Here comes another collection of short stories that are sure to entertain you for hours on end! More stories, featuring me and my friends, and random characters! Sit back, and let yourself get lost into the world of short stories! :) Awesome cover done by my friend @TheWattKitty! ❤❤❤❤

Arise Series Book 1 and Wattys 2022 Shortlist! As man has taken a step back in the world, magic, monsters, and adventure return. Modern man vs. the monsters of old who have re-entered the world. A group of men and women, the Journeymen, work to bring unity and order to a world separated by the differences that many once saw as incapable of reconciliation. With the use of magic and their skills as soldiers and lawmen, they are uniquely suited for the task of peace keeping. This story follows a small group of Journeymen. Jack Cooper is a man with one goal in mind, to create a world for his young family to have peace. Jack and his partner, the lovable and deadly veteran soldier Chuck Johnson, have challenges to face on all sides but perhaps the most daunting challenge of all is that of taking on a new apprentice. Anya Thompson, the orphaned daughter turned brand new Journeyman, faces the dangers of the big wide world that she has been cut off from for the last five years. Can she survive the trials of this savage land and in the process learn what it takes to protect the people who live in it? The Journeymen is a combination of a modern day, post-apocalyptic story with a dedication to realism and of a quest set in a world of high fantasy magic and monsters. I hope you all enjoy and I can't wait to interact with each of you in the comments!

Clem and Clara Holmes encounter a blizzard with their family

I Wish It Would Rain:Metaphor used to express one's sadness,and lack of ability to vent or share their sadness and hardships,and therefore always hiding how one feels,wishing it would rain,so the raindrops could hide ones tears and sorrow. Rasmiona is an 18 year old,in her last year of high school,she's a typical and relatable girl,she suffer with insomnia,anxiety,paranoia,she's introverted,yet has a friend group of other introverts,she's the therapist friend,and she has an abusive mother,who won custody of her when her parents divorced due to her father being unstable financially and not having the proper conditions to have custody of her, only non-relatable thing? She lives in a futuristic world where it is 2048. Demi has gone through alot,and resorts to venting in a diary,but as we see her life unfold,things take a dark turn...leaving her and her friends stuck,alone and abandoned ,filled with confusion and fear,now how will they survive? A story that has multiple Genres including :humor, mystery /thriller, post-apocalyptic/dystopia and slight fantasy. At the start you may think this is a slice-of-life story, but it is not, you'll realize that as you get further into the story. 😉 (Also, I want to say I do read4read, follow4 follow and comment4comment. This is also my first story, so be kind, please. Cover made by me. 💜-KrispyKremeKat / MemesAreLife)

Molly moves to Vegas to fill an emptiness in her life. Her new chapter begins and things couldn't get any better. Until she meets Zak, the owner of a haunted museum. What will happen when Zak finds out Molly is everything he is supposed to hate? E D I T I N G ✞ ☠

No, no, no. no! This can't be true what in the devil's name? Why am I seeing Jaro Briggs? After 20 fucking years. Did I lose my mind? "What are you doing here?" I asked scared, tense, humiliated and feeling every fucking feeling. "I might ask you the same." He said with a smirk. Damn him how in the world is he still managing to look that hot. He hasn't changed much except aged a bit yet looking lesser than his age. "This is my house for goddamn sake," I yelled. "I thought this was Mr Holder pipes house." "I am his wife. Which makes this house also mine!" "So you are a married woman with kids ? How riveting yet dumbfounding". He said. Is he complimenting me or commenting on me? "What did think I would be? A pole dancer?" I sighed. "More or less. Yet you have remained that beast always devouring anything that gets in its way." He accused. How dare he talk to me in this way, in my very own house. "It's been almost 20 years, Jaro don't act like you still know me!" I called out. "Is it so? Then why do I see you staring at my pants ?" He said with that damn smirk again. Why in the hell he showed out of nowhere and tormenting me? What he and I had is in past. Water under the bridge. "Don't tell me you still expect me to do all the things we did as teenagers." He said calmly. ************************ Michelle is an ordinary vet doctor, with a lovable husband, charismatic daughter and stupendous son. However, her routine life takes a turn with an abrupt encounter with her long-lost past boyfriend. Things get more hideous when they should share the neighbourhood. Even more complicated when her daughter Lana is strangely attracted to him. Does fate have its twisted way of unravelling her past with her family? However, her past isn't exactly water under the bridge. *Cover photo, not mine. Credit to the owners* *mature content*

Two poems one in greek one in english dedicated to the most amazing creatures that this world is blessed to have in: Mothers. Happy Mother's Day

During Nightfall, instead of kidnapping Sophie's parents, she kidnapped a bunch of humans. None of the elves noticed, so the humans weren't able to be rescued while Vespera was running tests on them. They were each given three special abilities. Vespera even created new abilities for them. They became elves, except still looked like their human selves. The Neverseen brainwashed them, so now they have super powerful human-elves at their disposal. The Moonlark better watch out, she has a new enemy. Disclaimer: any original characters belong to Shannon Messenger, along with the original plot. This idea is mine, if anyone has used it before, I'm sorry but I just thought of it right now and I haven't copied your story or whatever, I don't think anyone's even used this idea before. This applyfic is currently open.

In the Sunflower Book Club, members and their books are randomly assigned weekly pairings to read two chapters a week. New assignments are posted Sundays EST. All books and people are welcome, apply inside!