The world comes tumbling down on Carlie but a random encounter brings her to a better place, gives her time to breathe, to look around, to make choices.
A story in the It's Always The Germans Universe
Mark and Lydia hit a lot of bumps during the cold war and fate eventually brings them to the other side of the globe, but even there the challenges don't end. This is the founding story of my planned "It's always the Germans" universe, which will be created when this story reaches the year 1998.
A story in the The Fading Stars Universe
Some choices are easy. Either face fifteen years in an off-world prison for trying to steal a military battlecruiser or join a crew of interstellar fixers for a hazardous mission. Rembrandt chose the latter and finds much more than he bargained for.
Bored with her life, Robyn, a talented social worker that helps troubled young Women, submits to a street wise school girl bully. The Bully immediately senses and preys on Robin's weakness taking advantage of her in a quick exchange of power. Tahlia uses this power imbalance to tighten the screws until Robyn finds she has no way out and is forced to submit to her schoolgirl Bully against her will costing her more than she would ever realise.
When a college girl who's several months pregnant shows up on Rory's doorstep claiming that he's the one who did the deed-but in the future-he doesn't see much choice but to let her in and explain herself. He never expected to be entangled in her time travel...
A Story in the Naked In School Universe
Following the end of the main events of Allison and Emanuel NiS, Kara Foster's week in the Program begins. What does 'fate' have in store for her (and them!) this week? This is a direct sequel to Allison and Emanuel NiS, and may not make much sense if you haven't already read that story.
Minor Content Warnings (handled tastefully and sensitively): attempted assault (chps 23, 28, 44) and mentions of self-harm.
A letter in () indicates the speaker/thinker of a given line - ie (K) for Kara.
18yo Cathy is again on the prowl. Dressed as sluttily as possible, she heads to the mall. There she spots an old guy dressed as Santa heading off for a break after a morning of Santa photos. "Can I sit on your lap, Santa, and get a big present?" Cathy asks. He looks her over, grabs her arm, and guides her into his break room for a little private Santa time...
Three young restaurant coworkers—a charismatic extrovert, a guarded transgender artist, and a quietly troubled cook—navigate a tangled web of desire, secrets, and the daily grind. As their lives collide, they discover that the key to surviving work, love, and their own demons lies not in going it alone, but in forging a unique, unbreakable bond with each other.
A Story in the Jake's C&W Invitational Universe
A guy comes to a point in his life when he starts to wonder whether he made the right decisions when he was young man. Written in response to Jake River's forth C&W invitational.