The Summer Before We Left
A coming-of-age mystery
Milo Ford and Noelle Serrano are spending their final summer in Paxville working at Thornbrook Country Club, saving every tip and counting down the days until they can leave for Chicago. They are determined not to be defined by the small-town lives they were born into. But Thornbrook is not just a summer job. It is a world built on whispers, quiet power, and the illusion of perfection.
When keys begin to vanish, alibis start to shift, and a fire ignites more questions than answers, Milo and Noelle find themselves pulled into a web of secrets that reaches far beyond teenage mischief. As suspicion grows and loyalties are tested, they must decide how far they are willing to go for the truth and for each other.
Blending coming of age, mystery, and romance, The Summer Before We Left explores friendship, class, first love, and the moment you realize the people in power are not always the ones telling the truth. It is a story about what happens when you stop looking away and accept that once a secret is exposed, there is no going back.
Things I Probably Shouldn’t Share
A collection of personal essays
Things I Probably Shouldn’t Share is a collection of fifty-three true stories about the ridiculous, uncomfortable, and unforgettable moments that shape a life. From awkward childhood memories and messy family dynamics to workplace mishaps, strange vacations, and everyday disasters, these essays transform embarrassment into connection and absurdity into insight.
Each piece begins with a spark of memory, often the kind you might only admit in passing, before unfolding into something deeper. Beneath the humor lies reflection. Beneath the awkwardness lies meaning. What emerges is a portrait of how our strangest and most inconvenient moments become the stories we carry with us.
Told with dry wit, candor, and surprising tenderness, this collection is for anyone who has ever laughed at their own mistakes, survived family chaos, or discovered that even the stories we think should not matter somehow do.
The Soundtrack of Gay Lives
A collection of short stories
The Soundtrack of Gay Lives is a mixtape in story form, composed of fifty short stories inspired by the songs that shape memory, identity, and belonging. Structured like a double LP, the collection moves through themes of becoming, wanting, breaking, celebration, and homecoming.
Each story begins with a lyric or song that sparked it, echoing the way music carries us back to heartbreaks, first loves, fleeting encounters, and the quiet realizations that define us. Together, the stories form a portrait of queer life in all its complexity, vulnerability, and resilience.
Written with warmth and lyrical clarity, The Soundtrack of Gay Lives is a love letter to music, to memory, and to the voices that give us permission to feel deeply, break openly, and still believe in beauty.
