I'm editing my stories to make them more teen friendly and suitable for younger readers. The first four stories have been edited. My plan is to make The Mustard Jar teen friendly reading. But don't worry. Original Ronyx stories are hosted on several other sites. I will provide links to those sites.

OTHER SINFUL THINGS

Jacob Long is the obedient preacher's son. His father is a religious zealot who interprets the Bible to conform with his narrow and bigoted views of sin. When a transgender student, Tiffany Martin, enrolls in his high school, Jacob is faced with the moral dilemma of deciding between the teachings of his father or what he feels within his heart is right.

REGGIE'S JOURNAL

A witty and entertaining story of a young man, Reggie Faulkner, who is assigned by his creative writing teacher to maintain a weekly journal. Follow along as he begins to understand himself better through his weekly entries.

SETH

According to Egyptian mythology, Seth is the God of Chaos. Seth, the main character of this story, is appropriately named because his life becomes a whirlwind of chaos. He is sixteen-years old and lives at home with his mother and twin sister. He is gay. However, he tries to keep it a secret. His life begins a downward spiral when his sister’s boyfriend discovers his secret. Then, he meets a new boy in school who has a troubled past. Will Seth be able to control the chaos erupting around him?

APPLE OF HER EYE

Gary gets outed at school by his best friend, Shaun. After his mother discovers his 'secret,' will he still be the apple of her eye? Find out as Gary discovers friendship, love, understanding, and forgiveness in this heartfelt story.

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Down a Darkened Path

Troy Neal has it all-good looks, smart and talented. Jayden Henderson's life changed two years earlier when his mother died. Fate brings them together. Discover how their lives become entwined on a collision course to a journey down the darkened path.

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A Delicate Situation

Dorian Gale is beginning his freshman year in college. New friends encourage him to join Campus Pride, a gay organization on campus. There is only one problem: Dorian’s father is Senator Jonathan Gale. A series of events on campus might jeopardize his father’s political aspirations, and Dorian could become a delicate situation to his father’s campaign.

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Love on Trial

Taylor and Jason have been friends since preschool. Now in their junior year of high school, Taylor must confront his feelings for Jason when they become involved in a mock trial competition. Discover what happens when Taylor makes the mistake of his life and jeopardizes their friendship 

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Mark's Revenge

A new boy comes to town and outs Mark and another boy, Bobby. After several cruel run-ins with Scott, Mark and Bobby decide that he should get a taste of his own medicine. Find out how they go about seeking revenge in this exciting story.

Scott's Story

A sequel to Mark's Revenge. Scott tormented Mark and Bobby unmercifully. Deciding they'd had enough, they sought revenge in this sequel to Mark's Revenge, find out the events in Scott's life that made him act so viciously. Can he pick up the pieces of his life when he is sent to live with his aunt?

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Apple of Her Eye

Gary gets outed at school by his best friend. After his mother discovers his 'secret,' will he still be the apple of her eye? Find out as Gary discovers friendship, love, understanding, and forgiveness in this heartfelt story. This is the first story that I wrote.

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Closing the Barn Door

There’s an old adage that states, “It’s too late to close the barn door after the horses have gotten out.” Sixteen-year-old Neil Michaels learns this lesson on a summer afternoon when he joins his best friend on a biking adventure to the old barn on Engle Mill Road. A secret door opens, and his life will never be the same.

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Stuff People Do

Matt Stevens is a normal sixteen-year-old. He goes to school and makes good grades. Even though he is being raised in an extremely religious home, he manages to do well. Then, unexpectedly, his life takes an abrupt turn late one night when his best friend, Ricky, kisses him while wrestling on the bed. Matt starts to question his own sexuality, and he begins to realize he is gay. His life starts to spiral out of control, leading to many unexpected twists and turns.

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Other Sinful Things 

Jacob Long is the obedient preacher's son. His father is a religious zealot who interprets the Bible to conform with his narrow and bigoted views of sin. When a transgender student, Tiffany Martin, enrolls in his high school, Jacob is faced with the moral dilemma of deciding between the teachings of his father or what he feels within his heart is right. 

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Np Mpre Rainbows 

 Artie's world is turned upside down when his father gets arrested for a sex crime. His family is torn apart by the incident. Add to the equation his own budding sexuality and his efforts to hide it from a hostile mother, and you have a story with love and hate, fear and courage, conflict and reconciliation.

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Losing Kevin

 What would you do if you were an identical twin, a carbon copy of someone else, but yet different in one way? Losing Kevin is the story of twin brothers, Devin and Kevin. They shared a brotherly love until Kevin’s love for someone else almost tore them apart.

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Normal

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Taking Off the Mask 

At sixteen, James has an almost perfect life. Then two boys enter his life and turn it upside down. Dion is a shy boy who James can't understand. Donovan is the star basketball player who James admires. Read how an incident with one boy will bring him closer to the other as masks are slowly removed.

Window Stories

Phil Reid is a lonely man living in a nursing facility recovering from a stroke. He recounts his life experiences to Colin Anderson, a young social therapist, who has volunteered to give company and comfort to elderly patients. As he tells his life story, he gazes out the window as he imagines people looking in. Phil's window stories include hiding his sexuality during his younger years, a forced straight marriage in college, a rejected son, and a rewarding, yet tragic, gay marriage.

