playful - Stories

Ben and Cole are roommates, gym bros, and competitors who don't back down. When Ben impulsively bets his roommate Cole that he can spend the entire month locked in a chastity cage—loser has to clean their apartment for a month—Cole expects him to crack by day two. But as the month drags on, the guys try to outlast each other, until a surprise side bet ups the ante.

Ninety crew dead. Ten left. All men. The ship's held together with duct tape, the AI keeps suggesting they turn it off and on again, and the captain is a meteorologist who fought a can of ravioli with an axe and lost. They're lost in deep space, eating rat, and absolutely not qualified for this. But they're alive. For now.

Meet the Harding boys: Matt and his big brother Justin, their hunky dad Richard, and their fun-loving uncle Patrick.

When Matt gives his father a lavish vacation, it's meant to bring them closer -- but a secret plan to indulge a forbidden curiosity unsettles everything. An old passion reawakens in Richard, soon ensnaring Justin and Patrick too.

Sons collide with fathers, uncles with nephews, and brothers with each other. As the Harding men circle the same questions, the past simmers beneath the surface, threatening to redraw the boundaries of family, loyalty, and lust.

Love, magic, and chaos collide in this queer urban fantasy romp! When ex-cop Flynn O’Briain wakes up covered in mysterious runes with no memory of how he got there, he’s thrown into a wild chase through LA—with his snarky, fashion-obsessed fiancé Poitr in tow. Hunted by corrupt agents, dodging Hollywood disasters, and uncovering a sentient internet relic, these two disasters must survive space launches, flesh-crafting mishaps, and their own messy feelings.
"Doomscroll, AMEN!" "Pray to the Algorithm, let it wash you in your sins!"

Marcus Reed came to Snow Pine to disappear. Then he meets the Calloway brothers. Ryan is kind, steady, and gentle in a way Marcus has never experienced before. But Cameron Calloway is the exact opposite. Wild. Reckless. Infuriatingly magnetic. The older brother carries anger like a second skin, pushing everyone away before they can leave him first. Falling for both of them was never supposed to happen. But in a town like Snow Pine, secrets don't stay buried for long. And choosing one brother could mean losing them both.

I missed my characters so I wrote new stories about Robbie and Mark, frontman and guitarist of a world-famous band

The first story starts with a song Mark never intended anyone else to hear.

What follows is something neither he nor Rob could have predicted. A new chapter, a different language, and a part of himself Mark hadn't quite realised was waiting to come out.

But some songs carry more than others.

And sometimes, the hardest stories to tell are the ones hidden between the lines.

*The creative adult is the child who has survived*

A mischievous fairy and a bold pixie chase each other through a magical forest, their playful games sparking laughter and delight.

Nerdy boy has a surprise dream come true during a tutoring session with his older crush.

The poem explores the difference between people who are naturally funny and those who try too hard to be. It contrasts effortless, authentic humor with forced attempts at being amusing, showing how real humor comes from honesty, observation, and ease, while performative humor feels strained. The poem suggests that genuine humor is something people carry without realizing it, and that laughter chooses its own messengers.