Stories

This is where I stash my short stories responses to writing prompts. Hope you enjoy. If you like stuff like The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits or Night Gallery you will probably feel right at home.

Mike finds himself in an unexpected and uncomfortable situation. New school, new town, new family, and most notably, new roommate. And life seems to only get crazier every day.

Matthew is torn from the only world he knows and thrown into fear and uncertainty. Andrew, a passionate writer, discovers more than he bargained for while researching for his book on human trafficking. Read this world-spanning story and learn how their paths cross. Sold Into Freedom is a harrowing yet hopeful tale of survival, resilience, friendship and love.

This is the story Enrique Alberto, just another ordinary guy. But not everything is as ordinary as it seems.

Newly coming to terms with being gay, following an abusive childhood and a failed relationship with a girlfriend, electrician Keith meets Thomas, who runs a local arts charity. Despite coming from vastly differing backgrounds, the two discover much in common, not least the need to come to terms with complex relationships to their fathers. But they also learn to enjoy exploring life together.

I remember my life now as if I'm looking out a window. Streaks of my life flash by me. I try to open the window and catch them, but the window won't open. So, I sit and watch them, and I wonder did they really happen or was it just a dream? Take a journey back in time as 78-year-old Phil Reid relates his life experiences to a younger man.

A receptacle for my attempts at translating other poets’ work.

Two daddies and two twinks go on a cruise. Devon and his boyfriend Roger plan a cruise to get away and enjoy some time together. While boarding they meet Keller, who is traveling with his estranged boyfriend Jason. While on board they discover the true strengths and weaknesses of their relationships.

Meet Lucas, a man haunted by a terrible curse; anyone he sleeps with dies leaving him isolated and filled with despair. Meet Liam, a beautiful, carefree, intelligent and fierce boy whose life takes a drastic turn when a twist of fate brings him into Lucas' dark world. After a harrowing encounter, he miraculously survives, leading into a mysterious marriage. As Liam grapples with the unwanted union, he starts to uncover dark secrets about his new husband and family. As dark secrets unravel and feelings are inevitably ignited, will Liam be strong enough to battle dark magic and shadowy enemies while discovering a love that defies death itself?

We all have secrets, things we sometimes can't even admit to ourselves. What happens when we give in to them...