"Ever wonder how it feels to love a man who's more unreachable than the sun?" Substansi © 2017 by Crowdstroia. Image taken from pinterest. [Wattys 2017 winner]

"Ever wonder how it feels to love an ordinary man in the eyes of many people?" Remediasi © 2017 by Crowdstroia. Image taken from Pinterest.

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

There in those city lights, there was no her and there was no him. There was just everything and nothing and the spaces in between, like flickering lights against a never-ending, black sky. There in those city lights, there was no love and there was no hate. There was just listening and talking and understanding every single thing, like the 'ready, stop, go' of car-chasers and dream-makers. There in those city lights, there was no sadness and there was no happiness. There was just candid smiles and wasted tears and bottom lips chewed off, like the overflowing boulevard of things unseen. There in those city lights, there was no lady and there was no man. There was just a boy and a girl, who promised to fall in love, not with each other, but in those city lights. [a blind collaboration by @hepburnettes & @cityscape]

[Seri Disiden #1] "They say bad boy fucked girls, and good boy fucked up by life." Aberasi © 2017 by Crowdstroia on Wattpad.

[ isi konten telah dihapus kecuali prolog dan chapter 1-3 ]. Seperti teh, yang membuat tubuh rileks dalam memulai hari, ia tetap tampil anggun meski sejatinya terasa pahit. Nona Teh sesungguhnya adalah wanita karier berusia matang. Dianggap berhasil dalam banyak hal kecuali pernikahan. Tidak ada tuntutan menikah dari orang tua, hanya pandangan miring yang diterimanya dari orang awam. Aku mendoakan agar kekosongan hatinya diisi seseorang. Tapi Tuhan belum mengabulkan doaku hingga enam tahun kemudian. Seperti kopi, yang membantu tubuh tetap terjaga, ia juga menyimpan kegetiran yang pekat jika diminum tanpa gula. Tuan Kopi sejatinya adalah pria mapan yang belum menikah bukan karena takut berkomitmen, tapi karena sekotak masa lalu hitam di belakang yang mencakar benak tiap ia terbangun dari mimpi buruk. Aku berdoa agar ia dipertemukan dengan Nona Teh. Tapi aku telat menyadari bahwa Tuhan memiliki cara sendiri dalam mempertemukan dua orang yang Dia kehendaki. Karena kadang, manusia menilai hanya dari apa yang tampak di mata. Tanpa menyelami hakikat dari realita yang sebenarnya. Copyright © 2014 by Crowdstroia on Wattpad WARNING: cerita ini sudah dikirim ke penerbit. Thanks buat @Fiavhia yang nyumbang kata di blurb ini dan @Nikenayu30 yg udah bantu kasih saran buat bikin blurb-nya :D

(SUDAH TERBIT, BISA DI BELI DI SELURUH TOKO BUKU DI INDONESIA) Tinder, satu dari sekian banyak dating aplikasi yang mempertemukan banyak orang. Dan, Arawinda Kani (Awi), seorang Public Relation Officer yang bisa dibilang sophisticated, punya beberapa teori untuk pengguna Tinder. Dia menyebutnya Tinderology: 1. Tinder untuk orang-orang tidak sibuk. 2. Kalo dia ganteng atau cantik, ngapain main tinder? 3. Tinder adalah jalan pintas, untuk ke-desperate-an kaum single. 4. Cara mudah nyari jodoh, tinggal swap kanan atau kiri. Lalu, setelah swap kanan dan kiri, tulisan "It's a match!" muncul, dan mengenalkan Awi pada Rajiman Aksa (Aji), si tukang semen super kaku. Hidup Awi jadi nggak seperti biasa lagi, dia jadi punya sedikit waktu untuk chat dengan Aji. Selain disibukkan dengan meeting, traveling, dan menjaga hubungan baik dengan relasi bisnis perusahaannya. Belum lagi, bosnya yang berdarah Inggris super cerewet dan selalu mengajaknya untuk menghadiri meeting secara dadakan. Kalau jodoh Awi itu kemungkinan Aji, yang jaraknya sekitar 2 km. Jadi, berapa kilometer jodohmu?

#35 in English Non Fict (March '17). "Why do I feel like I lost him? He isn't mine to begin with." © Crowdstroia 2016. Image source: pinterest.

Nadiana, hampir 30 tahun tapi masih belum menemukan lelaki idamannya. Semakin kesini, cari laki-laki yang lebih tua dan matang darinya semakin sulit. Pilihan semakin sempit. Kalau nggak sudah beristri, sudah siap menikah. Sekalinya ada yang single, biasanya alergi komitmen dan justru memilih perempuan-perempuan muda yang masih ranum. Lewat obrolan-obrolan khas perempuan di waktu makan siang bersama teman-teman kantornya, Nadiana pun memulai proyek pencarian cinta dibantu oleh teman-temannya yang punya 1001 opini yang ajaib. Copyright © fairywoodpaperink 2015

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