Stories

Little bits of me.

On their nineteenth birthday, Declan returns to Jason's resting place for the first time in a whole year and speaks from the heart.

(Monologue)

When Jake’s brother dies, his mother is convinced that Jake killed him, and he ends up in a foster care institution. The worst part is that Jake can’t remember what happened the night his brother died. The only cure for his nightmares and anxiety appears to be his roommate Alex, but Alex has demons of his own.

Sometimes life isn’t fair. Fifteen-year-old Richie Ferguson must learn this lesson the hard way when his mother dies of cancer and he is forced to live with a father who left the family two years earlier for another woman. Richie’s life becomes a storm, whirling around with no sense of purpose or direction. Will the tumultuous winds destroy him, or will he find a calm sea in time to save his own life?

Eric is a shattered man, and this group session is his first step toward healing. Will it help him, or hurt him? Only time knows.

Responses to AC Benus' Zero to Hero: a Guide / Forty step-by-step do-it-yourself prompts.

After losing his father and best friend, watch what happens when newly single Nick Davis finds himself in the arms of new boy Elliott Guinn. Will his ex get the best of him and lure Nick back into his arms, will the sweet heart win him over? Not even I know, and I’m the sassiest queen you’ll ever meet, mmm!

Hope you find out with us. See ya!

With sass,

Sienna Jones

Gary's best friend, Jace, has just been dumped by someone he really cared for. While trying to console him, will sympathy be confused with something else? Or is a hug all that is needed to get through the night?

Submitted for the "Good intentions" Anthology.

This a love story. A challenging, bittersweet romance between a poet and a painter. Tarek loves Tommy, who suffers from depression and mental illness. They are happy – for a time.

I am dealing with chronic depression and panic attacks. This is my journey to try to make sense of it all.