| Relentless Bibliophile |
Author has written 48 stories for General, General, Love, School, Play, Young Adult, Life, Humor, and Romance. The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. Albert Einstein Me in Two Sentences Introverted yet outspoken, pacifist yet crusader of justice, non-trusting yet fiercely loyal, Christian and a passionate supporter of gay rights, social justice, and equality. Show me someone who is intolerant of other people, and I'll show you someone about to get his/her butt kicked by an 22-year-old university student who's not afraid to fight for what's right. My Writing Main Series (in chronological order, not when they were posted): 1.) Through Hell The Series' One-Shot Universe: See the Through Hell Chronology. Works in Progress (Not Yet Posted) UPCOMING SERIES PIECES Song in my Heart When Astronauts Get Carsick UNRELATED WORKS Updates, and/or Life 07-03-06 Apologies for the ficspam, anyone who has me on Author Alert. Whoops ... But for those who don't follow my storyblog on LJ, hey! There are 9 new stories to read ... In other news, I'm working on what will actually be #5 in the actual series, a mini-trilogy supplanting World's Away (chronologically speaking); the facetious title is "The Adopt-a-Robbie Saga". Part one is actually entitled "When Astronauts get Carsick" (the temporary working title for the entire piece), and parts two and three are as yet unnamed. But I'm getting there. Projected length: long-ish. Part 1 is 10,000 words. ~Relentless Paul's Journal~~~~~ Pete's Journal~~~~~My Storyblog~~~~~100-fic Prompt Table | |||||
1. Sidewalk Hobo reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] 12 years after 'Through Hell': Paul's fighting a deadline and has lost all coherence long ago. His family decides to take intervention. [mild slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,407 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete2. OCD at Christmas reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Michael's a little neurotic about Christmas decorations ... [mild slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 266 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete3. Nostalgia reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Much to his chagrin, Michael learns he is not Paul's first kiss. Paul explains. Includes more of Paul's childhood backstory. [mild slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,423 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete4. A Lesson in Non Sequiturs reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Michael had nothing in his repertoire to explain why, four months after their wedding, Paul was suddenly shying away from sex. Rated for talking about, if not engaging in, sex. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,372 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete5. The Jellybean War reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Another short, silly one. Michael can't figure out who keeps stealing his candy, though he has his suspicions ... [mild slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 955 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete6. Hibernating Protoplasms reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Short and silly. Michael turns into a bear when he's sick: he hibernates 'til it's over and growls at anyone who dares interrupt him. Fortunately, Paul has had his shots.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 748 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete7. Dinner Battles[One–shot: COMPLETE] Anyone who idealizes the raising of children has never tried to feed a toddler something that he's decided he doesn't want to eat. Michael finds out the hard way just how stubborn kids can be.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 616 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete8. Not Exactly Ninja reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Manda tries to get Pete to cuddle her while making him think it's his idea. And because Pete's a good boyfriend, he pretends not to notice.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 803 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete9. Chocolate on his Fingers reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] For Michael, eating chocolate is almost a religious experience, and Paul, watching, can't resist. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 983 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-6-07 - Complete10. Aim the Arrow reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Parenting is about balance: you can't shelter your children from everything, but you should be there for them, too. Paul struggles to find it when Robbie's bullied. [mild slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,507 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 4-18-06 - Complete11. Temper reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Even good children get cranky sometimes when they can't have what they want. The difference is, the good ones learn. Paul, Michael, and Robbie.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,352 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-18-06 - Complete12. Of Thunderstorms and Dark Chocolate reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Thunder keeps Michael awake at night, when his mind is least able to shut off. Paul comes up with an idea to change that. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,053 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-18-06 - Complete13. Anyhow reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] How Paul, Michael, and Miranda react to the news that Robbie is deaf. Plus Paul and Manda on society and acceptance, and the first inkling that Paul is not as optimistic as he would like to be. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,774 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-30-06 - Complete14. Wrong reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] When Robbie's fish dies, Paul and Michael make an executive — and unfortunate — decision. Sometimes lessons learned are done so by accident. [mild slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,367 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-30-06 - Complete15. Redemptive Violence reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] What happens when Michael deals with harassment in a less than traditionally Michaelesque manner: the aftermath. