All About Telling Quality and Inclusive Stories
The world around Frankie moved sluggishly. “It’s Travis, he’s been in an accident.” The words bounced around in Frankie’s head like a tennis ball that had been whacked against the wall at full force. ‘Breathe Frankie, breathe.’ Frankie could hear his boyfriend say to him. “Frankie you still there?” Travis’s brother Mario […]
Nothing about the moment was romantic or special, it was like saving up to buy something big, something grand and epic. A bunch of little moments coming together, like collecting twigs to make a pile that would later be doused in lighter fluid and set to flames. The first one of these ‘twig moments’ […]
James hovered over his work bench, looking down at the 3D map his daughter had been building for social studies. The map of Ancient Greece was supposed to map out the war path of the Peloponnesian War. James’s daughter, Hailey had spent all day obsessing over the map; even though it was nearly complete and wasn’t […]
Marvin stared out the window of his New York City highrise. The snow-covered city below was stunning. Winter was his favorite time of year; great for hot coco, Christmas music, even though it was still October, and snow; lots and lots of snow. It was the perfect time of year for spending the day in […]
WARNING! This post is pure smut. So if spicy stories aren’t you thing, maybe skip this one. Ryan Mitchell stood in the middle of his old gymnasium. Taking small sips from the punch he’d snagged from the refreshments table, he stood in the corner of the gym, observing his old classmates as they mingled with […]
The cloudless sky was a blue blanket with millions of tiny holes. The wind was a soft caress, ruffling the leaves on the ground. Lying on a blanket, amongst the leaves, Michael Jones looked up at the sky, attempting to count each and every twinkling speck. On his chest, Michael’s husband, Darius twisted […]
The door squeaked so loud Austin was sure he’d wake the whole neighborhood. Cringing, he tucked his bottom lip between sharp teeth as he slowed his movements. Slipping through the small space between the screen door and the door frame, he successfully slid out of the house. After guiding the screen door back into place, […]
It was raining, of course, it was; it’s fucking Seattle after all. Sitting in the window nook, Parker Jones watched as little droplets of water formed on the glass. Thunder zipped across the cloudy sky as Parker breathed against the glass and drew smiley faces in the fog. Patience was never Parker’s strong suit; […]
Eric thought about getting up. He turned to his right, away from Micheal, and thought about walking away. He thought about it so hard he even envisioned it; really thought he did it.
Mitchell Rice swiped through the endless faces of men; After hours of swiping, they were all starting to look the same. Pouty lips, shiny abs, and shots of them holding their bulges through their boxer briefs. They barely even wrote anything in their profiles. It was all ‘here for a good time, not a long […]
