Cole Matthews - Stories

Ray Smith is living a double life. One is conventional and safe and the other is...well, not as mainstream. He misses his lover and that gets him into a pickle. Who exactly is mining for the iron pyrite? Ray or the others?

Short mystery that is the prequel to the upcoming novel "So Weeps the Willow"

Red and his best friend Hal go on a quest. They are looking for buried treasure and for all their dreams to come true.

Morgan and Drake are in a pickle. Their business is doing well but needs some cash to get past this balloon payment. What are they going to do?

Dalton and Bauer were going to start a bed-n-breakfast, until tragedy struck. With his husband dead, Dalton is having trouble coping, and having a haunted house isn't helping.

This poem portrays the feelings of discomfort Ben from Chapter 2 'Cursed' of 1550 Loring Lane has when invited to a social function.

Brian and Danny are married. But they are stuck in limbo and can’t get past it. Can an Advent calendar, some Christmas ornaments, and a cigarette get them beyond the stasis that has frozen their lives? Will the lights of Christmas shining in the darkness help them find the peace they truly need? This is a Christmas story in eight parts.

What is the Barbed Wire Heart? Someone is responsible for the death of an innocent. They need to be brought to justice, but how? Join the hunt as those touched by the tragedy struggle to deal with life while the truth is obscured.

Sometimes a scrapbook can tell us everything we need to know.

When a crime is committed, it isn't just objects that are stolen. Trust and well being are also lost. For Dewey and Malcolm, they must figure out how to wash away the fear.