coming out - Stories

Reilly Jackson is a good ole' cornbread Southern boy: boots, pickup and all. He loves Braydon more than anything in the world. But Braydon is the target of an abusive older man. How complex can their lives get? And can the boys find happiness where Family Pride is practically a religion, and being gay is reviled?

Breaching the English class barrier isn’t easy, as Tristian discovers when he invites his new boyfriend to his illustrious father’s fiftieth birthday party, with disastrous consequences.

Jessica Greenly is worried about her reclusive teenage son, but then he announces he has something to tell his parents. She correctly guesses that Jake is about to come out to them, but her husband, Troy, doesn't take it well. When Troy suddenly leaves, Jake concludes he was responsible for his parents' breakup and in a colossal misunderstanding, he runs away. Little does he know that he wasn't the only one hiding in the closet. Jessica sets out to find her son, but she has a major decision to make, whether to try to put her family back together or to set off in a new direction with her son.

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

Fate cannot be denied, and neither can Density.

It's Sword-toting masked man of mystery vs. Ninja in this story. Who is going to win in this epic war?

Matthew Carter is a detective in New York and he gets assigned to a case that brings his past back to haunt him. He is soon reunited with Jamie Hillary and well...read and find out.

What if Ryan didn't join the band and never got to leave his mind-numbing job as a topless waiter?

The Obsolete, running out of patience for their manager and each other, are destined to fail. On his 21st birthday, Jasper and his best friend Blake have a drunken adventure to visit as many bars as they can. To screw with their fans, they head into The Grind, where Jasper is surprised to find himself both slightly unsure and extremely comfortable. Especially when he and Blake are served by a man Jasper can't keep his eyes off.

If the band didn't bring them together, would Jasper and Ryan have ever fallen in love?

Aaron's task of seeing a drunken co-worker home turns sour in more ways than one.

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