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Over My Dead Body by Cheerful_Abyss
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On New Year's Day, a witch, Jacinta, wakes up...to realize that her New Year's spell has gone terribly wrong. She's dead, now a ghost. And only the demon who she's had an one-night-stand with, Raj, can help bring her back to life. *** A darkly comedic short story for the Romance New Year's Fiesta 2023 contest! The prompt was "It's the morning after a wild New Year's Party and there are quite a few regrets." (Might be the start to a novella, but this is a standalone story. Stay posted.) There is nothing explicit here; however, this story does contain vulgarity, mentions of blood (nothing too graphic), and allusions to sexual scenes and intimacy. Reader discretion is advised. *** 1st Place Winner for Short Story in the Ambrosia Awards!
Paradise | ONC 2023 by Cheerful_Abyss
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"If I cannot move Heaven, then I will raise Hell. And I will do it for you. Again, again, and again." *** Iris Irai, a half-demon of wrath, is living in anything but paradise. She works as a cleaning lady at the Paradise Resort, a hotel in the Florida Keys that is catered to retiree demons who vacation from Hell...and divulge in their sins on Earth. It's full of debauchery, depravity, and death. Iris doesn't want to be there; demons make the worst customers. She's paying off a debt for a virtue she committed years ago--and is still haunted by. Something is wrong. The tides are turning. The customers are getting rowdier. The sea, colder. Dead bodies becoming more frequent. Abilities going haywire. A hurricane is forming offshore, literally and metaphorically, and it will destroy everything Iris knows. ...And then there's the mysterious angel, Riel, who tries to kill Iris and shut down the hotel. She must work with him, exploring a strange hotel and equally strange Florida Keys, to find answers and dissipate the oncoming storm. Together, they learn that there is more than good and bad, angels and demons--and they maybe even fall in love along the way. *** For ONC 2023! The prompts used are: "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." - William Shakespeare (#63) and "An attractive and mysterious stranger moves into town. While everyone is desperate to make an impression, only you notice something odd about them." (#50) (Cover is drawn by me!) *** 1st Place Winner (Best Cover) for the Ambrosia Awards! 1st Place Winner (Best Protagonist) for the Ambrosia Awards!
Let's Make A Trade (The R.L. Stine Fill In The Fear Contest) by RL_Stine
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Here's a Fear Street story exclusively for Wattpad. Would you like to be my writing partner?
Cry Out for Help by MarleyMayWho
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Day 3,653. I am still trapped. I am still behind these walls, with nothing but now two cots and a window that is barred. It has been one day since these people keeping me here have thrown another human in with me. Only, this is a boy. The last time I saw a boy was back in school. His name was... I can't even remember his name. It has been too long since I was free. I just want to get out. I just want to get out. I NEED to get out. I am going insane. I can feel them. I can feel their pain. I can see them. I can see their faces. I can hear them. I can hear their screams.