Stories

A young guy cycles far to meet his sports hero.

Dan's birthday turns into his best and worst day wrapped into one.

A friend from Mexico visits, a Squad member moves south, a California teen prepares to start his freshman year at Georgetown University, and a local artist delivers a commission. From Cuban food at Abuela’s, to cocktails at The Alex, an excursion to the National Gallery of Art, and brunch at Everhope, the weekend is full of laughs, food, and fine art.

Asher has recently come out to his best friend, Jaime. After a fight that breaks their relationship apart, Asher realizes that some secrets are better left unmentioned.

Just to clarify: this is a spinoff of 'The World Beyond the Mirror', although if you haven't read it you won't miss too much.
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Wyatt's mom loves the bakery across town. She goes twice a week, but when she breaks her hip, it falls on Wy to be the errand boy, and for the first time, he meets the baker's son his mom has told him about a few times. They become friends easily, but could they eventually be anything more?

Brett Davenport and César Abelló convince their Georgetown neighbors to combine their 4^th of July celebrations into a block party. With their segment of Prospect Street closed off, children play on the street and adults cross from one house to another undisturbed by traffic. CJ and Owen ensure Carson Sawyer, part of the group being assembled to propel CJ to public office, meets one of the block’s wealthy and connected residents. Liebe has a flashback to the park shooting and a friend from Mexico City visits.

Gabe meets Toby at a convention, but they live in different places. To truly be together, one of them is going to have to make a choice that will change their lives, hopefully for good.

Cole and Cayden are twin brothers who just so happen to both share an attraction to the other boys in their high school, and once they discovered that about one another...they found a certain connection for one another that they could share as they try to navigate their way through the tightly knit community and church that they live in. But when Cole finds a boyfriend and wants to be more open and outgoing with his new relationship...how will Cayden his very first attempts at being with another boy be affected when others come knocking at his closet door?

The journey of a lifetime starts with one train ticket.

Owen, nineteen and single, is finally making his journey to coming out, but this is far more difficult and complicated than the train journey he has to take from his small home town to London, the only place where he feels he can come out. What has led him to such an extreme move and what will he find when he arrives?

Lucas never thought much about his 'deal' until someone special helps him find an answer he never considered.