coming of age - Stories

This story is autobiographical in nature, but I have made some modifications to protect the identities of those included in it. All the names have been changed, and in some cases things such as gender, locations, and sometimes familial compositions have been altered.

All that being said, this is MY truth, and it's time I released it so that I'm free to create from a place other than brokenness and sadness.

This will be dark, but there are spots of light in the great black. No void is truly empty when one gazes into it. The light from our eyes illuminates more than we realize.

~Samuel

Jody is still dealing with the hormonal demands of puberty at the moment, and is just trying to satisfy his carnal desires on his own without feeling 'dirty' about it all. However, when the cute boy next door gets a peek at what he's doing behind closed doors...will it shame him into stopping his naughty behavior? Or will it thrill him to the point of indulging even more?

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Jamison definitely missed his older brother, Johnny, when he went off to college. Especially since he's the only person in his family that he can talk to about being a gay teen in high school. So Jamison is overjoyed when he gets to take his very first bus trip out to see him for the weekend. It's a three hour ride, but when he meets another boy who seems to be heading in the same direction...that may not seem like enough time at all.

A coming of age story where an extraordinary encounter during a storm opens up a whole new world for Liam and Paul.

It happens sometimes....

Even the best of friends can sometimes grow apart during their adolescent years. And it hurts Dylan even more when romantic feelings begin to blossom for the boy who you keep close to your heart. So when a new boy comes along to rival his favorite boy's attention, will Dylan find a way to regain his status in his sweetheart's eyes? Or will he lose it all to the cutie who has seemingly captured his affections?

Thirteen-year-old Simon sits face to face with Father Strathmore, but what has he done wrong... experimented with drugs, kissed a boy, or lied in Confession? The priest has a vested interest in finding out, and it is a deeply personal and troubling one.

Peter's adoption is nearing completion, and he and Benji are officially going to become real brothers, but not without a rough spot on the way.

A short story about a father who is noticing something about his son that he didn't quite realize before. The big question being...what do I do now?

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Shawn Cotlin's life takes an unexpected turn when his eyes fall on a boy named Devin. From that moment on, he knows nothing will ever be the same again as love, hate, and need takes their tolls. As Shawn struggles to find himself, consequences and challenges are thrown into his face. He realizes he must pull down the stakes before they grow too high, or risk losing everything he ever was, and ever will be.

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Zach thought he was fooling everyone and was only out to Jake, his kid brother. Then on his 15^th birthday, his dad gave him a rainbow pendant inscribed with the Hebrew word ‘Chai’, which means ‘Life’. His dad had had it made to give to his best friend, Cliff, who had AIDS, but never got the chance. Zach promised to wear it with pride, but hid it under his shirt, forgetting he had to undress for gym, a class he shared with Tanner, his secret crush.