High school in the early 90s: it was before cell phones and social media, but the problems were the same. How do you get the guy you're interested in to notice you? What happens if you fall in love with your best friend? Why does physics class keep factoring into your love life? This novella is loosely based on my own high school experiences... but sort of an alternate version of them. You can only make one set of choices in life, so it's fun to explore what could have been - but wasn't - in fiction. Also, set in 1991-92, this is kind of a period piece now! In some ways it's a love letter to the teen books I read back in the 80s and 90s, in particular those by Ellen Conford and Paula Danzinger. I hope you enjoy it. This story was featured on Wattpad in 2016.

When 15 year-old Aria, a sophomore and mellophone player, moves to another state, she must learn not only how to adapt in a new school, but find her place in the band. After making a couple of friends, she meets trumpet player Connor, junior in high school and a section leader for the band. Her crush on him isn't helped by the fact that she's a newbie and almost more than half of the band likes him.

A story of a girl who is lost in the world of band. She lives and breaths it. Throughout her years in the band program, she in counters some amazing friends and a few great stories to share. Here is her story.

I feel my heart beating in my throat, the nerves devouring all of my thoughts. The wool uniforms that once comforted me aren't helping me now as the panic and nervousness flood over my body. My drum majors are running up and down the rows of my fellow band mates and color guardians giving us high fives and mumbling motivational phrases towards us. My hands start to tremble. I have never been nervous before a competition before but this one is different. This is the gate to the marching band big leagues. Our first national competition. Our directors start motioning for the band to start walking forward. We are on the field next. "Kansas City are you ready for the Valley Center Hornets to take the field" the announcer says making the crowd cheer. Here we go

Megan hated the idea of being in marching band. None of her friends were joining, so who was she supposed to hang out with at football games? She wouldn't be able to go to homecoming because of a stupid competition. Even worse, her dad was forcing her to switch from her flute to some weird thing called a mellophone. How will she survive her freshman year of high school if she's stuck in marching band?

Name's Avery Jones. Sixteen years old, sophomore at Coldwater High School, offical member of the Coldwater Marching Wolves drumline. Did I mention I'm the only girl in the drumline? I'm the first girl to EVER take a leap of faith and join the drumline and break their record of being girlless for twenty years. And they aren't happy. In fact, they hate me. It's time to prove these boys just how strong and talented a girl can be on two different drums. I'm bringing the fight to these wolves and I'm not backing down without a fight. Welcome to hell.

Mackenzie Hope was the last person you'd ever expect to join marching band. She's always been the quiet one and never tried to make any friends. She never played percussion or drums and for some reason, she decided to give it a shot. She only discovers her struggles with it, unable to read the music and understand what she's looking at. So when a drummer boy, Nathan Ballen makes a stride in making a friend out of Kenzie she's left with telling him her struggles. Only problem is, the struggles she has during band are nothing compared to the struggles she has at home. Kenzie has never trusted anyone in her life. Until now. But will her trust in Nathan lead to more? Will Kenzie's struggles lead her to something better or worse?

He was just the boy in a band- the marching band. She was just the girl in drama class. A girl with hope way to high, a boy with self esteem way too low, and an undying love between the two. Cover credit: me :)

Lauren is a 15 year old girl in her Highschool Marching Band, There are turn of scary events, and Lauren is a gifted child, read to find out more

Lauryn had no life. She was home schooled, and the only time she had left the house was to go to the store or to get food. The rest of the time was spent indoors, in her bedroom, either studying for her next online exam or watching movies on Netflix. This all changed when her Father and her Step mother forced her to enroll at the local public High school where they both worked at for their own selfish needs. And then she needed to attend Band camp. Fun.