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  Dancing with Madonna

 Buddy Ryder is sixteen years old. “Escape the pain of life you know.” * Hoping to escape the realities of the world in which they live, he and his best friend, Andre, have been dancing to Madonna’s ‘Vogue,’ since they were ten. “Your dreams will open the door.” * Buddy likes Kyle Caldwell, a boy who attends his school. However, they come from two different worlds that he fears will never come together. Will he be able to open the door and make his dreams come true? * Vogue Sung by Madonna written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone Note: This story is not fanfiction. Only references to 'Vogue' appears.

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Letters fromShakespeare

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You Promised Me A Tomorrow

 This story begins with Randy crying over TJ's grave. What happens to the beautiful boy, TJ, he meets the first day of school? You will have to read the story until its dramatic ending to find the answer. Did T.J. break his promise?

We have lost a legend . Comicality has died. I can't begin to express how heartbroken I am. When I began to write 18 years ago, I was unsure of my writing skills. I feared that no one would be interested in what I had to say. Then along came Comsie. I had been an avid fan, but I wasn't aware that he had been following my stories on Nifty.  We began to communicate, and he encouraged me to keep writing. He supported me when I created The Mustard Jar. I was honored when he featured me in the May 2021 issue of his Imagine Magazine. I will miss my dear friend. RIP Comsie.

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Reggie's Journal

 A witty and entertaining story of a young man, Reggie Faulkner, who is assigned by his creative writing teacher to maintain a weekly journal. Follow along as he begins to understand himself better through his weekly entries.

February Feature

Finding Good Trouble

Parker Frazier attends Somerset High School, a suburban white school. Over the weekend, a fight breaks out during a basketball game against an inner-city black school. Tempers flared, and racial epithets were shouted. On Monday, protestors appeared outside the school. One young man caught Parker's attention. While driving home after school, he witnessed a police officer brutally arrest the young black man he saw that morning. Parker videotaped it with his phone and posted it on Facebook. He was not prepared for what happens next. This story deals with the sensitive issues of racism and racial injustice. Do not read if you are easily offended. (Any names or places mentioned in the story are fictional and are entirely coincidental.)

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Down a Darkened Path

Troy Neal has it all-good looks, smart and talented. Jayden Henderson's life changed two years earlier when his mother died. Fate brings them together. Discover how their lives become entwined on a collision course to a journey down the darkened path.

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Seth on the Road to Chaos

 According to Egyptian mythology, Seth is the God of Chaos. Seth, the main character of this story, is appropriately named because his life becomes a whirlwind of chaos. He is sixteen-years old and lives at home with his mother and twin sister. He is gay. However, he tries to keep it a secret. His life begins a downward spiral when his sister’s boyfriend discovers his secret. Then, he meets a new boy in school who has a troubled past. Will Seth be able to control the chaos erupting around him?

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A Delicate Situation

 Dorian Gale is beginning his freshman year in college. New friends encourage him to join Campus Pride, a gay organization on campus. There is only one problem: Dorian’s father is Senator Jonathan Gale. A series of events on campus might jeopardize his father’s political aspirations, and Dorian could become a delicate situation to his father’s campaign.

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Dancing on a Star

 Jack Woolery's life was safe and secure. He was attending high school, and he had no intention of coming out to his parents or best friend, Jimmy. Then Tracy Craft moves in across the street and changes his plans. Tracy, a new student, and an aspiring ballet dancer, is strong and confident. He challenges Jack to reevaluate his life. Can Jack become friends with an openly gay boy and still maintain the secret life he trusts?

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A Mourning Storm

 Sometimes life isn’t fair. Fifteen-year-old Richie Ferguson has to learn this the hard way when his mother dies of cancer and he’s forced to live with a father who left the family two years earlier for another woman. Richie’s life becomes a storm, whirling around with no sense of purpose or direction. Will the tumultuous winds destroy him or will he find a calm sea in time to save his own life?

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Door Number Three

 There is a defining moment in everyone’s life when they must make a difficult choice. Zac Barnes, a state high school track star, has to face that moment when he meets football player, Adrian Lewis. As others enter his life, Zac must make a choice. Should he choose Door Number Three?

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Brittle as a Bird

Joey Carpenter is a street kid. Living in his parent’s garage, he hustles to survive. Alcohol and drugs help him face the world. Rejected by his family, and an outcast at school, his future looked dim until he meets Allen Foster- who has his own problems. The special bond they form will give Joey a second chance at life

 A Bridge to Yesterday

A sequel to Brittle as a Bird. Joey's life has changed very much since Allen's death. So too, has Gene's life. Tormented by the past, Gene has estranged himself from his family. An incident will bring him back into Joey's life. Will he once again be able to find the love he so desperately wanted years before? Can a bridge be crossed to a distant past?

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A Different Road

 Corey and Brett have been best friends since they were five. After twelve years, Brett decides he no longer wants to be involved in a relationship and must now travel a different road. Can Corey survive without Brett in his life? Find out in this story of love and loss.

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Birds Don't Sing Before a Storm

 Casey Barrett is a sixteen-year old who lives alone with his mother. After several incidences at school, she decides she can no longer deal with his rebellious behavior. She sends Casey to live with his father who deserted the family five years earlier. Will Casey be able to survive in his new home?

Hey Gang!

I am super excited about this! Comicality has featured my story, Dancing on a Star, in the May issue of his Imagine Magazine. He also did a cool interview with me. Visit and read more about me than you will ever want to know. LOL.

Click here: May issue of Imagine Magazine