coming of age - Stories

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

Fate cannot be denied, and neither can Density.

A gifted teenager meets his match on the banks of the Mississippi River.

A side salad to CWB 3 - An Appetite for More.

What happened when Jared met his new family?

Who is The Fixer?

The past comes to life as two boys, linked through their 22nd century implants, dream of a brutal gay bashing. But is the past really the past, or was it the future that was just a dream? If find their way back, might they then save what little is left of gay culture? (2008 Winter Anthology - It's Just a Game, Right?)

A short story in four chapters set on the mountainous Italian coast. Michele’s life spirals after a misplaced kiss from his best friend.

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.

Gareth wakes up in hospital after being in coma for several days. As we go along he remembers having an accident. Other information about his life seem to be gone or inaccessible due to retrograde amnesia. When his socioenvironment helps him put the pieces together, he realizes something odd.

various stories, and other pieces

Tucked away in the southeast corner of Tennessee is a small town called Minor Springs.

Tristan is a bullied teen who spends his days (and nights) plotting his escape.

Finn has it all - popularity, money and the perfect girlfriend - but feels the town is closing in around him.

As Minor Springs threatens to destroy them both, they will find refuge in an abandoned clubhouse in the woods separating their two worlds.

Living in the shadow of his dead brother, Seth Cohen is just trying to be the son that his parents lost. He is accepted into Heedway Hall School of the Arts, a prestigious music and art school, where he meets Spencer, Logan, and John, who couldn't be more opposite (from him and from each other). Slowly, with the help of new friends, Seth learns what it means to be a musician and more importantly, himself.
**See chapter notes for info on plot changes