Stories

For Valentine's Day, 2015

Alex and Ethan conspire to make Tony go out to a nightclub.

At a time of year when the connection to other realities is stronger, who knows what will come from a stroll through the woods...

My poetry that was previously shared over my blog here at GA, put together at one place for your perusal. Enjoy.

Dale waits for his best friend Avery at the coffee shop, and waits... When he finally arrives, Dale is in for a surprise.

The story takes part in the June 2021 Pride Flash Fiction Challenge.

The air changes, flecks of ice decorate the ground. It's the season's first snowfall.

A teenager who has lost his voice regains it in the most unexpected manner.

Jamie’s dad died unexpectedly and he never got to say goodbye. This bothered him because the last time he’d been with his dad they had a disagreement that never got resolved. Jamie learns that there’s a place in New Orleans where he might be able to rectify the situation and make contact with his dad’s spirit, but he doesn’t want to go alone. He asks his friend Drew to join him, and Drew agrees, and together they embark on an adventure that doesn’t go exactly as planned.

For Carlos

Coming of age can be fun, scary, interesting, devastating, rapturous or horrifying. Sometimes all of the above and more. Canvas Hell brings together several guys on the cusp of manhood, each with his own demons. It is rife with teen angst, and more than a few tears. It is also a true love story, a young adult romance, because coming of age involves sex, but is not about sex. It is about becoming who the man that you will forever be.

A Real-Life based tale of a cold New England night