Stories

A missing teenage girl, a boy dying with cancer, a man clinging to life in a critical care unit, and at the center of it all, Yinka is just trying get through his week without blowing up over his ex-partner's bullshit.

"What do you want," Tommy asked, looking at the shadow with his eyes, watching it as it paused to a stop in front of him, its large black beak turning slightly to the side.

Its beak opened only a crack, and human screaming of men and women, children and infants, leaked out. Screaming, and sobbing, and maniacal laughing that all filled Tommy's ears with a rotten, disgusting feeling, and replacing the ticking of Toni's clock- loud enough to wake the whole neighborhood, yet only wrecking havoc upon Tommy.

Tommy Fish, a guy with a talent for relentless bullying and hatred, gets help from the devil to bully his favorite kid, indefinitely.

Consolation prizes come in many guises.

And some need serious consideration.

There's a new friendship in the offing and a new dimension to an old one to think about but everybody's secrets are safe - for now . . . .

Celebrating a friend's outstanding headline spot swiftly followed by their victory is just the beginning. A special friendship develops between two people who should never have got close. An unexpected hook-up was never going to be a one-night-stand - that's not really Jenny's way - if it could be helped. Christmas in Berlin is magical and doesn't only bring gifts wrapped in pretty paper, some things are better left unwrapped. There's even the juxtaposition of one who does it for the money and another who does it for real.

When Nate meets an enticing stranger on the beach dreams become more real than he could ever imagined.

Maya ran away from her former life- her family's control, old beliefs and most importanly, Tanya.

What went wrong?

Will she find herself out of this maze of insecurity? Read to find out!

Cliff always considered himself a straight guy with a nice girlfriend, but temptations arise as he scrolls through gay dating apps. Will acting on these urges satisfy his curiosity or send him down a new path?

Coming of age story of a teen and his changes as he moves from high school to college.

On The Road

What does he expect to happen? Whatever it is, it’ll be interesting.

P.S. I originally wrote this for the Anthology, but I don’t have the time to puzzle the editing process together. So, here you go.

A story of what might have been if only I had known then what I know now. . .

Characters:

Dan, 15 years old, confused about his sexuality.
Dad, 40 years old, more understanding and compassionate than most dads of that era.
Joseph, Dan’s friend, same age, perhaps more aware of his sexuality than Dan.

There is so much wishful thinking in this story. I wish every gay/straight/bisexual/confused/questioning young person, male or female, could have this kind of understanding and support.