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Blurb |
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| A Big Red Balloon |
Anonymous |
Short Story |
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| A Brass Monkey |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
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 Breathless Story |
Alan Keslian |
Short Story |
A teenage guy goes to a charity bike ride in the hope of catching sight of his sports hero. The event turns out to be a lot tougher than he expected, and he struggles to cross the finishing line. |
| A Brief Story |
Ben W. Blue |
Short Story |
You go to your usual emporium to buy a pack of briefs. Tighty whiteys. Fly fronts. Jocks. You see something new, and you decide to give them a try. Was this a mistake or a good idea? Read on... |
| A Christmas Eve Awakening |
Ronyx |
Short Story |
A Christmas Short Story. Read how James finds love on a cold Christmas Eve. A meeting with a stranger will change his life forever. |
A Christmas Cage |
Des Downunder |
Short Story |
Bobby's mom refuses to recognize that he has a boyfriend. As she rushes around preparing for Christmas, Bobby has something important to tell her and he doesn't know how. |
| A Christmas Gift |
Richard Norway |
Short Story |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection
Mark is at the mall doing his Christmas shopping. He sees a boy and for some reason that he doesn't understand is attracted to him and follows him into a store. While pretending to pick a belt for his dad he meets the boy, Robbie, and his life is turned upside-down.
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| A Christmas Story |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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….
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| A Christmas Wish |
Codey |
Short Novel |
Yes, Billy, there is a Santa Claus. He just uses another name in the off season. |
| A Day at the Beach |
Tim at Codey’s World |
Flash Fiction |
James faces challenges at the beach. Sometimes, even when you go beyond what’s expected, all you really want is the love and reassurance of the people you love the most.
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| A Ghost of Christmas Past |
Codey |
Short Novel |
It was Christmas Eve, and the day before his birthday, but Ricky was afraid to go home. Alone, abused and confused, was there no one to help him conquer his fear? |
| A Halloween Surprise |
Anonymous |
Short Story |
This story is only incidentally a Halloween story. It's much more, a story about why friendship is so important even when two friends haven't seen each other for two years. |
| A Little Feedback |
Colin Kelly |
Flash Fiction |
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 Little Help from Little Bro |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Kane and Ashton are best friends. When Kane confesses his love for Ashton, will Ashton accept his love and allow himself to love Kane back? |
| A Love Never Meant To Be |
Shadow |
Poem |
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| A Mother and Her Son |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
A mother and son seek a better life beyond hardship.
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| A New Year—A New Life |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection
Living on the streets during a cold Canadian winter can make being hungry and alone the least of your worries. |
| A New Year Resolution |
Altimexis |
Short Story |
Trevor is under pressure from all sides for being gay and evangelical. But things heat up when his church tries to get the school to drop textbooks and the GSA. |
| A Night In Reality |
DesDownUnder |
Flash Fiction |
Boy Meets Boy. It takes longer to read these stories than it does to enact them. What's wrong with them? |
| A Paragraph About a Horse |
Colin Kelly |
Flash Fiction |
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, instead of one paragraph I changed it into several paragraphs so it's easier to read. |
| A Run to Christmas |
Anonymous |
Short Story |
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| A Story for Mikie |
Viv |
Short Story |
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| A Surprise Blind Date |
RJ |
Short Story |
Dustin, James, and Adam are about to meet Dustin’s blind date, over burgers. |
| A Smokey Mountain Christmas |
CarolinaScribbler |
Short Story |
Adam drives to his home on Cowee Mountain at the start of a heavy snow storm, anticipating a quiet Chrstmas by himself. When David shows up at his door, all of a sudden it's not going to be that quiet holiday alone. |
| A Totally Smashing Thanksgiving |
Colin Kelly |
Novel |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection
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... |
| A Zombie Valentine |
Gee Whillickers |
Short Story |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection It's Halloween and Val has five problems. First, his nickname Val is short for Valentine. Second, Halloween sucks when you're fifteen. Third, he's going to a party stag. Fourth, he's going to the party as a Zombie. Fifth, he sees another guy in the same Zombie costume. Can anything good come of this combination? |
| Acrophobia |
RJ |
Short Story |
Gary versus the terrace, and what's below.
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| Afternoon Tea |
Graeme |
Short Story |
Margaret and Felicity, two old friends, meet for afternoon tea and discuss their husbands, plus one recent and one upcoming wedding. But all is not as it seems.
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| All I Can Be |
DesDownUnder |
Poem |
Submitted in response to the "Oh, what the Hell! Who wants to be normal anyway?" Writer's Challenge
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| All I Wanted |
Viv |
Short Story |
Two guys find relationships and expectations are tricky,
and not quite what either one expected.
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| Anniversary |
Colin Kelly |
Flash Fiction |
Tom wakes up expecting Josh to be next to him as usual. But he isn't...
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| Artwork by Ben W. Blue |
Ben W. Blue |
Artwork |
Artwork by Ben W. Blue in PNG and PDF formats. Other artwork by Ben W. Blue appears throughout the site.
