Reasons why I hate the word "Stay".

Coming to Terms

This is my ten-form poetry submission to the first annual ATTYS competition. All ten poems are related to the process of coming to terms with different life situations: a miscarriage, the death of a loved one in the Vietnam war; a political abduction; the ex-pat life; a battered wife; betrayal; Alzheimer's Disease; dr...

Losing Faith [A short story]

It Needs a Name

Jamie is struggling with his mental health, sexuality, and his addiction to self-harm. His mother seeks refuge in the bottles of the booze she drinks late at night to escape the horrible event in the not-to-distant past. Jamie is torn between his instinct to sacrifice his own recovery to save his mother, and his new...

Let's Get One Thing Straight: I'm Not [boyxboy sequel]

16 year old Maxwell Quincy had the perfect life. A loving family, an amazing boyfriend, and 3 best friends. But within a week, his life quickly begins to fall apart. His parents are fighting, his boyfriend might dump him, and his friends are becoming distant. On top of everything, Andre is determined to get revenge on...

Closets Are For Clothes [boyxboy]

Maxwell Quincy is your average 16 year old. The only problem? Max is secretly gay and in love with his straight best friend Noah. Max must now struggle with his feelings for Noah as he desperately tries to keep being gay a secret. But when his secret gets out, Max's whole life is changed. Will Max ever be with Noah?

Stuck On Mute

Cora Markings is a freak, according to her classmates. After an accident claims her father's life and Cora's voice, she Stuck On Mute. At 12 she was considered like a dog, no opinion. Now 17 she has gotten over the loss of her voice, so she claims. Her twin siblings, Kaylah and Luke, feel her pain and try not to add t...