Stories

After the death of his wife, Creek is left to raise their newborn son as a single dad, lost in grief and routine. But when new people enter his life—unexpected, complicated, and full of heart—his world begins to shift. Amid family tensions and personal doubts, Creek discovers that healing isn’t about forgetting the past... it’s about making space for what comes next.

A tender story of love, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again.

It was meant to be a break, a few peaceful weeks in Ireland and a chance to reconnect with his brother. But things don’t go according to plan. Businessman Russ can cope, just about, with his football-mad nephews, but add in a punishing encounter with a group of yobs, and the results are not quite what anyone expected. Though his brother has difficulty accepting Russ’ rather different personal life, ultimately the two bond over shared memories, Josephine Baker and bad poetry.

Peter looks like he has all the gifts in the world, but he knows his challenges more than anyone else.

This story is a prequal to 'Mickey,' but both stories also exist independently. Chapters will be published every three or four days.

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Elisha has struggled mightily and unsuccessfully for years to make peace with his faith and his flesh. It’s a battle Marcus knows all too well. When they are brought together unexpectedly by a mutual four-legged friend, each sees something of themselves in the other which leaves them both uncertain and unsettled on a day destined to impact many lives forever.

Welcome to Philpott Towers! Ten years apart in age, living very different lives, the Phillpott brothers are not close, but their father’s death sees the two returning to share their grandiose family home. Gray Philpott is a successful poet but rather less successful human being, now living with Vince, his solicitor elder brother in their father’s shadow—what could go wrong?

Close proximity forces both brothers to reassess their lives, and the Summer wreaks remarkable changes as the two settle into a new relationship, with both their lives and their emotional lives going in new directions.

It is Sunday morning. Liam sits alone in his room, at the top of the building, and hides himself away. The world outside has suddenly become a dangerous place and he must stay away from it, and he must also remember that his name is now Leo.

This story follows Liam through one fateful Sunday and, through flashbacks, tells the story of how he came to be there.

We first met Nate and Danny in The Seventeenth Summer. Best friends forever, but then Danny fell in love a year ago, and left Nate behind.

Nate couldn't blame him; after all, who wouldn't want to escape Thompsonville, but that didn't change his feelings. One year on, it's Nate's turn to escape, but first he needs to see Danny, perhaps for the last time. Can he finally tell his best friends how he really feels? Or is it time to finally spread his own wings and experience life for himself? Or perhaps, life has other things in store for him? The only way to find out, will be to find out what happens in Kandanga Falls.

In the sweltering heart of the American South, where gossip travels faster than thunder and secrets hide beneath the scent of magnolia and motor oil, this story unravels a tale of forbidden longing, fractured loyalty, and raw desire. "Down In The Holler" is a slow-burn Southern romance pulsing with tension, laced with mystery, and charged with the kind of chemistry that doesn’t ask permission.

Joey Balas can’t read, can’t keep a job, and can’t seem to catch a break—until he’s handed a delivery job by his criminal brother that lands him face-to-face with a Cleveland mobster… and a murder he was never supposed to witness. Marked for death, Joey’s saved by the last person he expected: the hitman ordered to kill him.

D is cold, quiet, and done taking orders. Letting Joey live was a mistake he can’t take back—and maybe doesn’t want to. Now the two of them are on the run, tangled up in a mess of dirty secrets, family betrayals, and the slow-burning bond growing between them.

Emotions, memories, and ideas battle for control. Reflection helps me process and purge, changing who I am and how I understand my place in the world. I love the simplicity and profound nature of the Haiku. Perhaps these words will encourage or inspire you today. If not, at least it is a quick read... Much Love!