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| Assumptions |
Steven Keiths |
Short Story |
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| Back to Mummy |
Alan Keslian |
Short Story |
Ian's boyfriend Roger breaks up with him, but then wants to get back together — but not the way Ian wants. His alternative is to move back home. What will Ian do?
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| Bad Haircut |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Cory is six years old and doesn't want to get a haircut, so he decides to do something about it. |
| Bagman |
Chris Sirn |
Short Story |
Things get stranger for Andy. The flu, adults, his best friend, a nightmare…. Keep the light on after reading this one!
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| Bah Hefferdog |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
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| Beginning |
Cole Parker |
Short Story |
Mark is a young boy who is forced to grow up. Will he be able to do it before he's ready?
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| Behind the Scenes |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
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| Being Embarrassed |
Colin Kelly |
Flash Fiction |
Teenage boys embarrass easily. But what is it that causes some of them to be embarrassed so often? |
| Best of Friends |
Codey and Graeme |
Short Story |
Three friends go on a hike and find something unexpected. |
| Birthday Present |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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? |
| Black Dog |
Alien Son |
Novel |
Michael is a typical teenager living in an Australian country town. He has a loving family and cool friends, and is doing well at school. Then he suffers a major trauma. Black Dog is the story of one boy's journey inwards in the aftermath of this life-changing event. Caution: PG - This story deals with recovery from abuse and depression. We choose to face these things together, instead of hiding or running or turning away.
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| Black Belt Joe |
BlindEagle |
Short Novel |
Welcome to The world according to Joseph Silver, where dreams turns into reality and disaster into triumph!
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| Black Sheep |
Kia |
Novel |
Vic has a dark past and an uncertain future, but right now he is falling in love. Jack adores him and everything seems to be online for a dream romance… until the past starts to catch up with Vic and his love is tested to the limits. Can Jack get past his own fear and Vic's pain and bring his Black Sheep back into the fold?
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| The Bold and the Brave |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
Stars travel so far before they reach our naive eyes. What have they seen before we gaze upon them?
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| Bonding Energy |
Ryan Miller |
Novel |
A skinny nerd with a crush on a hunky high school quarterback who bullies him... hey, we've read too many stories on that topic! But this story has twists and turns that are unexpected, and parts that are downright funny, and they combine to make this a different, very enjoyable, and fun read. |
| Borderline Insanity |
Gee Whillickers |
Short Story |
Some border lines are imaginary, some border lines are very real and have to be carefully protected. What kind of border lines will Stevie encounter when he sees a cute guy? |
| Broken Heart |
Words by Codey
Music & Vocals by Camy |
Song |
...Now you've found another and I've been left with this sad song... Audio |
Buddy |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
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| Catching Some Rays |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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.
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| Childhood Memories |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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….
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| Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla |
Heather Rose Brown |
Short Story |
Imagine a fast-food restaurant where we find two boys and a girl, goofing around and acting like typical teenagers. Each is as different as their chosen beverage, yet something unique has brought them together. Allow your mind’s eye to zoom in and listen as a perhaps not-so-typical scene unfolds.
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| Chords and Discord |
Andy Deats |
Novel |
After the events of Live For Me a new school is created in Riverton, and Liam Vale is sent to this new school. Will he be able to make chords of beautiful sound, or will his life, and the town of Riverton, be thrown into total discord? |
| Christmas and the Dollar Store |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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. |
| Christmas Break |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Curt and Greg have been best friends since they met in grammar school and through high school, and 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.
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| Christmas For Joshua |
Rick Spencer |
Short Story |
Christmas, that magical time of year where it seems anything can happen. Christmas for Joshua is a story about what happens as the result of a chance encounter between two men: one young, the other middle aged, and how, once in a great while, the system can do the right thing. |
| Christmas in Jasper |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Some interesting events unfold during a family Christmas trip to the mountains. (12/18) |
| Christmas Shopping |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
You never know what you’ll find at the mall when you’re Christmas shopping. |
| Codey’s Fables ~ All We, Like Sheep |
Codey |
Short Story |
If you’re going to follow a friend’s advice, be sure he’s a friend. |
| Codey’s Fables ~ The Nature of Bear |
Codey |
Short Story |
Winter gets pretty cold if you only have a blanket of conceit to warm you. |
| CW 2009 Halloween Audio Skit |
Codey’s World Voices |
Audio Skit |
Sergei has a new Halloween costume.
Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Collection.
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| Common Grammar Problems |
Ben W. Blue |
Non-Fiction |
How to fix some of the most common grammar problems.
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| Computer Drive ~ Part 1 |
Ben W. Blue |
Short Story |
Sometimes, your drive needs a little adjusting.
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| Confidant |
Ryan Miller |
Short Story |
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| Courage |
Cole Parker |
Short Story |
Two young strangers have shut themselves off from the world. Can a change of focus help them? |
| Cowboy and the Geezer |
Corey |
Audio Interpretation |
Audio interpretation narrated by Corey. Music mix and production by Tim at CW, Codey’s partner. Poem by Codey.
