The Weird Scholarship – Chapter Twenty-Two

The Weird Scholarship – Chapter Twenty-Two I drove us to the mall. It had been a few months since I went to the mall, which was awful for me because the mall was my usual haunt. Armed with my dad’s credit card I could buy enough clothes to dress in style. This time I had … Read more

Only Secrets – Chapter Four

Only Secrets – Chapter Four. Aki hesitated for a moment and sighed, not really sure how she would go about telling the story without revealing her secret. “You see…” She began, “There was this person who I really thought was my friend. We were pretty close, and… She found out a secret of mine. I … Read more

A Walk on the Wild Side – Chapter Six

A Walk on the Wild Side – Chapter Six. I snapped awake and sprang up in bed to sudden blaring alarm. Forcing my eyes to focus, I threw myself out of bed and towards the sliding glass door to see what was happening only to find Devon and Michael running from their rooms causing me … Read more

The Un-training of Stanley Kaminski – Chapter Four

The Un-training of Stanley Kaminski – Chapter Four “Oh thank you for getting the milk,” she said. “You’ve been such a good little boy to do that for me,” and Maureen took delight in watching her husband’s expression change from his usual tired, worn out look to that of concern. “Now you can have some … Read more

The Un-training of Stanley Kaminski – Chapter Three

The Un-training of Stanley Kaminski – Chapter Three “There’s something not right,” and Stanley was correct, his thoughts rambling in several directions, and even though it was unlike Maureen to send him out for milk at night, that wasn’t his biggest concern. “Why was she suddenly being nice to me?” There had been a lot … Read more

Sacrifices – Chapter Ten

Sacrifices – Chapter Ten “Stephen. Wake up,” I heard as I slowly regained consciousness. Tori was sitting next to me, gently shaking me in an attempt to wake me up. As I started to sit up from my awkward half-sitting, half-laying-down position on the couch, I noticed a slight look of concern in Tori’s eyes. … Read more

Sacrifices – Chapter Eight

Sacrifices – Chapter Eight My heart stopped. I completely forgot about Tori. The night was just getting worse by the minute. After all this time being able to hide my secret from the one I cared most about, I reveal it to the entire town, as well as her. I slowly pulled into the driveway, … Read more

Sacrifices – Chapter Seven

Sacrifices – Chapter Seven The next week flew by. Everything was just going right. Tori and I hung out almost every day and it wasn’t awkward at all. In fact, we just seemed natural together. I had never felt so happy in my life before. It was like the missing piece of me was filled … Read more

Robbie

Robbie Robbie stared at the screen of the local library computer clicking on random articles of things he liked. Browsing the internet for new information about the stuff he loved was a constant way of relieving stress for Robbie. He also loved to do it because it was the perfect place to go while he … Read more

David Goes to College – Chapter Eleven

David Goes to College – Chapter Eleven Over the next several weeks Steven held off on taking a crap in the morning. For a while he found himself to be in a big rush to get home from school so he could get to the bathroom. David said (in jest) that he ought to just … Read more