moves to New Eden, Connecticut to live with his newly discovered aunt and uncle after a devastating accident. He is given a list of rules to follow and learns that his heritage is stranger then he ever thought possible. There are two sides to every story, however; and after meeting Isaiah he begins to question everything he's been told, including staying away from the woods.

This story is written as part of the site's White Elephant Prompt Present Game. The prompt read - “It’s yellow. So yellow. You look up, a smile pasted on your face. ‘I love it,’ you say, and his happy grin makes you….”