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| Day of Green Fire |
Tiffany Cook |
Short Story |
Marcasite wants to find peace from herself in a world where magic is life. The battle to that serenity is hard, and many personal demons must be faced as well as overcome. |
| Days of Silence |
Viv |
Short Story |
He hadn’t talked to Lucas in four years.
What could make him overcome his fear, now?
But Lucas wasn’t talking back either.
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| Dark Chocolate |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Denise loves dark chocolate, and sometimes she saves the foil wrappers. Will she save Ted's?
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| Dear Mlle S. |
Ben W. Blue |
Short Story |
A short story drawn from life. How a small event can ripple through the years. |
| Dearly Beloved |
Camy |
Short Story |
A tale of six characters. Some are in love, and some aren't. One is a prefect and another is an utter bastard. |
| Definitions |
DesDownUnder |
Short Story |
When the sun shines, rainbows may be seen. |
| Dermot |
Pertinax Carrus |
Novel |
A completed novel about a teen's abuse and recovery by a new author. Mature or distressing themes regarding violence and risky teen sexual behavior. This story deals with issues that are, unfortunately, true to life for some teens who leave home. In keeping with our policy of not running from real life issues, we are linking to this story on Awesome Dude with this advisory. |
| Dermot II |
Pertinax Carrus |
Novel |
A continuation of the story of a teen's abuse and recovery in this complete novel hosted on Awesome Dude. |
| Directionally Challenged |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Sandy discovers there’s more to being directionally challenged than not knowing left from right. |
| Don’t You Hate It When That Happens |
Trab |
Short Story |
Shakespeare speaks, but what we hear may differ. |
| Doors of Love |
DesDownUnder |
Series |
Two blokes fumble through life and love, bemusing the neighbors. |
| Downpour |
Hylas |
Short Story |
Tim is moving away and this may be Scott’s last chance to tell him he loves him. How would he do that when for the last three years he had acted like a jerk to all of his friends, trying to deny what he was really feeling inside for Tim? |
| Dreamed You Were Me |
Heather Rose Brown |
Short Story |
In our dreams, almost anything can happen. For Josh and Tiff, a shared dream has some unsettling consequences in the ‘real’ world.
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| Driving Me Crazy |
DesDownUnder |
Short Story |
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| Encumberment |
Andy Deats |
Short Story |
Sacrifice isn't always what it seems. When Jack and Don go through a rough patch in their relationship, what are they willing to sacrifice to make each other happy? Mature or distressing themes regarding suicide. This story deals with issues that are, unfortunately, true to life for some teens. In keeping with our policy of not running from real life issues, we are hosting Encumberment with this advisory.
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| Entirely Too Soon |
Trab |
Short Story |
You can never be too careful…or can you? |
| Escaping Katrina |
Colin Kelly |
Novella |
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.
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| Every Canadian Boy's Dream |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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?"
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| Everything a Boy Could Want |
DesDownUnder |
Short Story |
Daryl discovers things are not what he thought. |
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| Family Matters |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
When Kyle Parker returns home from school one afternoon, he 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?
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| Finding Home |
Codey |
Short Story |
Two new friends discover they have something in common. |
| First Date, and Last |
Trab |
Short Story |
She liked him a lot. That first-ever date can be a little awkward. |
| Fisher ~ James |
Ben W. Blue |
Flash Fiction |
James finds there’s more to a friend’s life than he thought.
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| Fistfights With Flashlights |
EleCivil |
Short Story |
A first-hand account of the impact of fundamentalism on an
impressionable mind. |
| Fixing A Broken Heart |
RJ |
Novel |
Zack is heartbroken when his best friend comes out to him. What will happen now, to their friendship? How will Zack’s family react? |
| Flash Fiction by Ben W. Blue |
Ben W. Blue |
Flash Fiction Collection |
A collection of short-short stories, flash fiction.
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| Flash Fiction by Bestpi |
Bestpi |
Flash Fiction Collection |
A collection of short-short stories, flash fiction.
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| Flash Fiction by Colin Kelly |
Colin Kelly |
Flash Fiction Collection |
Observations on life, moments in life, and a little love along the way in this collection of short short stories.
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| Flash Fiction by DesDownUnder |
DesDownUnder |
Flash Fiction Collection |
A quick dash, from pen to stage or screen, with these short-short stories.
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| Flash Fiction by Jeremiah Maxwell |
Jeremiah Maxwell |
Flash Fiction Collection |
A collection of short-short stories, flash fiction.
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| Flash Fiction by Richard Norway |
Richard Norway |
Flash Fiction Collection |
An expanding collection of short-short stories, flash fiction.
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| Flash Fiction by Trab |
Trab |
Flash Fiction Collection |
Short short stories on lots of subjects.
