Yoga Boy

Yoga was not new to him. He was actually pretty damn good at it. But this particular stretch felt hard and deep. He thought he would have to call it and try again next time but for a little voice in his head telling him, he hadn’t endured the hundreds of hours of yoga to just quit now. Do it […]

A Swirling Sea

Growing up, Nolan Williams wanted to be a fireman. He wanted to fly down that pole donning the thick outfit as though it were armor, on his way to honk the horn of a massive crimson truck as he raced down the street. He dreamed of braving an ocean of flames and rescuing the weak from tiny Hells on earth, […]

Jewel of the Hoard

For Aries, the journey had been long and tiring. His muscles ached underneath his leathers. The wolf pelt that was thrown over the top kept him warm from the piercingly cold winds that tore through the mountainside. His horse, too afraid to continue up the side of the dangerous cliff, tore off in some unknown direction. Perhaps, it knew something […]

Cruising The Mediterranean

When I finished college, it was suggested that I find something productive to do over the summer months so that I would not be idle before starting a proper job after Labor Day. Naturally, I had looked forward to a lazy summer for just that reason, I was starting a new job soon and this would be my last opportunity […]

The Only Diver at Meadows

James hadn’t had a lot of free time lately. His senior schedule had become significantly more bloated than expected. Between swimming, debate, and theater, there was practically no time for himself. That was what was making this bus ride so enjoyable, just hours alone to finally just relax. He was on his way to the second to last swim meet […]

Surfing Bros

The waves were perfect off the beach with a popular resort that visitors from London in particular liked to frequent on summer weekends, though Clay and Butch were stallions in residence at the Cornish town. Working there summers and winters, though summers, to be fair, were very often busier than the slower, more relaxed winters, they boasted the benefit of […]

Going Back in Time

I was sitting in the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta last week, finishing my fourth vodka tonic, making small talk with the bartender and looking at another traveler on the other side of the bar. He was on his phone with his wife, and the conversation didn’t appear cordial. I probably stared a little too long, because when he hung […]

I Do So Want to Be Cool

“I know what you’re thinking, but I promise, everyone’s doing it.” Tommy implored. “I dunno, it just seems weird.” Tommy was always the coolest person in school, and since he graduated, he had just gotten cooler. He had opened a jet ski rental business at The Lido, the coolest place to hang out all summer long. He had a fire […]

Paying the Price

I was working on deadline when it happened — my laptop crashed and it wouldn’t restart. Damn, I thought, I need to get this proposal out the door tomorrow morning to a client and here it is, 2 pm. Fighting a growing panic as I kept trying to reboot it, I remembered the computer repair shop a couple of blocks […]

A Beginning, Teasing

It was the end of the night at the bar where I work. I’m a cook, and I was sitting at the bar, waiting for my manager and the server staff to finish up, so we could go home. Next to me was a server chick and Cody (a bartender). Everyone knew Cody was gay, you could just hear it […]