"They're a hungry little angel." "They're no angel. They're the devil." »»----𓆩𖥸𓆪----«« When a single human choice fractures the balance between devotion and destruction, a feather rises and both Heaven and Hell are forced to witness something unprecedented. Alina was born from devotion, from a love fierce enough to justify anything. Radiant and breathtaking, she is the brightest angel Heaven has gotten in years. The elders call her a blessing. The others call her exquisite. The devils are not so certain. Lucien is one of Hell's most trusted leaders, known not for cruelty, but for restraint. He earned his place the day he killed the angel he loved when she fed too deeply on human sin and became something the world could not survive. He did it for balance. For the greater good. For humanity. Now he has been assigned to Alina. She does not understand why the warmth of human wrongdoing feels like sunlight beneath her skin. She does not see the danger in the way feathers rise faster when she whispers. She only knows that she is hungry. The angels see beauty when they look at her. The devils see a warning. Lucien sees the same brightness he once tried to save, and failed. Because when angels grow too strong, they stop whispering. And if Alina does not learn restraint, he may be forced to make the same choice twice.

Where the evil Queen of Hearts and the eccentric Mad Hatter fall in love. Based on the "Alice in Wonderland" franchise, particularly the classic books "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. +0+0+0+0+ An Open Novella Contest 2026 entry. Prompt 44. "May I have this dance?" "Seriously? Right now, in this situation?"

On Elena Chen's fortieth birthday, a number appears on her palm: [30]. Thirty chances. Thirty memories. Thirty opportunities to understand why every relationship she's ever had has ended the same way-with her running. A mysterious painting arrives showing six panels across six centuries. All with her face. And a man named Adrian who claims he's been waiting six hundred years for her to wake up. Each memory costs her. Each time she chooses fear over love, the countdown drops. When it reaches zero, she'll forget everything and repeat the cycle. Forever. But if she chooses to remember-if she faces every moment of cowardice across six lifetimes-the price isn't hers to pay. It's his. *Kintsugi: the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.* *Some scars aren't meant to be hidden.* *Some scars are meant to shine.* 🏆 Entry for Open Novella Contest 2026 | Prompt #53 Content Warning: Mature themes including death across timelines, emotional patterns, LGBTQ+ relationships (historical period), war trauma (WWII), and discussions of obsessive behavior. Recommended for readers 16+.

An unruly princess. A reluctant soldier. And a dragon that crashes the Autumn Feast. Chaos ensues in the icy land of Falkrynne, where the biting cold meets scorching dragonfire. With the tension amid the lords of the Five Realms taut as a bowstring, a dragon swooping in is the last thing King Talarion wants. When the shadows of the great wings unfurled fall over Silverstone Keep, people are reminded of dark times; a time long gone, when fire and smoke ruled the land and dragons ruled the sky. While the Five Realms gather forces to eliminate the threat, Princess Kassandra and her friend, Brenn of Dragonsgate finds out the true identity of the creature; a discovery which leads them down a perilous road to save the dragon from its inevitable fate. A centuries-old rivalry is unearthed. As it turns out, Falkrynne must come to terms with the ghosts of its war-ravaged past. [Prompt #4 "You discover that the dragon everyone fears is in danger, and you are the only one who can save it from the knight sworn to slay it."]

Anna lives a deliberately colourless life-one spent in the background, where asking for anything comes with a price she learned to stop paying long ago. At school, on the bus, at home, her world has been built on silence, routine, and the certain safety of going unnoticed. It's a balance she maintains meticulously, because being seen has never ended well for her. Then, one day, that balance fractures after a brief moment of accidental acknowledgement-small, meaningless, fleeting, and completely impossible to undo. Now, Anna is forced to confront the quiet life she's built. She begins to question whether survival is the same as living... and what it might cost to want more. She finds herself wondering whether the price is too low-or far too high. Because once you're noticed by someone, the world doesn't always let you disappear again. Highest ranking: #1 literaryfiction 01/03/2026 - Ongoing.

As ritual killings tear through the city, Blythe becomes the center of a dangerous obsession. Two men want her for very different reasons, and both are hiding exactly how far they'll go to keep her. *** Blythe thought college would be about classes, parties, and finally feeling normal. Instead, ritualistic killings begin tearing through the city, and every step she takes seems to pull her closer to the danger. Her childhood best friend starts acting secretive and overprotective, like he is hiding something big. Then a new man appears. Dark. Magnetic. And maybe exactly what she should be running from. As fear spreads and strange things begin happening around her, Blythe starts to wonder if the danger is following her for a reason. Someone is watching her. Someone is hunting. And the truth about who she can trust, and who she might be, could change everything. *** Open Novella Contest 2026 Prompts: 82, 99, 104, 105

She repairs broken memories - but who will repair the truth? ***** Nova Aurion understands how fragile memory can be - she mends it for a living. In a world where memory is currency and abilities define worth, society is divided into Endowments: cognitive classes established to preserve stability. Every three years, the nation hosts 'Project Elite' - a prestigious competition honoring the finest minds from each Endowment. Within the high-stakes arena, they contend not only for victory, but for the recognition to lead their future. When Nova, a Memory Diver renowned for restoring fractured minds, is selected to compete - she enters the Project, determined to win. However, survival demands more than mere intellect; it requires strategy, perception and sacrifice. As alliances shift and sparks ignite, a forbidden dive into a stranger's memory leaves Nova deeply unsettled, leading to a chilling realisation: what if Project Elite isn't designed to measure brilliance at all - but to harvest something far more dangerous? Caught between a charming rival, a skeptical ally, and a system that predicts every move, she must confront a choice that could reshape humanity itself - Is an unpredictable future worth the risk of chaos... or is controlled stability the safest path to preservation? ************************** ONC prompt (main): 111: With a single touch, you can slip into someone else's memories. But when a stranger shows you a future crime involving you, you must uncover the truth before it comes to pass.

It's spring time! And you know what that means! Rain and kisses! Come join us in the Pink Literary Society for our Spring Anthology! It is a low stakes way to have some fun writing with some fun people! And maybe get some kisses along the way if you're lucky.

Fall, 2022: On the Bayou of Southern Louisiana. Ozzy, a 14-year-old artistic honors student, is looking forward to starting high school and the talented theater program. But a whirlwind trip to the ER and an MRI reveals Ozzy has a brain tumor - and later, a pediatric cancer diagnosis - changes everything. During a year-long fight for a cure in the hospital, hope comes to Ozzy and their Mama through art, music and letters from friends, family and even strangers. There are so many that some remain unopened, collected in a box that goes home with Ozzy after they are discharged from the hospital a year later. The box sits in Mama's closet for over two years. Neither Ozzy nor Mama have opened the box as they struggle to return to "normal" life when "normal" is no longer possible. Until today, 2026: when what begins as spring cleaning turns into opening the box, reading its letters, and finding a mysterious adventure in one that neither Ozzy or Mama ever saw coming. And it just may be the adventure 17-year-old Ozzy and their Mama need to reveal the unexpected, ordinary magic that can help them heal, move forward- and live. ONC 2026 Prompts Used: #79 (Main) - Additional: #16, #28, #69, #104. Stacie Eirich @spacetodream

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