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A: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
A Big Red Balloon	Anonymous	Short Story	Part of the 2007 Valentine Story Collection Barrett finds Paul... well, let's say, an interesting guy, different than his other friends. Let's watch what develops in this Valentine story.
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 Christmas Eve Awakening	Ronyx	Short Story	Part of the 2006 Holiday Season Collection Read how James finds love on a cold Christmas eve.
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.
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….
A Christmas Story	TalonRider	Flash Fiction	What can you do if there isn’t enough money for Christmas? Will something good happen or will you have to punt?
A Christmas Wish	Codey	Novella	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.
A Frightening Halloween	Anonymous	Flash Fiction	A Drabble is a story with exactly 100 words. A Double-Drabble is a story with exactly 200 words. Here we have a Double-Drabble for Halloween that we hope you’ll find double-frightening and double-fun.
A Freshman on Santa’s Lap	Bestpi	Flash Fiction	It’s almost Christmas and there’s a trip to the mall for the 6-year-old to see Santa. The 14-year-old came along to scope out girls. Uh-huh…
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 Hole in My Ceiling	Colin Kelly	Short Story	When you’re target shooting you need to be balanced. Is the same thing true about a friendship?
A Hole in My Ceiling Is Leaking	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Toby and Rafe thought they’d fixed the hole in Toby’s ceiling; but sometimes the best laid plans don’t work out all that great. This is a sequel to the story A Hole in My Ceiling.
A Letter to My Idol	Ayushi Mehrotra	Short Story	This is a short story which is in the form of a letter written to my idol and renowned Indian-American astronaut, Dr Kalpana Chawla.
A Letter to My Little Sister	Ayushi Mehrotra	Short Story	When her little sister turned thirteen, Ayushi wrote her a birthday letter that she’s sharing with us.
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
A Modern Fantasy	Cole Parker	Short Story	Sometimes fantasy can work in the real world — and solve two problems simultaneously.
A Mother and Her Son	BlindEagle	Short Story	A mother and son seek a better life beyond hardship.
A New Trek	Bestpi	Short Story	Trek has no interest in leaving his room or the house. But his mother has other ideas.
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
A Story for Mikie	Viv	Short Story	A little effort makes some things melt away like snow.
A Surprise Blind Date	RJ	Short Story	Dustin, James, and Adam are about to meet Dustin’s blind date, over burgers.
A Summer Romance	Cole Parker	Novella	When you’re young and the summer nights are warm, romance fills a young man’s dreams. All that’s needed then is someone to share the moments.
A Time When It All Went Wrong	Colin Kelly	Novel	They say everyone has a double, a doppelganger, someone who’s their mirror image. What if you just met your double? What if you were a thirteen-year-old kid who’s gay and you just met your double?
A Totally Messed Up Halloween	Colin Kelly	Novel	Part of the 2015 Halloween Story Collection Jeff’s 14th birthday is on Halloween. As usual he will have a combination birthday and Halloween party. This year it’s on Saturday, October 31st, 2015. Slam dunk. Surely nothing could go wrong.
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 Valentine for Ryan	Cole Parker	Short Story	A young boy works on a home-made valentine card until it’s absolutely perfect.
A Valentine’s Day Story	Cole Parker	Short Story	It’s Valentine’s Day, and David has a crush on a boy. But a boy can’t give a Valentine card to another boy. Or can he?
A Very Educational Game	Gee Whillickers	Flash Fiction	This little story was inspired by a question in the AwesomeDude forums about how you can tell if someone likes you. I decided to answer this way. Hope you like it.
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?
Abducted for a Reason	DesDownUnder	Short Story	Des tells us this (entirely fictional) tale of how he was surprised upon arriving home one day. And how this was just the first of a series of surprises.
Acrophobia	RJ	Short Story	Gary versus the terrace, and what's below.
Adam	Colin Kelly	Novel	Rick hears his neighbor’s cat on his front porch. But that’s not what he finds when he looks outside.
Ambush	Graeme	Short Story	Your younger brother wants you to watch for a guy, to let him know when he shows up. It feels like you’re part of an ambush. Should you do it? Can you do it?
Against My Will	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection Grady goes to a Halloween party totally against his will. As a result, his life may never be quite the same.
Alexander's New Friend	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Outward appearances are not always as they seem.
All I Can Be	DesDownUnder	Poem	Submitted in response to the "Oh, what the Hell! Who wants to be normal anyway?" Writer's Challenge
All I Wanted	Viv	Short Story	Two guys find relationships and expectations are tricky, and not quite what either one expected.
Along Came a Spider	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Starting your sophomore year in a new high school can be difficult; you don’t know anyone. It’s even more difficult if the school is small — all the kids there already know each other. But sometimes a near disaster can make a huge difference. On AwesomeDude
Ambush	Graeme	Short Story	Your big brother wants you to watch for a guy, to let him know when he shows up. It feels like you’re part of an ambush. Should you do it? Can you do it?
Americano	Colin Kelly	Short Story	A broken leg, a cup of coffee, a Danish, a cell phone, and a teddy bear. Seemingly unrelated, these items are interconnected for Owen and Donna in an unexpected manner.
An Acceptable Compromise	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes using the right words causes a problem. Caution: Explicit language and graphic descriptions.
An Unexpected Christmas	Cole Parker	Short Story	Christmas is not like Cory is expecting.
Andy’s Roommate	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Andy is a college freshman. For the first time in his life he’s living in a dorm and he has a roommate. It’s an exciting time! There’s just one problem: Andy is gay and in the closet. How does he keep his roommate from finding out?
Annihilation	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Winter and snowboarding at Christmas… or summer and surfing?
Anniversary	Colin Kelly	Flash Fiction	Tom wakes up expecting Josh to be next to him as usual. But he isn't...
Another Day	Alien Son	Short Story	It’s two years on, and there are changes in the air for Thomas and Andrew who were introduced in The Worst Day.
Another Day in Parodyse	Cynus	Short Story	Seth is a freshman in high school. But something is missing: A friend who likes to do the same things Seth likes. A Sanitaria Springs Story
Another Summer in Georgia	Cole Parker	Novel	When these two get together, anything can happen, and usually does.
Assumptions	Steven Keiths	Short Story	A tale of two sisters in a small town.
Attitude Adjustment	Cole Parker	Novel	Greg is driven to succeed on the football field. What begins for him as a simple attempt to win a starting position on the team ends up as a journey to discover who he really is.
B: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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?
Bad Boy Gone Good	Colin Kelly	Novel	When you’re a teenager it’s easy to be led astray. What’s hard is getting out of a bad situation. Mature or distressing themes.
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.
Bah Hefferdog	BlindEagle	Short Story	This is the story of a present-day Scrooge who is visited not by ghosts, but by a young boy.
