Stories

Henry is a loner attending an exclusive Silicon Valley boarding school. A mysterious new kid shows up mid term in order to guide Henry on a monumental adventure.

Four years ago Zeek lost his sight and all Jake wanted to do was protect him from the malice of the world, keep him safe from the bullies at school. Will he be able to keep Zeek safe? Will he be willing to tell him how he feels about him? Join me as we witness the events of Zeek and Jake's lives. Have a seat and enjoy

Prompt responses for 2017.

All these shorts are unedited, and if they refer to current characters of mine I will include a link to the relevant story.

Two guys and a dog load into a 10-year-old pickup truck and spend two months driving the perimeter of the United States. It doesn't directly show, but over the course of the two months, the narrator falls in love with the driver -- and with the dog.

A shout out to Author Thorn Wilde who kindly gave me permission to use his name, which is awesome!

Cammy knew he was ‘different’, and not just in his dress sense, but he didn’t care. He knew people thought he was ‘odd’, but his mother said he was unique and that’s just what Cammy wanted to be. Pretty much everyone in the school adored him. Cammy had an enormous crush on Thorne, but Thorne didn’t seem to know he existed―until today.

The oldest of two boys, of a single mother, Wesley helps his mum to bring up his baby brother, as well as attending school and having a part time job.

Life changes suddenly, with the death of the store owner, Wesley's boss, who he regarded as his adopted grandfather.

Falling into a deep depression, from the loss of his boss, and the risk of medical intervention by his mother, Wesley flees from home, where by chance he finds a new home, eventually a new job and friends.

Outted at thirteen, Orin left home after high school hoping to escape the hell his life had become. When a tornado destroys his childhood home and kills his parents, Orin finds himself in an entirely new nightmare. He returns home and confronts his past in the person of his one-time best friend, Thomas. Thomas not only rejected him when Orin came out, he led the group that tormented Orin into leaving. Struggling with his grief, Orin also labors to fulfill the pledge he made to his parents before their death. In the process, Orin learns that sometimes when you go away to find yourself, you leave the answers you're looking for behind.

Enter a world of Marcos Martinez, a gay playboy who is swept off his feet but the young and beautiful worker in his hotel, Ramon Castillo. Marcos has it all, money, fame, power and influence and Ramon is just a poor servant boy. Marcos' goal is to wool this beautiful boy into his bed, but Ramon isn't going down without a fight. Can Marcos manage to lead this boy to his bed or will feelings get in the way?

Mateo Tate Edwards is a young man who since birth has been travelling the world with his family. Both parents are staff working for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, and although born in New Zealand, he is an Australian who has travelled to some very amazing places with his father - Joachim, mother - Edith, older sister - Helena and younger brother - Kerwin.

Frankie loves his job. He's good at it too. But events conspire to set him adrift.

Grid & Dice prompt: A neurotic tollbooth operator hides in an inner city one-star no-tell motel because: "Fuck, they saw me!"