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| Found Out |
Graeme |
Short Story |
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| Forgetting Can Be a Big Mistake |
Colin Kelly |
Novel |
Curt's life takes a turn that he never expected, and he realizes that it's because he forgot something that didn't seem important at the time. He also discovers that others have forgotten things that are important and that turns out to both help him and hurt him. |
| Freefall |
Codey |
Novel |
They say the truth will set you free. What they don’t say is that it can also throw you into freefall. |
| From the Heart |
Codey |
Novel |
Tony and Jeremy are best friends. Their other friends discover how deep a best friendship can be when Tony is faced with what, for him, is the only right decsion. |
| From the Mind of a Child |
Grant Bentley |
Flash Fiction |
Life can look completely different from two perspectives. |
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| Gender Express |
Heather Rose Brown |
Short Story |
In the future, changing your gender will be as easy as getting a tattoo or some interesting body piercings. Of course, it'll still be just as hard convincing your parents to let you do it as it would any other creative body modifications.
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| Goals |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
Everyone has expectations and goals; a hidden agenda. Some are visible, others are not.
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| God Made Me This Way |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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?
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| Good Boys Never Lie |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Tommy learns that lying has consequences, especially lying to his mother. But has he really learned his lesson? |
| Good Morning Beautiful |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
The best part of the morning... waking up to your love. |
| Graeme’s Short Stories |
Graeme |
Short Story Collection |
A large collection of short stories on many subjects. |
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| Halloween Bash |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
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.
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| Halloween Payback |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection
What was thought to be a Halloween prank turns out to be a homophobic slur. Will Darryl be able to find out who did it?
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| Halloween Prank |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
A shocking Halloween prank has unexpected results.
Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Collection.
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| Heart of the Tree |
Graeme |
Novel |
The Tree is dying. To save The Tree, the young people of the town need to find the Heart of The Tree, but who is it? |
| Helping My Sister |
Colin Kelly |
Flash Fiction |
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? |
| Heron Island |
Rick Beck |
Short Story |
Thoughtfulness: Growing up takes time and work. Once grown, you are entitled to the good stuff and you get to decide what's good for you. |
| Hidden Angel |
BlindEagle |
Novel |
This is the story of a boy, who through no fault of his own, was used and abused, just because of his innocence. |
| Homeless |
Graeme |
Short Story |
Part of the 2006 Holiday Story Collection Peter is supposed to be watching his baby sister, but playing a video game and arguing about whose turn it is with his little brother is more important... until a terrible accident happens that changes Peter's life. |
| Honky-Tonk |
Richard Norway |
Flash Fiction |
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| Hosanna |
Jamie of Icaria |
Short Story |
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| How The Mighty
Have Fallen |
Codey |
Non-Fiction Short Story |
Ben says this story needs a blurb, even though it’s non-fiction, so consider this the blurb! |
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| I Am Here |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
“If you took a grain of sand and made it equal to a thousand years, then counted all the sand grains of the earth then I would know just how old I am.” |
| I Just Can't |
Richard Norway |
Flash Fiction |
When high school life is filled with so much uncertainty, it seems impossible to know your future. |
| I Just Love Thanksgiving, Don’t You? |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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?
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| I Love Luke Skywalker — Yes, I Do |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
Sometimes, when handing out treats to the little trick-or-treaters, the Force is with you.
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| I Never Really Was One |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Lynn discovers that sometimes the heart, mind, and the body aren't always in sync. |
| I Remember |
Tiffany Cook |
Short Story |
Adulthood is never long enough to remember the joys of childhood. A prose piece of memories past. |
| If Wishes Could Come True |
Trab |
Short Story |
Valentine’s Day is often a day of hope and love, but it can come from unexpected places. |
| I'm Sticking Around for a While |
Colin Kelly |
Novel |
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. This story deals with violence and rape. |
| In a World of Fools |
RJ |
Novel |
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Inner Escape
(Innere Flucht) |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
When going into the unknown, opening the door is the hardest part.
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| Isn't It Fabulous? |
Grant Bently |
Short Story |
There’s no closet in the boys’ locker room.
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| It’s All In The Eyes |
DesDownUnder |
Flash Fiction |
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| It’s What ‘Real’ Men Do, You Know |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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. |
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| Jamal and the Three Challenges |
Ronyx |
Short Story |
Jamal faces three challenges on his journey to something remarkable. Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Story Collection.
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| JJ and 'The Boys' |
Camy |
Short Story |
John Palmer is in love, but only comes to terms with it when JJ goes missing. |
| Just Say It |
Viv |
Short Story |
There are hopes, awkwardness, and unsurety in an online relationship.
But can a friendship or love be for real, if they tell the truth?
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| Justice |
Graeme |
Short Story |
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| Kalli and the Young Blacksmith |
Ruwen Rouhs |
Short Story |
Three ghostly tales in a larger story. Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Story Collection.
