Stories

NOVEL. A young restaurant manager's personal life is in a real slump until he meets a manager from a nearby restaurant. Complications occur when someone from his past reappears after several year's absence.

My entry for the Sub-Genre Rewrite the Prompt Challenge. Mystery Noir/Hard-Boiled. A hardened and weary detective sees a lady in over her head and the only spark of good left in his soul compels him to intervene.

In Finding Warmth, Ben took in Jason, a homeless young man with a lot of potential for good and love.

Now, we explore Ben's background and learn more about his unique sexuality, Demisexual attraction. Jason has to decide if he accepts what Ben's needs would entail in order to create a relationship.

When Josh and his family moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, he knew he'd be helping his dad to renovate their new apartment. It hadn't been touched since the building opened in the mid-1950s and it needed a ton of work. Even so, it cost as much as they got for their old matchbook house in Brooklyn - close to a million dollars - and the only way they could afford it was to gut it and renovate it themselves. Josh was no stranger to handiwork, having helped rebuild after Hurricane Sandy, when he was just seven and could barely hold a drill. Little did they know that this time they'd face a hurricane and a global pandemic.

A winter's night, a piano bar, and a troubled relationship...

Asher and Seth just graduated from New York's top public high school. With so much to celebrate, their parents throw them a surprise party, where they meet new friends. The son of a black Creole father and an Asian American mother, Asher has developed his own style of Cajun-Asian fusion that has earned him a reputation as one of New York's top chefs. The son of a politician, Seth plans to follow in his father's footsteps. Both boys will begin college in the fall, but first there is an opportunity to help Asher's parents realize their dream of opening new restaurant.

Speechless

by William King

Edited by William King and Nick Campanella

A semi-autobiographical story about a library that brings together two boys, reveals some secrets, and leaves them speechless.

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An Anthology of Flash Fiction.

Sammy and David are on a nice leisurely date, but with a policeman on the prowl and Sammy's anxiety problems being a bit prominent, the date is destined to take a turn for the worse.

My response to prompt 439. 'Use the following in a story – a clown, a motorcycle, vacation tickets, chocolate cake, and a ring.'