Stories

2006 Winter Anthology

You only love once.

The fall and rise of a man who clawed his way into high society.

Pandora is, by nature, the most beautiful and perfect woman to ever walk the earth. She is irresistible, a gift from the gods, pure magic...but Pandora's daughter Pyrrha begs to differ. After being suffocated from her dreams for far too long, now is the perfect time for revenge...but will all hope be lost in the crossfire?

A place for my 2015 prompts. Don't expect any rhyme or reason, my prompts don't work that way.

2006 Winter Anthology

Even the most difficult times are manageable with the help of someone you love, but without that person, what would you do?

This story has been edited and re-worked based on several comments I received when it initially posted. Please enjoy the new and improved version of Without You.

Nick always knew he was different. He was born when his parents were teenagers, and his mother died when he was six months old. This left his father to raise him all alone. After vacationing in Virginia, Nick's dad decides to move them across the country. Adapting to his new life is hard, but just when he's ready to give up, he meets a new friend, Taylor. While all of this is happening, Nick learns that it's okay to be different.

"You ever meet those people, that seem to look not at you, as a person, but into your soul? Everything that you are, you've become, and you'll be. You don't know how to fix it, and they can see right through your fucking facade. I was terrified."

Seemingly apathetic, Caden struggles to deal with daily issues - or really, just to care at all. Though with the appearance of a red haired delinquent, things might start to change.

The Earth's long hidden ruling family lives among us altering the path of our evolution. Known to humans only as the characters in a deck of mystic cards, within the Arcana each sibling has a role to play and a task to perform before dying and being endlessly reborn. Follow Matt as he discovers who he really is and where his ultimate destiny lies.