Fiction - Story Contests

‘Scars Upon Your Heart’ explores the lives of three boys, from teenage years to adulthood. One boy was forever locked in thought about what he could have had, one boy haunted by the mistakes that he can never go back on and the final boy who suffered for the greatest gift of all. Love.

A perfectly ordinary boy with a perfectly ordinary family. That was until a police officer came to their door and they had to hide in the closet. Just your average Christmas really!

At a time of year when the connection to other realities is stronger, who knows what will come from a stroll through the woods...

Sometimes, life just sucks. Jared Warren knows this better than anyone. His 'loving' marriage has had thirteen long, long years to explain it to him. In detail. But when the choice between an experimental life-saving procedure and dying comes up, he doesn't hesitate. After all, he has to protect his kids!

Everyone wants to know who is playing jokes on people at work. The joker's identity remains a secret until April Fools Day.

Danny and David are two typical American teenagers who share a passion for skateboards, alternative music, philosophy . . . and each other. (2009 Gay Authors Novella Writing Contest) The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of David of Hope in editing and Alastair in proofreading this story, as well as the support of Gay Authors, Awesome Dude and Nifty. I would also like to thank Rigel for correcting errors with respect to Orthodox Jewish practices.

Can a hero fool himself to let injustice reign in a world dominated by apathy?

Christopher Cordes was never able to celebrate Halloween because his mom thought it was devil worship. She would tell her son the story about several boys who'd gone missing on Halloween when she was younger, so when Chris was older, he decided to find out if that story was true. He started his own investigation, but what did he find? Was the story true, or had she just made it all up. Chris was shocked by what he discovered.

Jody doesn’t need to dress up for Halloween, he’s already a zombie thanks to his ex-boyfriend who has left him for a woman. When he’s invited to the bachelor party though, he turns up prepared and ready to take revenge!

Kids will be kids, no matter what species they are.