Stories

High school is difficult enough. How much harder can it get for a gay teen? How about dealing with rampant homophobia, a best friend you like, and a girl who likes you?

Fourteen-year-old Simon is getting a haircut. He has choices: a crew cut or a mullet; to continue his isolation, or to murmur a personal 'open sesame.' Later, with a little help from his friends, he finds out he is not nearly as alone as he imagined. And he suddenly can face the prospects of a long summer and entering high school in the fall with hope.

Tucked away in the southeast corner of Tennessee is a small town called Minor Springs.

Tristan is a bullied teen who spends his days (and nights) plotting his escape.

Finn has it all - popularity, money and the perfect girlfriend - but feels the town is closing in around him.

As Minor Springs threatens to destroy them both, they will find refuge in an abandoned clubhouse in the woods separating their two worlds.

A young man's story. How he comes to accept and then revel in his sexuality.

A boy from an impoverished family tries to make Christmas special for his mother and sister. Without the means to make it happen on his own, he turns to Santa Claus for help.

Tad has a crush, big time, with an acquaintance from school. But he was unable to muster the courage to get to know him. Now with summer in full swing, a house party, and a best friend that wants nothing more then to see him at least try; Tad is finally able to make a move.

How can you shake up your life's Point of View? Find the truth in the bottom of a bottle.

Logan avoids Seth as he faces a truth about himself that he can no longer ignore.

Tia takes a job on a horse farm in Pennsylvania and sets about discovering the secrets of the owner's son.

Life's great and stable. Being married, having (almost) two children, a house, a job teaching English; Tristan ought to be happy. He is, well, most of the time. Things change with the arrival of a new colleague.
A love of baroque music seems the first similarity between them; follow how a simple harpsichord suite expands to overlap life.