Bashed	Grant Bentley	Short Story	We think we’re the advanced ones, but bullying and hate are two human qualities that I think keep us close to the bottom of the evolutionary scale. Thankfully, the actual bottom dwellers aren’t in the majority as Julian and Quinn learn when Julian gets bashed.
Bashing a Queer	Nigel Gordon	Short Story	Sometimes revenge is best served as a three course meal, with the option of stopping when you've had enough.
Basket-Brawl	James Savik	Flash Fiction	Basketball isn’t a contact sport. Right?
Baxter	Colin Kelly	Novel	Baxter has been waiting fifteen months for someone interested in fostering or adopting him. The problem? He answered ‘Yes’ to a question when he entered the foster care system.
Because That's How Friendship Works	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection Gabriel suddenly found himself living on the street facing a Christmas that almost wasn’t.
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?
Behind the Scenes	BlindEagle	Short Story	This is a story about how a 10-year-old child learns about an amazing slice of nature.
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.
Best Summer Ever	Cole Parker	Novel	Aaron is always ready to fight. Perhaps a summer spent in a less stressful atmosphere will allow him to relax. Perhaps.
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.
Black Belt Joe	BlindEagle	Short Novel	Welcome to The world according to Joseph Silver, where dreams turns into reality and disaster into triumph!
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?
Black Swans	Graeme	Short Story	Life changes from generation to generation, sometimgs for the good, sometimes not.
Bobby’s Story	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Remember Matty’s friend Bobby from I Love Luke Skywalker -- Yes I Do? This is Bobby’s story.
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?
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?
Bobby’s Story	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Remember Matty’s friend Bobby from I Love Luke Skywalker -- Yes I Do? This is Bobby’s story.
Born Under a Bad Sign	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Being born on Friday the 13th might seem like being born under a bad sign.
Brady and Bryce	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Brady and Bryce, coming out, hanging out, stepping out, and making new friends.
Brandon	Colin Kelly	Short Story	People say life is short. Sometimes maybe too short. Valentine’s Day is a time to remember and keep in touchwith those you love. This story is loosely based on actual events.
Brett and Trey's Story	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Brett and Trey teach us a bit about what real love is after Trey comes out.
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
Brothers by Choice	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Two boys find that they have more in common than they realize and learn that sometimes personal adversity can bring people together to pursue a common goal. Mature or distressing themes. This story deals with violence and rape.
Buddy	BlindEagle	Short Story	When your best friend and protector won’t be around after this school year, who’s going to protect you then?
Bullies	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Mike was attacked by two bullies. Trouble is, he knows who they are.
But the Sand Was Warm	Grant Bentley	Short Story	This is about some sweet kids, meeting each other, getting together, a bit of bullying, making friends, and the lack of sleepovers. Oh, and it mentions Christmas a couple of times.
C: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Cantaloupe	Cole Parker	Short Story	Kids: confrontations, consternation, complications, confusion, and confabulation.
Carolyn	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes a lot of effort seems daunting, but in the long run it'll probably turn out to be the best.
Chanukah Gift	Altimexis	Series	Part 1 of a Series about Asher and Seth and what it’s like to celebrate the Holidays in New York City.
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.
Child Abuse	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Wayne has Friday off because there’s a teachers meeting at Edison High. He hears a tentative knock at the front door and thinks it’s either United Parcel Service or the mailman. It isn’t either of those.
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….
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.
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.
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.
Christmas Storms 1	Altimexis	Novella	Part 1 of a 3-Part Novella about Asher and Seth and what it’s like to celebrate Christmas in New York City.
Christmas Storms 2	Altimexis	Novella	Part 2 of a 3-Part Novella about Asher and Seth and what it’s like to celebrate Christmas in New York City.
Christmas Storms 3	Altimexis	Novella	Part 3 of a 3-Part Novella about Asher and Seth and what it’s like to celebrate Christmas in New York City.
Circumstances	Cole Parker	Novel	Sometimes things happen that you think you’ll never be able to live down. But is that really true? Note: Explicit language and graphic descriptions in some chapters.
Cisco & Pancho	Pertinax Carrus	Short Story	Two guys are all set to go to college. But problems intervene and they start a website to pay the bills. Things don’t work out quite the way they expected. Now what are they going to do?
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.
Coincidence or Fate	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Some events in Casey’s life leave him wondering: do things simply happen by chance — coincidence — or were they meant to be fate?
Confidant	Ryan Miller	Short Story	When you're a gay kid sometime what you need is someone to talk to — a confidant.
Conundrum	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Out of fear of being disowned by their evangelical parents, four boys choose to live a lie. What will the consequences be when they finally can’t take it anymore and decide to come out?
Conversion — Yeah, Uh Huh	Grant Bentley	Short Story	When you’re one of the fortunate … conversion therapy? Yeah, uh huh.
Cottonwood Creek Park	Cole Parker	Short Story	Cade’s 9th grade English class had a visitor from the local newspaper. He wanted the kids to write a story about a local park. It wasn’t required, so no big deal. Cade decided to blow it off. Then he changed his mind.
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.
Creative Writing	Cole Parker	Short Story	Some college classes push students’ personal boundaries. Some push them past their comfort zones. Welcome to college!
Curt	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes, brothers are the best of friends. Sometimes, not.
D: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Dare to Dream	Graeme	Short Story	Sometimes it’s good to be rescued from something mundane, no matter how important it might be.
Dark Chocolate	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Denise loves dark chocolate, and sometimes she saves the foil wrappers. Will she save Ted's?
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.
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.
Death Takes a Vacation	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Everyone needs a vacation — even a Minion of Death.
Death’s Shadow	Ayushi Mehrotra	Flash Fiction	A spooky horror story that will leave you wondering what happened.
Definitions	DesDownUnder	Short Story	When the sun shines, rainbows may be seen.
DeMarcus Cullman and the Powers that Be	Cole Parker	Short Story	The statue of Lady Justice wears a blindfold to show that justice will be dispensed objectively, without fear or favor. Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to accomplish that goal.
Derek	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes a series of seemingly unrelated events can be connected in ways you’d never expect, each depending on the prior event in order for everything to happen, to turn out perfectly, almost like it had been preplanned.
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.
Derrick-Jake-Nick	Cole Parker	Novel	Nothing’s been easy for Derrick. Even now with a big change occurring, nothing is certain.
Desperate Doomed Horror	Ayushi Mehrotra	Flash Fiction	A horror story that could have been a dream, or a hallucination... or maybe something else.
Dig Deep, Fight Hard	Eli Kan	Poem	This poem was written right after I had talked to a friend and convinced myself to ask a guy out. I hope it shows the hardships of asking someone out, and putting yourself out there.
