A companion piece to A Dangerous Destiny: Life in the poorest district of the Captial city is difficult for all but even worse for those with no prospects of escape. With limited funds, Anna and her grandmother must make do with what little they have and settle for a life of hardship, struggling just to make ends meet. Challenges have never phased Anna though and she is grateful for what she has; the love of her Grandmother, a roof over her head, and the safety that comes with living in the most powerful city in the Empire. But there are secrets in Grandmother's past from the days when she lived in the countryside. Secrets involving the book that lies hidden under the floorboards by the fireplace. Secrets that might just prove to be more dangerous than Anna ever imagined. Thanks so much to @deviation- for the beautiful cover!!

Every family has its secrets. Unfortunately for Harlequin Jones, everyone knows her family's nasty little secret. For eight years, Harlequin and her mother have tried to forget the truth and bury the horrors of their past, but when Harlequin's grandmother begs for her to come and stay, the truth refuses to stay dead. Returning to the home of her grandparents brings back many happy childhood memories for the thirteen-year old Harlequin; memories of home-made apple pie, playing pretend-horses in the yard and fishing down at Bitter Creek. But the visit brings back something else, something Harlequin thought had ended eight years before and she is about to learn that her family's nasty little secret is far worse than she could ever have imagined. Blood is thicker than water and family is everything. There's no place like home...

John "Johnny Boy" Miller, wonders why one corner of his living room is so cold. When he finds out, he wishes he had just left things alone.

On Halloween night, two bullies go looking for trouble but instead find a young boy and his imaginary friend.

Elenor's life has not been easy. Day in and day out she is forced to clean up other people's messes when all she really wants is to escape the abusive relationship she is stuck in and clean up her mess of a life. Could a stranger in the diner be the answer to her prayers? Note: This piece was written when I was 18. It's a creepy little short that I thought would be fun to share. I only wish my younger self had been able to have a place like wattpad to explore Lovely cover by @silver_lining86

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.

Someone has been watching Wren for weeks. She can’t see them, but she can feel them. Can feel their eyes on her as she leaves her dorm, as she walks down the street with her friends. This fact becomes startlingly clear when someone poses as her boyfriend on the chatting app, ChatMe, and sends her a link—a link that, once Wren clicks on, won’t be able to exit. Not without repercussions, anyway. Wren learns this lesson the hard way. She soon learns that her stalker is none other than Vee Carper, a girl Wren made the mistake of cyberbullying during their senior year of high school. According to Vee, Wren ruined her life when she made those hurtful posts, and now she has to pay the price. Trapped online with Vee, Wren is forced to do things in order to amuse the girl who has ultimately taken her hostage. If she doesn’t, she will be punished. If she logs off, someone she loves will die.

WINNER OF THE #VAMPIRESCAFE CONTEST A late night blind-date in a café; a chance meeting and temporary intertwining of two lives over hot coffee in an October vignette. A short story for #Vampirescafe #Coffeecommunity contest. © Milo Tamm 2016 All rights reserved

A short story written for a Halloween 'blog hop. This is a short set in-universe for one of the fantasy novels I am working on.

A short story written for a Halloween 'blog hop. I promised I would write a story about butts, and this was the result.