Mandy Hawthorne never wanted to play the drums. After being forced into playing by her dad and brother, she actually finds herself enjoying it. She hasn't told anyone that she's a drummer because she's afraid of what other people are going to think. Once her friends Blake and Ryan find out, they start a band together. Even though she's scared to come clean as a female drummer, she realizes that there are many highs and lows to it and is willing to take the risk. Being the only girl in the band, and nonetheless, being the drummer, isn't going to be easy but she's ready for anything. Join Mandy on her journey and see how she becomes an inspiration to so many girls across the world.

*This story is under construction. You are not advised to read it yet. I'll tell you when it's ready, though. Read at your own risk.* Dreams, when tried to be remembered, are supposedly dark - the kind of darkness wherein you could see nothing. But in lucid dreams, one sees vivid things, one could remember it, and one could be seeing colors. In fact, in lucid dreams, you can do anything you want. You can fly a Pegasus, attend Sky High, or even go face to face with Voldemort or Smaug and get through them without a single scar on your face. The best part is that you wake up remembering all of them - like they happened in your real life. Petula Carter knows how it feels: she can control her dreams. And in her dreams, she wishes to reunite with her faded loved one. But never in her mind she would find something else. Something deeper. Something colorful. And something that could be real.

Shay Woods hates being ugly. Her only wish is to be like her sister, Avery- Perfect. But once she is, she's haunted by the cause of her new found lifestyle. Now, Shay realizes the only thing harder than being ugly is being unblemished.

How can you win a war that can't be won? How can you change fate? How can you be prevent the end of the world? These are all questions that 28 year old, Lt. Julie Bedell asks herself. It's 2015 and the whole world is engulfed in a war. A war that's killed millions, destroyed a continent and sent the world reeling into what could be the last moments of its people's existence. IRANR (International Resistance Against the Nazi Rebellion) is an elite group of soldiers from all faces of the earth, sent to fight against a counter-culture cult that call themselves Nazis. They revived Hitler's code and started a rebellion, which immediately turned into an all out war in the year 2012. This is Julie's last chance to stop it. To end the war and start over. To prevent a holocaust. To prevent mankind's worst fear - extinction. This story is intended for mature audiences, as it contains graphic depictions of violence, gore, coarse language, and some sexual content. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.

THIRD place winner in CrazyKindaGurl's one shot contest. Hey, I am Teddy Lupin. Son of the famous aurors Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks Lupin. Well, what to say. My quidditch team has just won the Quidditch Tournament and I am awarded as the best seeker. And I am going to meet my love, Victoire. Soon.

By daylight, they may be harmless writers just managing their own time with a job and managing their thoughts with horror story ideas. But by night, they're entirely different.

Paige Miller was taken aback when she learned that her parents were going away to Egypt for eight months and leaving her with close family friends whom she had never even met, the Morgans. Little did she know, that the Morgans have seven sons with whom she will be surrounded for the duration of her long stay. Will they get along, or will it be a disaster? Paige had not heard about the Morgan Boys and you can follow her crazy ride that twists and turns in unexpected ways when she finds out.

Life is a crazy whirlwind adventure. And sometimes, the craziest happenings go on inside your head. Picture credits to Lara Fairie.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you were an unloved toy? Waiting on a store shelf day after day hoping that some one will love you? Caught in the midst of buried biases and stereotypes? Maybe it's time to find out.

This is the story of seventeen year old Claire Samuels, a girl, who after nearly dying, discovers that she can no longer hear. Before she had been the typical teenager, studying for finals and trying to juggle her emotions, social life, and family life. But then she, her friends, and family have to deal with the fact that she is deaf, learn sign language, and help Claire realize that she still has a bright future ahead of her. Watch Claire transform as she refuses to settle for mediocre when she knows she's capable of so much more. All Rights Reserved