Stories

This is the story of Rick and Alec.

Domenico Martini is entering high school at a boarding school, necessary due to circumstances from earlier that summer. He learns a lot about school subjects, life, himself, and a whole lot more. He'd always liked boys more than girls, but never had a chance to do anything about it - maybe not totally gay, and he wouldn't be sure if you asked him about it, until arriving at the school, that is.

This story originally appeared elsewhere. It has been updated to make the characters meet GA's guidelines. Additional enhancements may appear as I go through revamping it.

Prompt 263: First line: "It's behind me, isn't it."

Centaurus 4 is the latest mission to Proxima Centauri b. Three attempts to reach the distant planet were unmanned. The main reason for that was that Proxima Centauri b (PC-b) is 4.22 light-years (1.3 parsecs) from Earth. Recent advancements in space travel have reduced the travel time to 153 days at ten times light speed. The story takes place roughly two hundred years in our future.

Centaurus 4 has a crew of 16. The first three members of the crew have recently exited the ship and started their survey of the immediate area. What they experience is shocking, to say the least.

Making the transition from school life to working life rarely comes easy. Throw into the mix a young man's raging hormones and it only becomes more complicated. For Grayson Porter that combination proves a dangerous combination, but from that comes the greatest adventure and the greatest love of his life: Rafael da Silva. The question is, can they survive long enough to enjoy it?

This is a Vampire story there is Blood and Death.

A sixteen-year-old boy wrestles with his sexuality, hormones, and obsessions innocently unaware that his world is surrounded by murder, mayhem, and tomfoolery. Swirling around him, a supporting cast of boys, girls, men, and women, indulge themselves and each other in a series of erotic, tawdry, and sometimes humorous encounters.

Another episode from the files of Detective Gennaro Saggio. Things have been relatively quiet. Orono, Maine has once again returned to being a sleepy little town. Detective Saggio is working Memorial Day, not looking forward to investigating the excitement caused annually by drunks.

There was excitement, but not the kind he expected.

John Renkin has recently retired, but his investment firm in The Land of Lincoln is the only thing he can look back on as a success. His painful life and brighter future are revealed in a series of shorts. Each will stand on its own, but the sum will eventually tell his story. Be sure to follow for periodic updates.

What’s the cure for heartbreak?

A quiet night with whiskey and regrets? Not for me.

Thanks to my chaotic friend Mervin, I get dragged into a neon-drenched karaoke disaster, where off-key screaming is therapy, a DJ refuses to shut up, and a bartender named Dudu might just be the best bad decision of my life.

A hilariously chaotic, painfully relatable, and unexpectedly cathartic tale about heartbreak, bad karaoke, and singing your damn heart out.

James Toranaga is a twelve year old boy dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault. He’s doing okay. The memories are tough, and the world feels a little rougher than it used to, but he’s a strong kid with a loving family to support him.

It sure makes his emerging sexuality harder to deal with, though. He doesn’t want to think about it.

Luckily, he has the perfect distraction: he can fly.

But these strange new powers may bring dangers of their own. He is not the only one who has them.