Stories

Trevor, Kurt, David, Jeremy, their brothers and a friend take off for a week in the nation's capitol, and end up getting more of an education than they’d bargained for. (March - April, 2009)

This is the 19th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. Please see the Introduction for important background on the series.

Barron's dad makes him toe the line, and to keep his friends, they do too. The new guy could never fit in... but Revi doesn't act like he even wants to, which drives Barron crazy. Life takes a drastic turn, and Revi Porter's long hair, soft lips, and aggravating emo dress code are the last things on Barron's mind. There's no room for petty grudges in the struggle to survive. When saving a little girl leaves Barron lost in the dark, will he learn how to really see?

Lautaro's life is upended overnight as his parents' divorce forces him to leave the town he grew up in, the country he called home, and the best friend he'd grown to love, all just before senior year of high school. Now he'll have to start over in a different city, deal with his unresolved feelings for the boy he's been crushing on for years, and navigate through the whirlwind of his first reciprocated love.

This is the story of Bryce Silverton, a 15 year old lad,

who lives and works on the family cattle station in the remote Western Australian Outback.

Come along and enjoy the ride of Bryce's ups and downs in life, hang on as it gets bumpy...

'Two hearts beat as one'...or so the song says, but what about three hearts?

David Henderson's parents were splitting up, and David was off to stay for a few weeks with his favorite grandfather in the city while his mom and dad sorted out a few things. David was not happy with this abrupt change in his life, but had decided there was nothing to do but go with it. He loved visiting his grandfather, and figured he would at least spend the two-week visit having some fun.

But soon a small mystery cropped up, followed by a meeting with someone new and special. And in almost no time, David's world was to change forever.

The Last Out is the story of seventeen year old Devin Williams, an athlete whose deepest secret threatens to shatter the life he’s created for himself. Devin is what everyone expects of him in small town Washington; he’s an athlete, he gets good grades and he helps out around the house with his father. When a run-in with the school baseball team’s catcher goes terribly wrong and sets into motion a series of events, Devin must decide how to face his fears and biases.

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.

William Aaron Roberts finds himself fighting his feelings for his best friend, Brett, and with his parents, all while dealing with the results of his grandma's stroke.

The story sets in World War II. A German prisoner of war named Axel was sent to work in Xavier's farm in Northern Canada. Xavier, the farm boy, fell helplessly in love with the Nazi soldier. What would happen to the two of them?