Axe's nightmare has become reality. Not only has he been bought by one of the cruellest plantation owners in the state, he befriends his master's son Henry. Axe has dreams. He wants to get his family back and live on a farm with lots of chickens. Henry wants to end slavery and see his parents happy again. It's not long before both boys find themselves trapped deeper in a world of facades, and lies where prejudice rules the hearts of the people, and skeletons hidden far from sight, make their way to haunt the living, giving Axe no choice but to run away. However, running away brings grim realities that not only test their friendship, but could change both Axe's and Henry's lives forever...

Stuck in my head: "Remember, Em, that I..." A nation in invisible chains. Another life snuffed out, just like a candlelight. A cage formed from fear. Floods of terror washing over. Everything looks picture perfect, but what are those shadows that steal away laughter and freedom? I can't think. I can't move. The world's tilting, life's changing. Darkness is closing in, but there's only one thing I am sure of: It's time to rise, and go beyond the horizon.

Raina wants to be alone and is too. Life, for her, is just perfect. But what happens when a man wants to be with her, desperately? It all begins with a call. (For the short story competition by checkeredcow. #13: Song)

Angelina Meyers thought her summer before university would be amazing, spending her summer in her own apartment, with total freedom. But things take a turn, and due to a huge mistake, Angelina ends up having a roommate! She is even more surprised to discover her new roommate, Dan Robins, is gay! Angelina thought she'd have her freedom, but Dan turns out to be every girl's worst nightmare. What happens when Angelina sees the other side of Dan? What happens when she slowly starts falling in love, despite Dan being homosexual?

It all started with a word written on a paper aeroplane - Eat. Alice is battling with anorexia, and paranoid delusions of being ugly. So when she meets Sam, falling in love doesn't seem like such a bad idea. But her heart is broken again, and soon enough she finds herself spiralling back into her hole of depression...