Stories

Simon flees to the mountains after telling his best friend how he really feels about him. But what is his friend going to do with the news?

Devin Whitlock just got back from an 11-month tour of duty in Afghanistan and is leaving his base in Upstate NY to visit his parents, who live outside of Atlanta. Shortly after he enters GA his car breaks down and a pickup stops to help, but it’s not exactly the sort of help he needs. How will this turn out?

This story is part of the 2012 Winter Anthology - Desperate Ends.

A young boys' misadventure leads to the creation of a unique friendship between man and beast that lasts a life time.

Short coming-of-age story about 19 year old Carey, experiencing his first sexual encounter while on holiday with his mother on the south coast of England.

A chance encounter in the wilderness leads to adventues and more

What happens when you are part of a team? When those feelings become stronger and life at school just keeps getting better? What would you do if you were the one whose partner got hurt one night while slipping away to do something forbidden - watch the night stars under the gaze of an angel? Read a about their precious moments, lighted by the Universe and find what awaits the two.

Peter's adoption is nearing completion, and he and Benji are officially going to become real brothers, but not without a rough spot on the way.

The anticipation of finally meeting a love-interest in person collides with an unexpected surprise.

A romance suggested by the song "Waltzing with Bears," a song by Dale Marxen adapted from the Dr. Seuss song of the same name. Although the "present day" of the story is 2011, the events related in it take place in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

*A snippet of a larger concept that I've tinkered around with and may return to down the road.*

Matt Donovan realizes that his relationship with Charlie isn't the secret he thought it was. Others within in his small fishing community are opening their eyes to his reality, including his one true crush, the outspoken, gruff-around-the-edges Jake Kowalczyk, who himself begins to discover that his feelings for Matt go beyond a platonic friendship after Matt almost dies.