"Are you ashamed of me?" I cried. My stomach twisted. I felt vulnerable and tiny. "No" I raised my head to look into those eyes, blue with flecks of gold, and heard a sharp intake of breath. "I'm ashamed of myself for being with you." ~-~-~ ~this will not be a cliche story~ p.s. Sorry I suck at writing descriptions...
BLACK MIRROR meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS in this multimedia thriller where an anonymous advice website gets hacked and the dark origins of the site start to come to light. (shortlisted for the 2017 wattys, #1 in mystery/thriller)
In Elemental magic you can be one of four magic types; water, fire, earth, and air. The only problem is Violet is none of these things. Is she what they call a magic dud, or is she something rarer, more powerful, and more dangerous than anyone could have imagined!? Teasers, "Em, most girls sneak out fo...
**Officially published as Clique Bait with HarperTeen!** Payment is usually a part of a basic transaction. You give and then you take. But, at Arlington Preparatory, people take at their leisure. They take their entertainment in the form of humiliation. They get what they want at the expense of their pawns. But they n...
NOW PUBLISHED. What does it mean to be normal? It's such a loaded word, with about a billion different meanings, and every one of them makes Ava Collins sick. At 17, Ava has been deaf for as long as she can remember. She grew up constantly reminded that she wasn't - and couldn't - be normal, that she needed to be 'fix...
✨You hurt me again today, but that's okay because you said I deserved it.✨ Best: Short Story - #6 PLEASE READ: This short story deals with a very server topics such as self harm and bullying. It should be taken as no joke if you're a victim of bullying please say something. Your voice matters. Not all stories are fake...
in which a girl is trying to gain weight to please society and a girl is trying to lose weight for the exact same reason
I was the 6th-grade "slut." And I kept a diary. So I decided to create The UnSlut Project in the hopes that my own diary entries could provide some perspective to girls who currently feel trapped and ashamed. I am publishing these entries one at a time, without changing a single word except for the names of the peopl...
Reece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well... She looks at life through a camera. Literally. They...
The Silent Girl: quiet, abused, and suicidal The Boy Who Hears Things That Aren't There: lovesick, schizophrenic, and suicidal The Girl With the Weird Paintings: artist, anorexic, and suicidal The Last Person You'd Ever Expect: Footballer, gay, and suicidal ✖️✖️✖️ "We were essentially the breakfast club only we all wa...
Maybe I'm insane, but aren't we all a bit. Here's a look inside my crazy mind. My hopes, my fears, my problems all out there for you to see. It's not all pretty and it's not all nice, but it's the truth. I won't blame society for these things, because in reality... we are society. I've come to realize that just maybe...
Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Winner of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards Cover by @Forcade
One bridge. Two guys. Three secrets. Four therapists. Five attempts. Six months. Seven bad habits. Eight family meetings. Nine visits. Ten cuts. One death. Spiritual #4
Life as a child was amazing. Your weight didn't matter. Your clothes didn't matter. Your parents money didn't matter. All that mattered was who you were going to play with, but that's all gone now. My sister hates me, my mom has no time for me, and my dad, well he left me. My life has been one whirlwind after anothe...
Inhabitant #1908 has lived on Cosima for her whole life. On Cosima, everybody follows the code of conduct and everybody is the same. The same faded gray overalls, the same beige boots, the same routine , the same haircut, and the same food everyday. Everybody has a role. Whether you're the lord or a coal miner, you a...
❝ That's when I realized: Either I am going to kill this disorder Or it's going to kill me ❞ book two in the mental illnesses series
In this futuristic novella, Lace Heavensmall is trapped at her high school during Freak Week, a global warming side effect that makes weather -- and people -- act completely nuts. Written by: Grace Helbig and YOU Want your chapter to be included? Check back each Thursday for a new "Writing With Grace" episode and cha...
"Why do you do this to yourself? You have everything: a father who loves you, friends, money, activities. I want to know why you threw it all away." Why? You want to know why? Step into a tanning booth and fry yourself for two or three days. After your skin bubbles and peels off, roll in coarse salt, then pull on long...
Lizzy has a huge secret. A secret that could kill her. A secret that makes her run away. Cities, towns, countries fly past her without a name. She blends in, hiding from THEM. The government, police, CIA, and even the president himself. Liz runs (again) to a small town and changes her name to Carter. She has always ha...
Serena Davidson leads two lives. At school, she's a morbidly obese, stupid, nerdy, bitchy, slutty, and a teacher's pet. But at home she's the scrawny vegetarian pushover. What would possess someone to wear a fat suit every day? And what happens when someone finds out?
Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile, and graduate well enough to qualify for a college scholarship. But then a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. Whe...
In this world, I believe that there are people more connected to their true human selves than others. I call these people Clockwork Magicians. They have a sense of the past and present that makes them more aware of this world and life. They look at their surroundings and just know. Like how people exist. We're just h...
Quinn is has been deaf since she was six years old. When she was three, she got a horrible case of meningitis, which made her go deaf. Ever since then, Quinn has been trying her best to be as normal as possible in her high school, McAurthur. Then there's Oliver. The quiet kid that sits in the back of Quinn's biology...
Olivia's best friend is not imaginary. He’s not a ghost, either. And she's pretty sure he's not a hallucination. He’s just Mason. He is, however, invisible. When Olivia spotted the crying little boy on her front porch at five years old, she had no idea she was the only one who could see him. Twelve years later when...
If you mentioned Ally Scythe to someone, they'd say one of three things. 1) That girl can skate. 2) Doesn't she work at the bookshop? or 3) Poor thing, her mother's death was a tragedy. Nobody would even consider the fact that she is battling something nobody should ever half to deal with. When she meets Cooper, she...
"Well, look who it is. Fat Amy." She laughed her beautiful, perfect laugh and the crowd so willingly laughed along with her. Tears streamed down my face as she turned to leave. And as she strode away, one thought burned deep into my heart and soul. I won't be fat for long. And you'll regret it, my dear sister. ~ Amy...
