Stories

Inspired by life events and set in modern day Singapore, the protagonist Matt is a socially awkward and insecure teen who wants to find his dream guy. Living in the shadows of his best friends doesn't make things any easier.

Join him on his journey of self-discovery and prepare yourselves for a roller-coaster ride of emotions.

At an all boys' boarding school, closeted Elijah finds on his bed a strange love note. A small poem. It's not a very good poem, but apparently another boarder at the school is in love with him! On the other side of the paper is an amazingly detailed sketch of the four of them - Elijah and his friends Reggie, Tiger and Owen. When a second poem and sketch sets a recurring precedent, Elijah enlists the help of his friends as he becomes increasingly obsessed with finding whoever is leaving him these cryptic, artistic symbols of love.

When my wife died, I decided to move back to Indiana, to spend more time with my grandson. Noticing that Cliff seemed despondent, I decided that a fall hike in Clifty Falls State Park was just what he needed. Suspecting that he was gay, it turned out he was, but his affect was related to something else entirely. We learned a lot about each other and the path we took turned out to be metaphorical as well.

Coming out has never been so fun. Follow me on my journey as I come out to various teams and fellow athletes. These are true stories, though names have been changed to protect everyone's identities.

Follow a series of awkwardness through biblical history in this tongue-in-cheek commentary of classic tales from the Bible.

A tragic study of what happens when a person is consumed by past love; of what happens when the seduction of self-destructive nostalgia takes over.

Author didn't leave one.

Inspired by one of the MetAddicts, this "story" is a collection of in-MetaVerse interviews with characters chosen by readers.

Brad and David Reynolds have perfect lives, but then their parents decide to move to a McMansion in Carmel, which means changing schools, losing friends, and a tough separation for David and Jeremy. (2009 Spring Anthology - Oops!)This is the 18th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. Please see the Introduction for important background on the series.

When Mrs. Benson goes to the cemetery to visit her family's graves she finds they have been robbed. The sight causes her to have a heart attack and leaves her two employees, James Trenton and Alice Frank to deal with ghosts that have been shaken loose by this tragedy.