Growing Pains Flash Stories — a collection from John D
Part of the Growing Pains universe

In this short story, Sixteen year old Alice discovers her boyfriend's hidden desires to see her with another. This story is an additional tale of the “Growing Pains” universe; one of around 40 short flash stories designed to introduce characters and provide back story where required. Alice and Robert go on to meet Andy when he comes to University in the town ten years later.

This is a very short story for the readers of the Growing Pains Universe. It is an additional tale, one of around 40 short flash stories designed to introduce characters and provide back story where required. Not all of the characters will be familiar instantly, but it will all tie in at the end! This story takes place in June 1990 and describes the rape of barmaid, Helen Anne White. Although the rapist was not caught immediately, when he was it tore apart his family.

Very short flash story about an unfaithful husband. For those following the Growing Pains Universe: It is also part of it and is set in 1998 and shows the unfaithfulness of Horace Wright, Alicia's husband. Alicia is a very close friend of Grace and when his adultery comes to light, Andy and Rhea are not unaffected by the eventsthat follow.

Teenage Jodie gets close to her boyfriend's father one night. This is part of the Growing Pains series and is best enjoyed as part of that. It is a short flash story

In Chapter 17 of New Pleasures, Andy writes an erotic story about Sarah where Sarah is picked to be membership of a programme to be naked in school.

In New Pleasures, Rhea writes some homework to infuriate her teacher. It is NOT light reading and should only be read by people reading New Pleasures.

This story is set in rural Derbyshire and concerns Fiona Holmes, a young hedonistic nymphomaniac that Andy becomes embroiled with later in his life. Fiona meets Greg in the woods, and he is quite unprepared for her antics.

Ezra hates his family and in his quest to hurt people, the arrogant teenager takes the virginity of his only friend.

Paula tries to move on from Andy but her new boyfriend has nefarious intentions towards her and it is left to Emily to get even. This quite a dark, slow story.

This is a short story. Sarah Hutchings, a sixteen year old sister who is about to give her family a big shock.

This is best enjoyed as part of the Growing Pains universe; if you are not reading that, then it will make no sense. This will be five short stories, posted as chapters that show Grace's life from 16 to 19 and precedes The Wooing of a London soubrette. New chapters will be posted at convenient points of the core stories.

This is part of the Growing Pains series and is best enjoyed as part of that. It is a short flash story. This story relates to a chat with the troubled Jodie Roberts and her friend Sarah Bailey. Her affair with her boyfriend’s father offered her something she could not get previously, but this shows just how desperate for affection she had become.

This story is set in December 1998 and shows a small party Reuben hosted at his house for his friends and their girlfriends. It introduces wild girl Helen, who Andy meets while at University.

Jack Fox gets embroiled with crazy young exhibitionist, Poppy, after his relationship with the stable Dannielle breaks down. He faces disapproval of his staid family if the antics of Poppy and himself come out. This is a short story in the Growing Pains Universe but will work as a standalone story

This is the erotic tale of a fun-loving eighteen year old, who has to rely on the support of her boyfriend when she is attacked, and how she blossoms with her new friend.