inspiration ɪnspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. 2. a sudden brilliant or timely idea. What inspires us? Is it love or friendship? Or is it the pain that we feel? What gives us that rush to write down a piece of text; or draw; or write a melody? What makes that so god damn beautiful? Many of these pieces of text are based of true events that have occurred to me or someone in my life. Things I've learned from pain, heartache, the war I'm still fighting, betrayal, love, friendship, strength, loss, grief, joy, confidence. They are personal to me and events in my life. These excerpts are also available to read on my tumblr @heartwreckings Please give credit if you use any of these, it is much appreciated.

metanoia (noun): the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self or way of life.

ephemeral (noun): lasting a very short time; short lived; temporary. [highest ranking omfg: #104 in poetry]

my hands write down words my brain can't contain anymore. [highest rankings omfg: #75 in poetry / #358 in random]

Charlie doesn't speak, so he paints.

He plays a game...not just any game though. Not one you would like to play. Not hide-n-seek or tag. No, this game is different. This is a life or death game. And, Cassie is now apart of it. Cover Credit: @_wattpad__covers_ Highest Ranking: #343 in FanFiction EDITED STARTED 5/26/2014 COMPLETED 8/10/2015

An acclaimed, award-winning thriller, published and translated around the world, now freely available on Wattpad. Paul Wood is a modern vagabond, a man who chooses to leave the comforts of San Francisco to spend months backpacking through some of the world's most challenging terrain. While hiking in the Himalayas, Paul gets more of a rush than he bargained for when he finds the body of a murdered hiker - mutilated in a way he has witnessed once before, in Africa, years ago and thousands of miles away. The police in Nepal, anxious to quell a scandal, close the case and declare the victim a suicide. Only Paul is left to search for answers. He reaches out to his farflung tribe of fellow backpackers for help, and his discoveries lead him to a terrible conclusion: a killer is stalking the international backpacker trail, preying on victims in wild places far beyond the reach of any authorities. A killer whom Paul may already know. Finding the murderer becomes an obsession that leads Paul from Himalayan peaks, through the jungles of Indonesia, across the bleak Sahara desert -- and into some of the darkest places imaginable... Dark Places won the 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Reviews "You're hooked ... the characters are delightfully delineated ... beautifully controlled ... Evans contrives to slip the necessary specialist net-head detail into the plot without being boring or patronising. He can also pin down a character with a few details deftly brushed in ... A pacy thriller for the 21st century." - The Times "Anyone would enjoy Evans' clever, relentlessly absorbing debut thriller that becomes a lot more than just another serial-killer mystery." - The Ottawa Citizen "In this haunting suspense debut, Evans takes the reader on a page-turning adventure across five continents ... (a) spooky, inventive tale." - Publishers Weekly

***Optioned for film/TV by Komixx Media! More info coming soon!*** Selected by @Unfriended for the Best of Horror! A serial stalker is on the loose. When detectives find a single wolfsbane flower under Hadley Jasper's bed, they fear the worst. Will she be found in time? Or will her mutilated remains be all that's left.

[Featured] [Highest rank #2 in Horror] [Featured by @TheExorcistFOX] Exclusive to Wattpad! "Whatever you do, don't let them inside." Liam is a new father struggling to adapt to life with a baby. Growing more sleepless and paranoid with each passing night, he wonders if the taps on the windows and mysterious faces at the door are all in his head. He'll find out the terrifying truth when the black-eyed children knock. When the Black-Eyed Children Knock is a superbly suspenseful read. You'll never hear a knock at the door at night in the same way. Also includes five other short horror stories.