Stories

Michael finds himself in a predicament: someone knows his darkest secret, and hates him for it. But who?

A brief tale on the subject of fear.

Cory read tons about coming out, that one friend who's "more", and those stupid "He's straight, but can I turn him gay?" posts. His life was about as cliche as they came, but sometimes romance stories had to be true... right? Or they were all false advertising. All he had to do was risk telling Elliot he was gay and how he felt about him. Bam! Love!

Two teenagers, lifelong buddies, in college just outside of Bible Belt Southern USA could totally end up both gay, in love, and just not say anything to each other for two years of being roommates. Sure....

Cory might just stay in the closet and keep his best friend instead.

A short story in four chapters set on the mountainous Italian coast. Seven years after ‘The Summer of the Firefly’, another teen struggles with his identity following a bust-up with his father and his best friend.

Jacob Ashford is in a happy relationship. He can't imagine his life without his girlfriend Laura in it. But when he meets a kitsune in the game within his dreams, he discovers love can be rather messy.

Kyle Stevens is often described as a loner. He's friendly enough, but he has always preferred the company of a good book to that of another person. An encounter with an elf changes everything he thought he knew about himself. Can the elf be for real? Or is it just advanced software tricking his mind?

The story follows a young, pessimistic seventeen-year old boy named Erik who has little faith in himself. But one day, Gabriel- the boy he has been crushing on for four years gets run over by a bus in front of him which changes both of their lives forever. This story will explore the changes of the two boys as they gradually become closer together and figuring out who they really are.

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.

This is an odd little story adapted from an idea for a collaboration a long time ago. It changes points of view and goes from first person to third, although not within the same chapter...I think. The name comes from a 'saying' or 'colloquialism' that equates everything being jake; to everything being fine or good, which in the end it is. Or is it?

Set in the same dystopian world as A Twist of Fae, a lone wolf is called by instinct to find his mate, but when that mate is a turned human that hates everything you are, how will Finn overcome the fierce barrier of Bred vs. Bite? Not all werewolves are the same, and Skye will soon learn just who he is meant for.

Welcome to Elathia, a world where humans live on 8 islands that float in the sky. Capital Island is rich and orderly, while Zarch is, well, the exact opposite... A tale of magic and wonder to find oneself.

A lot can occur in a single day, and this day starts with Virgil Pruitt riding into a sad, struggling Texas town seven years after the end of the Mexican-American War. Sometimes it's not easy to be a good man, one who calls out unfair hate when he sees it, but Virgil doesn't always look for easy. Will he pay the price for being such a man, or will he be rewarded for standing up for young Wyatt Burnham?