Stories

Simon - HIV-positive - tries to sort out his life. It will be a long journey until he realizes that there is more than self-pity and takes Ben's outstretched hand. Both are involved in the chase for an old masterpiece of Michael Pacher, the South-Tyrol woodcarver of the 15th century. Their way leads them to Prague and to the mysterious connections of the Order of the Knights of Malta.

Roan has a pretty normal life. He's managed to buy a house in a nice neighborhood overlooking a lake; he has a decent job, a few groups of friends, and even a god son. What he doesn't have is a lot of experience in romance and, even what he does have has been questionable at best. One night, when the wife of his friend comes to his house with his god son in tow...things start to change in ways he's just not equipped to handle.

A birthday surprise that doesn't go quite as planned.

Sean Collins leads a solitary life after a terrible break up with his ex, Trent. It has taken years to regain his self confidence, but he has started a new business and his life is finally looking up. The problem is his life has crossed paths with not one, but two men who could easily fill the hole in his life. The question is, who will he take a chance with and roll the dice on?

Sometimes, life just sucks. Jared Warren knows this better than anyone. His 'loving' marriage has had thirteen long, long years to explain it to him. In detail. But when the choice between an experimental life-saving procedure and dying comes up, he doesn't hesitate. After all, he has to protect his kids!

A dreamy evening... A dance...

Colorado has 54 mountains over 14,000 feet high and this weekend Aaron and Seth plan to climb one of them. Their goal is to reach the summit of Torreys Peak via the infamous route up Dead Dog Couloir. Aaron’s sure they’re prepared for whatever challenges the mountain holds. Seth has less experience, but he trusts Aaron to get him safely up to the summit and back down. They both make choices along the way that teach them about themselves and one another.

Ron is a 24-year-old carpenter living in west central Florida. 6’1” tall, sandy blond hair with that lean swimmers body of broad shoulders and narrow waist. Strikingly handsome with a smile you can see for miles. He could have any girl he wanted, if he wanted them.

This is the story of a major shift in his life and the friends that brought him there.

Chandler Cross, a student at the Chicago Institute of Art, comes across someone new, one day. Someone very much in need of a mentor and a protector. The last thing Chandler ever thought he'd ever be was someone to be looked up to, but that is what he became. A guardian angel for a lost and broken boy, struggling as Chandler once struggled as a gay teen in a less than accepting world. How will he cope with this awesome responsibility now that he has Brandon . . .

A lonely recluse trys to help a troubled hitchinker learn the truth about himself. In the process he becomes confused. Ah what fools these mortas...