Stories

Ben is a short story spinoff of Circumnavigation, though it can be read alone.

As Adam is running from his old life, he meets many interesting people. Still, it seems hard to leave his old life behind, as it's trying to catch up with him every time he takes time to rethink it all.

The adults of two families decide to combine a summer vacation with a professional conference, convened to discuss a newly excavated ancient Roman Mithraeum.

Their teenage sons, James and Winston, meet for the first time on the flight to Munich. James is immediately infatuated with Winston. There’s more to this trip than either of the boys expect.

Mark is suddenly and unwillingly outed to his family. Running away from home a snowy night he ends up at his friend Leslies house. But this is just the beginning of a chain of events set in motion from his outing, some things will be bad and some good.

Bailey and David have been best friends for quite some time now, but when Bailey's parents take a vacation, leaving him to spend a week having sleepovers at David's house...they may end up discovering just how 'close' they really are.

Kevin Thorne's life was pretty straight forward. With a loving mother and an adorable but annoying six year old brother as family, he didn't think he needed anyone else to make it better. But as usual, just when you think you have it all figured out, life throws a curve ball. And Kevin now has to adjust to accommodate a stranger in his family - a stranger who brings sudden change in how he felt about a lot of things in his life.

Twenty-nine-year-old Sam Miller owns a duplex on the beach and lives there with his fourteen-year-old son, Devon (Devie). He rents out the other half to thirty-five-year-old Taylor Winters and his fourteen-year-old son, Cillian (Cillie). The dads share an attraction to one another, and their kids have an attraction for each other. The two sets of couples decide to explore becoming a family while Taylor, and Sam date, and Cillian, and Devon date.

Kyle Omara's life is turned upside down when his best friend Leo is hospitalized. Kyle never Trusted Ethan Hartman, Leo's boyfriend, and it seems his suspicions are proven correct when Ethan savagely beats Leo. Now, with Leo in a coma and Ethan showing no remorse, Kyle enlists the help of a new friend in order to bring Ethan to justice. If only they had any proof...

Steve Henson was looking for a summer job. Small town life didn't provide much in the way of employment for idle teenagers, so when his mom located him a possible spot at a new business opening in town, Steve jumped at the chance to check it out.

And found the answer to all of his dreams in the process...

Ten thousand years ago, the first permanent human settlements were established soon after an unusual astronomical occurrence. The same phenomenon occurred again fourteen years ago.

This story explores the impact of the meeting between a talented fifteen-year-old and a strange and exceptional boy.