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| Kodak |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
A poem of soul mates. |
| Krystal |
Harrod200 |
Novel |
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| Laika |
EleCivil |
Novel |
When you find yourself surrounded by those with strong wills, is it possible to maintain control of your own life, or do you simply fall into the role that they see fit for you? Does it make a difference? A story about feeling out of place and out of control. |
| Laundry |
Ben Whisman (Blue) |
Short Story |
Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low. Use only non-chlorine bleach to avoid streaking. |
| Leaves and Lunatics |
EleCivil |
Novel |
What happens when the truth is hidden? When the past is seen
as something to escape? When a person is sheltered from a harsh reality, they
are robbed of the opportunity to face it. A story about friends, family, and
communication. |
| Leviathan Rusts |
EleCivil |
Novel |
A new novel by an old friend, EleCivil. |
| Letters From Shakespeare |
Ronyx |
Short Story |
Read what happens when a gay boy receives anonymous messages at school signed by Shakespeare. Could another male classmate have a secret crush on him? |
| Life of Troy |
Brian Stoll |
Novel |
A new story by Brian Stoll, a new author on Codey's World |
| Lifebonded |
Lukas ’n Taylor Ashke |
Novel |
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| Listen to Me |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
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| Live for Me |
Andy Deats |
Novella |
The first of the Riverton Rebels stories takes place in the small town of Riverton, Alabama, and tells the story of seventeen-year-old Gerald as he deals with the death of his long-time boyfriend and the challenges that come with it. |
| Lonely Holiday |
Azyclar |
Short Story |
Derek is unhappy about his life, his work and his missing social life. Antony is his only friend at work, and had previously set up a date for Derek with his friend Janet. That didn’t work out so well — can Antony find someone else for Derek?
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| Looking Back |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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? |
| Lou’s Harborside |
Anonymous |
Short Story |
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| Mating Flight of the Eagles |
Christian Martin |
Short Story |
The Mile-High Club: Choose your own partner. |
| Megan |
Tiffany Cook |
Short Story |
A non-fiction piece containing a lesson I learned during a trival event that changed my life. |
| My Mouse Story |
Ben W. Blue |
Short Story |
A fun story shared with a friend one day. |
| My Two Cents Worth |
Codey |
Essay |
An essay written for The Mail Crew’s site. |
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| Naptown Tales |
Altimexis |
Short Story Collection |
They found more than friendship over a thunderstorm.
Then they found they had better friends. Then they found they could all make a difference. |
| Natural Betrayal |
Tiffany Cook |
Short Story |
Legend-style short story explaining the silence between humans and the rest of the Animal Kingdom. |
| Never Say Never |
Grant Bentley |
Flash Fiction |
Sometimes, life doesn't go according to plan, and like Kent, we need to learn to never say never. |
| New Brother |
Graeme |
Novel |
When Adam moves in with David and his family, David finds his life turned upside down. He finds himself isolated as everyone else sides with Adam. |
| Nicotine |
Andy Deats |
Poem |
Sometimes a relationship becomes controlling, and you're not the one in control.
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| Nightmare |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
What happens when things start going wrong with a marriage? Arguments? Silence? Nightmares?
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| Night's Master |
Dave Kosik |
Poem |
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| Noah |
Harrod200 |
Novel |
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| Normal |
Ronyx |
Short Story |
A couple of gay teens have an advocate for their relationship. |
| Northern Lights |
Gee Whillickers |
Short Story |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection Morgan's birthday is on New Years Day. He thinks this mostly sucks and that's more-or-less like his life. Then he's more-or-less forced into going to a New Years Eve party and things start to change. |
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| Obligation To Myself |
Nick James |
Short Story |
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| Odds-On Favourite |
Graeme |
Short Story |
A day at the Melbourne Cup, and some oddly better names.
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| Off Day |
Ben W. Blue |
Short Story |
Once every hundred years, Death takes a day off. But that isn’t as easy as it seems. |
| Once |
Hylas |
Short Story |
What do you do when the love of your life finds the love of his life? Letting go is not that easy when you're letting go of the last of your dreams with him. |
| Once upon a Forgotten Christmas |
Bestpi |
Short Story |
A Boy searches for warmth on a Christmas Eve and finds much more. |
| Opportunity Cost |
Ryan Miller |
Novel |
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| Option To Live |
RJ |
Short Story |
Kaizer is just another street kid, hustling to get by, and unsure if he has a future. Caution: PG-17 - Mature or distressing themes regarding risky teen sexual behavior. This story deals with issues that are, unfortunately, true to life for some teens who leave home. In keeping with our policy of not running from real life issues, we are hosting this story but with this advisory.
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| Paris |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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.
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| Poetry by Alien Son |
Alien Son |
Poetry Collection |
These poems cover the ups and downs of life, including joy, gloom, and questions.
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| Poetry by Ben W. Blue |
Ben W. Blue |
Poetry Collection |
A large collection of poetry on many subjects. |
| Poetry by Bestpi |
Bestpi |
Poetry Collection |
A growing collection of poetry.
