Stories

A collection of short stories and pieces - created of scattered ideas.

Each chapter is a seperate story and has no attachment to previous or following chapters.

A third-grade valentine develops a life and meaning of its own as its recipient struggles through his teenage years.

Is the next year's incoming sophomore class ready to elect a gay class presedent? Is David up to the challenge? (April, 2008)

This is the 10th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.

Brad and David Reynolds have perfect lives, but then their parents decide to move to a McMansion in Carmel, which means changing schools, losing friends, and a tough separation for David and Jeremy. (2009 Spring Anthology - Oops!)This is the 18th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. Please see the Introduction for important background on the series.

Rave Boy is Joey's story, about his descent into drug addiction and habituation, as well as his relationship with Jonathan. Definitely not for the bright and shinies of the world, Joey's story is a trying tale of a boy stuck in southern Mississippi, battling depression, and attempting to make it through another day. Self-medication is the method of choice, and Joey finds himself fighting to be happy.

Bob Ross is a teacher nearing retirement. A sentimental moment has him reading the journals he'd kept during his long career and causes him to remember some of his former students. It also makes him wonder if he could have done more to help some of them.

Chris Swanson is your normal typical gay teenager... yea i said gay... He goes to school like everyone else and has two best friends, a little brother, and an overly busy mom. He is deeply closeted and wishes to remain that way until he meets Brady Williams. A new kid who has showed up to rock his world and the basket ball court. Will love foul out or make a score?

Sometimes there is only one choice...

Chandler Drake is in middle school and rides the school bus that Bob Bell drives. They’re also neighbor’s, so when Bob sees that Chandler is being bullied, he wants to help. Bob does what he can, but he would like to do more. When he discovers a second boy, Nick Morenus, who lives nearby and rides a different bus, is going through a similar situation, Bob attempts to offer a solution to help both boys. Chandler has devised his own solution that works even better when combined with Bob’s proposal. Will this strategy solve their problem?

This is my entry for the Fall/Winter 2021 anthology, ‘An Unconventional Gift’.

Uppendham Boys School has been rocked by scandal. The cause is the Pyxides, Uppendham's version of prefects.