adult - Stories

You never know what is on someone's mind.


Nominated for Best Poem
2009 Gay Authors Readers' Choice Awards.
Republished 9/29/13

“You know, babe, these toasters scare the crap out of me sometimes."

The greatest joys of life can lie in the simplest, everyday things. A morning starts off rather more exciting than Jake had expected as he and Nate prepare breakfast. A short story of two lovers' chemistry with a side of goofy toastiness.

Bob has a fear of mean dogs from his childhood when he was attacked by a male Dobermann. Tonight he dreads having to walk home under a bright full moon down streets that have unrestrained pit bulls and other such dogs that have tried to attack him before. He has pepper spray and a book bag for defense, but sometimes he’s come close to being bit, again.

A few missing moments in the lives of our dysfunctional heroes. Contains gratuitous swearing and a lot of domestic fluff.

It was just a one-night-stand. Wasn't it?

Devon is struggling with feelings of life slipping through his fingers, which in turn causes his mind to slip away to far more romantic places. But what does he actually want out of life? And will it include his boyfriend Fabian?

Noah needs help, and Adrai K'loemach is the only one with the resources to do it.

Rani graduates from hairdressing school and heads off to London.

Mike has been having a horrible week. He refuses to talk to anyone, even though his mother knows he needs his friends. Maggie refuses to be pushed out of his life and comes to give him hell only to find out what has been happening. As Mike gets knocked from problem to problem is his life actually getting better?

College wasn't supposed to be a dull and solitary routine. Mike decides to break it. Against his better judgment, he meets Winston, a thirty-something man both married and closeted, and begins an unexpected journey of personal discovery, trials, and, perhaps, triumph.