Mary has always been the person everyone can count on. The coworker who listens. The daughter who helps. The partner who takes care of everyone else first. As strange symptoms begin to creep into her life, exhaustion settles deep into her bones and the demands of the people around her seem to grow heavier with each passing day. Still, Mary keeps giving away pieces of herself, convinced that being needed is the same thing as being loved. The Shape of Being Needed is a quiet story about chronic illness, caregiving, and the things we sacrifice for the people we love.

A girl born of silence. A boy made of battles and stardust. Together, they fly, they fall, they fight, and they forgive. And when the mist finally comes, it finds them wrapped in each other, their story carved into eternity. For those who know that "happily ever after" is not a promise, but a choice made every day.

Thomas finds himself trapped between recovery and something far worse. Therapy at Saint Mercy Psychiatric Institute has gone nowhere, and Doctor Yook is ready to give him one final chance before discharging him for good. But during their session, Thomas notices something deeply wrong. Doctor Yook knows things he never told anyone. Names he never said out loud. Details she should not know. And the more Thomas talks, the more he begins to fear that his hallucinations may not be hallucinations at all.

About three things Clover Wren is absolutely positive. First, the vines threatening her city are looming closer everyday. Second, nobody is trying to make a change. And third, the world as she knows it is going to disappear unless she does something about it. Authors Note- ASI stands for Artificial Super Intelligence Chapters are in the form of diary entries

Humanity is on the brink. Can one drone regain enough of her humanity to save us from destruction?

Written for 1000-word Writing Battle comp (January 2026). Prompts were: Cryptid Fiction Vigilante Engagement Ring

Attention passengers, the last train on this route has now departed. The next service will resume in the morning.

An innocent class excursion turns dark when a young girl is brought face to face with a timeless beast she never thought she would be forced to fight.

I found a box of my things in my boyfriend's closet. The problem is... I never gave them to him. Some of the items inside are things I lost years ago. And the notes he wrote about me? They describe a life I never lived.

In order to reduce her anxiety over her upcoming quinceanera, Mariana Alonso sets out to perform ten random acts of kindness during summer break.