Novels
A Totally Smashing Thanksgiving story link David and Carson meet in a most unusual way that results in Carson breaking his arm. Then these two guys discover something else very interesting about each other. But that's only the beginning...
Forgetting Can Be a Big Mistake story link Curt's life takes a turn that he never expected, and he forgot something that didn't seem important. Others have forgotten things that are important that will both help and hurt him.

Mature or distressing themes. This story deals with abuse.
I'm Sticking Around for a While story link

You suddenly realize that you're in a hospital room looking at a patient... you need to find out why he's here. And then why you're here.

Mature or distressing themes dealing with violence and rape.

Reorientation link Jason announces to his family that he’s gay. His sisters and his father tell him that it doesn’t make any difference, they love him no matter if he’s gay or straight or whatever. But what about his mother? Can she come to accept that her son is gay?
Short Stories
A Christmas Story link Some teachers can be tough. Some can be awful. Some can be absolutely the worst. Even the day before the Christmas and New Year's break. Let's see if Mike will be able to cope with one of those “absolutely the worst” teachers.
A Christmas Story link Will is a nice kid; you'd like him if you met him. But he has something unusual: his last name. Will is going to tell us what it's like being William Roger Christmas Jr. And there's something else a lot more different and a lot more important about Will than just having an unusual last name...
Bad Haircut story link Cory is six years old and doesn't want to get a haircut,
so he decides to do something about it.

Birthday Present story link Sometimes a birthday present goes too far;
sometimes it doesn't go far enough.
What kind of birthday present is Steve's sister planning to give him?

Catching Some Rays story link It's the start of another school year, and for Kevin it's another school. But summer isn't over, and Kevin's planning to catch a few rays.
This story is included in the Codey's World Summer Vacation and Back to School collection.
Childhood Memories story link Memories from when we were children can influence our lives... and those of our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sometimes it takes a while for the message to get through...
Christmas Break story link Curt and Greg have been best friends since grammar school and they're now in college. Christmas break is coming up, and they are planning to camp out on Mt. Diablo and hike one of their favorite trails. But Mother Nature has a surprise in store for them, a surprise that will change both of their lives.
Dark Chocolate story link Denise loves dark chocolate, and sometimes she saves the foil wrappers. Will she save Ted's?
Escaping Katrina story link Cody Williams was living with his Granny in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck and devastated the city, disrupting his life. This is the story of how he escaped Katrina, how he was helped by a stranger, and how he found a new family, a new friend, and a new relationship.
Family Matters story link Kyle Parker returns home from school one afternoon and finds a strange boy sitting on his doorstep. He takes him into his home and quickly becomes intrigued by his mysterious visitor. Who is he? What does he want? Kyle is determined to get some answers, but is he ready to hear what the boy has to say?
Good Boys Never Lie story link Tommy learns that lying has consequences, especially lying to his mother. But has he really learned his lesson?
Halloween Bash story link

Darryl is watching a water polo match. Jason sits next to him and says water polo is the best sport for scoping out the really hot guys. Now Darryl is... confused.

Halloween Payback story link

What was thought to be a Halloween prank
turns out to be a homophobic slur.

Li'l Ben story link Li'l Ben is Mama Sue’s last cub; raising him is a challenge.
Can she keep him safe?
Nightmare story link What happens when things start going wrong with a marriage? Arguments? Silence? Nightmares?
Paris link You find yourself in a different city, a different country. You find everything here is different, perhaps even a bit surrealistic.
Yet, you fit right in.

Paris link Commuting lets us encounter a lot of different people. Some of them you'd rather not encounter.
For example, a person who looks like they are homeless.

Rescue link When Mark set out on his Thanksgiving week backpacking trip, little did he know that it would not turn out anything like what he expected.
Sort of a Goat Story link Sometimes you're just a teen. Sometimes you act more like a goat. Find out why that happened to Joel.
The Dreamcatcher story link Medical Science does not have cures for everything.
Sometimes the solution can be found in a tradition based on a different kind of medicine.

