May-december Stories

Jacob, 47, still dreams of finding true love. Marjo, twenty years younger, hiding his true identity by pretending to be a barista is just scared to come out but willing to give it a try. As they navigate through, they will uncover truths that are shocking, testing, and unforgettable. Will love be enough to survive?

Just releasing my pent up thoughts about a guy I like at work.

What if mental illness isn't actually an illness? What if it's a marker-- a signal to anyone who understands what to look for? What if it makes you more powerful than you can imagine? Willow has panic attacks. Alastair is manic depressive. Mari hears voices in her head. None of them are what they seem. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: "What if he wasn't sick, what if he was special?" Two years ago on the anniversary of my brother's death, I asked myself this question. I was sad and missing him and I suppose the side of me that's still a little girl, liked to imagine a world where my brother was invincible instead of a seventeen year old paranoid schizophrenic. His illness would eventually drive him to take his own life and even twenty years later, his losing battle with mental illness it is a defining part of my life. The idea for this story is outlandish-- what if being mentally ill actually made you a sort of superhero-- and it's NOTHING like my traditionally published books or my social media persona. In fact, when I finished this last year I filed it away and never really planned to put it out because it's so different. But then I realized that even if it was weird, I kind of loved the weirdness and since it's never been read by anyone or edited (yikes!) there doesn't feel like a ton of pressure for perfection. So this is it, an oddball idea that feels pretty special to me. I hope you don't think it's too terrible. ;)

Troy Walker has lived on Trenton Island all of his life. He has seen many things on his little slice of paradise. Losing his mother, his half-brother Zeke get discovered, he has even seen the rise and decline of his marriage, and once he even found love. Scarlett was a quiet teenager after moving and being rejected by her mother and her new husband, Scar finds solace in a summer job at Troy's Place a staple on the small island of Trenton. She is immediately taken by the owner despite him being twice her age and with a playboy reputation. Sparks fly leading into the a summer of deep passions. When Troy decided to let Scarlett go, it was hard but it was what he felt was needed for her to live her dreams. He never expected she'd be back, engaged to a man who wanted the one thing that he loved as much as her. His restaurant, all for a over-priced resort that would ruin the small community of Trenton forever. Troy decides to fight for his little town, but his feeling for Scarlett might just be the one thing to bring down his guard and lose his little slice of paradise, forever.

Tiana Ciccone is a girl living in the early 90s and attending a private school in Chicago. There's a new History teacher at the school who is old enough to be her dad-even though he's just in his late 20s. Little did she know that their relationship would be more than just school related.

A school shooting in 2016 leaves Daniel Girch in a coma. As he's hovering between life and death, he inexplicably wakes up in his own bedroom...but instead of an iPhone plugged in next to his bed, there's a radio. On the dresser is a stack of cassette tapes. On the wall is a poster of a young Christie Brinkley. And in the closet are parachute pants and polo shirts. Downstairs, Daniel's dead grandmother is making pancakes, and his mom is suddenly an annoying eleven-year-old who plays with Barbies. It's 1986. With the help of his new best friend, Daniel assimilates to life as a teenager in the 1980s. He learns how to dress the part, to like the music, and to live without the conveniences of the modern world...and he also falls in love with a girl more interesting than any he's ever known. As Daniel fights for his life in 2016, he's awake in 1986 and struggling to save his uncle from the untimely death that changed the course of his whole family's lives. What will happen after he wakes up? And how will the things Daniel does in the past affect the future?

Esther Cuttingham had a huge crush on her new teacher at college Mr. Swanson. She only thought that her crush was that and nothing more. Boy, was she in for a surprise.

Toby and Marielle were head over heels in love.....and then something happened that will forever change their lives. Lies, secrets, and pasts abound. How will they deal?

