A short story about a man attempting to start all over three years after a tragic event in his life. Originally written for a story festival on the Friday Knight Writer's Lounge.
Captured by Indians as a boy, he grew up as an Indian. When a white woman and her three children are captured by his arch enemy, endangering the tribe, he undertakes getting them back to where they belong. Along the way, though, they must abide by his customs, including his attitude toward sex. Rape is part of the story, but not a code. / (Reviews)
Doris was beautiful but had no comprehension it. Doris imagined instead that she was almost invisible. That concept was easy for her, because Doris was blind. Then she encountered Jerome and Hammer, who in their weird way answered many of life's questions for her.
A Story in the Naked In School Universe
Jamie is a shy wallflower hoping to remain unnoticed. Cindy is an abused girl, hoping for survival. When Jamie interrupts Cindy's rape on their first day in the Program, fate throws them together. But who is rescuing whom?
Beaten nearly to death, an average teenage boy is mysteriously given access to a program he can use to manipulate any human--including himself--physically, mentally, or emotionally. While he is nearly recovered from his beating, Jack plots his revenge against those who nearly killed him, those who helped them get away with it, and also decides to have some fun along the way. Please read the 'Foreword' for more information on the codes.
A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
An ecological engineer is transferred to the war-torn Rask territory, site of the deposed Matriarch's deadly rebellion, where he's tasked with helping to restore the damaged jungles. To his surprise, he's quickly put in command of a pack of ex-soldiers who are more concerned with jockeying for status than learning how to drive a tractor. Finding his place in the hierarchy might be just as hard as greening the desert.
Toby Adamson, now almost 18 years old, has been best friends with twins Andrew and Natasha Stevenson ever since they met in kindergarten, when they were all just 5 years of age. Toby was totally in love with Natasha by the time that they reached the age of 10. Sadly for him, she couldn’t ever seem to see him as more than a best friend. Indeed, she isn't even going to be at his 18th birthday celebration lunch, as she is spending the Easter break with her first serious boyfriend, Rupert...... / (Reviews)