The Dying Game story link Dying isn't a game — or is it? Laura and Marti will find out the answer to that question on one particular night when things get a lot scarier than these two girls ever imagined.
The Ghost in the Machine story link Don is a computer science major at U.C. Berkeley and is working as a summer intern at Olintex Corporation. He's asked to help solve a strange problem with one of the network computers. Will he discover what's wrong, or could it be that there is a ghost in the machine?
The Neighborhood story link She’s elderly and is insular, seldom venturing from her home.
Her husband would like her to take walks with him, but she resists.
Walking would be good for her, she knows.
What would it be like if she took that first step?
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The Opera Leslie's first exposure to opera is when she hears Ash singing an aria. She becomes obsessed with the aria, and when she decides to find out which opera it's from the task turns out to be both simple and complicated...
The Tale of Snow White story link We all are, or should be, familiar with the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In our tale you will learn the story that is rumored to have influenced the Brothers Grimm to take pen to paper. Is it true? That will be for you to decide. But remember, this is a fairy tale!
Flash Fiction Stories
A Little Feedback story link

Tom's a bully, and he picks a target and makes their life miserable.
But bullies need to realize that someday there might be some feedback.

A Paragraph About a Horse story link

One of Andy Deats' instructors asked his class to write a paragraph describing a horse playing with an exercise ball. Andy offered it as a writing prompt on the Codey's World forum, and this is what I wrote. However, I changed it into several paragraphs so it's easier to read.

An Amazing Deed story link Under threat of destruction by a group of religious extremist aliens,
two men discuss the salvation of the human race...
Anniversary story link Tom wakes up expecting Josh to be next to him as usual. But he isn't...
Batting Practice story link We all know that love can be a distraction, but during batting practice that distraction can be painful...
Being Embarrassed story link Teenage boys embarrass easily.
But what is it that causes some of them to be embarrassed so often?
Embarrassment story link When you're 13 years old being embarrassed is just about the worst thing that can happen to you...
Friendships story link You can have all kinds of friends. But what kind is the most important?
Helping My Sister story link Chris is surprised when his sister Anne calls him wanting help with a new cellphone. They live over 400 miles apart.
Will Chris be able to help her?

I'm a Big Girl Now story link Sometimes it pays to read the signs, particularly if you want to avoid getting yourself into an embarrassing situation...
Josh, Can We Talk? story link Human beings often require acceptance and compassion from the people around them, but both can sometimes be hard to find...
Lilly story link Some superstitions exist for a reason, and when a young girl strays too close to a cursed lake, her mother rightly fears the consequences...
My First Car story link For a teen, a guy, getting his first car can be a momentous milestone...
My Letterman's Jacket story link A high school football player has his best day of all.
Roommates story link First impressions can be dangerous things when they're wrong, but with some people those misperceptions can be quickly corrected...
Rumors story link Gossip can hurt when lies are spread and reputations are tarnished, but when the rumors are true, sometimes the gossip can yield positive results...
The Day I Turned Gay story link There's a lot of discussion about whether a person is born gay or whether they can turn gay. Here's an 18 (almost 19) year-old who admits that he, indeed, turned gay.
What'd I Do Now? story link News, good or bad, always has the greatest emotional impact when it comes as a surprise...
Will Santa Really Come Tonight? story link A boy wonders if Santa is really going to come on Christmas Eve. His parents think about something else.
Poetry
A Poison Fog poem link What's it like when you're a kid and your parents have smoked all their lives?
Being Strong poem link A little girl reads a story about her daddy. Will the audience like her performance?
Doug I Love You poem link A celebration of enduring love... in the form of an acrostic
How Do I Say Goodbye poem link What are your thoughts when too soon you have to say goodbye so someone you love?
Rosemary Remembrance poem link Common, everyday things can often cause us to remember things from the past, sweet or poignant or both...
Sister poem link Parents like to think of their children as ideal siblings who love each other and get along, but that may not always be true...

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