Stories

A grief of a son. A struggle of a father. A scolding mother. Will they reconnect with an accident happened to a stranger???

Having a loved one die is never easy. Chris had a hard time coping with the death of his favorite artist while the outside world seemed oblivious to his misery.

A short story about a trip home to the dorms.

A "See If You Can Seuss" contest entry.

Born with hereditary spastic paraparesis, Simon had spent most of his life in a wheelchair, unable to walk and barely able to use his hands. To his parents, home schooling had seemed to be the only way for Simon to get an education; yet Simon was smart and yearned to be another Stephen Hawking - not to live with his parents until they became to infirm to care for him. He decided to take a chance on applying to the Bronx High School of Science, one of the best public secondary schools in the world. Going to a public high school would be scary, but there'd be new opportunities to live life, and to love.

Uri and his lover, Chris, go to a drag bar. Half way through the show Chris feels ill. Uri tells him to go home and that he wanted to stay for the whole show. When Uri arrives home he finds Chris' body under the bed. He had been murdered. Chris' blood plays a major part in tracking down the murdered, but in a frightening and paranormal manner. Hold your seat...it's a bumpy ride.

WAR IS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN (Amorous Things, Library of Horror Press 2010) tells the story of two young men: one, a grocery store clerk; the other: a soon-to-be-armed-service member. In the midst of John's preparation to join the military, his partner, Markus, is almost unable to function, as his partner's past comes flooding back like a tidal wave approaching a shore in the form of words from a dead man's lips.

A poem.

An anecdote illustrating the thrill of a young boy's sexual discovery.

2007 Anthology