college - Stories

Growing Josh is the continuing saga of two couples at very different places in their lives, and their relationships. Darrin and Mitch move forward as Darrin works toward tenure at the university and Mitch builds their ranch. The younger duo struggle with their pasts, and their future together, with some help from unlikely sources.

Prologue.

When I was in college, I had a friend that worked the summers at various resorts. In the fall when school would resume, he’d hold court at lunch and tell us tales of his summer experience, showing us his trinkets, that’s what he called them. Based on those tales, I wrote the following story, Home Away From Home.

Be warned, the story involves explicit sex between gay couples. If you have read any my other stories, this will be quite different.

Could two young men see beyond their own flaws in order to accept the fact that they deserve to love and be loved?

Brandon thinks he's fine. He thinks he can alienate his emotions and box them up. But can he really? And when someone comes along and reminds him, opening up his little box of horrors, what happens?

Alone on Christmas Day, he accidentally hooks up with the nephew he's never met.

***CONTENT WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS ELEMENTS WHICH SOME READERS MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION***

"I didn't want to be his best man; I wanted to be his man. I didn't want to be his best friend; I wanted to be his boyfriend."

Dominic is put in a difficult situation as his mother is divorced. He ends up living with his succesful step-brother, and as time goes Dominic discovers his growing feelings of love for Anikin, which comes with uncertainties and problems. How to handle the feelings, does he confess, will Dominic have his love in the end? A sudden episode occurs and a swift turn of events follows. How will it turn out for the two of them?

A short story written for the "It Wasn't Me!" themed Spring Anthology, 2012.

Fate cannot be denied, and neither can Density.

After a summer apart, Kiron and John face new challenges at school. Getting closer shouldn't be a problem, but Kiron has some very real fears. Will someone come between them, or will they find a way to work things out together?

Life isn't easy of fair. Six friends deal with death, love, and rocky relationships as they try to find happiness