jfalkon - Stories

It was supposed to be Paul’s wedding night. Instead of enjoying his honeymoon he finds himself home alone with a storm brewing overhead. Neither he nor his girlfriend ever talked about what was wrong with their relationship. Now all by himself he wants to talk to someone. He pays a visit to a close friend who was to be his best man.

A religious community gathers for a cleansing ritual. They burn lists of their wrongdoings in a large clay pot. When it is their turn to burn their sins one couple realizes that they are not welcome.

When faced with discrimination at work, a young man must confront a bad childhood memory. He is quite literally driven to the edge by a small town society that seems to hate him. He makes every effort to be acceptable and normal, but in the end he must accept who he is.

A retired doctor reminisces about his career. He recalls the abusive and sadistic practices he witnessed at a mental hospital. He tells the story of a hidden ward and the patient he helped save.

The story is loosely based on actual medical practices and misunderstandings.

After leaving his family home and breaking up with his boyfriend a young man finds himself alone. On Easter morning he watches his neighbors celebrate and regrets his decisions. A neighbor comes to cheer him up.

A man has to face his feelings after his roommate admits to being gay. He spends a cold restless night trying to understand his conflicting emotions. He was raised in a homophobic family and is afraid that he might be gay.

A boy in his late teens joins a strange religious cult. He meets a good looking young man and falls in love. As time passes the cult leader starts to go crazy and finaly takes his anger on the unfortunate teen.

Sam is sent on a road trip by his employer. What was supposed to be a routine maintenance call turns into an adventure in self-discovery. Because of a few chance encounters he becomes aware of feelings he had tried to ignore all his life.

This is a sequel to “Fairy Dust” and will probably make more sense if you read the first story first. Two computer geeks have too much time on their hands. They decide to take a road trip, which takes them back to Green Hollow. On their last trip to the small town they had met a brother and sister. Now they return hoping to spend some time with the good-looking siblings. As before, things do not go as planned.

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