Diminutive	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Size doesn’t matter, and just to prove it, this is Donovan’s story.
Directionally Challenged	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Sandy discovers there’s more to being directionally challenged than not knowing left from right.
Doing Something	Cole Parker	Novel	A sixteen year old boy faces major life changes, ones he hates, and there isn’t anything he can do about them but make the best of it.
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?
Dragon Quest	ColumbusGuy	Short Story	This story is written as a tribute to Skinnydragon, a writer who was taken from us far too soon.
Drawing Me Out	Cole Parker	Short Story	Sometimes there’s more to see than what’s there.
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.
Dreams Can Come True	Grant Bentley	Short Story	However bad things may seem at any given moment, they aren’t worth dying for. Things do get better and dreams do come true.
Dust	Cole Parker	Novel	A seedy office, a hard-nosed gumshoe and a missing ring. Where this would lead was not where anyone could have expected.
E: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
8th Grade	Cole Parker	Novel	Sometimes the kids don’t like a teacher. Sometimes a teacher doesn’t like the kids. That could be. . . awkward.
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.
English 10	Cole Parker	Short Story	Mark has to write a short story. A 3,500 word short story. He’s on the JV water polo team, so he writes about that. But in doing so, he has an agenda.
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.
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?"
Everything a Boy Could Want	DesDownUnder	Short Story	Daryl discovers things are not what he thought.
Exposure	Cole Parker	Short Story	Being different from your peers can be a nightmare for a teenager.
F: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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?
Family Outing	Merkin	Short Story	It’s always fun to go on a Sunday ride with your family. Especially when you’re a teenage boy and your older sister is sitting in the back seat next to you. Right?
F.A.S.T.	Lugnutz	Short Story	Take two guys. One who can drive like no one else, and the other someone who can find anything no matter how hard it may be to find and build it. Will it be paradise, or will it be trouble?
Fifteenth Birthday	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Darin and Wayne share birth dates, and now they're going to be fifteen. But there's something more important about this date. It's the tenth anniversary of when they met. An AwesomeDude 10th Anniversary Story
Finding Home	Codey	Short Story	Two new friends discover they have something in common.
Finding Leo	Grant Bentley	Short Story	When Liam loses his life-long best friend, his nineteen year old dachshund, Simon, he goes in search of a new best friend and finds more than just Leo.
First Date, and Last	Trab	Short Story	She liked him a lot. That first-ever date can be a little awkward.
First Day Blues	Colin Kelly	Novella	Kevin has a problem. Actually, he has two problems. One he knows about; the other he doesn’t know about. Yet.
First Visit to a New World	Paul and Paco	Short Story	It always helps if there's a friend to hold your hand when you're doing something for the first time. Especially if it's something scary.
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 Bestpi	Bestpi	Flash Fiction Collection	A collection of short-short stories, flash fiction.
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.
Flash Fiction by DesDownUnder	DesDownUnder	Flash Fiction Collection	A quick dash, from pen to stage or screen, with these short-short stories.
Flash Fiction by Jeremiah Maxwell	Jeremiah Maxwell	Flash Fiction Collection	A collection of short-short stories, flash fiction.
Flash Fiction by Richard Norway	Richard Norway	Flash Fiction Collection	An expanding collection of short-short stories, flash fiction.
Flash Fiction by Trab	Trab	Flash Fiction Collection	Short short stories on lots of subjects.
Found Out	Graeme	Short Story
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.
Forth of July	from Colin Kelly	Flash Fiction	A few interesting facts about the Fourth of July that you might not know.
Four Nights in St. Bartholomew	Ruwen Rouhs	Novella	Stories are often based on real events, but the names of the characters are fiction. As opposed to those, “Four Nights in St. Bartholomew” uses names of characters and places that can be Googled and their real fate can be tracked down, while the events are pure fiction.
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.
Freshman Dorm	Colin Kelly	Short Story	You’ve graduated from high school (finally!) and now you’re going to college. Everything is different, including sharing a dorm room with a stranger.
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.
G: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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.
Geoff's Senior Year	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection Geoff changes schools in the hope of changing his life. Will a simple act of kindness by one of his new classmates help him do just that?
Gift Exchange	Cole Parker	Short Story	Some middle-school friends are getting ready for Christmas. Question is, what should they get each other?
Goals	Tiffany Cook	Poem	Everyone has expectations and goals; a hidden agenda. Some are visible, others are not.
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?
Gone Missing	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes mothers can be overprotective. What happens when that collides with what their children want? Mature or distressing themes and strong language.
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.
Grandfather’s Conspiracy	Cole Parker	Short Story	A celebration in the city park is an opportunity for Derrick and his grandfather to get together on a whole new level.
Grayson House	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Warren is convinced he is unlovable after being severely burned and disfigured.
H: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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.
Halloween Cards	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Norm hated exchanging Halloween cards in middle school. But one Halloween someone gave him a card with a special message, and then things got very… interesting.
Halloween Outing	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Walt is stuck at home on Halloween answering the door every time a trick-or-treater rings the doorbell. When Carl arrives Walt thinks he's just another trick or treater. But maybe he isn't.
Halloween Payback	Colin Kelly	Short Story	What was thought to be a Halloween prank turns out to be a homophobic slur. Will Darryl be able to prove who did it?
Halloween Prank	Grant Bentley	Short Story	A shocking Halloween prank has unexpected results. Part of the 2009 Fall and Winter Holiday Collection.
Halloween Prank II	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Steve’s wish comes true and he gets two big brothers who prove two men can love each other as deeply as it’s humanly possible. This is a sequel to the story Halloween Prank.
Halloween Rescue	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Paul is at the mall fighting the holiday crowds. But he isn’t there for holiday shopping; he has something more important to buy. Then something happens that becomes even more important, and might even put Paul in danger.
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 a Friend	Colin Kelly	Novella	Sometimes the best gift you can give — and receive — is when you help a friend.
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.
High School Hero	Cole Parker	Novel	High school is part wonderful, part wrenching for most everyone. Along the way, for the lucky ones, personal growth occurs.
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.
Homeless for Christmas	Grant Bentley	Short Story	There are few things worse than being homeless, especially during our northern winters.Will Joey learn that being homeless for Christmas is one of them?
Homosexual	William King	Short Story	A young boy discovers who he is.
Honky-Tonk	Richard Norway	Flash Fiction
Ho Ho Ho	Cole Parker	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection Christmas is known as a season of giving. But sometimes giving can be the wrong thing to do.
Hosanna	Jamie of Icaria	Short Story
How Do You Know If He Likes You?	Camy	Flash Fiction	Sometimes it pays to push your luck.
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!
