Stories

It’s the early 1950’s in Australia and Ryan Seaton has a dark secret. At twelve years old he’s discovered he’s a homosexual and in that decade being gay could be fatal. Added to that, his mother uses emotional blackmail, making his home-life miserable. Then his best mate confides he’s also gay, but the combined hostility of society, religion and the law, ensures that any relief is short-lived. Tragedy follows.

The decade known as the 1950’s was word-wide, the worst time to be gay, but out of the depths of despair a new period of enlightenment began. This is the story of some young souls living through and surmounting that awful decade.

Can life start again after losing the person you expected to be your partner for life?

Simon flees to the mountains after telling his best friend how he really feels about him. But what is his friend going to do with the news?

A vampire story of a different kind.

I wrote this one several years ago to a prompt on another site, and I had to tweak it to make it more presentable for GA. Still not sure I'm there yet!

When Danny's best friend Jason opens up to him about the secret feelings he's been harboring, Danny doesn't know what else to do but to lend his support. But he soon realizes that sometimes being honest is more important than being supportive.

Diego's professional wrestling career isn't going so well. He's unpopular, homophobic and lacks charisma, both on and off screen. Gay icon Lance delivers a disastrous debut match and becomes the scorn of the industry. Management decides to give them both another chance and pairs them together - Diego is a seasoned wrestler and Lance is a talented entertainer. With no chemistry and nothing in common, the two aren't nearly as friendly behind the scenes as they are on camera, but with both their careers hanging in the balance, they'll have to find some way to make it work.

Memorial for a Big Brother

A story of how the gods had gone too far. This story follows the life of a young man named Yinx.

When duty and circumstances override who you are you are left wondering if anyone can see the real you.

On Christmas Eve, a 10-year-old homeless boy called Max meets Joe, a homeless fifty-year-old; where the pair shares a moment of kindness and goodwill.