Stories

A man has to face his feelings after his roommate admits to being gay. He spends a cold restless night trying to understand his conflicting emotions. He was raised in a homophobic family and is afraid that he might be gay.

Jordan and Matt have known each other their whole lives. They're best friends. But some subtle- and not so subtle changes, begin to alter the meaning of their relationship.

In facing our shadows we find whence comes our strength. In accepting our past we can accept our present.

These are the original, annual, New Year's letters that I sent to my friends from 1993 to 2001. That was from two years after I moved into the building to a year-and-a-half after I left.

As mentioned, the letters were the basis for the book, and they often overlap the same material. But they cover more time and more characters, and are sometimes funnier because they're more compressed and somewhat more rude.

When at war strange things happen. However, when a subordinate of Death lies... all Hell breaks loose.

There’s something Killian has been hiding from Joseph and all his friends. When the secret finally comes out, Killian has to fight to hold onto his treasured friendships.

An early piece detailing Gamma's departure from the Tribe of the Malmoken.

A religious community gathers for a cleansing ritual. They burn lists of their wrongdoings in a large clay pot. When it is their turn to burn their sins one couple realizes that they are not welcome.

A story about the Chinese Triads, including traditions, customs, and power struggles. This was originally an idea for the Anthology "Choices".

They say you can survive high school. Well, perhaps not.
A homage to slashers, everything Lynchian, high schools, crime and punishment, sex and conservatism, popular culture and romance, this loosely written and casually spun novella takes you into the repressed and the debauched, the murders and the laughs, the families and the friends of a good ole American town where nothing is as it seems, and no one is going to be a hero. All of it began with the murder of a young girl.