Hoxton	William King	Short Story	Kevin has been texting with someone he met online. Now they’ve arranged to meet in person. How will that turn out? Mature themes and strong language. This story deals with what teens sometimes do. In keeping with our policy of not running from real life issues, we are hosting Hoxton with this advisory.
I: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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 Can't Tell You	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Brandon Heath has a problem. When his mother asks him what’s wrong, he says “I can’t tell you.” She isn’t about to take that for an answer. Can he keep his problem private, especially on Halloween? Included in the 2013 Halloween Story Challenge on AwesomeDude
I Expect Gray Hair Any Day Now	Tim at Codey's World	Flash Fiction	True to Life Flash Non-Fiction by Tim at Codey's World. Having kids can be so exciting!
I Gotta Go	Colin Kelly	Short Story	David is starting the ninth grade at College Park High. What he doesn’t understand is how he got stuck in a class with a teacher who has the worst reputation in the school.
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?
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.
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 Once Was Lost	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Jacob’s evangelical parents have decided he’s to be the ‘Chosen One’ to save America. Then Terry comes along.
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 Gonna Love Cwmsiencyn	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Cai, a Welsh exchange student, enjoys all the sights and new things to explore during his stay in Canada.
“If You Can Play, You Can Play”	Grant Bentley	Short Story	A Christmas story that has nothing to do with Christmas? Well okay, it does mention Christmas and Blake’s big hockey tournament will happen during Christmas break.
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
Inner Escape (Innere Flucht)	Tiffany Cook	Poem	When going into the unknown, opening the door is the hardest part.
Inspiration	Cole Parker	Short Story	A boy has a nightmarish problem.
Isn't It Fabulous?	Grant Bently	Short Story	There’s no closet in the boys’ locker room.
It Can't Gie Better Than Thes	Grant Bently	Short Story	Do you believe in love at first sight? Miles and Rhys didn’t.
It’s All In The Eyes	DesDownUnder	Flash Fiction
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.
It Will All Work Out Eventually	Cayden Mathews	Novel	Making friends can be a lot harder than it looks. Especially when you have a disease that makes you act a little out of the ordinary. Follow the life of Luke Rivers as he learns to deal with his ADHD.
J: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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.
Jason’s Notebook	Cole Parker	Short Story	How does a high school freshman who feels insignificant and invisible respond to life in his new school?
Jay & Miles Out West	ColumbusGuy	Short Story	This story is an offshoot of the novel Jay & Miles. You can read this first — no spoilers — but the novel covers everything since they met and up to this point.
Jay’s Special Gift	ColumbusGuy	Short Story	Jerry is supposed to be watching his little brother Jay. They ride their bikes to the park and Jay takes a header, crashing his bike and breaking his arm. Oops!
Jay’s Worst Week Ever	Colin Kelly	Short Story	A series of events gives Jay a reputation that he didn’t deserve. Will he be able to recover?
Jimmy	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Jimmy loses his mom to a drug overdose and sets out to look for the dad he’s never met. What are his chances of finding him?
Jimmy’s New Life	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Remember Jimmy? After his mother dies of an overdose, Jeff finds him walking down a highway during a blizzard and takes him in. Well, finally, we get a glance at Jimmy‘s new life, his new life with his new dad. A life without constant fear and hurt. If you haven’t read my story Jimmy yet, or if it was a while ago, I would suggest you check it out before reading this one.
JJ and ‘The Boys’	Camy	Short Story	John Palmer is in love, but only comes to terms with it when JJ goes missing.
JJ for Short I	Grant Bentley	Short Story / Novella	Can one simple act of kindness change your life?
JJ for Short II	Grant Bentley	Short Story / Novella	Apparently you can find your soulmate at a service station. Yes you can.
JJ for Short III	Grant Bentley	Short Story / Novella	Life at university has a few ups and downs, and then the best up possible.
Joseph’s Cat	Pedro	Short Story	Joseph befriends a black cat — or does the cat befriend Joseph?
Josh	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Josh is hit by a drunk driver and he thinks the life he once loved is over.
Josh, Evolving	Cole Parker	Novel	What happens when two lonely boys meet in a shopping mall food court? Note: Explicit language and graphic descriptions in some chapters.
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?
Justin Carver	Colin Kelly	Novella	Justin is accused of doing something he says he didn't do. Will he be cleared, or will he be found guilty?
Justin Case	Colin Kelly	Short Story	It’s interesting how some people name their kid without really considering how the name they pick might be a problem for the kid.
Justice	Graeme	Short Story
K: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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.
Kill the Indian — Save the Child	Grant Bentley	Novella	Canadian officials decided they needed to solve their “Indian problem.” To solve said problem, they felt Askuwheteau and more than 150 000 other native kids needed to lose their “heathen” culture and be assimilated into Canada’s “more acceptable” European culture. This is Askuwheteau’s story. His life before, during, and after being forced to attend Our Lady of Peace Indian Residential School.
Kodak	Tiffany Cook	Poem	A poem of soul mates.
Krystal	Harrod200	Novel
Kwaidan	Colin Kelly	Three Short Stories	I enjoy Japanese ghost stories and movies. Perhaps the most famous of these are the short stories in the collection Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn. I picked three of these ghost stories for my final project in a digital art class I took in the summer of 2008.
Kyle	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Part of the 2015 Halloween Story Collection Not all summer camps are fun, but Halloween is.
L: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
La Malaguena	Pedro	Short Story	Stephen didn’t expect to receive anything on Valentine’s Day.
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.
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.
Les Jardins de la Mendoubia	William King	Short Story	Two different worlds, a moment in time.
Lesson Plans	Cole Parker	Novella	13-year-old Neil Swenson has lived a life of restriction, sadness and denial. Now, he's moved to Mississippi and is hoping things change.
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?
Leviathan Rusts	EleCivil	Novel	A new novel by an old friend, EleCivil.
Leviticus	Pertinax Carrus	Short Story	A Talk about Leviticus and being selective about what you read.
Liam	Grant Bentley	Short Story	How do you go from trying to survive on the wintery streets of a Canadian city to Aberystwyth University, School of Art in Wales?
Life Can Be Lonely	Colin Kelly	Novel	What is it like when those closest to you are not there any longer?
Life of Troy	Brian Stoll	Short Story	This was the first chapter of a novel by Brian Stoll that he wasn't able to complete, and that we repurposed as a coming of age short story.
Lifebonded	Lukas ’n Taylor Ashke	Novel	This is a true love story between two Australian teens. All the characters are real but most names and locations have been changed. The only real names that remain are the two principles: Taylor and Lukas.
Lightning in a Jar	Cole Parker	Novel	David’s at loose ends this summer and likes it that way, hoping to goof off until school starts in the fall. With his mom pushing, it doesn’t work out that way, however.
