Stories

Life is full of random events; tragedy strikes where it will until random goodness displaces the ugliness. Neither event lasts, fades in our collective memories until the roulette wheel of life lands on the unlucky number of some town or city. We’ve become callused…numb…and disbelieving of events outside of our homes, neighborhood, and state. It simply happens somewhere else…until.

River is a carer. He works in a care home that provides support for people who need a little help to get back into society after mental or physical illness. When Silver comes to them he causes quite a stir. He is a complete Enigma and, as River begins to unravel the mystery that surrounds him he gets a few nasty shocks than plunge both of them into danger.

A man once revered and hailed as a hero is suddenly treated as an outcast. What had he done to undergo such as tragic reversal of fortune.

A young man's journey towards acceptance. Will he succeed in gaining his family's acceptance of his sexuality or will he lose the man he loves so dearly in the process?

Toby meets a guy on his way to visit his grandparents. He was instantly attracted and he got to know a little about the guy. The only problem is that the little he knew about the guy turned out to be lies.

For the past 8 years DCI Frank Prosser has had a total obsession - searching for his son, Alex who simple never returned from school one day when he was 9. Every waking moment is dedicated to the search to the detriment of his family. But after 8 years does Alex even exist anymore?

Ian has never fit in. His personality leaves people cold. Tired of the club scene and one-night stands, he goes in search of something real and finds someone he never expected in a place he never would've looked.

Zane is having problems. He's on the outside looking in when deep shit is going down. Fortunately his friend lets him in but it's a while before he realised that something is not right; because there are not footprints in the dust.

A young man in reluctant thrall to his burgeoning sexuality. A best friend who doesn't understand why he's been pushed away. Two other young men, who may or may not be related, in the throes of a weird-but-friendly competition. A baseball card and a shell necklace and a reefer before the storm. A ruined shotgun shack. And, lastly, a psychedelic patchwork quilt. What do these things have in common? Free love.

A short story in two parts: the first set in 1995 covering the blossoming love between two best friends during a camping trip; the second in 2018, when an older man feels uncomfortable when he is crushed on by a much younger one.