Stories

The story a boy with a troubled home life. He seeks to find love and to be loved by others.

A man contemplates the journey his life has taken, and the way the music of love has overcome the profound silence he has felt for so long.

Stuck in a freezing apartment on Christmas Eve, a young artist and a young writer must huddle together and try to heat each other up.

A group of teens discover their world is very different when they discover a friend's body in the woods.

Six members of the world's recently-endangered human population attempt to build a personal utopia in the ruins of an apartment building and a night club, but all of the booze, drugs, and dancing in the world can't indefinitely fend off the monsters in the streets, or quell the dangers of their own turbulent relationships.

A lost lamb is welcomed home

Fleeing a fatwa back home, young Altaf and his ammi immigrate to America. Befriended by a Jewish boy, will there be fireworks at the Thanksgiving dinner table? (November, 2007)

This is the 6th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.

This is the story of Daniel, and his search for Ryan, the fox who stole his heart then vanished.

Immanuel Kant immediately fascinated me, yet this story is not about him, but about how he changed my life.

Actually, it wasn't exactly Kant who changed it, but it was my grandmother's grandmother, who had probably been a witch.

A new year. Another chance to tell someone. A fortunate discovery of a hideous truth. The greatest gift of a lifetime.