Fiction
-
TORN
I am depressed. Forlorn. Weary at heart. Devastated. Immensely unhappy. You could even say I am on that thin ice…
Read More » -
The Pastor’s Daughter
“Everybody, praise the Lord!” boomed Reverend Dan, his inky-black face shiny with sweat. The congregation chorused its “Hallelujah” and in…
Read More » -
The KGB Boy
You take a deep breath, trying to calm your racing heart and slow the rush of adrenaline in your veins.…
Read More » -
THE GOOD WIFE
My hands shook but the rage I’d expected to feel never came. The pain stayed hidden. The tears evaded me.…
Read More » -
The King of Boys
The first time you met him stirred things inside you that you didn’t even know still existed. You felt like…
Read More » -
THE RAINBOW WAR
FOREWORD: Kito Diaries made a social media post, a series of screenshots where a homophobe wanted to prove that to…
Read More » -
A Best Friend Scorned (Part 2)
Previously on A BEST FRIEND SCORNED… * I’d begun my pursuit of Vince two nights after going over the plan…
Read More » -
A Best Friend Scorned
My friendship with Cassi Monroe began in ninth grade. Before that point, she’d never noticed me because I was the…
Read More » -
THE FIRST GAY COUPLE TO STAND JUDGMENT
It was Christmas Eve. My paternal extended family had a ritual of spending the day before Christmas Day together. Last…
Read More » -
Trapped In The Closet
My son Savion and I had been close since he was a toddler; however, when his mother and I divorced…
Read More »