he was her lover, she was his servant. he was her salvation, she was his puppet. he was her catastrophe and she was his provocation. • Please don't read this if you're younger than thirteen. #02 in short story 6/3/17 #03 in short story 13/1/17 #04 in short story 3/3/17

When sixteen-year-old Nate finds himself waking up in the padded walls of a mental hospital, he instantly believes he's been kidnapped for experimentation. When odd occurrences begin to tickle his psyche, he wonders just how far the institute is willing to go with their sick games. As more and more horrifying events take place, things that can't be explained, he starts to doubt his own sanity. As he struggles against his own mind, he must determine what's real and what's not... or risk losing himself completely.

~God works in mysterious ways~ I, Jennifer Genrich, was going to experience first hand the truth of that saying in my eight grade year of grade school when my parents feel the need for a sudden divorce no one had been anticipating. Not only that, but my friends who turn out to be not so friendly turn their back on me in my time of need. Suddenly under the pressure of many enemies and absolutely nobody to trust, a truly embarrassing moment enflamed by some of my classmates led me to flee my school and wander through a next-door neighborhood, hopelessly lost and confused and depressed in my only little world. There I came upon the most unlikely friend, Cody Crosby. --<3-- Not only is Crosby extremely cute, he also has alarming charm and charisma and surprisingly, a big heart. After everyone else had seemingly turned their back on me, Crosby took me under his wing and taught me how to trust again - not only him and his friends, but also to trust in myself. This is the story of Cody Crosby and Me.

Everybody knows about inventor Wayne Rider and his new invention, the Love Machine. Everybody is dying to try it out. Supposedly, the Love machine can match you up with your soul mate. It's success rate? 98%. Wendy Evans, a realistic and now junior in high school never planned on getting involved with such a toy. She believed in creating her own destiny, but destiny threw her for a loop and got her tangled in anyway when her best friend gets involved. What's worse is that she also seems to be insanely attracted to the son of the inventor. But then, who wouldn't be? Unfortunately, this attraction seems to be on a whole different level. Throw in a man on a mission and a puzzle that needs to be put together as well as the fact there is more to the story than meets the eye you get...well, you'll find out now won't you? The Love Machine.