Stories by Edward Kyle Stokes

Short Stories

The King's Boy

[An novel in several opera]

The King's Boy, by Edward Kyke Stokes

The piquant history of a boy in medieval Europe who aids a Prince and embarks on an adventure he never imagined. From the war between the English and French to the Crusades against the infidels, across Europe and Asia, a mammoth journey from humble beginnings to the corridors of power.

The Jude Project

[A novella in seven chapters]

A compelling and unsettling coming-of-age short story about first love, deception, and the painful loss of innocence. The novel follows an unnamed narrator as he navigates the tumultuous landscape of his teenage years, a time made both magical and terrifying by his growing obsession with a boy named Jude.

Rókus

[A snapshot of burgoening adulthood in nine chapters]

Just outside our usual niche of teenage romance, the story shows Rókus and his desires developing into young adulthood, paths which may be desired, paths which may not be desired.

Rókus is a shy twenty year old virgin who comes out to his dad whose only concern is that his son ought to go out into the world and find a nice boy. The story follows Rókus and what happens as he takes his father's advice.