holiday - Stories

It is January 2004 and the United States and its “allies” have just completed the successful invasion of Iraq and Saddam Hussein has been captured. US Presidential Elections are on the horizon. Howard Dean is the frontrunner to be the Democratic candidate to take on George W. Bush.

These events weigh lightly on the mind of Will Schluter. He just graduated from high school a semester early and is looking forward to spending the next eight months in the pursuit of hedonistic pleasure and mind broadening experiences.

Neither Will nor his country had any idea about the challenges that lurked ahead.

A family's Christmas gathering gets enhanced by some shared fun and love.

Quentin Noel is a nobody; a closeted senior whose only wish is to peacefully survive his final semester of high school, unbothered by anyone. But his quiet life takes a sudden turn, when a strange lady gifts him a parchment paper that can make anyone fall in love with him, simply by writing their name.

A list of secret crushes, unexpected kisses, and loads of unplanned 'naughty' action— is this all a curse, or a blessing in disguise? You decide!

A sappy Xmas short story.

Damien, an American resort manager living in the Philippines, finds himself entangled with a half-Filipino/British passenger, Albert, whose luggage and baggage from his past may be more than what the billionaire had booked for. Will Damien help save Albert from his untimely fate? Or will their adventures on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world set in Palawan be enough for Damien to save Albert? And, will they keep the contract that makes them...100% satisfied?

Larry was the son of a famous opera singer and a well-known conductor, but his passion in life was to be a medical scientist. However, when the pandemic waylaid his plans to go to the Bronx High School of Science, instead he applied to LaGuardia, New York's premier public high school of the arts. Just as an intermezzo is a short musical bridge, Intermezzo brings together characters from other stories in the New York Stories series while filling in some gaps. Told from the point of view of Larry's girlfriend, Robin, he learns that sometimes the shortest path to one's goals isn't the straightest one.

A novel in fifteen chapters.

Fourteen-year-old Daniele Ferrero and his best friend Giacomo are finally finishing middle school. As they embark on the endless summer holidays amidst the mountains and olive groves of Italy’s Amalfi Coast, they begin to grow closer. But will Giacomo prove worthy of Daniele’s affections?

Meanwhile, Daniele’s other best friend Marco is waiting in the wings, and he suspects that Giacomo’s motives are anything but selfless.

A peregrination, an exploration, a journey of mind, heart and memory,

I recall some San Francisco places that mean the most to me.

A Wednesday Brief Holiday Short Story

César asks for family time as a birthday present, so Brett charters the sailing mega yacht Flying Circus for a vacation. Cruising the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain, César celebrates his 50th, and Owen his 35th. While the adults enjoy the white-glove service, Liebe, Roosevelt, and Jefferson Abelló keep them on their toes.