Coming of Age Stories

Terry grew up in the wine country of Sonoma County, California. He fell in love with Annie, the girl from the next vineyard over,and they pledged to live their lives together. Life can be sweet but sometimes there can be storms. Join them in their search for love and happiness.

Seven young Genius Native Nation girls who face predigest and confirmation from those who believe they have a right to rule because of who they are and will destroy all those who stand in their way our not recognize their right to rule.

Eddie sees his fiancée kissing another man then saves a girl from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. His life just got more complicated!

a renamed story, once was called salmon falls.

Young Tom comes of age in post war america. Peace time comes with new problems.

A Florida Boy's Adventures Story
How a young man finds a different way to make a living. If you like the short story I have several ideas to keep it going.

A story in the A Thousand Years of Peace! Universe
We have been promised a thousand years of peace. We have also been told of a comforter. Where are we going to find this comforter? When are they going to show up? And how can one man or woman make a difference in this world? Really good questions. We have all had many tests with questions in our lives. I find it difficult to answer those questions from outside sources. I have still walked the path and asked the same questions from my inner sources. This is what has come to my mind.

The story follows a talkative girl from a poor family in Maine. Her mother sends her to live with her two aunts who live in the village of Riverboro.

A Story of the Am'mortal
Following a protracted war, an island switches hands from one race to another. As the new owners take over, the island seems to come with some oddities, including a story about a shipwrecked man of the new owners' race. One problem: they know this man does not exactly match their description. So the story soon turns into a popular and well-liked legend, especially to a bright-eyed young farm girl gaining reknown as a huntress. Can she find the "Wild Man" on her latest trip into the wilderness?

The King names her Princess for a Day. The day of Apriltide - the Rite of Spring. She reigns freely. "FREE REIGN" is a play on words invented on SOL by an uncelebrated poet alluding to the real idiom, "FREE REIN" which is based on controlling a deer or a horse. See also, Free Rein! on FineStories.com. As I said, free reign does not exist... until today, when I found free reign the only apt expression.