Stories

These are my responses to some of the story prompts found in the forum. Click on the "Link to prompt" at the end of each story for details of the prompt and to see what other authors have come up with. This is my 2014 collection.

High school, a troubling time for any teen, but doubly so when figuring out one's sexuality. This is the story of Zeke finding out the class bully might not be as bad for him as he first thought.

This is the continued story of Matt Spence, Andy Gibson, and their friends. Knots 2 covered the first half of their sophomore year in high school. Knots 3 covers the second half. Matt and Andy are struggling with their sexuality along with the trials and tribulations that come with being a teenager. Decisions they make cause them to tie knots in their lives that have both good and bad consequences.

An unlikely pair of star crossed lovers meet. Will they be strong enough to face the trials ahead and still keep their love strong?

This story is about a young man trying to break through the expectations set by his father and small-town life.

A young caveman suffers tragedy when responding to his natural instincts. What will happen when those instincts resurface?

Seth Dacosta loves thunder and lightning, which is good, because he lives in South Florida where tropical storms roll in and make noise all of the time. Unforntunately for Seth, the man he loves does not feel quite the same way about the destructive beauty of nature. After two years together, will Seth discover why, every time there is a thunderstorm, he finds his boyfriend hiding in the wardrobe?

Memories of our first time are things we carry with us throughout our lives. For Owen, his first time is the defining moment of his life, and the moment he found the reason to live and survive, they are memories of a golden boy he's never stopped loving.

The narrator struggles with the impending death of a dear friend and colleague.

Jeremy was miserable when his family decided to move across town to another neighborhood, but his mood changed when he met his new neighbor, Stone. Will they form a friendship that will last through high school and beyond, or will it end with a trip to the emergency room?