
"Miles and Scott have not always been treated very kindly by their small town in general and their neighbors specifically.
When one of the youngest and most vulnerable members of the community is faced with the battle of a lifetime, it’s time for the couple to brush aside past injustices and step fearlessly forth to do what they can to help. It’s time to show everyone the truth about their love ... its strength, compassion, and forgiveness.
Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud"

The Bake Sale By Matthew Robbins “In, pull up a loop, swoop, pull through. Three.” Miles raised his pinky finger a bit higher, adjusting the tension on the working end of the electric green yarn that wound through his fingers. “In, pull up a loop, swoop, pull through. Two.” He was crocheting with his favorite plastic size H hook. One of his metal hooks would have made quicker work of this project, but he really liked the squeak the taut yarn made as it wound around the plastic one. “In, pull up a loop, swoop, pull through. There. Done.” He snipped off a final tail of yarn and pulled it down inside what was now a finished stuffed octopus. He gave the toy a final kiss right between his shiny black plastic eyes before gently tossing it into a basket filled with impossibly cute crocheted ani
