Once upon a time, in a land far far away, a young girl awoke in a body not her own. 'Mirror mirror on the wall tell no more lies of who we are.' Atticus When the giant mirror shows not her own reflection but that of an evil enchantress, Lucy Lambert realizes that her troubles have only just begone. Waking up as the villainous character of a well-known fairy tale is no walk in the park, especially not when her only options are to die a gruesome death or succeed where the original has failed. *Original Story written for the Open Novella Contest 2023, completed with 25K words*

When a magical necklace is found in the belly of the slums, Octavia sets out sell it. But when the deal goes wrong she's thrown into disarray and a disturbing truth awaits to be unveiled. ________________________________________________________________________________ An Entry for ONC 2023 Prompt 20: You finally build enough courage to talk to talk to that cute someone you see every day on the bus. Their face turn dark as they respond, "You shouldn't be able to see me."

Abeline is only a child and finds herself removed from the comforts of her family's homestead. Accustomed to the verdant protection of a home in the hills, her family is now missing. In a world far away from our own, the girl must make a perilous journey north, evading the creeping storm and those she might cross on her path. There are those searching for her and those who mean her harm. Will there be any that choose to simply help her?

Five friends, one is a killer. On fall break, twenty year old Eliza Goodchild sets off with four of her college friends for a remote cabin in Aspen, Colorado. When a blizzard strikes without warning, their SUV skids off an embankment and disappears into a wooded ravine. In the whiteout, they get lost and find themselves in a frigid wilderness where every wrong move can spell certain death. In their struggle to survive, they learn one of them is a killer. Everyone has secrets and motives, but when the killer claims a second victim, they realize all of them are targets in an icy twisted plot to get away with the perfect murder, or should we say, murders. Open Novella Contest 2023 ~~The Writing Prompt I selected~~ 5. Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?