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The old gods choose who they reveal themselves to, who then have the choice whether or not to believe the encounter.

For the souls who never found peace.

Bill is the quintessential "dad" – effortlessly leading at work, guiding strangers with kind words, and commanding a queer "boy harem" online. He solves every problem, fills every need. But in every dad, there's a son who needs a reassuring hand.

A lonely gay teen joins a ghost-hunting club to get closer to his crush, only to fall in love with the ghost of a boy murdered at his school—and must uncover the truth behind the death before the past kills again.

Jason first meets Konstantin, a first generation immigrant from Ukraine, in 2006. Konstantin is deeply in the closet and holds some deep-seeded internal homophobia. Despite their differences, Konstantin is drawn to the very out and proud Jason.

Their story is told through journal entries, a first person account filtered through Jason’s many addictions. It’s raw, uncensored, and painfully honest as Jason chronicles their story in an attempt to understand himself and his addictions.

Sometimes to move forward one has to relive the past. These entries have not been altered or edited in any way.

Crowe's life is forever changed when an angel delivers him an impossible task. During his travels through the Kenoma, Crowe encounters a lycan, an eight-foot-tall wolfman. Separated by language and culture, Crowe cannot deny he shares a powerful connection with the barbarian. Bound by mystical forces, their journey leads them to the small village of Timberford, a town that is gripped by a dark evil. Thus, Crowe must complete his first task. If he is to survive his first task and free the town from its dark curse, Crowe must face his own dark past and trust his new furry companion. But how can you trust someone you can't understand?

Jody is a star high school baseball player who happens to be attracted to guys. When he attends a baseball tryout for a college team, one of the players realizes Jody's big secret. What will happen when Jody appears on campus as a Freshman? What will happen when the team discovers Jody's orientation? What will happen when the coaches find out?

If you like college-age jocks, you'll love Jody and the guys who come into his life once he arrives at the University.

Sexy, fun, surprising, Jody's story will keep you excited to read more.

At twenty, I wrote my thirty-year-old self a letter. At forty, I found it. And here's my reply, one the laws of time won't let me send, but one that I owe him anyway.

To his family, Matt is just the dorky, mustached dad. The men he meets see the body underneath, and the switch that flips behind closed doors. Three days, five encounters, one Parents Weekend.

A story to be published in whole in five parts.

When the star dragon Lalianus falls from the heavens to find his purpose and breaks his wing upon impact on earth, he finds help and refuge with Torryn, the man whose backyard he'd crashed into.

Excited to learn about humankind, he asks a million questions during his stay with Torryn, eventually coming to learn not all is well with these lands, and that his human caretaker has far more to him than meets the eye.

Now determined to help, Lalianus ventures to meet the king with Torryn by his side, so that he may offer his assistance with the crisis the kingdom is facing in the aftermath of losing a war with a neighboring country.

For Andy, 4 AM runs are a sanctuary—except for the irritating zoo security guard constantly patrolling his route.

But when a freak accident leaves Andy battered on the asphalt, his "nemesis" is the only one there to catch him.

A first-aid session in the back of a cramped SUV quickly turns into a different kind of encounter, proving that the friction between them was just a spark waiting to ignite.

My free-verse entry for the 2026 poetry anthology. Lately it seems that what seems like being a choice, really isn’t. Are we really free to decide any aspects of our own lives?

When journalist David Levy shadows an MMA fighter, he expects to meet a brute. Instead, he’s paired with Connor Ryan—a ginger-haired knockout with a sharp wit and a past as bruised as his knuckles. As David follows Connor through the high-stakes world of cage fighting, the lines between observer and participant begin to blur.

With Connor training for the fight of his life and David’s career on the ropes, both men must choose between ambition and desire. But when a dark secret surfaces and a single mistake threatens everything, winning might mean losing each other for good.

Co-written by Sween McDervish.

The Time To Escape Might Be Before It Begins

If you are a victim of or have experienced relationship violence, or content related to these themes bother you as a reader, please do not read this content.

"Uncut Control - Taming the Spanish Bull" is a spicy, smut-filled MM erotic tale set in a Madrid gym. It follows Arno, a 22-year-old ambitious Dutch engineering student on Erasmus exchange, who's all about control and no-strings dominance… until he meets Fernando, the hot, hairy 31-year-old Spanish bartender who's confident on the outside but craves total submission in the bedroom.

Jace never thought he'd see Louis again, especially not at a wedding packed with old faces and even older drama. One encounter is all it takes for old feelings to come flooding back, making it impossible to pretend the past never happened. As the reception unfolds, Jace is forced to face just how much he's still carrying and, maybe, what he still wants.

Half-elf ex-cop Flynn O'Briain is losing a war on a cellular level. His human DNA and Elven heritage are tearing each other apart.

When a murdered PI leaves Flynn a blueprint for a corporate energy project that uses magical beings as batteries, he and Poitr are pulled into a conspiracy that reaches from the streets of LA to the highest levels of power. The clock is ticking. Flynn's body is failing. And the only cure is in the hands of the woman they're trying to stop.

Daniel TwoCrow is on a father/boys bonding campout with his three sons. He tells them the story of the first encounter their ancestor, Jonathan Laughing Thunder TwoCrow had with the tickle monsters of good and evil.

The character Yosemite Sam isn't the Looney Toons character. Sam belongs to Mars Velvet, an artist on deviantart.

The Blue Tickle Monster belongs to The Blue Tickle Monster an artist on deviantart.

The rest of the characters belong to me.

Prompt #265

Write a story that begins with a phone call at three in the morning.

Trevor insisted the house phone be on his side of the bed. There was one problem with that; Trevor was nearly impossible to wake up. One night, the phone rings at three AM. Julius has a hard time waking Trevor, but finally succeeds. Trevor finally answers the phone on the ninth ring. The phone call starts something they never could have expected.

Two work-from-home dads try to carve out a little time for themselves—a rare, much-anticipated sex date. But between kids, Zoom calls, and the chaos of daily life, even the best-laid plans to get laid get derailed.

This story is a stand-alone follow up to A Charmed Life, but you don’t need to have read that one to jump in. Everything you need is right here.