Coming of Age Stories

Tyler is a young man. This is the story of his journey in life.

Two fourteen-year-old best friends, Lily and Jake, spend a sweltering summer together in her bedroom. When Lily gets her first period and is terrified, Jake comforts her. Their naive curiosity about their anatomical differences leads them to mutually undress and explore, culminating in a single, clumsy act of intercourse that bonds them. Weeks later, Lily realizes she is pregnant from that one time, a profound consequence of their shared curiosity.

A visit from my Grandparents, resulting in my ‘Auntie’ and I sleeping together.

Eighteen-year-old Lindsay leaves home against the wishes of her family to pursue a controversial career. **Re-written story**

On a sweltering August afternoon, teenage best friends Jeffery and Susan share an innocent moment that spirals into an accidental, life-altering first time. Their platonic bond is irrevocably shattered by a sudden, intense physical connection, leaving them to navigate the terrifying and profound consequences of crossing a line they can never uncross.

At Camp Stillwater, age 18 - 19 men and women wear only see-thru underwear and sleep together in shared cabins. The camp purpose is to graduate well-rounded people who are comfortable and secure being sexual. Instead of arts and crafts, the campers are taught the arts of love and sensuality along with self-assurance and communication using multiple partners. After ten weeks, the campers leave ready for full adult lives and ready to form families and have children.

Coming of Age in 1960s New Zealand. My father's much younger brother guided and mentored me from early adolescence through my teenage years and a series of girlfriends. While each story can stand alone, readers will get most out of this series if they read chronologically starting with Andrea, and progressing through Bronwyn and Robyn to my adventures with Pauline