Fiction

Mitch and I have been best friends since preschool. Growing up is never easy though. I remember the day it happened like it was yesterday, the day I had lost my way.

A story of friendship, love and compassion between two friends and their significant others

Giants invade a remote village of the fading Empire, claiming valuables, food, and slaves. Pireno, the blacksmith's apprentice, finds himself with a new owner, the giant Saghir.

Inspired by one of the MetAddicts, this "story" is a collection of in-MetaVerse interviews with characters chosen by readers.

What happens when the life of an ordinary college kid is suddenly uprooted by the appearance of a strange man, claiming to be the God of Death?

Not to mention, as soon as the obnoxius playboy arrives, trouble ensues.

Poor Leo is thrust into a world he knows nothing about. Facing dangers he thought could only exist in fantasy and for what purpose?

Surely these creatures wouldn't attack for no reason.

The so called 'God of Death', seems to be putting off more than he is letting on.

Will Leo ever be able to uncover the truth?

Kerry is very unhappy and hates school because he is being picked on by his peers. Things come to a head on Halloween when an incident leads Kerry to decide he’s finally had enough. What is he about to do?

Cezar Cozman is resigned with the fate drawn for him by his parents. Pulled from his never-ending abroad studies in which he has never excelled, duels, gambling, and scandalous affairs aside, he is to be married within a few months’ time to a woman he has no feelings for.

There is little comfort in knowing what the future holds. Cezar also knows well that he will never have what his heart truly desires, but he sees no other way. That, until one unbearably hot day, a beautiful horse thief enters his life, impetuous and unexpected like a summer storm, and powerful like a force of nature, bent on stealing his heart away.

Sawyer is too busy to worry about something as frivolous as Christmas. College is hard, but he’s focused on getting into law school. Kable is studying to make the family business, Del Buon Gusto, into a successful chain restaurant. When a party debacle at the restaurant gives Kable a chance to get close to Sawyer, he’s shocked to learn Sawyer’s a Christmas Grinch. He's determined to change Sawyer’s mind, but their dates are one debacle after another. Can they have a Merry Christmas?

Fourteen-year-old Simon is getting a haircut. He has choices: a crew cut or a mullet; to continue his isolation, or to murmur a personal 'open sesame.' Later, with a little help from his friends, he finds out he is not nearly as alone as he imagined. And he suddenly can face the prospects of a long summer and entering high school in the fall with hope.

Another A to Z snapshot; Zander wonders about love and what the future holds.