Stories

We all make mistakes, and lie to ourselves. If you had another chance would you change?

I had had many chances to hook-up, but I wasn’t built that way. Of course, there was the obvious fumbling with others growing up, nothing more serious than a couple of hand jobs after high school which left me unfulfilled. Anita Bryant, Jerry Fallwell, Newt Gingrich along with the not so moral majority, with their contract on America was unsettling to say the least. Gay boys and men were dying, and no one knew why, and much less interested in finding out why. To the best of my understanding, it was virtually impossible to catch AIDS or venereal diseases from your hand, warts maybe, eyeglasses were a risk I’d take. Then Mikey entered my life…

Someone buys a house and receives a letter from the son of the previous owner. He is a Navy Seal, deployed overseas, apparently unaware his parent has passed away. An unlikely friendship forms..

Here I shall post my short stories (1,000 words up to around 10,000) and my flash stories (under 1,000 words).

Make of them what you will.

Adam is 14 years old. He isn't sports oriented but happy in his own company. He thus gets a shock when his parents decided how he should spend part of his summer vacation.

Three poems I wrote as an exploration in writing. Content and form of each is different, but there is a tenuous connection to the anthology theme.

Zeke Davidson meets a gorgeous guy at a party. The two share an instant chemistry and are interested in seeing where things go.

Chris is a troublemaker in highschool. But love changes everything, doesn't it?

Two senior men embrace the commitment of marriage. They receive only one wedding gift, a very mysterious gift indeed.

Liam Sanders is a 16-year-old who just got dumped by his ex-boyfriend via text. Feeling hurt and betrayed, Liam tries to forget about his ex by indulging in his hobby of collecting rocks and chatting with guys on a dating app. He eventually meets a new guy named Alex, and they hit it off, sparking a sense of hope for the future. With Alex, Liam feels like he can finally move on from his ex and have a fresh start.