Coming of Age Stories

Another story from Kate's Journal
My cousin came to stay with Mom and me over Christmas break. I was in my first year at community college, but still hadn't found anyone I was comfortable enough with to trust with my first time. I thought we were just playing around, but I didn't realize I was playing with fire.

A teenager's exploration of Southern Thailand in the hot wet season, in which he eventually finds true love. Warning: soppy and sloooow.

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.

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

Piper is at a loose end during the school holidays, then new neighbours arrive next door. Her mum told her the neighbours had a boy and a girl. Piper dresses up special, she plans to seduce the boy, then she meets his sister, Camille, and her plans change... [i've used MA/MA tags, but it's only really mentioned in passing as part of the story, no graphic descriptions]

A sexualy frustrated teenage US Asian boy has access to a computer and lot of money. After several call girls refuse, sexy and famous old Nina agrees to come over and see to his needs. She'll change his life, for a price.

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.