On the Devil’s Court

By Carl Deucker

When Joe moves across the country, away from all the people and things he loves, he counts on his basketball skills to gain him new friends and prestige. Something is wrong though, his skills seem to be failing him. No matter how much he practices nothing seems to go through the hoop-until the day the devil shows up and makes him an offer that is hard to refuse. After all, later on all he has to do is repent and all will be forgiven, right??

Babylon Boyz

By Jess Mowry

Dante and Pook know there’s little likelihood that either will get out of Babylon. In their neighborhood no one has the money to go to college - or to have heart surgery that might save their life. The only people in Babylon with any money are the drug dealers. When one of the dealers, Air Touch, throws a case of pure cocaine out his car window while attempting to flee the police, Dante and Pook face the opportunity of a lifetime. Should they sell the cocaine and use the money for the heart surgery Dante needs and the medical school Pook wants to attend? If they do, how will they keep Air Touch from knowing they were the ones who recovered his stash? And more importantly, how will they live with themselves knowing they contributed to the drug problem crippling their community….

Deadline

By Chris Crutcher

Ben Wolf has big plans for his senior year. They just don’t include getting a fatal disease and dying. If he can keep it a secret, perhaps he can pull off some of the things he wants to do, perhaps he can cram a lifetime of living into one year. He’s always wanted to play football, even though he’s kind of small. Now, with his diagnosis, he doesn’t have to worry about getting killed, and right now he feels good enough to play. And then there’s Dallas Suzuki, the goddess of his dreams. What’s he got to lose? Keeping this kind of secret isn’t easy though, and is it fair to those who will be left behind?