Nicholson was old-fashioned and loved to dig his heels in when it comes to the 'rules and norms'. He believes in doing things 'the right way' and in preserving their sanctity. Not that he's sanctimonious, but he thinks it's better to do what you should and do it by the book than regret your choices and actions later on. Naniniwala syang may mabigat na dahilan kung bakit may mga batas, code of conduct, ethical standards, at kung anu-ano pa na ibinibigay sa mga tao para sundin. Para 'yon sa kaligtasan at katahimikan ng pamumuhay ng lahat. Pero mula nang makilala nya si Sophie, pakiramdam nya wala na itong ginawa kundi guluhin at baguhin ang mga nakasanayan na nyang paniniwala at gawi. Maliban sa malaking agwat ng edad nilang dalawa, milya-milya ang layo at diprensya ng pananaw nila sa buhay at pati na pag-uugali. Mukhang wala nang mas mahalaga pa rito kundi adventure at experience. At ang latest nitong conquest ay walang iba kundi sya at ang patunayang walang matimtimang santo sa katulad nitong hindi marunong makinig sa rason at matigas ang bumbunan.

People would sometimes send their whispers to the wind hoping that the universe is listening. Wishing that somehow stars would align and right the wrongs, ease the pain, wipe the tears and silence the shrilling soul.

Join my characters as they come of age in a summer and somehow feel more lost than before

SB19 is rising to stardom. A call for volunteers sparked the one, random, chance encounter between two unlikely individuals. Oneshot featuring SB19 Josh and an OC. Warning: PG13 languange

Erin Devereaux was her parents miracle baby. She was born many years after they had her sister, Josie. Erin's two biggest dream was to become an international soccer player and live forever with her parents. But her dream died when she lost her parents in a motor accident at age 12. She was forced to go and live with her sister whom she never really grew up with because of their age differences, and her husband Teddy. In dealing with her tragedy, she rebelled against all authority and went through a rough teenage phase which nobody could help her with except for her brother in law who helped her to direct her anger into positive actions. In spending time with her brother in law she discovered a deep passion for community service, classical music and books far beyond her grade, all which later helped her in her chosen career as a medical doctor. When Teddy Bowman first met Josie Devereaux, it was the first great thing in his life. The second was when Josie agreed to marry him. He thought he had it all - the boy from a rough neighborhood who made a thing for himself and became a man that could be loved by a beautiful woman like Josie. But his happiness was short lived when Josie died of cancer a couple years short of forty. He couldn't imagine more to life without Josie. He'd lost the most important thing to him. Erin who'd been abroad for many years working with the Doctors without Borders organization came home to be with her brother in law after hearing about the death of her sister. Erin and Teddy had been robbed too much by death and while Teddy was about to give up and accept defeat, Erin was on a mission to help her brother in law as he'd helped her many years ago when she'd been the kid in a rough place. Would Erin be able to prove there's room for more in a heart without first losing hers?

Elena Gilbert is trying to fund her education by sashaying her hips and taking her clothes off in an exclusive bar downtown when Damon Salvatore strolls into her life with a blank cheque and a proposition : to fill any amount she desires for seducing one Elijah Mikaelson.

Have you ever experienced love at first sight? If you were to encounter the person of your dreams, what actions would you take? And what if there was a significant age difference of nearly a decade-would you be willing to fight for love against all odds? Meet Akira Kaneko, a sixteen-year-old high school student whose heart was captured at first glance by Inei Mizuki, a twenty-six year old ordinary man who mysteriously crossed her path. And meet Gin Hiroshi, Akira's trusted confidant and best friend, silently carrying the weight of an unspoken love for her within his heart. Embark on their captivating love story and unravel the poignant dilemma that awaits Akira-a choice between the man who embodies her dreams and the one who has been faithfully by her side throughout the test of time.

Becca Novak is building a new life at 40 years old after too long in a stale marriage and an unfulfilling career. Her new apartment is small but one of several in a renovated Victorian hotel near downtown Tallahassee, F.L., charming if noisy and quirky. She's got hipster neighbors downstairs and a crazy cat lady next door...and a dreamboat blond Adonis who lives across the hall and is only 28. Becca's pretty sure she can't stand younger men, and Dreamboat has a different girlfriend at the start of every month. It's all cool, though. It's great. Becca's just happy to have a chance to live her own life. Alone. It's awesome, really. Totally super. ----------------- **AUTHORIA** This was originally published under a pseudonym with the title "Becca's Front Door." Encouraged by friends, I pulled it down and am re-posting it under my own name.