First Stories

A Story in the Life in the Suburbs Universe
A young man is undergoing counselling, and writes his memories of the days around some fairly traumatic events in his life, events that resulted in the need for the counselling. These include the death of his parents, and how he becomes much closer with his sisters and some other friends, much closer. Set in Australia.

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 shy, dateless nerd accidentally gets a boyfriend at graduation. One sweltering afternoon, a gaming session escalates into a reckless, raw discovery of sex, power, and intense connection. But their thrilling, unprotected secret has consequences, forcing her to face a future she never imagined.

A teenage girl moves with her parents to a new city. To help her socially, her parents reluctantly allow her to date, even though she is only 14. Thus begins her journey to sexual enlightenment.

Two teenage siblings start exploring as summer begins, unbeknownst to their mother.

She's out with her sister who reads the lips of an admirer that piques her interest, wondering what this sports stud might teach her in a sudden fling. She doesn't know what she's getting into, but she's not shy either.