Stories

We make myriad choices every day, in cooking, editing, life and much more. Here are three poems to choose from, or you can embrace all three.

My free-verse entry for the 2026 poetry anthology. Lately it seems that what seems like being a choice, really isn’t. Are we really free to decide any aspects of our own lives?

The past has a way of catching up with you and it can turn your life upside down. When you haven't faced things completely, but hover in between, it is easy to fall into a complex of lies and half truths.

You may think you know what you want, but life has a habit of throwing a curve ball. Will Alex and Matty come through unscathed or will events prove to be overwhelming?

Whatever the outcome there will always be a sense of doubt.

Matt Everest and Kitt Wellington have been inseparable since middle school—best friends growing up across the street, sharing summers at the lake and quiet dreams about the future. Matt is the golden quarterback with a clear path ahead; Kitt is thoughtful, driven, and quietly carrying feelings he doesn’t dare name.

As they grow older, friendship deepens into something neither of them fully understands—or feels safe enough to confess. Family expectations, small-town pressure, and the fear of losing each other keep them silent, even as the bond between them becomes impossible to ignore.

AJ's hunt for hot dads goes sideways when he's caught filming a DILF in aisle 4. Dragged into security, he expects the police but faces a beefy guard and a humiliating ultimatum instead. The city boy learns local justice is rough. The camera is rolling, and the only way out is on his knees.

Thrust into a new reality, Arlo Green is once again tasked with recovering an artefact of immense power for his lich overlord. With a new cast of friends and enemies, and the heartbreak of losing his old party, will Arlo be able to complete his mission?

This is in the memory of a dear freind lost in the violence of war.

A 34-year-old straight sales rep moves to Hamburg, joins a top amateur handball team, and finds way more than he bargained for: sweaty games, intense locker-room vibes, and a captain who knows exactly how to shake up his world.

After their victory over Orinovo, Lys-Akkaria decides to take back territory that used to be theirs. With the combined forces of a lightweaver and shadowforger, Orinovo doesn't stand a chance.

In spite of their newfound advantage, Ainreth finds himself with doubts about how far this is going. Things get more complicated when they discover a Orinovan conspiracy. With a new threat, it becomes clear they must march on Orinovo's capital to end it.

Ain's doubts lead to him and Fennrin arguing more and more with each day, and things only escalate from bad to worse when Daryan Varilik gets involved with his own hidden agenda.