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,346 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-30-06 - Complete16. Beginnings reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Pre–'Through Hell' Paul, Michael, and Pete. How Paul comes to like Michael before they ever meet meet in the hospital. Includes hints of Paul's home life. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,915 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-30-06 - Complete17. A Good Mother reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] The 'Through Hell' series only hinted at Paul Fleming's childhood: we know his father left him and his family when Paul was 14. What Paul glosses over is how hard things were afterward. Here is a snapshot, through his mother's eyes.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 819 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-24-05 - Complete18. One Fine Day at the Playground reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] One of the adventures of Mitchell Fleming and Robbie Walker: what happens when bullies mess with a cranky 9–year–old redhead on a babysitting mission.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,102 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-24-05 - Complete19. Lucky reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Reflections by the Christmas tree, sixteen years after the boys met. Michael and Paul talk about their family, their relationship, and just how lucky they are. [slash]Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,302 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-24-05 - Complete20. Daddy's Girl » reviews[In Progress] What happened to make a stubborn tomboy turn in her ball cap and ripped jeans for a tube of kohl, angsty music, and a badly-researched foray into kindergoth culture? The story behind her scowl. (Ravyyn Moonlight)Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 5 - Words: 18,765 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 12-18-05 - Published: 10-1-0521. Experiment 10: Runaway Cart » reviews[Complete] That's right, kids, Mic and Kin are back! Kin's next experiment is to see how long they can keep their relationship a secret. Hilarity ensues. A tad longer than E9, but just as fluffy. [slash]Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 11 - Words: 33,730 - Reviews: 110 - Updated: 11-3-05 - Published: 8-24-05 - Complete22. In His Touch reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] A night together, in glimpses. The less you see, the more imagined. Michael and Paul. [slash]Fiction: Romance - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 562 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 10-14-05 - Complete23. Even Now reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] "Manda tugs at my ear with her free hand and makes a face. 'Note to boyfriend: I don't want to hear about your Sarah fantasies.'" A casual question leads Pete and Manda to discuss people, cruelty, and the nature of friendship.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,993 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-11-05 - Complete24. Snapshot reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] There are two kinds of families: the kind you're born with, and the kind you make for yourself. No one ever said blood had anything to do with it. Pete, Manda, Paul, Michael, and Robbie share an afternoon.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,182 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 9-5-05 - Complete25. Willing to Pretend reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] There are many witty clichés and phrases about assumption and the problems it causes. But when Paul Fleming–Walker keeps quiet about something that has bothered him for almost a year, the outcome is anything but amusing. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,046 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 9-2-05 - Complete26. Interlude reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Why do couples choke when it comes to those three words? We know that Paul says 'I love you' first. We know that Michael, struggling with hidden fears and doubts, is too scared to say it back. We don't know how it happened. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,263 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 7-17-05 - Complete27. Fandom reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Paul just doesn't understand fandoms, fanfiction, or what on Earth HPSS, NCon, OOC, NC17, PWP, WAFF or any of that means. As such, when his younger sister phones him at 4 a.m. to geek about 'Half Blood Prince', he's less than amused.Fiction: Humor - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,119 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 7-16-05 - Complete28. Afterglow reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] An introspective Michael POV, set on the night between chapters 6 and 7 of 'More Than Anything'. Michael reflects on Brian, sex, trust, responsibility, and his relationship with Paul. Rated for implied adult situations. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,335 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 7-4-05 - Complete29. Drabbles of the Random Kind » reviews[In Progress] A slowly-growing collection of 100-word ficlets involving characters from my series, other people's stories, or from nothing I've posted here (yet). "Romance/Drama" because that's what most of them are. Mostly slash.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 2,358 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-2-0530. Dance for Madness reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] In Greek Mythology, Michael would have been a Dionysian. That's why, for their 8–month wedding anniversary, Paul and Michael go out dancing. When Paul attracts some unwelcome attention, Michael decides to have some fun. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,163 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 6-30-05 - Complete31. To See the Face of God » reviews[Complete] Paul: An impetuous whirlwind, loving and living with unbridled passion and freedom. Michael: An early spring breeze, tentative and unable to believe he's escaped the icy grip of winter. Four words. Two rings. One promise of forever. