Stories

for Ross

This is a collection of my poetry. Subjects are frequently turbulent and volatile in nature, but will also include more reflective pieces on nature, the universe, and life in general.

A number of "spur of the moment" poems from my teenage years to this day.

This is a story of twenty-somethings finding their way toward love. Can they get beyond their differences and terrible pasts?

What is Shawn to do when the man that he had loved since the beginning of his life was the man that he could not express his love for? What is Sam to feel when he stood behind the love of his life as the bestman instead of before, in his rightful place, as the groom? What are they to do when the love they share simply isn't practical because they are brothers? [Part of 'Tales of Love, Tales of Woe' short story collection]

We all hurt. It seems the only cure is being willing to see things through the eyes of others.

The store's display department is incredibly busy. One young man's strained relationship with his boss is complicated by the arrival of an outsider from Hollywood, and a young woman he meets by chance.

From the wrong side nothing looks right.

Pieces combining sections of prose and poetry

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A collection of five mini-stories, all answering the ageless question: "What kind of person do you have to be to want to join a cult?"

Stripped of his childhood, Sam, along with the progeny of moguls and tycoons of the world, had transformed Richmoore Institute from a private boarding school into a battlefield of political intrigue. Although he had preferred to manoeuvre on the sidelines, Sam was unwittingly thrown into the centre of the arena when he was forced to choose between Alistair, the ragged yet devilishly handsome knight and Shawn, the irresistibly seductive Prince Charming.