[bxb, gxg] When Reid Edwards is shoved into a locker by his bully on the last day of high school, 1970, he certainly doesn't expect to tumble straight into a room containing the high school's three oddballs. What ensues is a carefree summer full of drinking, dreaming, and watching the stars. But as Reid grows closer to the three of them, Art in particular, he's caught between his religious home life and the quickly snowballing gay rights movement that his new friends are determined to be a part of. ✶ featured on the teenfiction the full spectrum reading list ! ✶ featured on the generalfiction freestyle fiction reading list ! ✶ first place for teen fiction in the andromeda awards ! ✶ first place for teen fiction in the campfire awards ! ✶ first place for teen fiction in the oscar awards ! ✶ third place for romance in the mystical awards !

[bxb] Jamie had thought that this summer was going to be a lot better than it was turning out to be. But he broke up with Mikey, got into a fight with his best friend, and his parents are mad at him (again). His prepaid, non-refundable trip to Europe is bound to offer up a chance for some well-deserved R&R, though, right? As he steps onto the bus for a two-week tour of the Netherlands, however, a familiar face grins from the seat next to his. And this summer might just be getting worse. ✶ featured on the storiesundiscovered romance reading list ! ✶ first place for best blurb in the flower field mini awards ! ✶ second place for romance in the opulence awards ! ✶ third place for romance in the spotlight awards ! ✶ third place for best cover in the flower field mini awards !

[bxb] Alex has always been, to put it bluntly, perfectly average. Average grades, average looks, average social standing. But when the decidedly not-average Theodore Park sweeps into his life in a sequin-covered shirt, Alex is torn between the simplicity he's always known and the adventures that Theo is determined to embark on.

A short story about aromanticism. || TRIGGER WARNING: SLIGHT MENTIONS OF SUICIDE/DEPRESSION ||

A teenagers attempts to ask out the boy he likes to their small town's pride parade.

"You were drunk off of Hennessy, but I was drunk off of you." Delilah constantly carried around her notebook full of perforated pages, seemingly always writing in it. If you flipped through the 100-page, spiral notebook, you would be surprised to find that it's not full of notes from class, drawings, or stories; instead, you would find letters to a classmate she loved since she laid eyes on her.

THIS IS NOT MY STORY. But yea Harry goes back in time.

In the late nineties asexuality is all but ignored as an orientation. Jess doesn't understand her complex array of emotions or why she finds it so hard to relate to her fellow classmates. Catholic high schools and churches simply don't address the issue, and the internet is still nascent. Jess can't tell anyone the truth. Not even her best friend Care. Instead, she hides behind the guise of faith. Behind a mask of celibacy. Until she meets Eric, that is. He lets slip that he's asexual, and Jess wants to learn more. --- Watty Winner 2021 for best cover, best YA, and the Wattpad Books prize! --- Status: completed and unedited Rating: PG-15 for moderate language and frank discussions about sexuality Genre: teen fiction romance featuring two heteroromantic ace characters --- Cover designed using Canva Pro August 2020 --- Please note: This work is a teen fiction novelization of my multimedia novella "Mask of Celibacy".

In which two boys paired up for an English project unknowingly write love stories about each other and share ideas.

High school senior Jess Smith meets Ace of Spades, an online friend who helps her question her mask of celibacy and recognize her true asexuality. Except that their friendship begins to develop into something more. [Featured April and May 2020 under Love and Heartbreak and June 2020 under #PrideatWattpad] ___ It's the last year of high school. Everything's in full swing for academic awards, prom, and graduation. Everyone knows their place. Everyone fits in their neat little boxes. Everyone except for Jess Smith. Join Jess as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery. In 1999, asexuality isn't widely known--even to her--or accepted as an orientation. With the help of Ace of Spades, she explores what asexuality means through her blog and conversations with family and friends. Can she embrace her true self, or will she keep wearing the mask of celibacy? ___ Status: completed Highest tag: #1 in blog | #1 in asexual Cover created using CANVA PRO June 1, 2023