**SELECTED FOR ONC 2026 ROUND 3** Imagine being a wizard who could cast spells without ever making a mistake? Dref signed a Stakeholder Agreement with the Fourth Pentagon of the Underworld to grant him this power and vanished from the magical town of Aranot shortly afterwards. Maybe he should have read that smallprint a bit more carefully? His twin sister Annod has been researching a way to find him for two years and has found a portal to take her to him in the basement of The Trotting Donkey tavern. Can she swallow her social awkwardness and convince the beguilding automaton, Gorgeous to lead her there? Stakeholder Agreement introduces readers to the world of Aranot, a town cut into a mountain with seven universities where wizards and scroll readers are trained. This comic fantasy universe pokes fun at our world through the strange contents of the mind of @edmundkeanlightning CONTENT WARNINGS Mild alcohol consumption Occult themes Misfiring magic

Lo que comienza como una forma más de ganar dinero, no tarda en convertirse en un problema. Mirando al pasado con cinismo, el narrador nos cuenta una historia de sorpresas y horrores más allá de lo ordinario. La historia de su vida.

In the silence of the Haworth parsonage, Emily cannot write. Her inkwell is dry. Her gentleman will not come alive. So she dreams. And on the moors, a figure emerges. Heathcliff. But creation has costs. When Emily imagines a woman fierce enough to match him, she loses them both to each other. Night after night, she tries to unmake what she made. Night after night, Catherine will not dissolve. What remains when your characters outgrow you? This is my entry for The Wattpad "WutheringHeights" Movie Reimagined Contest. It is under 3000 words, rated for readers of all ages.

La muerte de un ser querido empuja a un joven melancólico a cometer actos terribles. La línea entre ficción y realidad se vuelve borrosa.

En la Rusia rural de finales de los ochenta, una noche ordinaria se funde a rojo. Algo anda suelto y está sediento de sangre.

This could have been a gentle story for quiet autumn evenings. But it shattered against Morphine - a chapter that will not let you stay indifferent. And now, you'll understand why. This is not a story about perfect love. It's about healing through pain, about love that blooms after trauma, and about the fragile line between salvation and obsession. She is a woman rebuilding herself from the ashes. Not strong - simply real. A mother. A fighter. A writer whose words cut deeper than truth itself. She doesn't want to be someone's muse - she only wants to be understood. He is the man the world worships... and fears. A legend. A symbol of an era. But behind the fame, there's a man haunted by his own darkness. Together, they are fire and gasoline - two broken souls learning how to love without losing themselves. Their story isn't a fairytale. It's an age-gap dark romance about redemption, grief, and the courage to love again. With touch. With words. With silence between the lines.

Un brote viral sacude los cimientos de la raza humana. El mundo que conocemos se tambalea, implorando por una solución inmediata. Como dicen por ahí: el infierno está lleno de buenas intenciones.

If you liked reading 'Jane Eyre', 'Moll Flanders', or tales of 'Daphne and Apollo', then this poem may be for you!

"Detective Dryden, Essex police - what's going on here?" "Sir," the young officer gulped. "I'm afraid you'll never believe it, sir." *Completed Short Story - Quick Read (Trigger Warning!)*

After moving to a new city, high school senior Caitlin Paine is thrust into a world of supernatural danger while she navigates forbidden romances and seeks answers about the strange new power that plagues her. ***** In TURNED (Book #1 of the Vampire Journals), 18-year-old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb by her mother to attend an inner city New York City high school. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a classmate who takes an instant liking to her. But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin finds herself changing, overcome by feelings she does not understand: superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, and a desire to feed... Seeking answers, her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time, opening her eyes to a hidden world where two dangerous covens are fighting a vampire war. After she's rescued from the dark forces by Caleb, a mysterious and powerful vampire, Caitlin becomes caught between two men - and two worlds - on a journey to discover who she truly is. [[Word count: 50,000 - 55,000 words]] TURNED is book #1 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which includes eleven books (and counting). "TURNED is an ideal story for young readers. Morgan Rice did a good job spinning an interesting twist on what could have been a typical vampire tale. Refreshing and unique, TURNED has the classic elements found in many Young Adult paranormal stories. Book #1 of the Vampire Journals Series focuses around one girl...one extraordinary girl!...TURNED is easy to read but extremely fast-paced....Recommended for anyone who likes to read soft paranormal romances. Rated PG." --The Romance Reviews