The Book Reader

An elderly collector of second-hand books wrestles with his unusual ability to "read" the lives of his books' previous owners... and with one unique book he can't seem to read.

One Hundred Steps by Susan Ee

Someone is following me. I only catch glimpses of a man in the shadows behind me whenever I steal a glance, but I know that something is wrong... In the tradition of UK drabbles, this is a story that is exactly 100 words.

Old Man

Remember science class and looking at a piece of onion skin under the microscope? It's still onion skin, but it appears completely different when you look it in a different light. People can be like that too. A little boy finds out that his relationship with his grandfather is not exactly what he had thought.

Letters {Watty Awards 2013 Winner}

{Watty Awards 2013 Winner} This is simply a story about a lonely girl who finds love. I was inspired to write this because I wanted to know that there are good things that happen to invisible girls like me. I wanted to write Hope for those who seem hopeless. • • • In March of 2013, Letters was #1 in the short story ca...

The boy who knew too much (BoyxBoy)

I never met anyone quite like William; which is why I'm willing to do anything to be noticed by him, even screwing myself over socially. As long as it gets me closer to William, I don't care what the price is. Even if it's my heart. cover made by @tragicallyinlove ! © Copyright 2021. Please, don't steal, copy or...

The Girl He Never Noticed

When billionaire bad boy Eros meets shy, nerdy Jade, he doesn't recognize her from his past. Will they be able to look past their secrets and fall in love again? ****** When Jade Collins goes to work for billionaire bad boy Eros Petrakis, all she thinks...

bittersweets

bit·ter·sweet: being at once bitter and sweet; especially: pleasant but including or marked by elements of suffering or regret. A collection of short stories I've written since joining Wattpad for various contests, challenges, and publications. These works range from one hundred word drabbles to short stories up to te...

Gloss

When a missing childhood friend is found dead, a woman begins to understand that she herself is lost.