Stories

People say love finds you when you least expect it. Love is one of the most beautiful feelings which one experiences in one’s lifetime. It is neither a source, nor a destination; it is a journey. A journey of self-discovery, emotional highs and lows, moments of joy and journey marked by unconditional love. Love can have never ending explanations. This story is about a boy in his late teens who has seen a lot at a young age.Will the cupid arrive in his life or the void will further deepen?

The sequel to my popular "Ranch Hands' book (on Amazon and other sites for sale).
This version was written in 2012, but another version was suggested, which was published in 2012 as well.
I've supplied both of them here for you so you can decided, which one should've made the cut?

A refugee from the Fire Nation has made a life for himself after being rescued by the Southern Water Tribe. He meets Jinn, an Earth Bender burned and scarred from a battle with the Fire Nation.

The thread running through a family of four, the one keeping them stitched as a unit, may be thinning in places they don't realize, for reasons beyond the obvious.

It was a very restless time for the boys in New York City. Forced indoors by the pandemic, the school year was coming to a close in name only, as much felt left undone in the paradigm of remote learning. Then on Memorial Day, a black man in Minneapolis was lynched by a white police officer who strangled the man with his knee, touching off a firestorm of pent-up rage. Naturally the boys had to get involved in the protests. They had to, but then one of their own fell victim to police use of excessive force

Even the most difficult times are manageable with the help of someone you love, but without that person, what would you do?

This story has been edited and re-worked based on several comments I received when it initially posted. Please enjoy the new and improved version of Without You.

Jack is a young adult who recently graduated from college, jobless. Focusing on his previous failures in his lifetime, he begins to reevaluate his choices in life, desperately hoping for a better future.

From the long dark of interstellar space an ancient comet arrives bearing a strange legacy.

For the residents of New York City, the Covid-19 pandemic took most by surprise. Schools closed and teens and preteens, used to seeing each other everyday, found themselves instead with parents and siblings. Online conferencing was a poor substitute for human touch and nothing could replace the kiss of a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Dave had enough to worry about with his mother being as a nurse, but when she was admitted to the ICU at Bellevue, his uncles from Seattle and his boyfriend became his lifeline. He couldn't help but wonder, though, what would become of him if she didn't make it.

This is not a feel good-story or a happy story. It is about the deep and profound love between two young men, in the beginning of their twenties, both of them filled with high hopes and big dreams. But then an unexpected thing causes events of disastrous proportions, destroying these hopes and dreams…but not their unconditional love!

Yes, it is another long story. But I can’t split it up. It’s the kind of story that has to be read in one go to get the full impact of it.