Stories

Scott is fourteen and gay. JB is fourteen, and Scott's only friend. JB is from the wrong side of the tracks, his parents are crooks, and his older brother was the biggest bully his school had ever known. Scott wants to come out to JB. Should he?

When former roommates Carter and Rory are separated after their freshman year, Carter finds himself willing to do anything to spend time with Rory…even delving into the intricate world of Dungeons and Dragons.

A tutoring job leads to some interesting cultural plays.

Two short fairy tales, based on two short Welsh tales ("Kaddy's Luck" and "Ellen's Luck"). This is for the 2007 anthology theme "Fairy Tales"

The lighting is dim, the music is throbbing and my senses are buzzing. I have a beautiful boy in my arms and my verbal filter…well, it's malfunctioning…

Chance is struggling with himself and his best friend isn't helping matters. But when Chance gets a rose for Valetine's Day, will he be willing to give love a shot?

It was just a one-night-stand. Wasn't it?

Every so often, you meet someone who turns your world upside down, screwing with your psyche in ways you never thought could happen and giving your imagination those shockingly detailed images and thoughts that rattle your confidence in your own identity. That's what has happened to me with one particular co-worker. Chad is his name, and Jim is mine, thus you can begin to see what some might consider to be a problem in a mostly "straight" world. . . .

Cole is fascinated by a boy who won't talk to him and has no idea how to be gay in a world in which a man's worth is measured by his skill in working the land and riding quad bikes. Jared thinks he's happy with his secret lover but when a boy who can't communicate with him puts in the effort to try realises that secret sex-friends might not be enough and even good boys get love too.

Four Days that changed a teenagers life