Copyright © 2008-2011
by Grant Bentley.
All Rights Reserved.
“Quality Never Grows Old.”
Often, something as simple as reaching out to help one person in need can, and does, change lives.
Steven’s sophomore year in high school turns out to be anything but typical.
Thoughts on the beach, from two perspectives.
There's no closet in the boys’ locker room.
Sometimes, life doesn't go according to plan, and like Kent, we need to learn to never say never.
Kane and Ashton are best friends. Kane confesses his love for Ashton. Will Ashton accept Kane's love and allow himself to love Kane back?
Living on the streets during a cold Canadian winter can make being hungry and alone the least of your worries.
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
Always be nice to your Mom when you’re forced to go Christmas shopping. You never know when it might pay off.
Some interesting events unfold during a family Christmas trip to the mountains.
You never know what you’ll find at the mall when you’re Christmas shopping.
Sandy discovers there’s more to being directionally challenged than not knowing left from right.
This is one side of an online conversation between two boys, one a Canadian and one not. The question has been asked, “What does a ‘normal’ Canadian boy dream of?”
Church is so confusing for Zack. His new pastor preaches nothing but hate and condemnation, but no matter how carefully he reads his Bible, he can’t find where it says God hates him. Will things change when circumstances lead him to a new church?
Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Story Collection
A shocking Halloween prank has unexpected results.
Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Story Collection
The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving have been a time of searching and dicovery for Jody. Will he find what he’s looking for in time to feel thankful and enjoy Thanksgiving?
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
Sometimes, when handing out treats to the little trick-or-treaters, the Force is with you.
Lynn discovers that sometimes the heart, mind, and the body aren’t always in sync.
Jake, a lonely young man bitter and hardened by the anger and hate that surrounded him growing up, meets Chance, a lonely young man isolated for no other reason than he was seen to be different. Can they offer each other the one thing they both need? Love.
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
Shawn can’t accept that he’s gay, but he can’t escape that reality as long as Shelby Morrison is around. How does he react to Shelby’s presence at school everyday? And what does he do when Shelby’s suddenly not there?
Telling your best friend you’re gay is never easy. Sometimes, the response can bring about a totally unexpected chain of events.
Assuming nothing happens without a reason, when Chad finds out why Jason turned on him, will he still invoke the best-friend forgiveness clause?
When Nolan’s parents find out he’s gay, they can’t accept it. His younger sister thinks it’s great. Will she be able to help bring about a reconciliation?
Some things in life defy explanation.
Part of the 2011 First Date Collection
Charles is a genius with seriously overprotective parents and an absolute zero social life. Then he meets Andrew.
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection
Adam feels he has little to be thankful for on Thanksgiving and wonders if he has the strength to go on. Then someone comes along…
Tommy is a sweet, sensitive, vulnerable young man, wanting to be loved and hustling to get by. Will meeting someone from his past save him and give him that love?
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection
Halloween, a time to confront scary ghosts and goblins, or something even scarier?
Chad is terrified of coming out and has created a safe, closeted little world for himself. When his new friend, Josh, is publicly outed, how will it affect that safe little world?
A naïve young man becomes trapped in a life of prostitution and drugs. His only escape is his imagination and his one and only daydream. Will a very desperate and unusual job interview allow that dream to come true?
Theo seems to have it all; the life dreams are made of. He can have almost anything money can buy. So what is the one thing he wants for Christmas?
You can hate—you can forgive. It's your choice. Only one of them has a cost.
Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Story Collection
Jamie brings home a Christmas surprise, creating a little drama in the process.
Sometimes, the power of love just isn’t enough to overcome the power of hate.
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
It often just takes just one to stand up for and support a bullied student to bring about change.
Who’s that over there?