Literary Fiction - Stories

Will Felix succumb to the surrounding flames of his life, or will he rise from the ashes like the phoenix born again?

Poem created after a very long walk.

1843. In a Polynesian paradise, something haunts Redburn. His dreams blend with the waking world, and he is driven to find himself while he seeks the lost love of his life.

Kade is perfectly content keeping his tickling interests confined to the realm of fiction, where everything is safe, controlled, and comfortably distant. But when a fan of his writing reaches out and suggests meeting in person, Kade suddenly finds himself faced with a terrifying prospect: actually living the kind of moments he’s only ever written about.

Various essays, many on LGBTI2S+ subjects, but some on music, etc.

A historical short story set in New Zealand during the late 1800’s

1909, England. A religious man with an irreligious urge takes a wander into the heart of London to relieve himself of it. One Shot/Drabble.

A straight friend, an artist who the narrator has known since college, compliments him on the definition of his muscles. The narrator has always considered the straight friend very attractive, The narrator is concerned his friend is not aware of his own good looks and is not keeping himself fit as they grow older. The narrator has a strategy for helping his friend.

A delinquent sneaks out of his home to go shoplifting.

“Taking Teddy Home” follows Carter on a cross-Canada journey to fulfill a promise to his late husband, Teddy. Along the way, memories of their love, struggles, and dreams unfold. A chance encounter with a kind stranger in Newfoundland brings Carter closer to letting go, as he prepares to scatter Teddy’s ashes in the Atlantic—a final act of love and closure.