Stranded: A Wayward Ink Publishing Anthology by Kim Fielding

"STRANDED DEFINITION: adjective • (of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore. ""a stranded whale"" • left without the means to move from somewhere. ""he offers a lift to a stranded commuter"" ### The boys in this collection of short stories have most definitely been left STRANDED! They’ve been shipwrecked and abandoned. Marooned and cast away. And left helpless and high and dry. But you should never underestimate the tenacity of the human heart… STORIES INCLUDED: CRAVING STAINS Alina Popescu Trapped since birth in a sterile, hospital-like apartment, Wynn longs to break free to experience the world. Enter Doyle. But is Doyle real, or is he just a figment of Wynn’s imagination? # SAY CHEESE Michael P. Thomas Sitcom sensation Felix Medrano, America's Sweetheart, throws a star-studded surprise party for his sweetheart, beanpole barkeep Grover Shepherd. It’s a smash, save for one detail: Shep is a no-show. Who’d have thought it would be so hard to pop the question? # STANDBY Kim Fielding Who’d have thought being stranded at the airport could possibly have some long term benefits? Certainly not Tom. But then he hadn’t bargained on meeting Rafael… # THE RAIDER Asta Idonea The gods truly do work in mysterious ways as Thorstein found out when he was left for dead on the battle field of a foreign land. # THE BUCKLE Rob Colton One ditching and one rescue later, Hayden discovers the use of a telephone isn’t the only offer that’s on the table… # ARI Nephylim Benji and Ari have spent their lives feeling lost and alone, stranded between genders. Can they help each other stop unravelling? # OPPOSITES ATTRACT Lily G. Blunt Chris and Andreas are opposites in character. Both fear the other wants to move on. Can being stranded on a mountainside resolve the doubt that is threatening to tear them apart? # OUT OF ORDER Eric Gober Rob was the one who got away. Trent stumbles upon him during a trip to San Francisco… Right before a deadly earthquake… # DATING FOR DEAFIES Nikka Michaels If Evan York keeps hiding from the world behind his laptop he might miss out on something special. Will he find the courage? # ONE SNOWY NIGHT Louise Lyons One snowy night, Keith Brambles learns that appearances can be deceptive. # THE CLIMB kirifox Jessie went camping with friends expecting to have some fun and maybe drink a little beer. Instead, he found his perfect man… but is he real or just a dream? # DID YOU LEAVE ANY FOR ME Sarah Hayes Two ex-lovers, one hotel room, and one random act of technology. Will they fall out or fall back in love? # SWEETNESS AND STRENGTH jn olsen Miles makes one seemingly small and inconsequential decision that turns out to be not so small and inconsequential after all."