"What she is hiding could change their world. What he is hiding could destroy it." Lyra Winslet is anything but normal. Since she was a child, she has been able to feel what others are feeling. It's only when she inherits her parents' beaten-down record shop that she can put her empath powers to good use. She counts on her appearance to be deceiving to hide what she can do. But when a drunken customer stumbles into her shop one sunny afternoon, she finds herself entwined in a story beyond her control. Everett Williams used to have it all - a well-paid job, an expansive home and even a fiancée. But one mistake turned his world upside down and forced him to return to Marigold Trek. Spending most of his days in his cramped childhood home, his mother sends him out to find a record. He finds himself in Lyra's record shop, but can his well-crafted sense of self hide the truth? Join Lyra and Everett on a personal journey of healing, while finding a place where you can belong no matter what happened in your past. (Written for TEGSA 2025)

This book talks of dark trials - low days, mind storms, hurtful bonds, and trust lost. But it also holds light: joy, bold will, strong roots, and loyal souls. This submission work is for TEGSA2025 (I know this is both first and final turn I talk of that lost symbol - but I must stay loyal to this constraint.) Hi! I am Aurora! Although most call tags as Aura or A. Now, you may ask - what's so distinct about my story or this book, that you'd want to flip through it? Truth is, you must find out for your own mind. But I can vow this - you'll spot a thing or two worth your focus. And if not? I still think you'll dig how it's told, as this book follows a bold constraint. Yup - this is a lipogram. So, try it as a fun trial: scan for any word with that symbol that lands just aft of "a, b, c, d..." No, I won't say it. Not now, not at all.

Teenaged cook prodigies are invited back to the show that kickstarted their journey to fame six years ago. *** Quinn Murphy is successful in his career, even at the ripe age of seventeen, even after getting involved in a physical fight in front of a live audience six years ago. It's thanks to his skill as a chef. Oh, and also his well-off, privileged family from Montgomery, Georgia. When he's invited back to the show that hosted the unsanctioned fight, of course he accepts. His long-distance best friend-and secret crush-is going too, after all! Jeevika Modi is on the opposite side of the class spectrum. Having lived most of her life sifting through foster home after foster home, she knows how to take care of herself. And that includes the delicious meals and desserts she makes. She's also rapidly aging out of the foster system, so of course she accepts the invitation to come back to Tiana's Kitchen for a followup episode. She's in it for the money. He's in it for her.

The red thread of fate is an invisible red cord that connects two souls who are destined to find one another - 'soulmates' is what the modern generation calls them. However, they said the red string theory was just an old Chinese myth. Kallas' life is falling apart and he has shut everyone out, except for his best friend, Caelyn, who drops everything to be with him. Together, they navigate through the treacherous waters of heartbreak and toe the fine line between friendship and love. They said the red thread could tangle, but never break. They said those connected would get together eventually, but the legends forgot one thing. Denial and avoidance can go a long way to prevent the union of the souls. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ♡. Written for The Ever Generating Story Awards | TEGSA 2025 by OfficialTEGSA Status: ongoing ──── 04.06.25 - 31.08.25 Published: 18.07.25 - 31.08.25

This story was created for TEGSA 2025. It's Director Tamara Sanders and her small police unit, Platinum Force, first major gig as a special police force for an iconic performer. The small team is to escort and protect the artist from crazed fans and from their controlling-abusive Ex-husband, who's rumored to be following her. The team moves in perfect harmony at the beginning, but once threats start to pile up and the convention is thrown into a state of chaos the cracks in the team starts to show. Will Tamara Sanders be able to reign in her officers and keep their client from danger that seems to find them any and everywhere they go.

Parth was excited for his new job. A new place. A new life. Little did he realize that life in the small sleepy town amidst the mighty Himalayas would change his life forever especially when he meets the mysterious Lily and her daughter Rose. What dangerous secrets do these enigmatic ladies hide which could not only uproot his life but his loved ones' as well? "He thought silence would protect them. She thought love was enough. Yet, when a decades-old betrayal resurfaces and long-buried lies begin to unravel, They find themselves at crossroads. Can they walk forwards together or has the truth ripped them apart?" This is not your usual romance. This is a story of love, betrayal and redemption. Best Heartfelt Award Winner - The Blazing Verse Awards 2025 Third in Best Emotional Line - Time Vortex Awards 2025 #TEGSA 2025 Copyright Disclaimer © Ana_Miga, 2025. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, or mirrored without the author's written permission. Unauthorized copying, reposting, or scraping-including automated mirroring on third-party websites-is a violation of copyright law and the spirit of creative integrity. Cover photo courtesy: Anita Jankovic on Unsplash Submitted for Kahani Kalakar Awards 2025

TEGSA2025 Annie and Nicky. Nicky and Annie. In the childish world of make-believe, Annie was the knight in shining armour, and Nicky her darling princess in pink. Now navigating adulthood, Nicky finds herself yearning for the fantastical adventures she often journeyed alongside Annie as children. But these dreams are granted all too soon when Nicky finds herself thrown into another world--one where animals talk, clocks tick, and madness runs as rampant as magic. In order to fulfill her prophecy, Nicky must maneuver obstacles and court politics to prove herself the true Alice. Because once you fall down the rabbit hole, the only way to go is up. Come along for a 90s psychedelic punk retelling of the original agent of chaos. The MC will make you scream. The cats will make you swoon. So why don't you tell everybody that Arsenic Nicky is for you!

I have not finished this story. I may or may not continue it. Annie and Nicky. Nicky and Annie. They were two peas in a pod until their life came crashing down when their mother killed their father in a murder suicide. Lost in a world of gloom and mental anguish, the sisters grew apart. Until Nicky was kidnapped. Now, rocker Annie must put aside her own demons and find her sister. But wasn't Wonderland and the White Rabbit just a dream? When Annie receives a note telling her Nicky has been taken by The Red Queen, it's a race against time before Annie loses her sister in a land of make-believe...forever. Check out @TheMadPoetGold 's page, they are writing Nicky's story and it's going to be amazing!!! This story was written for The Ever-Generating Story Awards TEGSA 2025 *Warning for swearing, dark themes, typical Christine darkness.

Johanna of West-Francia is once again stuck in the waiting room of her father, the Frankish king. Will he marry her off for a 3rd time or will he send her to the convent of Senlis? Neither option sounds appealing, so the young widow decides to take matters into her own hands. She has learned a thing or two from her time in Wessex and more specifically from her late husbands' negotiations with Northmen. West-Francia too is plagued by Viking raiders and in an attempt to prove her worth to her father, she explains to him the advantages of a hostage exchange. One of the advantages being the opportunity to spy, she doesn't stop there and volunteers to be the first Francian hostage in her father's dealings with the Vikings. What she didn't count on though was Tyr of Danmark, the Viking leader's infuriatingly attractive son and his lack of decorum when dealing with a Frankish princess. If only he would stop calling her Tove, she might be able to focus on her mission and return to her people a heroine, but Tyr seems to have his Gods and their magical powers (aka an obnoxiously persistent white dove) at his side, chipping away at her resolve one brooding gaze at a time. #TEGSA2025 @officialTEGSA Content Warning: since it's Vikings ... probably some violence & gore, since it's me ... probably some (consensual) smut (but more romance, always more romance)