urban - Stories

Two serious writers named Frank and Ben take a stab at collaboration, and end up mired in a contract they never really wanted. This ... is their story.

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People are dying and they all have a connection to Patrick's dead ex Gavin Martin.

Adam has to stop this mad man before he and Patrick are next.

Tony's a rising star in the family, having turned a dingy Brooklyn bowling alley into a hipster hot spot. When Grandfather Martellini asks him to lunch, Tony gets an offer he can't refuse. Can he pull the project off? Is Antonio Martellini ready for prime time?

Barnegat Bay is a romance set mainly on the Jersey shore in the summer of 1932. It focuses on its narrator, Doc, and his friends Mike, Larry, Al, and Spence, summer lifeguards soon headed into their senior year at CCNY -- the City College of New York. This is in the uncertain times and job market of the still early years of the Great Depression. Joining the guys are Mary and Claire, local to the area but no less ambitious for their lives.

It may initially seem an odd book for this site, but, believe me, it isn't.

A new collection of prompts and shorts.

For Camp NaNoWriMo, I had to write 10,000 words in 30 days. The result is two short stories in one. Here they are. Disappearance is a world class thief with ragdoll-like superpowers, and he has his eyes on the Nano Wrimo Diamond. Follow him as he encounters many world building...er, I mean, colorful distractions along the way, meeting up with basic characters that I'll flesh out in future stories...er...complex human beings who can't be boiled down to one or two character traits, and flop flop flop all the way to the bank (figuratively; the diamond is in a museum)! Just think of Disappearance as Male!Catwoman and you'll be all set.

This is a collection of my short non-fiction pieces.

Some of these stories were previously posted separately on this site. But I've consolidated them and am slowly adding new pieces as they're finished.

This collection parallels that of my short fiction on this site -- Circumstances.

Sienna’s never been kissed and she’s perfectly happy with that. Atleast that’s what she tells herself. Then Lauren Newberger comes along and shakes things up. But a happy ending isn’t destined for all.

Liam Fenton was Bas's first major crush in college. When Liam stood him up on a date, asking for a rain check, Bas figured their timing was not right. They meet again after six years. Bas has scars from a failed marriage and a volatile ex-husband. Liam has thought about Bas and their missed date for years. After they meet, Liam decides to take the chance fate has given him and works to get to know Bas better.

Chris is a nineteen-year-old community college student and part-time bartender who lives at home with his parents. Callan is a 23-year-old post-graduate student living on his own, 1,200 miles from where he grew up, who discovers while working on his Ph.D. that he has become an inspiration for the younger Chris. Both are aspiring musicians.

The story begins as Callan seats himself at the bar at the Saguaro Grill where Chris works, and before the evening ends Chris has offered to help him land a gig as the Grill’s musical entertainment a couple of nights a week, an arrangement that works out well for both of them.

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Aaron's task of seeing a drunken co-worker home turns sour in more ways than one.

A short Christmas story about a special elf that saves Christmas for a sad family.

This is a collection of my flash fiction, stories looking at modern day gay life (and life from a few years ago). Each chapter is a different story.

So sit back, put your feet up, and read some of my “case studies”.

This will contain any poems and short stories I come up with. I don't normally write poetry, but it is something I'm trying to do now. Thanks for your comments.

Jane's got a plan and she's sticking to it. Quin's just trying to get over a heartbreak. Will Jane let Quin in before it's too late.