Stories

The impact of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 was felt around the world, but in few places more than in New York City. Not only is New York home to the second-largest Jewish population in the world, but it’s home to peoples of many cultures, including a large Arab American population. In my New York Stories, New York Holidays and New York Anthologies series, I’ve introduced characters who might well have been in Israel at the time of the attack. October Fire is a 6-part story about Jewish and Palestinian New Yorkers who persevered in the face of hate.

Nathan Harris is an angry loner, who just wants to be left alone, until an interaction with Corey Andrews leads them both alone together in school suspension. The two soon learn they have more in common then either of them realized.

Oliver is an Asian American teenager who struggles with his sexuality as he falls in love with his best friend Cody. He lives in a small town where he attends high school and plays baseball and basketball as he learns who he can trust as he comes out of the closet.

Rowan Willowbark is a budding cryptozoologist studying in his tiny town's library. But when some campers go missing, he's called upon to help with the rescue efforts, being paired with a childhood friend. Now, with the dark falling and the cold setting in, they need to help the rescue team.

Doesn't everyone hate Mondays? Julian Palmer would normally agree without hesitation until one particular Monday threatens to turn his life on its head.

Augustus earned his promotion to general manager. But with the new job comes new problems. What lies beyond his store's walls? An attached, abandoned bar.

Sometimes trying times are most rewarding.

This is a semi-autobiographic slice-of-life story about coming home and moving on.

Prompt #235

Ryan is driving in country Australia when he unexpectedly meets Aaron, a stranger. Initially Ryan doesn't know what to make of Aaron but agrees to join him on a search full of surprises.

Let's see what two House Husbands get up to, whilst there wives are at work.

It's homecoming week for the Hawkins triplets, and, well, some things go awry.