Stories

*Winter 2011 Anthology* What would you do if someone tossed a handgrenade into your life? No matter what…your world is going to go BOOM!

Luke, a 17 year old guy, is swooning over the new teacher in school. But what about his best friend, who has been dreaming about being with Luke for quite some time now

“Life is full of Hard Knocks, kid, it’s how you deal with them that makes the difference.” Kevin always imagined that his father would have told him that, but he’d never met the man. Working hard, he’d pulled himself out of the swamps of his birth and into Stanford, pitching his way into a full-ride scholarship. Now he’s got another hard knock to deal with, this time from the hand of his ex-girlfriend and the public disgrace that followed.

A story by Jian Sierra In a world where outward appearance seems more important than the beauty within, what can a geek possibly do? Join Cooper in his journey towards self-discovery. Will he remain true to himself or will he give in to what others demand of him?

Matt has a secret, but as he meets Dan on his first day of university, can Matt keep it quiet?

A werewolf called Rover, a cat who can fly (among other things) a confused vampire, a spiteful faery and a testy human all confined in the same house and trying to learn to live together. A strange mix and a strange story.

A Short about a bad day for a kid named Cliff

Damian's belief system has been turned upside down: his sister isn't who he thought she was, and vampires really do exist. Luckily with so many obstacles to overcome and so many choices to be made, he does not not have to navigate this new landscape alone. Vik, prince of his people, has set his eye and his heart on Damian. And what Vik wants...

Blake has decided to abandon his life in Sydney to work as a divemaster in a tiny tourist town in the remote Australian outback. Not so much a ‘decision’ as an act of desperation, the change proves more difficult than he hoped, as problems left behind end up following. Starting a new life won't be easy, but luckily there’s a gorgeous co-worker to distract him ...

When Logan moves to North Houston, he quickly learns that the rules of Summit Hill are completely different than the rules he's used to. If he's going to survive socially, and at all, he'll have to learn how to fight dirty. And fast.