Listen to Me	BlindEagle	Short Story	Sometimes the rescued and the rescuer both come out winners.
Little Brother	Teddy S. Bower	Flash Fiction	Austin and his younger brother, Dougie, don’t see eye to eye on much, especially on how life is intended to be lived. What will happen between them when Austin faces up to the most difficult challenge of his young life? His expectations are low. His choices are limited. Things can only get worse, but will they?
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.
London Bridge is Down	William King	Flash Fiction	A dramatic world event plays out in the early hours of one cold grey morning in London.
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?
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
Love is Love	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Brynn spent considerable effort building his very own personal closet. But all of a sudden, he found the door wouldn’t stay closed.
Love is Silent	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Michael’s world is silent. Can he find love in a silent world?
M: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Mahal Kita	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Bayani fears he has fallen in love with the impossible dream.
Mamihlapinatapai	Pedro	Short Story	A tale from a strange and far off place, which has oftimes been mistook for some hidden dale in the high Pennines of Yorkshire.
Marshall	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Marshall had been Skylar’s good friend, but all of a sudden that changed. Skylar doesn’t understand why his former friend bullies him now.
Mating Flight of the Eagles	Christian Martin	Short Story	The Mile-High Club: Choose your own partner.
Me ’n Riley	Cole Parker	Novel	A small Southern town. Two young boys looking for things to do, a summertime of freedom spread in front of them, adventures calling.
Memories	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Remember the early 1950’s? Well, I do — at least a few years that were spent in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes it’s fun to sit back and think about “the good old days.”
Memory	ColumbusGuy	Flash Fiction	My Fondest Memory.
Megan	Tiffany Cook	Short Story	A non-fiction piece containing a lesson I learned during a trival event that changed my life.
Milo	Talo Segura	Novel	One summer at their house in the South of France is much like all those previous summers. Except this year is different. Milo turns sixteen, and when his father employs Estevo, to fix things up, attractions and revelations mix with family problems, and a long held secret. Milo will no longer be able to retreat and hide in the imagined worlds of literature. He will be tested and played with by his cousins and this new arrival. Exactly what is going on between these two families risks erupting into a thunderous climax and a deluge of emotions as heavy as any summer storm!
Mom…Dad…I’m Gay	Grant Bentley	Flash Fiction	Sometimes your parents can surprise you, and sometimes you wish they hadn’t.
Morgan Territory Road	Colin Kelly	Flash Fiction	Jeff asks Dennis to go with him to a campus visit at College of the Pacific. Afterwards Jeff is excited and ready to apply, and Dennis is happy for his friend. It's what happens on their way home that’s going to change their lives.
Mr Patterson	Cole Parker	Short Story	A man takes a walk in the park, one he’s taken many time before, and his life changes forever . . .
My Incredible Summer	Cole Parker	Short Story	A soft, dark night, a walk with his twin, and everything changes.
My Night Out	Cole Parker	Short Story	What’s a boy to do when the night is warm and he’s feeling frisky?
N: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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.
Newbie	Colin Kelly	Short Story	It’s Tyler’s first day at Eastgate High School as a sophomore. One problem is that it’s April, and the school year will be over in a little more than a month. Another problem is this is the third high school for Tyler since his first day as a freshman. Will he be able to cope with yet another new bunch of students?
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.
New Course	Codey	Short (True?) Story	What, did he actually say that? Read all about it! Are you up for it? Be sure to listen! With audio.
New Story	Graeme	Short Story	Trent is writing a new gay love story; his boyfriend complains that he always writes one of the characters as a nerd.
New Year’s Resolutions	Altimexis	Short Story	Asher, Seth, Kyle, and Freck talk about having a New Year’s Eve party in New York City.
Nick	William King	Short Story	A puppy, a meal, and a boy.
Nickels and Dimes	Cole Parker	Short Story	Can people change for the better? Can they grow after reaching their teen years, and beyond? Is it harder for a teenager or an adult?
Nicotine	Andy Deats	Poem	Sometimes a relationship becomes controlling, and you're not the one in control.
Nightmare	Colin Kelly	Short Story	What happens when things start going wrong with a marriage? Arguments? Silence? Nightmares?
No Fixed Address	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Sean’s life changes after he defends another student from a group of bullies.
No More Tears	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Keon assumes he’ll be disowned by everyone that matters to him if they find out he’s gay; but then again, no one has ever said he was all that bright.
No More Loneliness	Alien Son	Short Story	Alex was born profoundly deaf. His childhood was spent in a silent world with few friends. His father retires and the family moves to a lighthouse near a small country town. The first day of the summer holidays brings a new friend... and a new life for Alex.
No Problemo	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Darryl is in foster care. Sean thinks that he's being abused, but needs help to find out if that's true — and to find out what can be done about it.
Noah	Harrod200	Novel
Nonsense	Lugnutz	Flash Fiction	The setting is the garage, where else? Jake and Jeremy are throwing ideas around so they can get the car ready for the next season. They are sitting looking at the car pondering what the next move will be. Jake opens his laptop, pushes a few buttons then things go into the Twilight zone.
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.
Not All Angels Have Wings	Steve Temke	Short Story	Part of the 2015 Halloween Story Collection Not all monsters have fangs, and not all angels have wings.
Notes	Cole Parker	Short Story	Jeremy has a crush on Xander, so staring at him is a bad idea. Especially when he gets caught.
Not Far From the Tree	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Sometimes, it seems, when you decide it’s time to come out to family there can be a bit more involved than you anticipated.
Nothing Will Ever Be the Same	Grant Bentley	Short Story	No one, especially kids and teens, should be homeless at Christmas.
O: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Obligation To Myself	Nick James	Short Story	Trevor Reeves, the most popular student at Ocean Lakes High School, stops a bully in his tracks. In the process, he learns about the value of every human being.
Odds-On Favourite	Graeme	Short Story	A day at the Melbourne Cup, and some oddly better names.
Oliver	Richard Norway	Short Story	What happens to you when you're forced to face your fears? What happens to you when that person forcing you to face your fears is yourself? Included in the AwesomeDude 2012 'Coming Out' Short Story Challenge
Olli & Kalli: O+K is Okay!	Ruwen Rouhs	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection This story tells about the growing friendship between Olli, a fifth grader just starting in the middle school, and Kalli, a ninth grader, who unexpectedly becomes the big brother he always wanted to be.
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.

*Colin Kelly’s One… Series* Stories**
One Warm Coat	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes your life can be improved by something as simple as one warm coat.
One Best Friend	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Life can become so much better when you find one best friend. This is a sequel to the story One Warm Coat.
