animals - Stories

Prompts using the same cast of characters to form one story

Holidays can be very lonely times.

The beginning, after an ending.

When your best friend is in love with you and you're not gay, how far would go for them?

Rick walks into a guy on the street - quite literally - who he can't get out of his head, and cannot believe his luck when he discovers a day later that the other blue-eyed man can't stop thinking about him either. As their attachment grows ever stronger, Rick and Theo are brought closer and closer to a decision which will change both their lives forever.

Gavin has everything...almost. His college loans are paid off, he has a great job, and a house he loves even if it's empty when he comes home. He also has a sexy new neighbor, Tate, that he cannot stop thinking about. Gavin has finally let the past go even if he is clinging to some insecurities and trust issues. Tate wants Gavin more than anything, but it can only work if Gavin can finally move on and accept Tate’s secret.

Logan Rollins, a handsome, albeit cantankerous man, decides to rent out his useless basement rooms. Instead of the normal, out of the way college student he was expecting, he gets Ryan Graham, a psychology major with a list of problems a mile long.

Life is full of twists and turns, both expected and unexpected, wondrous and excruciating. This year’s poems for National Poetry Writing Month will embrace the curveballs life throws at us and also serve as an exploration and raw portrayal of the grieving process. Follow me, and we’ll see what’s around the bend.

Jesse is the son of a single mom growing up in Wellington, FL. He is bullied in school until he meets Seb, who becomes his protector and best friend. But during the wort summer of his life, Jesse finds himself alone and unprotected facing pain and loss he never expected.

A little worm plucks up courage. A fable.