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Benjamin and his best friend Ethan's short vacation in a remote beach town takes a dark turn when a stranger knocks on their door. A story about deep, personal trauma and the unimaginable lengths one will go to save a loved one.

The story was inspired by Prompt #211:

You’re a closeted gay man at a company gathering, for example, a conference of some kind. The company brought in a unique kind of entertainment and you’re attracted to one of the entertainers. With their costumes, you can’t tell if they’re male or female. You decide, what the heck, and ask them to meet you later. They’re not what you expected.

A budding singer joins a band and discovers his sexual orientation isn't what he thought it was.

Dashel had always been different. In the spring of 1873, a bit after he turned 18 years, his life changed forever.

Poem written for the 2024 Poetry Antho.

Haiku are well suited for observations in nature, but their meanings, for me, can be much deeper in their connection to the human spirit. All these poems are observations and outlets for what lays within.

Highborn Francis Gray and lowborn Edward Bardshaw were once at the verge of a life-defining love… until the Imperial fleet destroyed their home and separated them. A decade later, fate sees fit to reunite them amidst a backdrop of political intrigue and surging public unrest. Can they rekindle their old spark? And if so, can it resist the echoes of history? After all, ten years is a long time, and neither Fran nor Ed are who they once were…

This is the third and final part of the Confounded Trilogy, portraying a May - December story with familiar characters.

You would be wise to (re)read the previous parts of this trilogy, to get reacquainted with the characters; some you will know, some are new. Some references will hark back to previous writings, and will make more sense. This story is told from perspectives, so called Points of View (POV).

We catch up with Larry after he cheated on Ken.

How does a man deal with the death of his wife and picking up the pieces? Sometimes not well.

This is an updated version based on some user input. Hopefully it reads a little better.

A collection of poems for NaPoWriMo 2024.

The only people that matter in Iron's Saint town are the Wilde family. They're affluent, celebrated, and admired. But behind their flawless existence, dark secrets lie. Ones that will shake the foundations of everything they built and stand for.

Hadrian, accompanied by his loyal guide Ouray, returns to the familiar yet unsettling town of Redwaters, North Carolina. Their journey is spurred by Fleur's distressing nightmare, which foretells a looming danger that threatens to disrupt their lives forever. Meanwhile, a magical portal transports Zain to Redwaters on the eve of his nineteenth birthday. Amnesic and with no knowledge of his extraordinary powers, the young prince meets Hadrian, Fleur, and Ouray, who try to help him find answers to his questions.

I have had a very unusual life, which started from the moment I was born and named Sebastian Mitchell Amos Grantly in Douglas, on the Isle of Man, UK. Things dramatically changed when just before Christmas and at nearly six years old, my mother and I flew to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, where my name officially became Mitchell Amos Grant, at first, I had no idea why.

Kalum dealing with his bullying identical twin brother Jasper. Jasper controls everything that Kalum does and no one ever sees what’s really going on, until a new kid, Robert, joins the school. Robert makes Kalum question who he is as a person. Whilst this is ongoing, Kalum starts remembering parts of an accident he had when he was six years old. The more he tries to make sense of how he really feels about Robert and the more he tries to remember his accident the more aggressive and worse Jasper gets. As more insane memories come flooding back to Kalum, the more unexpected turns him and his friends face.

A tale of two Dogs and there Masters.

Gay reverse-harem in space!

When it turns out that the prime pleasure android on an all-male starship is malfunctioning and has evolved the capacity to fall in love, many men onboard fear the change that has happened to the mandroid. The synthetic and his human lover need to make their own way in the universe, but their burgeoning relationship is bombarded by events that send things spinning into chaos!

They participate in a rebel uprising. There is a city full of clones, and also adult entertainment! They learn that children are being used in a twisted experiment. There are witches, dragons, and drag queens!

It's Darryl's Fortieth Birthday, and his husband starts the fun the night before.

What do Bar Mitzvahs and food carts have in common? Nothing… unless you’re talking about a precocious young teen with a Jewish boyfriend and a best friend who's half black Cajun and half Asian, and who’s a gifted teenage chef. With a double Bar Mitzvah on the Fourth of July weekend, why not make it a pool party? Oy Vey!

Two short vignettes, slices of life. An established couple in rural Virginia has strong community ties and looks to the future. A single entertainer prepares for a show and reflects on his found family, the support he's received, and the opportunity to use his talents to give something back.