Mike disappeared on a clear day. I remember that, at least, though not much else. I was five years old. "Try," the policemen said to me. "Try harder. Remember."

Twenty-four days. That's how long it took me to fall in love. Pretty impressive, since for the first twenty-three days all I had to fall in love with were little presents slipped into my locker. [#81 teen fiction / #1 holidays] NOTE - I wrote this book at 14 so the characters are 15-16 year olds. This is your warning so you don't have to be surprised/disappointed when their ages are mentioned! Thanks!

Benjamin Hanson and Danielle Foley fell in love almost instantly after, quite literally, bumping into each other. Their love was something else, something anyone and everyone could feel. Their love was pure. It radiated off of them. It was special. It was special until everything started falling apart. [Extended blurb inside]

[TEASER ONLY] BONUS CHAPTER (A Week of Bash's Diary Entries): https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Bash-Daley-Jovie-Chapter-ebook/dp/B0GY1TQSTP He's a would-be college student stacking books in the local library. She's a high school senior nearing graduation. He leads a life of organized chaos and she's living by the book. He's free but all she can see are consequences. You can't control who you fall in love with. [To be published end of April 2026 Stay tuned for details.]

Ella was beautiful. Ella was fast. Ella was gone. Ella was never coming back.

per·fec·tion /pərˈfekSH(ə)n/ noun noun: perfection the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects. Or, in other words, Wyatt Haynes.

In which Becks commits suicide and Gayle spends the next fifty days wondering exactly what she should have done differently. © 2014 inexistence Spiritual #20 [26.11.14] Short Story #26 [05.12.14] Short Story / Spiritual crossover #1 [21.11.14]