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 25,021 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 6-13-05 - Published: 4-7-05 - Complete32. Control – or the Lack Thereof reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] The one thing that terrifies Kinnith Flagg — well, except ground squirrels and Ellis and having to write poetry or produce art and — is the loss of control. Which, incidentally, is exactly what Micah Barrett is proposing. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,061 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 5-7-05 - Complete33. Chai and Indiscretion reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] A silly, later–timeline piece dealing with Michael and Paul as professors. Involves students, snogging — but not together — chai, embarrassment, and ridiculousness only found with Paul and Michael. You'll see. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,931 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-7-05 - Complete34. Waiting For a Miracle » reviews[Complete] "I never thought Manda and I would break up. I guess that's naïve, but since Michael and Paul were so happy, I assumed that we would be, too." Sometimes the greatest trials come from within. Reflective Pete POV.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 9 - Words: 36,588 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 3-20-05 - Published: 12-13-04 - Complete35. The Things I Do For You reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Skyler is called upon to help his boyfriend through a crisis that is normal for Bradly, strange for everyone else ... but not without some rewards for himself. Christmas present for Nagako, using her characters. [mild slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,895 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-9-05 - Complete36. Interruptions, Interruptions reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Michael and Paul finally have some time alone . . . but is that even possible in a house with six younger siblings? Silly, pointless, but fun. A gift–fic for Siriusly James. [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,375 - Reviews: 22 - Published: 2-9-05 - Complete37. More Than Anything » reviews[Complete] The movies always end after the protagonists get together — that means everything is smooth sailing after that, right? Not quite. It's never that easy. Rated R for violence. [Sequel to 'Through Hell'] [slash]Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 22,203 - Reviews: 71 - Updated: 8-29-04 - Published: 6-18-04 - Complete38. On Feelings reviews... or lack thereof. The result of watching Inuyasha late into the night ... An exercise in streamofconsciousness meditations on apathy, pop culture, emotions, and my own inner workings. Don't read if you expect coherence.Poetry: Life - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,698 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-7-04 - Complete39. Through Hell » reviews[Complete] Pete and Michael: two teenagers whose friendship has lasted for as long as they can remember. With a simple confession from Michael, everything turns upside–down. Think you can tell where this is going from the summary? Maybe, but maybe not.Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 23,082 - Reviews: 164 - Updated: 11-26-03 - Published: 9-17-03 - Complete40. Thirty Minutes to Eternity reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] "I'm going to kill myself. You've got half an hour to convince me why I shouldn't." A gay teen's life hangs in the balance, and it all depends on the outcome of a single phone call ... Strong language, dark themes.Fiction: Play - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,114 - Reviews: 65 - Published: 5-10-03 - Complete41. To Every Girl Who's Not Quite Popular reviewsI've seen it happen so many times ... girls who sacrifice their individuality, just to be accepted ... I wish they could understand it's not who they are ...Poetry: School - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 246 - Reviews: 41 - Published: 5-6-03 - Complete42. To the Preppy Girls reviewsI look at the girls with their tight clothes and narrow minded thinking ... I see the boys whose hearts they broke ... and I get angry ...Poetry: School - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 158 - Reviews: 46 - Published: 5-6-03 - Complete43. To the Kid in the Corner of the Cafeteria reviewsI don't know who you are ... your name, your age, your grade ... but I see you, sitting in the caf, every lunch hour, alone ...Poetry: School - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 201 - Reviews: 24 - Published: 5-6-03 - Complete44. Tincel Knows reviewsCompanion to Leuty, Aged 12. Tincel, my brother's puppy, after we put Leuty down ... and we say animals don't have feelings ...Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 132 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-6-03 - Complete45. They Smile reviewsTwo young men, together, oblivious to the stares. Coming from a smalltown, homophobic community, this was a refreshing sight ...Poetry: Love - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 58 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 5-6-03 - Complete46. Leuty, Aged 12 reviewsIn memory of the family dog, Ludicrous Leuty. Funny how family pets can leave such an imprint on one's heart ...Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 295 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-6-03 - Complete47. The Loved Ones Left Behind reviewsIn memory of Justin Phair July 27, 1984 February 28, 2002. A poem to his family and friends.Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,152 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 3-1-02 - Complete48. Daddy's Boat reviews[One–shot: COMPLETE] Death affects everyone, but not all choose to accept it. When 5–year–old Cameron's father dies, he does not — cannot — believe. He is convinced his Daddy will come home ...Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Angst/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,794 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 1-31-02 - Complete