One Perfect Boyfriend	Colin Kelly	Short Story	You know it takes a while for a guy to find a boyfriend. Then when you do, will he be the one perfect boyfriend you’ve been looking for? This is a sequel to the story One Best Friend.
One Complicated New Year	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Mike and Jeremy are discovering that some people already know that they are boyfriends. Jeremy never thought his life would become so complicated! This is a sequel to the story One Perfect Boyfriend.
One Sexy New Neighbor	Colin Kelly	Short Story	One night Mike and Jeremy see Mike’s new neighbor — and what they see amazes both of them. This is a sequel to the story One Complicated New Year.
One Cute New Neighbor	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Now Jeremy has a new neighbor a few houses down the street. He finds that he and Lyle have a lot in common. This is a sequel to the story One Sexy New Neighbor.
One Adversary	Colin Kelly	Short Story	It’s almost always good to have a plan. But what do you do if something happens and you don’t have a plan? This is a sequel to the story One Cute New Neighbor.
One Questionable Outcome	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes you think everything’s been taken care of. Sometimes you realize they haven’t been taken care of. Sometimes you don’t know which is which. This is a sequel to the story One Adversary.
One Satisfactory Outcome	Colin Kelly	Short Story	When things finally start going right, there’s always a nagging feeling that there’s something missing. This is a sequel to the story One Questionable Outcome.
One Confusing Phone Call	Colin Kelly	Short Story	A very strange phone call confuses Jeremy and leaves him wondering what’s going on. This is a sequel to the story One Satisfactory Outcome.
One Acceptable Outcome	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Everything seems to be improving for Jeremy. But is it real or just a silly fairytale? This is a sequel to the story One Confusing Phone Call
One Life Changed	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Jeremy's life is changing. It leaves him with a question: Are all of these changes good? This is a sequel to the story One Acceptable Outcome and the last story in the series.

One Summer in Georgia	Cole Parker	Novel	He was on his way home, a leisurely trip driving back roads in rural Georgia. A sudden encounter with a young teen interrupted his trip. He’d just completed a job, and the last thing he needed was a passenger. Especially a kid as a passenger.
One Two Three We're Out	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Mike is a freshman at Edison High. He's being pressured by his friends and his family to go to the Homecoming Dance. That's fine except he will have to ask a girl to be his date. Included in the AwesomeDude 2012 'Coming Out' Short Story Challenge
Opportunity Cost	Ryan Miller	Novel	“It's been six months since the night that Brian Fleishman came to my door dripping wet and bleeding. I have never forgotten that night, nor that entire weekend for that matter. But what happened then couldn't hold a candle to what was about to happen next.”
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.
Our First Thanksgiving	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection Getting ready to host your first Thanksgiving dinner for your family can be complicated. For Ryan and Shawn it’s going to be even more complicated.
P: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Palm Sunday Magic	Ruwen Rouhs	Short Story	This is a story of a student and a young farmer in a village at a time people still used carriages to go from one place to the other. Cars and planes had yet to be invented. The problems in the story are still relevant today.
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.
Payback	Merkin	Short Story	Mike has strong convictions about what should and should not be given to trick-or-treaters. This is a story about one kid who liked what Mike gave him.
Playing Santa	Cole Parker	Short Story	When you're sixteen years old you might think your dad is cheap. But is he, really?
Poetry by Alien Son	Alien Son	Poetry Collection	These poems cover the ups and downs of life, including joy, gloom, and questions.
Poetry by Ayushi Mehrotra	Ayushi Mehrotra	Poems	Quiet, thoughful poems that reach out and make us think.
Poetry by Bestpi	Bestpi	Poetry Collection	A growing collection of poetry.
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 EleCivil	EleCivil	Poetry Collection	A large collection of poetry from slightly off-center.
Poetry by Ellie Kan	Ellie Kan	Poetry Collection	Poems that are accessible and have meaning for both teens and adults, and that will stay with you long after they have been read.
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
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
Poetry by Tiffany Cook	Tiffany Cook	Poetry Collection	An large and diverse collection of poetry.
Poetry by Trab	Trab	Poetry Collection	An occasional collection of poetry.
Poetry by Zachary Level Mustaine	Zachary Level Mustaine	Poetry Collection	A poet notes more than yesterday’s dinner.
Point of No Return	Ryan Miller	Novel
Popularity	Graeme	Short Story	What do you do when your best friend tells everyone that you told him that you wished he was dead — and you absolutely did not say that?
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.
Puppy Love	Cole Parker	Novel	A boy and his dog: what could be more natural? For Kerry, nothing seems to be easy, and a dog is just another complication.
Q: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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?
R: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Ragnarok	Ryan Miller and EleCivil	Novel

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.
Reality Dreaming	William King	Short Story	“If we get to choose, I can only hope I’m as lucky the next time around.”
Remembrances	Codey	Non-Fiction Short Story	A drawn from life segment for AwesomeDude.
Ren	Cole Parker	Novel	Escaping one problem only to find others, a boy can find unexpected courage when pushed to his limits.
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?
Reparation	Colin Kelly	Novel	Tom Harris is injured in a high school football game and ends up in the hospital. Tanner Knox says he’ll make sure Tom receives reparation for what happened.
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.
Revived	Ayushi Mehrotra	Flash Fiction	A new doctor. A new heart. A successful operation. And then another new patient. Will that operation also succeed?
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?
Room & Board	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Jerry appears to be homophobic with a passion…but is he? You think we’ll know by Valentine Day?
Roommates	Colin Kelly	Flash Fiction	First impressions can be dangerous things when they're wrong, but with some people those misperceptions can be quickly corrected...
Rusty	Cole Parker	Short Story	Horses are pretty smart. Paul learns just how smart, and what a good a friend they can be.
S: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Saulius	Pedro	Short Story	Saulius’ arrival is a source of excitement in a quiet English village. It wasn’t what he intended.
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?
Searching for Him	Grant Bentley	Short Story	When you’re searching for that special him and your ‘gaydar’ doesn’t work worth sh** — well, you just never know.
Secrets	Graeme	Short Story	Lies and secrets tend to compound one upon another, further complicating an already complicated situation.
Selection Criteria	Graeme	Short Story	Ensuring the psychological stability of the crew for the first manned interstellar mission is a big responsibility.
Semantics	Cole Parker	Short Story	When it’s wartime, tensions run high and hair trigger reactions can be expected.
Shocked	Yenian	Flash Fiction	Who is more shocked, Kevin or Nick, and what do they do about it?
Short Stories by BlindEagle	BlindEagle	Short Story Collection	A growing collection of short stories.
Short Stories by Colin Kelly	Colin Kelly	Short Story Collection	A large and growing collection of short stories.
