Originally published on Wattpad in February 2024 for Open Novella Contest 2024
Based on the following prompts:
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OUT OF 800+ ONC SUBMISSIONS
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SPECIAL MENTION FOR "BEST OF: COVER"
UNDER WATTYS 2020 WINNER YUEH YANG (grendelthegood)
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THAT WERE PART OF NOW UNPUBLISHED "CHAPTER IV"
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To Be, Rather Than To Seem
General Fiction[Disclaimer: This book is a first draft and is currently on hold as it's in the process of transitioning to a full novel.] How many friends do you have? When a stray thought forces Will Marte to notice the oddities in his everyday life, what follow...