Stories

The last year was a disaster for Frank. He lost both his parents and then his brother. His sister-in-law had to move to keep the kids and herself functioning. To top it off Frank had an accident and while he healed he will never be the same again. A year later, he no longer works as a personal trainer but owns his own shop where he sells ceramic and hand carved items. Then out of nowhere, Chris shows up. What changes will Chris bring and will it be a repeat of last Christmas?

Larry was the son of a famous opera singer and a well-known conductor, but his passion in life was to be a medical scientist. However, when the pandemic waylaid his plans to go to the Bronx High School of Science, instead he applied to LaGuardia, New York's premier public high school of the arts. Just as an intermezzo is a short musical bridge, Intermezzo brings together characters from other stories in the New York Stories series while filling in some gaps. Told from the point of view of Larry's girlfriend, Robin, he learns that sometimes the shortest path to one's goals isn't the straightest one.

Rob is not a fan of Thanksgiving or holidays in general. His boss invites him to Thanksgiving dinner, where he meets someone who might just change his mind about the holidays.

Against his expectations, Tligg Winterbaum has a surprisingly good time when he ‘volunteers’ for the Christmas preparations at the annual Great Project.

This story is written as part of the site's White Elephant Prompt Present Game. The prompt read - “It’s yellow. So yellow. You look up, a smile pasted on your face. ‘I love it,’ you say, and his happy grin makes you….”

The location? A science fiction convention outside of Baltimore, circa 1980. Our little group attended all the local conventions and there were a lot of really fun times. Some people would say unusual times, I'd go with different since it wasn't at all unusual to us. Come along and get into my head as I recount some of our adventures at this fateful Balticon.

Music brings the holidays to life and weaves memories and moments together. We bring you The Twelve Days of Christmas in story form, with plenty of music interspersed throughout. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

A short Valentine's Day story set in the Charlie Boone universe.

A young couple’s date seems to be ruined by a blackout. The ancient ship that carries them may be dying as they find romance. This young couple faces a challenge, will they find a new home before their ship fails?

A tender story of boy's turbulent vacation , at turns heartwrenching and ecstatic.

"It's very cute" - My sister