Something changes in you when you live in a place where everyone hates your guts. Paranoia clenches around you like a vise. That old lady crossing the street? She despises you. You can see it in her glare. She's just waiting for a reason to turn you in. The cops will swagger up to you, every movement semaphores of th...
Foxes. They are solitary animals who only court and mate during winter. Some say that they are a symbol of cunning and trickery. Others say that they are sly with the ability to disguise as an attractive female human. Sixteen-year-old Scarlett Brown was an outcast in her high school. Although she was not bullied, igno...
In which a girl shows a guy a list of seven things she hates about him, and he tries to change it.
~Wattys 2014 Beginners Luck Winner~ Liesel Mckormic was a curious girl. She always loved exploring her elegant Victorian style home situated by the Potomac River, and writing wild tales about the disappearance of her father. After a terrible accident, leaving her mother dead, Liesel gives up her hopes of becoming a fa...
A lack of communication leads to a wild ride when a Ouija board and unknown spirits bring out those tensions. ProTip: Talk to people about things that make you uncomfortable, communication is the key to any good relationship. Platonic or Romantic. For #promotionsoct2014
"My life was basically an endless car ride where the annoying question of "are we there yet" was replaced with my mom constantly badgering me about getting a new boyfriend. I was nauseous, tired and frantically trying to find a gas station near by that would fuel some excitement into my life." Amy Williams is not as s...
"Are you searching and longing for a heart?" A short story of a woman searching for love but never realizing that there was one special heart for her.
Ever since Goldie encountered the three bears when she was young, it has left her with uncontrollable nightmares, threatening her from sleeping in peace. On the other hand, because of her encounter with the bears which inevitably exposed their species’ existence, the humans take action against them, capturing and expe...
A very short story. Locked away for most of her life, Rosa dreams of one day being free. She desires to live her own life, to get away from the dark confines of her evil mother. Her sanity is waning, and her heart tugs at the thought of the life right outside her window. Cover by @Criticized
A brief story of a couple lost in the woes of adulthood and love soon refounded, if not a little too late.
When a deadly virus breaks out in New York City, It is up to a young man and an FBI official to stop it.
A hero suffers a crisis that only he can overcome. Take a step into the mind of a troubled saviour and learn how to grapple with your burdens.
A green mask hides many secrets from the world. A masquerade that reveals all. A thousand people stand between one man and his target. A fantasy that can only be lived in one's wildest dreams. Do you fear what lies behind the mask?
Alex doesn't know how he came to such a twisted place. One day he was at home, sleeping, and the next he's in Wonderland! The Queen of Hearts can take him home - as was so eloquently pointed out by the residential Cheshire Cat. Stuck with this wacky 'Inventor Extraordinaire' as a guide, Alex has little hope he'll re...
all she did to make him fall in love with her was sit on the steps with a sign. [short story #399, 8.28.14]
The topic of this short story was inspired by the group dance "Playing with matches" by the hit reality show "Dance Moms". The story is not a fan fiction and has nothing to do with the show. Pyrophobia- The fear of fire. Follow the narrative recount of an 8 year old as she is led astray by her best friend. Sometimes...
This was life or death, hope or surrender, right or wrong. The only problem was, she didn't know which was right and which was wrong anymore.
