Stories

A father thought he'd come to terms with having a gay son. He learns otherwise.

What happens if the mind is unwilling, yet the heart is open to the possibility of "What if?" What if one learns to give in to his fears, to his doubts, only to see that it is simply a step to knowing what love really means? This is a story of man, whose past and present collide, the power of his regrets and forgiveness, and his dreams of a life he hoped to have had, would only give him the courage to ask himself a question that opens the one truth that most of us do not ask...

Can two roommates cross the barriers of friendship and find themselves in a deeper relationship?

Today's the big day. Trevor's getting married. But first, his parents reveal the secrets they have been keeping. Time continues to run. Now, we're just waiting for Trevor.

The adventures in sex and friendship, online and off, of Alan Damshroeder, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, high school teacher.

Says Alan, "Sometimes I think it takes a triumvirate of saints to keep me out of trouble."

Note: These stories are written as exchanged e-mails and reading this way is an acquired taste.

WAR IS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN (Amorous Things, Library of Horror Press 2010) tells the story of two young men: one, a grocery store clerk; the other: a soon-to-be-armed-service member. In the midst of John's preparation to join the military, his partner, Markus, is almost unable to function, as his partner's past comes flooding back like a tidal wave approaching a shore in the form of words from a dead man's lips.

A little Halloween tale. Sam is looking for a job, will he find one?

Here you’ll a collection of poetry in various forms about life, love, race, politics, and geekiness.

A romance suggested by the song "Waltzing with Bears," a song by Dale Marxen adapted from the Dr. Seuss song of the same name. Although the "present day" of the story is 2011, the events related in it take place in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

Poem for 2012 poem anthology