Short Stories by Graeme	Graeme	Short Story Collection	A large collection of short stories.
Short Stories by Grant Bentley	Grant Bentley	Short Story Collection	A collection of short stories.
Sing Me A Song Papa	BlindEagle	Short Story	Fathers and sons share a special song. Each generation adds something new.
Sinterklaas	Trab	Short Story	A careless statement, and your whole holiday is in jeopardy, not to mention your family.
Small Town Boy	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection Can a lonely gay boy, growing up in a tiny rural village, expect a Valentines Day worth remembering?
So Prove It	Colin Kelly	Flash Fiction	A girl decides to prove she’s better than a boy.
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.
Sole Mates	ColumbusGuy	Short Story	A trip to buy some clothes for school results in a very different kind of trip for Tor.
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?
Sophomore Year	Grant Bentley	Novel	Steven's sophomore year in high school turns out to be anything but typical.
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.
Speechless	William King	Short Story	A library brings together two boys, reveals some secrets, and leaves them speechless.
Spinning Glass	Tiffany Cook	Poem	A description of the majesty of a spider's web.
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.
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.
Stop a Bully	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Stop a bully. It’s not as hard as you might think.
Stop Lane	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Moving to a new town and going to a new high school is always tough; running into the school’s most notorious bully your first morning is especially unfortunate.
Summer of My Fourteenth Year	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Sandy is thirteen years old so it's his fourteenth summer…new friends, new adventures, and the start of a new life…a life free from what had become daily fear and abuse.
Summer Smiles	Cynus	Short Story	Nick has been watching a boy in his class, a boy who always looked so sad. Until one day when their teacher reminded the class that it would soon be summer vacation.
Swing	Tiffany Cook	Poem	When life gives you lemons, don't whine. You knew it was coming. That's what life does.
Sympathetic Eyes	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Lonnie has accepted being bullied as a regular part of life. That is until he meets Jeremy.
T: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Tales of Three Worlds	ColumbusGuy	Novel	A science fiction story told in a series of interrelated fragments.
Talk to Me	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Sometimes all we need is someone to say, “Talk to me.”
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?
Tennis, Anyone?	Cole Parker	Short Story	Two boys from different backgrounds, a hot day, and a tough match.
Terminus	William King	Short Story	Love, denial, pain, and forgiveness in the end. A More Boys on a Train story.
Terry and Sam	Sean E. and Ruwen Rouhs	Short Story
Thanksgiving Dinner, Part 1	Altimexis	Novella	Part 1 of a 3-Part Novella about Asher and Seth and what it’s like to celebrate Thanksgiving in New York City.
Thanksgiving Dinner, Part 2	Altimexis	Novella	Part 2 of a 3-Part Novella about Asher and Seth and what it’s like to celebrate Thanksgiving in New York City.
Thanksgiving Dinner, Part 3	Altimexis	Novella	Part 3 of a 3-Part Novella about Asher and Seth and what it’s like to celebrate Thanksgiving in New York City.
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 Barlow Boy	James Savik	Short Story	Some religions, and some of their practitioners, interpret the Bible using strictures that call out for introspection.
The Barn	Cole Parker	Short Story	New town. New life. Opportunities afresh. Only thing is, you’re still you.
The Best Memories of Their Lives	DesDownUnder	Short Story	Their memories were best on an unclouded day.
The Beach	Bruin Fisher	Short Story	Statistically, a major cause of death among young men and youths is suicide. That’s a damning indictment on society today.
The Best of Intentions	Grant Bentley	Flash Fiction	If you are looking for a happy Christmas story, this isn’t it. We usually think of Christmas as a happy time: a tree surrounded by presents, happy children, a feast with everyone sitting around the table, a time when we enjoy ourselves. Unfortunately, Christmas might not always be that way. Those stories also need to be told.
The Big Splash	Cole Parker	Short Story	When you're young and unhappy and powerless to change things, what do you do? What if you have to change things and no one will listen?
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 Boy with the Rubik’s Cube	Pedro	Short Story	Is he as fascinating as he finds his puzzle? *A Boys on Trains* story
The Busboy	Cole Parker	Short Story	Jim wants to rescue a kid in trouble. He has no idea what comes next.
The Button	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Sometimes unbuttoning a button turns out to be very hard.
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 Change	BlindEagle	Short Story	Have you ever thought to yourself what it would be like to be someone else for a change? Ethan is about to experience major changes in his life that will take him beyond his wildest dreams.
The Christmas Letter	Nick James	Short Story	An 11-year-old boy discovers something about Christmas that he hoped wasn't true.
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	Short Story	When in Gondour, do as the Gondourese. Found online by Samwho17 (Public Domain)
The Dance	Cole Parker	Short Story	The school formal is always nervous time for young boys, especially the first one. Rejection is always a fear. What if…
The Delirium of Negation	Bi Janus	Short Story	Death is sometimes just a function of the mind.
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.
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.
The Education and Evolution of Maxwell Grant	Cole Parker	Short Story	Time to buy Max’s first suit. Who could guess how that would turn out?
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. Listen to Tiffany Cook reading The Enemy.
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 Green Guardian	Bruin Fisher	Short Story	The job of a superhero is more than just flying around looking gorgeous and rescuing the occasional old lady — you have to make a stand against injustice too. Graham learns that lesson.
The Heart Doesn’t Come with Instructions	Grant Bentley	Short Story	If Mark was to be his class valedictorian the crowd might find it a little more interesting than they expected.
The House	Cole Parker	Short Story	Parents always tell their kids that Halloween isn't a contest to see who will get the most candy. Their kids always ignore them. But sometimes that can cause problems.
The Hunger	Codey	Short Story	Everyone says global warming will lead to global hunger. How right they are! With audio.
The Journey	John Smith	Short Story	The Journey — what a long, strange trip it has been. Caution: This story is about a subject that is important though it contains mature themes.
The King’s Race	Cole Parker	Short Story	Anton wants to run the race of his life, wanting to be special for a certain someone.
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 Legend Of Kiwakaazi	Nanak	Novel	Books One, Two, Three, and Four of this exciting combination of African folklore, mythology, fantasy, and adventure. The story revolves around a nineteen year old intelligent young scientist, Kiwakaazi, in ancient Africa. In Book Three we have to ask: How is thin, weak and naive Kiwakaazi going to survive in Nomposuro? The epic and yet very spiritual journey of Kiwakaazi and other related stories have been captured in this story. Enjoy!
The Littlest Angel	Paul and Paco	Short Story	Part of the 2012-2013 Holiday Story Collection Do nightmares ever come true? That's what Benny wants to happen to his nightmares, and he begs his brother Antoine to help him.
The Mask	Lugnutz	Short Story	What Jeremy wanted was a winning costume, and his mom had the best idea. A costume his dad had worn.
