It wasn’t until Carlos helped me put the pieces back together that I realized how many were missing. Shattered. Tormented. Brain on disconnect. A car accident leaves Erin Rocheford, a seventeen-year-old hockey player, fractured, disfigured, near death. Not only is her future career in the NHL erased, but when she’s finally released from the hospital she can hardly walk, her thoughts stumble into each other, and people grimace when they notice the scars crisscrossing her face. Erin's parents consider a vacation in Florida, on an island of palm trees and pirate lore, is just what she needs to recover. But in her post-traumatic state, Erin is vulnerable to attack, to a ghostly invasion, to a further fragmenting of her troubled grey matter. A pirate tale of an odd English pirate and his feisty captive, a story of defiance and decapitation, will weave itself into her mind and threaten her very soul. She will need to dig up every reserve in her hockey-tuned body to keep from falling apart all together, to fight back and to protect her star player—the one boy who can see beyond the scars. Mosaic Cover, copyright Matthew Birtch

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4237 AD "This medicine," Razor said, holding up a familiar bottle. "Is the key to our planet's success. Every single person on this planet, be it man, woman, toddler, or child, takes this medication. Yes, it enhances our brain's functioning, but it does other things as well.” River lives in a world of perfection. She’s seventeen, graduating grade school, and leaving her hometown of Lexonjere to pursue her Universal Studies. The thing is, she doesn’t really care. Ailer lives in a world of chaos. He’s seventeen, graduating grade school, and leaving his hometown of Lexonjere to pursue his Universal Studies. The thing is, he’s doomed. River and Ailer live in a world that’s one and the same. River loves it; Ailer does not. River is the government’s pet. Ailer is not. One day, Ailer helps River realize what a horrible society they live in, where people “enhance” their mind power to gain power… They decide to make a difference, make everyone realize what an awful dystopian society they live in. But how far with their unauthorized Brain Project take them?

This is a poem I had to make for school. In case you can't tell, it is about "Lord of the Flies," by William Golding. Please tell me if you like it or not.

The sequel to Lighthouse Nights is now on Wattpad! If you finish this book and like it, check out "Fallout Dreams" next! Jules and Trevor take advantage of suicidal teens by encouraging them and profiting off their deaths. When Jules falls in love with their eighth target, she's forced to make a series of life-or-death decisions and a single, impossible change. LIGHTHOUSE NIGHTS is a frightening parable about haunting regret, maniacal hatred, the longing to create, and ultimate redemption. This fast-paced story is as touching as it is twisted, and highlights a disturbing new trend among american teens. THE MIDNIGHT MASTERMIND SERIES is a savage anthology of pulp stories about Trevor, a charming sociopath caught between the love in his heart and the storm in his gut. Lighthouse Nights is BOOK ONE in the series, though Trevor's adventures can be read in any order. (The lack of capitalization is intentional.)