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When Josh and his family moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, he knew he'd be helping his dad to renovate their new apartment. It hadn't been touched since the building opened in the mid-1950s and it needed a ton of work. Even so, it cost as much as they got for their old matchbook house in Brooklyn - close to a million dollars - and the only way they could afford it was to gut it and renovate it themselves. Josh was no stranger to handiwork, having helped rebuild after Hurricane Sandy, when he was just seven and could barely hold a drill. Little did they know that this time they'd face a hurricane and a global pandemic.

So my friend's had a secret for a while - and I've just found out. All thanks to me paying him an unexpected visit and a pair of ladies shoes. He's a drag artiste. He's darned good at it too. I even ended up being bribed into being his quick-change dresser at the first of his gigs I went to!

The journey of a man to find a special person

Haiku from walks taken this Autumn along the trails in the woods.

The Sessions is a collection of transcripts containing the conversations and subsequent appointment notes between a Consulting psychiatrist and her new patient. As a transcript, the story is told entirely in dialogue and is set in a small, plainly decorated room. A teak coffee table separates Patient and Doctor. Although not seen, the Doctor will be taking notes throughout, and these can be read at the end of each visit.
While some of the details within the transcripts may not be entirely medically accurate, I have drawn on my extensive experience of being the “patient” in therapy.

The Gift a hero can bring

A place for my prompt responses and other experimental shorts.

After troubling days, Owen and Alex finally find some peace to cherish their fresh relationship. But as it is in stories like this, peace is not about to last long.

Music brings the holidays to life and weaves memories and moments together. We bring you The Twelve Days of Christmas in story form, with plenty of music interspersed throughout. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Momo, a high school student weighed down by a difficult home life, starts experiencing intense dreams that hint at a mysterious past. When he meets Leo, a new classmate with a strangely comforting presence, the two realize their lives are more connected than they first thought. Together, they navigate friendship, strange coincidences, and personal challenges on a journey toward hope and self-discovery. ( BL, angst, profanity, reincarnation, non-consensual gropage?)

Craig and James will be spending their first Christmas in the farm cottage, along with James's sister Briony and her new boyfriend. But despite James's efforts to make it a perfect Christmas break, things begin to go wrong.

A sequel to Travelling On.

This is part 4 of “Catering With Benefits” - in the Appetites series.

Our favourite characters are living in the time of the pandemic, but don’t let that stop them from getting on with life.

The Flinders Street complex housing Poppy’s, Deans’s Bar, Divas and Dare to Bare, is closed due to the statewide lockdown.

On the other side of town the younger generation are coming of age and stepping out to discover what life has to offer.

Jordan Baxter grew up as an orphan. Kennie Hardy is part of a very generous, and civic minded wealthy family. Kennie, and Jordan's paths cross unknowingly with various charity events, and on the day of the city's Christmas Parade, Kennie, his friends, and family create an intricate plot as an exciting, and creative way for young Mr. Hardy to ask his favorite orphaned volunteer to be his boyfriend.

Levie (pronounced Levy) and his boyfriend Greg, have been dating for three months. Because of their busy lives, the couple decides to move in together, so they can strengthen their relationship. Luckily, the young men, have a loving, and supportive family to help them through life's changes, and storms. Together, Levie, and Greg discover no matter what comes against them, they've always got the "Love Of Family" to help them be strong.

(This is a revision of my original effort.)

When a homophobic baker refuses them service, Sam and Robby's attempt to buy a wedding cake turns into a nightmare.

Meet Mikey, he's a twenty-two-year-old librarian and part-owner of Barefoot Books & Lounge. For the last two years and is finally ready to start dating again. Stir in a cluster of loving family members, a brother's crazy soon-to-be ex-girlfriend, and a tickle-crazed stalker/killer. Cover, and simmer till it comes to a boil, and by the time it's finished cooking, hopefully, you've got a recipe for an enjoyable story.

This has been my flash fiction collection 2022. Due to unforeseeable developments, spontaneous ideas, and the wolf and the dragon not keeping their mouths shut it is now my Claws and Paws flash fiction collection. Shorts will be added randomly.

Baby wants to have sex.
Baby wants to have really good sex, to find someone to take him apart and show him what he likes. Only Baby has a problem.

He's a virgin.