Stories

Short stories in answer to creative prompts

Chris Ryan has hit rock bottom and started to dig. Lost in a labyrinth of pain he no longer knows how to leave, he has lost the ability to hope. How did he get here and can he get out? This is his story.

Friends and family, teens and romance, straight and gay, picnic and campouts, high school and college. It is definitely fiction.

A couple of boys reunite after a 6 year separation. Will sparks fly? Well, You will have to wait and see.

Ryden's home. His mother's very happy about it. If only he was actually there. Where's Luke. If only she could find him everything would be alright.

For a man who grew up where family and community meant everything no punishment could compare to the Shunning

Starting over is never easy. For young Theo, he finds this to be the case, especially when he moves into the "crazy man's house". But upon discovering an old diary, Theo finds his life almost parallels the author's. But will Theo's ending be better... or worse than the author's?

Two Chinese guys from different backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives meet. One is a 26 years old Southern Chinese born accountant from Cantonese based culture. The other is a 25 years old Northern Chinese born graduate student from a Mandarin culture.

There's politics, social differences, culture clashes, and even a hint of love.

A modern version of a classic fairytale of Christmas

Quinn is starting his senior year in high school and continuing under the stress of trying to act straight. Being set up with cheerleaders whose pride is their body that he isn't interested in is nearly hell. That's paired with his fascination of an openly gay couple, one of whom is in his seventh period. Quinn doesn't know how to approach the younger Cameron, and goes the route that's expected of him... being a dick. His sexual tension grows, and he eventually snaps.

Jiovanni Ward's world is falling apart. First, his father is murdered. Then, his mother develops a brain tumor that is slowly killing her, and while she lays dying, his blood begins to burn. Sworn by his father to seek out the guild no sooner than his sixteenth birthday and pressured by his mother to not seek it out at all, Jiovanni must deal with the growing pressures within himself and within his family...see the prologue for more detail.