Stories

Time, it is said, heals all wounds. The single, deep ones. The thousand cuts. But sometimes, sometimes, the scars left behind are just as debilitating. Can two wounded young men find the path that reaches out beyond their own scars to find each other?

Modern gay life is hard enough, with homophobia, bar culture and dysfunctional relationships, but how do you navigate it carrying the baggage of the ex-gay movement?

Chris was involved with an ex-gay organisation as a teenager, after a breakdown he broke away from them. Now, as an adult, Chris is trying to live as an out gay man but the baggage of his past keeps pulling him back.

So often the damage does not stop when the abuse does.

This six-part story asks how does someone come to terms with the aftermath of the ex-gay movement.

Ice, the best barrier one could hope for.

Alex and Dean are celebrating a warm Florida Christmas. It's Christmas Day, and Dean is going overboard with presents, with a special one for Alex.

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Ben and Asher continue their perfect summer. The (much longer) sequel to "The Island's Secret".

Kalum dealing with his bullying identical twin brother Jasper. Jasper controls everything that Kalum does and no one ever sees what’s really going on, until a new kid, Robert, joins the school. Robert makes Kalum question who he is as a person. Whilst this is ongoing, Kalum starts remembering parts of an accident he had when he was six years old. The more he tries to make sense of how he really feels about Robert and the more he tries to remember his accident the more aggressive and worse Jasper gets. As more insane memories come flooding back to Kalum, the more unexpected turns him and his friends face.

Sergeant Rov'haert Ni'sugah, a talented soldier of The Core, wakes up in a strange desert planet after having crashed. He keeps on having the feeling that someone is watching. When Chris shows up, Rov'haert will find himself trying to sort out his feelings regarding the young man and what he causes within his soul.

Angel is about to come into his inheritance but not everyone is happy about that. His guardian, Charles is about to be out of a job, a home and a very cushy lifestyle. When Angel's friends visit they begin to suspect that Charles might be prepared to do a little more than just push Angel around in order to make his life a misery in the time he has left.

This story was written for National Math Story Day, 2017