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| Poetry by Billy IAmWhoIAm |
Billy IAmWhoIAm |
Poetry Collection |
A growing collection of poetry on many subjects. |
| Poetry by BlindEagle |
BlindEagle |
Poetry Collection |
A large collection of poetry by a young poet. |
| Poetry by Camy |
Camy |
Poetry Collection |
A collection of poetry on many subjects. |
| Poetry by Christian Martin |
Christian Martin |
Poetry Collection |
Poems in English and French. | Des poèmes en anglais et français. |
| Poetry by Codey |
Codey |
Poetry Collection |
Unicorns, geezers, little kids and closed doors…get a clue by reading Codey’s poetry. |
| Poetry by Colin Kelly |
Colin Kelly |
Poetry Collection |
Poems from other vantage points. |
| Poetry by DesDownUnder |
DesDownUnder |
Poetry Collection |
A collection of poetry on many subjects. |
| Poetry by Doug Kosik |
Doug Kosik |
Poetry Collection |
A collection of poetry with a darker edge. |
| Poetry by EleCivil |
EleCivil |
Poetry Collection |
A large collection of poetry from slightly off-center. |
| Poetry by Heather Rose Brown |
Heather Rose Brown |
Poetry Collection |
Poems from a figment of the imagination. |
| Poetry by Lukas ’n Taylor Ashke |
Lukas ’n Taylor Ashke |
Poetry Collection |
A collection of poetry on many subjects. |
| Poetry by Merkin |
Merkin |
Poetry Collection |
Poetry on many subjects, including School Suite, a serial poem. |
| Poetry by Mike Norby |
Mike Norby |
Poetry Collection |
Poetry on many subjects. |
| Poetry by Mikie |
Mikie |
Poetry Collection |
A collection of poetry, signs of life and love overcoming the changes life brings. |
| Poetry by Richard Norway |
Richard Norway |
Poem |
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| Poetry by RJ |
RJ |
Poetry Collection |
There’s room to grow, here. |
| Poetry by Ronyx |
Ronyx |
Poetry Collection |
The start of a collection of poems. |
| Poetry by Shadow |
Shadow |
Poem |
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| Poetry by Tiffany Cook |
Tiffany Cook |
Poetry Collection |
An large and diverse collection of poetry.
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| Poetry by Trab |
Trab |
Poetry Collection |
An occasional collection of poetry.
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| Poetry by Zachary Level Mustaine |
Zachary Level Mustaine |
Poetry Collection |
A poet notes more than yesterday’s dinner.
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| Point of No Return |
Ryan Miller |
Novel |
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| Prom Night |
Merkin |
Short Story |
Part of the 2011 First Date Challenge It's the prom, and Blake is going to introduce his date to his family. |
| Puddle Jumper |
Ben W. Blue |
Flash Fiction |
It’s all mud until you jump a puddle. Jump in! |
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| Queer Bent Bastard |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Telling your best friend you’re gay is never easy. Sometimes, the response can bring about a totally unexpected chain of events. |
| Queer Bent Bastard — The Sequel |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Assuming nothing happens without a reason, when Chad finds out why Jason turned on him, will he still invoke the best-friend forgiveness clause? |
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| Ragnarok |
Ryan Miller and EleCivil |
Novel |
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| Rated R |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
Collecting fear is a hobby. Like collecting pens. |
| Reaching Out |
Grant Bentley |
Novel |
Often, something as simple as reaching out to help one person in need can, and does, change lives. |
| Remembrances |
Codey |
Non-Fiction Short Story |
A drawn from life segment for AwesomeDude. |
| Reorientation |
Colin Kelly |
Novel |
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 regardless of whether he’s gay or straight or whatever. But what about his mother? Can she come to accept that her son is gay? |
| Repugnance |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Commuting lets us encounter many different people. Some of them you'd rather not encounter. For example, a person who looks like they are homeless. |
| Rescue |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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. |
| Robert’s Day |
Camy |
Short Story |
Robert decides he’s had enough, and then Eddie finds out … but is true love enough to save the day? |
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| School Suite |
Merkin |
Serial Poem |
An ongoing poem about the rigors of education. |
Scripted |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
When your act becomes your life, can it go back? |
| Selection Criteria |
Graeme |
Short Story |
Ensuring the psychological stability of the crew for the first manned interstellar mission is a big responsibility.
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| Shocked |
Yenian |
Flash Fiction |
Who is more shocked, Kevin or Nick, and what do they do about it?
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| Short Stories by Ben W. Blue |
Ben W. Blue |
Short Story Collection |
A collection of short stories.
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| Short Stories by BlindEagle |
BlindEagle |
Short Story Collection |
A growing collection of short stories.
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| Short Stories by Graeme |
Graeme |
Short Story Collection |
A large collection of short stories.
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| Short Stories by Grant Bentley |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story Collection |
A collection of short stories.
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| Sing Me A Song Papa |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
Fathers and sons share a special song. Each generation adds something new.
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| Sinterklaas |
Trab |
Short Story |
A careless statement, and your whole holiday is in jeopardy, not to mention your family. |
| Solitary Night |
Ryan Miller |
Short Story |
An obsession with playing solitaire on the computer helps when sleep and dreams and black nothingness won't come to shut out sad memories. |
| Sometimes |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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?
