The Poetic Realm Awards 2026 celebrates the voices of dreamers, lovers, and storytellers of the soul. Join, submit, and let your words shine - because in this realm, every poem has the power to touch hearts.

A bustling metropolis. A mutant outbreak. Hell on earth, and nobody has an answer. The politicians are asking the wrong questions, the army isn't mobilising, the police are all running, and the city is a quarantine zone. Veteran Silas Stone hears of a helicopter, saving any survivors in three weeks time. Silas copes with his days in the military, facing the horror of the past and present as he fights for his life in an outbreak.

"I love you." "Oh?" "In a non-bro sort of way, y'know? Full homo." ~~~ Kai and Roan are a lot of things. Best friends, football players, straight A students, future roommates, and so on. Read what happens when a kiss adds something new to the list. ~~~ [This is a FREE book with paid exclusive chapters.] [bxb] [Marked mature for sexual content.]