The Middle of Nowhere	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Can we find love… even in the middle of nowhere?
The Middle of Nowhere — Still	Grant Bentley	Short Story	And yes, we found love… even in the middle of nowhere.
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.
The Murder of Rick West	Pertinax Carrus	Short Story	What happens when an innocent and sheltered young man picks up a bit of male pornography? Unexpected lives are touched and old assumptions challenged. Worlds change, and not always for the good. Caution: Mature or distressing themes regarding violence.
The Navigator	Cynus	Novel	Sometimes building a wall around yourself doesn't do what you want, no matter how hard to try to maintain a facade of self-sufficiency.
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.
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...
The Policeman's Birthday Cake	DesDownUnder	Short Story	Terry baked the best birthday cake ever. Just one little touch to the pink frosting needed to be added and it would be perfect. Would it be good enough to help him achieve his objective?
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 Problem	Gee Whillickers	Short Story	Curt finds that recovery requires family and friends.
The Ride Home	RJ	Short Story	Carl fears his feelings for Matt, and may lose Matt’s friendship.
The Right to Remain Silent	Cole Parker	Short Story	Sometimes a boy just has to do what he has to do.
The Rubber Game	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Rubber Game: [noun] The tiebreaker in the last of a tied series of games; sometimes used in other types of contests and debates Mature theme and language. This story deals with a subject that can be an important issue for teens and their parents.
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 Spelling Bee	Gee Whillickers	Flash Fiction	Sometimes a spelling bee word will turn out to be particularly meaningful to some contestants and members of the audience.
The Spider	Richard Norway	Flash Fiction	Terry thinks that the only things he can control are the small things. Can Chris convince him that he can control the big things as well?
The Stafford Pharmacy	Pertinax Carrus	Short Story	Ed and his father weren't speaking to each other. Then things became more complicated and much worse for Ed.
The Swedish Effect	Elektrisk	Novella	During adolescence, life swears its hatred for you. Consequently, you are sent on many emotional roller coasters. Is there anything you can do about it?
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 Void	William King	Short Story	A man is talking to someone — or is he?
The Walk Home	Ellie Kan	Short Story	When you’re girl who’s shy it’s hard to talk to a boy. Could an email message work instead?
The Wall	Richard Norway	Flash Fiction	Brick by brick….
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.
The Worst Day	Alien Son	Short Story	It started out as Thomas's worst day ever. Then a stranger brought startling news. The Worst Day was written to celebrate AwesomeDude's tenth anniversary.
The Yellowjacket Nest	Colin Kelly	Short Story	A budding writer has just two problems that she needs to solve. A story to write. And when to start.
The Zombies' Halloween	Des Downunder	Short Story	Eddy brought home their Halloween costumes and a movie to watch — but no candy.
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.
There’s Always a But	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Sometimes you come across a but … not a butt … but a but, because however you may have been conditioned to think, more often than not, there’s always a but.
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	It was just another workday, until they found the bear in the mail.
Tipping Crows	Colin Kelly	Short Story	One of Tom’s chores irritates him. It’s what crows that fly over his yard do. He gets a clever idea — he will find a way to keep the crows away. His mom thinks it’s a good idea. Doing it turns out to be complicated.
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.
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?
Torn in Two	Graeme	Short Story
Trek or Treat	Altimexis	Short Story	A Halloween story about two teenage boys who live in a high-rise building in New York City and discover they have a lot of things in common.
Trials and Tribulations of Being 13	Cole Parker	Short Story	It isn’t easy being 13 and lacking confidence. Somehow, the strong survive. But, again, it isn’t easy.
Trick or Treat?	Graeme	Short Story	Peter has everything planned for the Halloween party, everything controlled by computer: music, lights, everything. But things don't go exactly as he'd planned.
Trick or Treat?	Lugnutz	Short Story	When you get to a certain age, you'll remember Halloweens past and think about Holloweens present and future.
Twll dyn	Grant Bentley	Short Story	When we feel like we can’t take it anymore and we just want out, remember, every seemingly unlivable time in our lives is temporary, and we need to stick around, because we never know what excellent things are waiting for us.
Two Boys on a Train	Colin Kelly	Short Story	Two boys on a train. Another passenger wonders what they’re up to. A More Boys on a Train story.
Two Friends	Colin Kelly	Novella	How many kids meet and become best friends that first day and remain best friends — and more — through the present day, ten years later?
U: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Uncle Silver Wolf’s Forest Lore	Christian Martin	Short Story Collection	Silver Wolf is a werewolf, and now he is babysitting the children of the Clan Short Compound. He is busy telling them stories about the forest, nature, and supernatural things, mimicking every character as he spins his tale, to the enjoyment of the kids.
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?
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?
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?
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?
Until HE Showed Up Part 3	Grant Bentley	Short Story	This story is from Brice’s point of view as we watch Brice’s vision become Brice and Kevin’s vision.
V: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
Volunteered	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Jackson experiences a rather interesting year.
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.
W: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
We’re Working On It	Richard Norway	Novel	Cory and Richard’s lives were in ruin but something amazing happened to them. They met.
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.
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.
What are the Odds?	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Matt learns a lot about his family after his father throws him out.
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.
What If	Grant Bentley	Short Story	One never knows where the ‘used to be best friend’ who’s picking you up for a Halloween get-together may lead.
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.
With a Whimper	James Savik	Short Story	Journal entry of James Savik, dated June 4, 2028.
What's Christmas Without a Little Drama?	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Jamie brings home a Christmas surprise, creating a little drama in the process.
What's in a Name?	Pertinax Carrus	Short Story	When you’re with some friends and you don’t have anything better to do, start a discussion about where everyone’s first names come from. This story is based on the characters in the novel Bryce and Damon IV* on AwesomeDude.* (02/14)
When It All Falls Apart	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Life can be like a jigsaw puzzle… one minute all the pieces are nicely in place and the next they’re scattered all over the floor.
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.
When the Cat's Away	Graeme	Short Story	Scott and Darren both learn that making promises can be a big mistake — and spoiling their plans isn't the worst thing that can happen.
When You Least Expect It	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Not sure if it’s human nature or learned behaviour, but we too often expect the worst. This story is written from a Christian perspective.
Where the Heart Is	RJ	Short Story	Adam hadn’t been home in three years, and now he’s at the door.
Why Parents Drink	Anonymous	Flash Fiction	Some parents drink because it’s sociable. Some do it for more pressing reasons.
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.
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?
X: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
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.
Y: Title	Author	Type	Blurb
You Never Know	Grant Bentley	Short Story	Who was that? You never know who you’ll meet where.
Z: Title	Author	Type	Blurb

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