30 Before 30. Thirty days in Europe. Thirty inspired moments of adventure to live it up before my 30th birthday. Just the idea of it gave me purpose. Here was a reminder that I could choose a new path, even if it was only for 30 days. A little background first. Ten years ago, if you had told me that at 29, a normal we...
Natalie is as normal as any high school student can get. She had friends, got good grades and blended well in society. If you look up the word normal in the internet, a picture of her might just pop up. With that thought in tow, can someone explain to her why all of a sudden her school's popular boy, Clyde Andrew Cru...
Ache is continuous pain, it doesn’t leave you, it is persistent, it is cruel and yet it is my only constant companion. -Excerpt from Unrequited
{Watty Awards 2013 Winner} This is simply a story about a lonely girl who finds love. I was inspired to write this because I wanted to know that there are good things that happen to invisible girls like me. I wanted to write Hope for those who seem hopeless. • • • In March of 2013, Letters was #1 in the short story ca...
The definition of perfect in the dictionary is, “entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings.” So I am still in awe at how you could have so many flaws, so many little errors, but still be so breathtakingly perfect. Life couldn’t tell you to do this and be this because you defied life, you set your own rules...
Ariel Smiley is seventeen years old, on her last year of high school and ready to graduate. Until a doctors trip sends her plans down the drain. One thing she couldn't have predicted was Adonis Johnson to come in and pick her back up. After Ariel discovers she is diagnosed with early on-set Parkinson's, she decides to...
Stella’s not like most girls. She doesn’t spend her nights talking about cute boys or who she’s going out with next week. Cause really, what’s the point in that? When a new kid, Jace Matthews transfers to her school, she’s probably the only girl not under his charm, making her Jace’s number one target. It seems like h...
Melanie fell for Stephen in college, only for him to soon turn against her. Four years later, Melanie's engaged, when Stephen returns, telling her three things that she was definitely surprised to hear. Firstly, that they were soul mates. Secondly, that he was a vampire and thirdly, that she must become one too. When...
He sings to me every night outside my window. I loved the way he strung that guitar, he was flawless. I felt like I was a princess. I swore, he was in love with me that very moment. But according to my strict father, I wasn't allowed to say yes to any boy. But I liked him, And I wouldn't admit it, Because I'm a fo...
[completed] A bright sunny afternoon . When a certain Orange Icon grabs your attention . That was all that took to flip my world upside down ......
Every day Melody is bullied by Andy and his friends. They've caused her pain, depression, and her cutting herself. Then, it all changed. Suddenly, Andy stops bullying her and prevents his friends from bullying her. Andy starts asking about her life and that he's sorry. Should Melody trust him? Or is this all a big jok...