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| Song of the Lone Warrior |
Doug Kosik |
Poem |
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| Sophomore Year |
Grant Bentley |
Novel |
Steven's sophomore year in high school turns out to be anything but typical.
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| Sort of a Goat Story |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Sometimes you're just a teen. Sometimes you act more like a goat. Find out why that happened to Joel.
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| Spinning Glass |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
A description of the majesty of a spider's web.
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| Spuke |
Camy |
Short Story |
A Master Vampire and his familiar — but who is who? Then Bob arrives, and Niki has to make some swift decisions to stop his beloved looking like an idiot. |
| Stand By Me |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Some things in life defy explanation. |
| Stand Up |
Heather Rose Brown |
Short Story |
In this dark vision of a future world, individuality is considered a serious anti-social disorder. One person has decided to stand up from the crowd. This is the story of her trial and her pleas to the humanity behind blind, staring masks.
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| Starting Point |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Part of the 2011 First Date Challenge
Charles is a genius with seriously overprotective parents and an absolute zero social life. Then he meets Andrew.
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| Swing |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
When life gives you lemons, don't whine. You knew it was coming. That's what life does.
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| Tears of the Dragon Boy |
Bestpi |
Novel |
A boy is changed by his world's storm, increasingly becoming dragon-like. When he and his brother are outlawed and his parents are killed, can he face down the people accusing them, to win justice, or will he give in to the urges of his inner dragon? |
| Teen Angst |
Doug Kosik |
Poem |
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| Terry and Sam |
Sean E. and Ruwen Rouhs |
Short Story |
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| Thanksgiving — A Time to Give Thanks? |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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… |
| That First Kiss |
Bestpi |
Flash Fiction |
The first one? The very first one? Oh ya, I remember, all too well. |
| The Best Memories of Their Lives |
DesDownUnder |
Short Story |
Their memories were best on an unclouded day. |
| The Bird, The Cat, and The Worm |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
In a wayward garden dwelled a bird, a cat, and a worm. Read what happens next in this little fairy tale by BlindEagle... |
| The Card |
Camy |
Short Story |
When Christopher Smythe gets a Valentine card his determination to find out who sent it turns his world upside down … and then! |
| The Christmas Letter |
Nick James |
Short Story |
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| The Chronicles of Kadin |
Rick Spencer |
Novel |
The Chronicles of Kadin has elves, dwarves, dragons, orcs, goblins, and yes, humans too. Read on to discover the adventures of a young elvin prince, a prophecy, the enduring power of good versus evil, and love over hate. |
| The Confessional |
DesDownUnder |
Flash Fiction |
Two choirboys try a new duet. |
| The Conscience |
RJ |
Short Story |
Ron made a hard decision, and is having a little trouble living with it. He confides in Eric. |
| The Curious Republic of Gondour |
by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens); Originally published in 1870/1871
Found online by Samwho17
(Public Domain) |
Short Story
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When in Gondour, do as the Gondourese.
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| The Dreamcatcher |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Medical Science does not have cures for everything. Sometimes the solution can be found in a tradition based on a different kind of medicine.
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The Dying Game |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Laura’s having a sleepover with her friend Marti, and like usual they’re playing a game: The Dying Game. Each of them tells a story about someone dying, and the scarier the better. But on this night things get a lot scarier than these two girls ever imagined.
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| The Enemy |
Tiffany Cook |
Poem |
Tiffany tells us: This is an open format poem I wrote in high school that I consider one of my best works. It speaks of an enemy, and has an emotional background for me — at the time I was new in my recovery from self injury and was trying to isolate the addiction through my writing so that I could deal with it better. |
| The Friendship Ring |
Ronyx |
Short Story |
A Valentine’s Day Short Story. A heartwarming story with an interesting twist involving love and friendship. |
| The Gay Prank |
DesDownUnder |
Short Story |
An April Fools’ Day farce for two families trying too hard to help their sons to come out. |
| The Ghost in the Machine |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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 Hunger |
Codey |
Short Story |
Everyone says global warming will lead to global hunger. How right they are! With audio. |
| The Knight’s Cowboy’s Tale of 33 Words |
Paul |
Short Story |
This is... something truly unusual. Paul has taken a list of 33 words provided by Corey and written a truly strange tale using all of those words that's inventive and hilarious. Read on; you'll enjoy. |
| The Last Halloween |
Chris Sirn |
Short Novel |
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| The Millrace |
Camy |
Short Story |
Sid is obsessed with Jack, but Jack wants nothing to do with him - he likes Davey. When disaster strikes Sid sees a way to get rid of Davey forever. |
| The Mirror and Nothing More |
C.B. Abraham |
Novel |
When a student begins talking to his mirror, a cliché shatters.
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| The Neighborhood |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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? With audio.
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| The Opera |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
Part of the 2011 Holiday Story Collection
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...
