Stories

Jay’s life changes drastically when he is wisked away from the world he is familiar with in Texas and lands in the very different environs of Portland, Oregon. He discovers a family and friends for the first time and he is going to have to deal with the good and the bad. Can he handle the change and can they handle him, because this time things are different?

14-year-old Bryan Padilla is caught between worlds he doesn't feel connected to. Having been abandoned by their birth parents at a young age, Bryan and his younger brother, Caleb, were adopted by a family friend, Diego Padilla, and raised in a culture not of their own. Though it is the only life Caleb has ever known, Bryan inwardly struggles with his feelings about life, death, race and sexuality. Things escalate shortly after the death of his birth mother. Can Bryan come to terms with his situation as a figure from his past tries to upend his entire life?

A continuation of the events in "Prometheus Wakens." Please see the Story Note for more.

Losing a loved one changes your entire life, especially when the loved one was also your husband... and best friend. How do you move on without the overwhelming sense of betrayal and guilt? How will you know when you're ready, and will you recognize love when it's right in front of you.

Jerome, a bored accountant, and Rob, a window washer, meet under surprising circumstances.

The valedictorian and his boyfriend face a future of attending colleges on opposite coasts.

Jonas Marks has just graduated high school when he tells his father he is gay. The end result is that Jonas is tossed out of his home. With no money, no job, and no place to call home he ends up on his friend Jenny's couch till he starts working at Kroger's. Then his life just gets strange.

Crete is an ancient land of mysteries and myth. Sometimes myths are not myths at all.

Raised in a strict life that he never really questioned, realizes he can't.

Gunni is a 16 year-old violinist who has just been hired as the leader of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Siggi is the 19 year-old Principal Cello who is not at all happy with this new development. This kind of plot obviously demands that Gunni develops a crush for Siggi, but that's just the beginning. The story is told by Gunni and Siggi in their own distinctive way. Expect everything from humour to drama, and of course music (and plenty of fun in bed!).