Stories

Grant makes a visit to Best Buy and encounters someone who has the possibility of changing and improving his life. The only question is, will it work out?

This is an entry for 2021 Anthology #1, alternative topic: But Wait; There's More

A creature of Faerie sits down to tell their tale to a captivated listener. However, when the tale is done, things might be changed forever.

Derrick has recently left the comfort of his old school to attend a new prep school on the other side of town. He may not have their money, or their possessions, but once he finds the love of a boy he meets on the bus...he finds something much stronger.

Outted at thirteen, Orin left home after high school hoping to escape the hell his life had become. When a tornado destroys his childhood home and kills his parents, Orin finds himself in an entirely new nightmare. He returns home and confronts his past in the person of his one-time best friend, Thomas. Thomas not only rejected him when Orin came out, he led the group that tormented Orin into leaving. Struggling with his grief, Orin also labors to fulfill the pledge he made to his parents before their death. In the process, Orin learns that sometimes when you go away to find yourself, you leave the answers you're looking for behind.

Devin was a normal boy but one frosty night on the way home from a school basketball game his life was changed forever. Blood will fall like Frost, and death will come on swift wings because of what happened that Night.

On a return trip to Cuba, Martin runs into a past love, Leo. Though he thought he had left his passion behind, he is drawn in once more into Leo's circle and the surrogate family that had supported their love. But now he must contend with Leo's little girl that will do anything to keep her daddy by her side.

A 15 year old dancer named Brian has had a ruff life and considers himself worthless. That is until he meets Jonathan who forces him to confront his past, deepest fears, and self loathing. Jonathan is there for him every step of the way, through all his break downs and trial and tribulations.

Dorian Gale is beginning his freshman year in college. New friends encourage him to join Campus Pride, a gay organization on campus. There is only one problem: Dorian’s father is Senator Jonathan Gale. A series of events on campus might jeopardize his father’s political aspirations, and Dorian could become a delicate situation to his father’s campaign

Jason Wright is a gay teenager just starting secondary school in the small English town of Hamborough. As he moves into young adulthood he meets Connor, who becomes his first boyfriend. When Connor decides to move away to start a new life, a chance meeting with blond Adonis Nathan Brown changes his life forever and the two ultimately decide to share a ‘different’ love.

Nessa is a fairy who lost all her powers when she killed another fairy. She can no longer be considered a fairy, and is thus expelled from her home and her family. Now, she has to build a new life in exile, but she can't let go of her past or shake off the guilt from what she did. Things only get worse when she realises the worst war in living memory is about to break out, and she is at the centre of it. If she wants to see this war to the end, Nessa will have to learn to put her past behind her and trust her new friends, but can she really pretend she's anything but a murderer?