Paranoia Girls is an experimental illustrated story set in Northern California during the mid-1980s. The story and text is by Patrick Macias. The pictures are by Japanese artist Yunico Uchiyama. Marie Iida helped with translation and coordination. Paranoia Girls has been running on tumblr since 2015 at paranoia-girls.tumblr.com. The text for Wattpad will contain revisions and should be considered a 2.0 version. We have published 29 pages so far, plus extras, so go there if you would like to read the entire story to date. The characters are: Larissa - Impulsive, rebellious, overconfident sixteen-year-old. Lives with her mom and dad and annoying little sister. She has been living a weird dual life in another reality since she met Colonel Baldwin a few years earlier. Laura - Also sixteen years old. Lives with her mom and harbors bad feelings over the recent breakup of parent's marriage. A good student who is drawn to darkness and gothic style. Her diary forms the backbone of the story. Colonel Baldwin - A mysterious figure behind the scenes who pulls the strings. Shadowers - Learn more about them at your own peril. ENJOY!

For IB students who don't have the book The Metamorphosis by Frank Kafka

At doon niya naintindihan ang lahat. Hindi niya kailangan ng sagot. Hindi niya kailangang ipaliwanag. Sapagkat minsan, ang mundo ay hindi tungkol sa pagdating, kundi sa kung gaano karaming kulay ang naiwan mo sa iyong mga yabag bago mo pa man malaman kung saan ka papunta. Read 'till the end to make sense of the story.

An absurdist piece about a dystopian corporation hellbent on one thing: Sandwiches. If you liked the Cave Johnson dialogue from Portal 2, this one should (hopefully) win you over. If you hate your job or your life, this is the perfect read! This is a piece I had previously published on the site https://thehibiscusreview.blog. If you were brave enough to click the link you'll notice it doesn't take you anywhere. That is because the domain expired and the owners were too lazy to renew it. I don't know about how people feel about publishing pieces twice, but because the site was very little and had a one year lifespan I see it fit that I rerelease it with a few tweaks in hopes of gaining an audience from it. Oh how I know that won't work, but it's fun to lie to yourself.

The Bureau of Unresolved Mysteries: A Tale of Cosmic Curiosities and Missing Socks In the quaintly absurd town of Serendipity Springs, where reality seems to have taken a sabbatical, Zaphod Noodle is on a quest of cosmic proportions-his socks have vanished. Yes, you read that right: his socks. Not just any socks, but the very ones that have kept his feet warm and his existential dread at bay. Desperate, Zaphod turns to the Bureau of Unresolved Mysteries, a place that promises to unravel the unfathomable, though it often results in more bafflement than resolution.

━━ Ano ba talaga mangyayari kung namatay ka mula sa sarili mong mga kamay? Ikaw ba'y mapapaangat patungo sa mapayapaang kalangitan o maitutulak pababa sa mga apoy ng mga makakasalanan? Ah, basta. Patay ka na. Ano ba nangayayari pagkatapos no'n? Heaven or Hell? Purgatory? Afterlife? Meh, tapusin mo muna Life Clearance mo. Siguraduhin mo ring wala kang minaling tao at 'di pa natutupad na kahilingan. Meron ba? Haha, malas ka! ...Same. Ito ang modernong tragikomedya tungkol sa kung paano nga ba mamatay dulot ng sarili mong kagustuhan at pagsisihan ito kahit na sa kamatayan. Hindi ito HORROR - medyo lang - kundi isang kwento tungkol sa pagkabuhay, depresyon, pagkamatay at... kalokohan? ・・・・・・ WARNING ! This book may precede potentially disturbing content of self-harm, depression, suicide and other sensitive themes. Please be careful. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS ! taiyo_no_yuki @instagram always open for commissions! STATUS ! on-hold.

Captain Henry Donnager expected a quiet career babysitting a dusty relic in Area 51. But when a test unlocks a portal to a world of knights and magic, he's thrust into command of Alpha Team, an elite unit tasked with exploring this new realm. They join the local Adventurers Guild, seeking to unravel the secrets of this fantastical realm and the ancient gateway's creators. As their quests reveal the potent forces of magic, they inadvertently entangle in the volatile politics between local rivalling factions. With American technology and ancient secrets in the balance, Henry's team navigates alliances and hostilities, enlisting local legends and air support in their quest. In a land where dragons loom, they discover that modern warfare's might-Hellfire missiles included-holds its own brand of magic.