Stories

Dean was hating the Christmas season. He'd been roped into working as Santa's aide by his boss, and he was just done with it. Annoying parents, crying tots, greedy kids—it was rapidly becoming too much. Until he meets Chase... and his irritation melts under Chase's Christmas wish.

Al didn't know he was lonely, until he had a 'leap of faith'.

Sure, alien shifters lost their planet lived on Earth. Miah'd never met one, so he ignored all the gossip. Then he moved to the city for school. After years of focus he let loose on the cusp of graduation and headed to a bar with his roommate. How could one conversation about shifters hunting humans would cause so much trouble? Ambushed and trapped, he refused to give in. His life, everything he'd ever wanted, is at risk. Will he find the right way out?

Gold medal favourite Sun Song-Jung, is prepared to sacrifice Olympic glory for the chance to find love.

Colorado has 54 mountains over 14,000 feet high and this weekend Aaron and Seth plan to climb one of them. Their goal is to reach the summit of Torreys Peak via the infamous route up Dead Dog Couloir. Aaron’s sure they’re prepared for whatever challenges the mountain holds. Seth has less experience, but he trusts Aaron to get him safely up to the summit and back down. They both make choices along the way that teach them about themselves and one another.

My cache of all prompt responses - 2015 and beyond. All stories rated mature even if not needful of the rating—you must decide.

What happens when a troupe of musically-inclined, shape-shifting badgers takes over a not-so abandoned Buddhist temple? Read this classic Japanese fairytale and find out /emoticons/default_smile.png">

Jace has talent for writing. Also a little 'secret' that only his two friends know. He becomes drawn to a boy from school, who intrigues him, and finds out they share the same passion, along with another thing in common.

The kids of the Global Explorer and schools throughout the world show that they can make a difference. Armed with science leavened with a touch of magic*, they help bring the Enlightenment to the most closed societies of Earth.
[*It’s magic only until you understand it.]

A man at the twilight of his career is invited to a speaking engagement. What he hears in response matters.