Stories

University student Jason misses a train and finds catching the next train totally changes his life.

This is the story of the sortie and sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck in 1941, as seen from the eyes of a British officer on board HMS Suffolk.

Family can bring out the best and the worst in us

Two college men who have volunteered to tutor black kids for the 1969 summer in the South grow more and more attracted to one another. But the summer ends before they realize the full extent of their love for one another, and they go separate ways—one to get married and have children, the other to join the military and go to Vietnam.

The semi-autobiographical story of a straight college boy named Matt who realizes he's not so straight when he crosses paths with a gay high school boy named Parker...

A misfit from an upper class community discovers his love for just plain folks, and one in particular.

Cooper enters college and embarks on a new journey: to make a list with his roommate of his personal conquests. The List leads Cooper on a search of self-discovery, personal growth and above all, love.

He was just another Average Joe. Then he was displaced, not just from his home, his school, or his country, but from the earth itself. Now he has to survive strange lizards, hostile humans, and becoming something more than just average.

Avery has been abused by his father since he was eleven, when his mom left them. Because his father is so well respected in the town (and because of Avery's own shame), no one has discovered the family's secret--his father's breakdown and delusions due to his wife leaving that he reaps on his son. When a college student arrives, Avery doesn't want to admit he might like the new guy in town. This story chronicles Avery's torment and how one person finally sees him as worthy

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.