First Stories

A Story in the Future Universe
This takes place a year after the Seeding. John finds that there is far more to the whole story.

Her son's best friend Joshi (Yoshi) is ditched for a beach day. She likes the boy so much, she has to make things better for him. How far will she go?

A dancer and a female security guard share an evening together.

A story in the Hazelwood High Universe
Quinn's a nerdy nobody. Taylor's the most popular girl in school. When Taylor's teacher gets Quinn to tutor her, the two end up teaching each other about a lot more than just math.

When the pandemic hit and everyone went into lockdown, my sister-in-law invited me to come quarantine with her and my teenaged niece. Inspired by the Uncle Bob series of stories from Lubrican.

A story set somewhere around the Salish Sea
At twenty-nine Charley has found her little slice of heaven in the beautiful, if somewhat damp, Pacific Northwest. She's out of the closet, has a job she loves, and has neighbors who love — and feed — her. Then her neighbors' granddaughter shows up and upends her calm and predictable life. Please read the forward for information about the caution tag.

A much more straight-forward NiS story than "Arie & Brandon." Revised editions posted 06/09/05, 08/24/07.