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| The Price of Friendship |
Graeme |
Novel |
Rick has just moved in to a new neighborhood in a new city. Will he be able to leave his problems behind? |
| The Ride Home |
RJ |
Short Story |
Carl fears his feelings for Matt, and may lose Matt’s friendship. |
| The Search for Pandora |
Graeme |
Short Story |
A human and an alien attempt to rescue the human's sister from a slaver spaceship. Things are complicated, but they become even more so when... okay, just go and read this story to find out what happens next. |
| The Secret That Wasn’t |
Ben W. Blue |
Short Story |
Can Josh talk about his secret? Who will listen? Do you know already?
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| The Spider |
Richard Norway |
Flash Fiction |
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| The Tale of Snow White |
Colin Kelly |
Short Story |
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! |
| The Tree House |
Steven Keiths |
Flash Fiction |
When we say goodbye to one part of life, another part begins. |
| The Wall |
Richard Norway |
Flash Fiction |
Brick by brick….
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| The Wight Before Yule |
Doug Kosik |
Poem |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection Not everyone celebrates the holidays like the rest of us. Doug provides a parody of The Night Before Christmas, intended for pagans. Instead of Santa, the narrator is visited by the Wild Hunt of Celtic mythology. (11/06) |
| The World According to Truth and Trust |
BlindEagle |
Short Story |
When you’re 18 you still have a lot of growing up to do. And along the way you might even have a bit of a run-in with someone. |
| There Be Dragons |
Camy |
Short Story |
Sebastian is secretly in love with his best friend Richard, though he's hung up about his sexuality and knows Richard likes girls. Now he's convinced that his mother knows he's gay, and he's unsure how to get Equella out of his cave. |
| This Is Seth |
C.B. Abraham |
Novel |
What does the journal of a gay teen have to say about his life? |
| Time Stood Still |
Trab |
Short Story |
A short, sharp tale on the state of bee-ing. |
| Timmy’s Santa |
Trab |
Short Story |
A day at work; one to remember forever. |
| To Thine Own Self Be True |
Pee Jay |
Short Story |
Sometimes you find exactly who you've been looking for. But will he be interested? |
| Tomahawk Mountain |
Jeremiah Maxwell |
Flash Fiction |
Tomahawk Mountain didn’t really exist anywhere, it was just a made up place shared between two best friends.
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| Tommy |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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?
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| Torn in Two |
Graeme |
Short Story |
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| Uncle Silver Wolf’s Forest Lore |
Christian Martin as Silver Wolf |
Short Story Collection |
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| Understanding Fear |
Richard Norway |
Short Story |
Do you remember what it was like to finally confront a fear so debilitating that it was washing away your life? Ask Kevin. He did. |
| Unexpected Halloween Treat |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Part of the 2010 Holiday Story Collection
Halloween, a time to confront scary ghosts and goblins, or something even scarier?
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| Until HE Showed Up |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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?
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| Until HE Showed Up Part 2 |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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?
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| Untitled Christmas Story |
Gabriel Duncan |
Short Story |
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| Vincent van Gogh |
Tiffany Cook |
Short Story |
Artists and their paintings can provide inspiration and direction. I wanted to share how this is a main point of interest for me personally. |
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| We’re Working On It |
Richard Norway |
Novel |
Cory and Richard’s lives were in ruin but something amazing happened to them. They met.
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| What Am I Worried About? |
Richard Norway |
Flash Fiction |
We hide the fact that we care: we always have. We don’t want anyone to know how soft we are on the inside because that’s not the image that we want to portend. We’re even afraid… to talk about it.
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| What About Max? |
Brody |
Novel |
Struggling through the aftermath of an attack on her brother, Meghan sets out on a search for the truth.
Along the way, she explores what Max's life was really like, and how he affected the people around him.
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| What I Wanted For Christmas |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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? Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Story Collection.
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| What Would Hating You Get Me? |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
You can hate—you can forgive. It's your choice. Only one of them has a cost.
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| What's Christmas Without a Little Drama? |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Jamie brings home a Christmas surprise, creating a little drama in the process.
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| When Love isn't Enough |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Sometimes, the power of love just isn’t enough to overcome the power of hate.Mature or distressing themes. This story deals with issues that are, unfortunately, true to life for some teens. In keeping with our policy of not running from real life issues, we are hosting When love isn't Enough with this advisory. |
When Santa Claus Was Real |
Codey |
Poem |
A newly found poem by Codey.
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| Where the Heart Is |
RJ |
Short Story |
Adam hadn’t been home in three years, and now he’s at the door.
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| Why Snowflakes Aren’t Afraid To Fall |
Heather Rose Brown |
Short Story |
What would make something as beautiful and fragile as a snowflake brave enough to come hurtling down to the hard, cruel earth? The answer might surprise you.
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| Winging It |
Pee Jay |
Short Story |
You're lonely and need something to take your mind off of that fact. How about learning to fly?
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| Xavier's Thanksgiving |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
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.
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| You Never Know |
Grant Bentley |
Short Story |
Who was that? You never know who you’ll meet where.
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