Stories

The first line is Prompt 557

Shawn Cotlin's life takes an unexpected turn when his eyes fall on a boy named Devin. From that moment on, he knows nothing will ever be the same again as love, hate, and need takes their tolls. As Shawn struggles to find himself, consequences and challenges are thrown into his face. He realizes he must pull down the stakes before they grow too high, or risk losing everything he ever was, and ever will be.

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Originally accepted for the Library of the Living Dead SF anthology - Rockets, Swords and Rainbows - the anthology was pulled prior to publication date due to a shortage of funds. It deals with relationships and how things are perceived via totally different lifestyles and race philosophies. Written for as wide an audience as possible, so nothing sexually graphic.

In ancient history, a chiseling king with an overbearing pride was stopped before he could gain immortality. Thousands of years later, he’s rising up again to fulfill his greed and this time six novice teenagers are chosen to end him and his evil ambitions. These teenagers will travel through time and mythological books to accomplish their goal and along the way they will find some dark secrets about that king and themselves.

Take a glance at the 'disordered eating world' through Seth's eyes, a gay teen obsessed with his weight. Ana takes over Seth's life slowly, but soon has a death grip on his every action. Eventually, anorexia dictates every decision, every move, everything in Seth's life.... but he still has to lose just a few more pounds.

Andy is on a road to discovering himself. But does he know it?

Fourteen year old Ethan Berenson and his family have recently moved from California to Texas. One day he happens to overhear a conversation between two of his teachers which sets off a chain of events...

These are some poems I wrote about a time in my life in my mid-teens, that was both painful and scarey for a young boy. I was facing both death and rejection. My grandfather had a lake we would go to and fish. But there were times I would go alone to just think and sort through everything happening in my life. This is my way of saying that if we would just stop and think our way through things, there is no mountain we cannot climb or no goal we cannot reach.

Luke Summers is from the UK, but finds more than he expects when his family move to make a new life, just north of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. But don't be fooled. An English Teen, Circumcised in the USA is a lot more than it seems as young people try to figure out who they are in this extraordinary tale of life, love and loss.

When first published, it gathered lots of support, and large numbers of positive reviews. However, please be warned that there are scenes of unpleasant school bullying in a couple of chapters, and a sexual scene later in the story that borders on rape.

Everyone dreams of finding that one person who will make their world complete. For Daniel Long the day which should have made him the happiest he has ever been, has instead warped into a nightmare. Now in order to possibly have what he truly desires, Dan will have to suffer as an abomination. To protect his love, his family, and his pack, Pat will have to live a life of hatred and abuse. What is a man in love to do?