Disclaimer: This site contains stories which involve same-sex relationships. If the reading of such matter is illegal for you, or unacceptable in your community, you should not read them. Winter Holiday - 5 parts December 2006 16744 words When Joel volunteers to help in an emergency he makes new friends and his life changes Danny and the P.O.W. - 2 parts March 2007 5689 words A young British national serviceman meets a German prisoner of war in unusual circumstances Lord Richard - 3 parts February 2007 14880 words In the England of 1792, it is as unacceptable to love someone outside your social class as it is to love someone of your own sex. Young Lord Richard de Montfort is in big trouble, then.... Timothy's Story December 2007 6004 words The relationship between a father and son can be difficult. When it's a step-father and step-son it's more so. And when the son is adult and living on the other side of the world the obstacles are enormous, but Adrian manages to help his son through a crisis. One Midsummer's Evening June 2007 3880 words Friendship from an unexpected quarter helps when the life that Tony has built for himself comes tumbling down around his ears The Private Journal of Theodore Farnsworth August 2007 5650 words Teddy is afraid to admit to his secret pastime but eventually he finds someone he feels he can confess it to. The Photograph May 2008 3730 words When a colleague asks to have his photo taken, Peter does well to avoid making any snap judgements. There's more to this than meets the eye. The Beach December 2008 5958 words Statistically, a major cause of death among young men and youths is suicide. That's a damning indictment on society today. Ben's Cabin May 2009 2381 words A modern fairytale about a little house on a hillside and the people who come to live in it. Bridge July 2009 10380 words From solitary loner to contented family man is quite a chasm and requires a bridge... Boys Grave July 2009 1350 words There's a legend, and there's a logical explanation, but here is another suggestion for the real origin of an unusual place name. The iPlug June 2009 2201 words The invention which will cause the biggest change in the way we live in the twenty-first century will be... the iPlug. Would that it had never been thought of. An Unfortunate Accident November 2010 1400 words Unrequited love is always tragic and those who suffer it need their friends to help them through. What if they don't have such friends? Man and Superman November 2010 8878 words A series of acts of kindness by strangers, who act independently of the crowd, bring new hope to a young man whose world has come tumbling around his ears. Xenophobia August 2009 1480 words Prejudice against immigrants seems to be most prevalent among those who have least to do with them. Work Experience November 2009 4900 words Young people need positive role models. One young man thinks he is faulty until he learns different. A Flower in France August 2011 5437 words In the trenches of World War One, a young soldier's chance encounter changes the course of his life What a Family Is February 2012 5972 words Some people learn to be themselves in their youth, for others it takes a lot longer. An Encounter in the Blue Mountains November 2012 1478 words Public Displays of Affection - sometimes the reaction of observers is not what you expect. All in a Day's Work February 2013 1528 words A health professional never allows himself to become emotionally involved with his patients... does he? The Black and White Thieves March 2013 1922 words A friendship between two young men that might never have developed into anything more if not for some bad weather. The Green Guardian March 2013 1563 words The job of a superhero is more than just flying around looking gorgeous and rescuing the occasional old lady — you have to make a stand against injustice too. Graham learns that lesson. Sunset over the Severn March 2013 1897 words If for whatever reason you are not able to be open about your sexuality, you may be drawn into a twilight world of pretense and subterfuge, but try to avoid hypocrisy. Turning Ten March 2014 6363 words Written to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Awesomedude website and community. Kulvinder June 2014 1868 words What if you're gay and you don't know anyone else who's gay? No-one at all? Love is Blind October 2015 1473 words Written for the AwesomeDude Hallowe'en Anthology 2015 Escape April 2016 2649 words In a future when homosexuality is punishable by death, and a mental probe supplies the evidence, what can a gay man do to protect himself? NEW The Outlaw of the Broads September 2024 5082 words Written to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Awesomedude website and community The Boarding School series A collection of short stories about life at a British Public School (Boarding School) in the 1960's and 1970's Very Short Stories (Flash Fiction) A collection of shorter-than-short stories (under 1000 words) Poetry Poetry from a non-poet - not all of it to be taken seriously Bruin Fisher admits to surviving nearly half a century without attempting fiction writing, so now he's making up for lost time. Perhaps understandably he lacks both experience and confidence - so feedback will be much appreciated:  e-mail Bruin Links    Awesome Dude