Stories

Liam Sanders is a 16-year-old who just got dumped by his ex-boyfriend via text. Feeling hurt and betrayed, Liam tries to forget about his ex by indulging in his hobby of collecting rocks and chatting with guys on a dating app. He eventually meets a new guy named Alex, and they hit it off, sparking a sense of hope for the future. With Alex, Liam feels like he can finally move on from his ex and have a fresh start.

Brett Davenport and César Abelló convince their Georgetown neighbors to combine their 4^th of July celebrations into a block party. With their segment of Prospect Street closed off, children play on the street and adults cross from one house to another undisturbed by traffic. CJ and Owen ensure Carson Sawyer, part of the group being assembled to propel CJ to public office, meets one of the block’s wealthy and connected residents. Liebe has a flashback to the park shooting and a friend from Mexico City visits.

With thieves and crooks finding new ways to dampen the glorious shopping experience, a hero emerges. He lives by the moral code of exchanging goods and services, and he will uphold it. Fast and nimble, he is a blur to customers. Villains tremble at the sight of him.

He is Retail Ninja.

For some reason, Prompt 134 reminded me of a true encounter. With some license to make the story much more interesting.

Logan's summer as Recreation Assistant with the Forest Service turns into more than just campground maintenance and public relations.

This is the new version for those who are interested in reading.

Nathan Harris is an angry loner, who just wants to be left alone, until an interaction with Corey Andrews leads them both alone together in school suspension. The two soon learn they have more in common then either of them realized.

Inspired by Jan Hutchinson’s prompts for National Poetry Writing Month 2023.

As I said somewhere else, I won’t manage to write a poem a day this April. The start was delayed, as I didn’t want to bore you with unimaginative rants giving righteous indignation and certain occurrences too many words and importance.

It's been three years since Josh first came out to this park right by the lake to help a friend of his to build a playground as a part of his Boy Scout Eagle Project. A weekend where he met Sawyer for the very first time...and fell head over heels for him right away. That first crush can be...well...intense. Hehehe! So what happens with Josh and Sawyer after that? And what happens now that they've come back three years later for the anniversary of that weekend? Let's find out.

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Seth was happy to get out of the house for a while that night to celebrate his best friend, Steven's, birthday and party with a bunch of his classmates. But he never once could have expected to find himself in the glorious presence of Adler Prince when he saw him at the party too. Surrounded by a bunch of other people who don't know about his attraction to other boys...all while being in the presence of the biggest crush that he's ever had up to this point in his young life...is going to be quite an interesting ride. That is...as long as Seth can find a way to hold it together long enough.