Key words or phrases can stick with us forever, and sometimes they inspire short stories. This series is full of those prompts from social media posts and other sources. #wattys2019 #11 in Phrases 2019/07/09 #110 in Words 2019/07/09 #125 in General 2018/12/12 #353 in Fear 2018/12/12 #794 in Short 2019/07/09

After three and a half years of marriage, Sam's inner voice convinces him to check the basement that his wife has barred him from. He loves his wife and has made a promise never to leave her. However, what he finds will push him to the edge of running away out of fear - fear that he may have married a monster. #NaNoWriMo2018 #Wattys2019 Word count: 52,323 #766 in Thriller on 2018/11/21 #460 in Suspense on 2018/11/22 #1 in Cellar on 2018/12/11 #2 in Basement on 2018/11/22 #7 in Nanowrimo2018 on 2018/11/22 #11 in Marriage on 2018/11/25 #21 in Nanowrimo on 2018/11/30 #632 in Mature on 2018/11/22

A collection of poems from my early years, up to the present. Many are about love, but also family, friends, life in general, as well as the struggles many of us face as we discover ourselves. #Wattys2016 #Wattys2019 *Note: Stories with an asterisk have a swear word, or reference to suicide present* #1 in Cinquain - 2019/03/09 #1 in Tanka - 2019/07/09 #15 in Rhyming - 2018/12/28 #16 in Haiku - 2019/07/09 #31 in Freestyle - 2019/07/09 #140 Poetry - 2017/01/14 #212 in Youth - 2019/04/14 #222 in Sorrow - 2019/07/09 #228 in Poems - 2019/07/02 #718 in Dating - 2019/07/09

Some might think that the stories contained in this series are bold and go for shock value above all else. They wouldn't be wrong, but there is a reason for some of them being written in such a way. These stories need t bring light to the societal issues of the world and make people rethink what they are doing with their lives. If these stories can change one person's life, they will have served their purpose. #Wattys2016 #Wattys2017 #wattys2019 *Note: May contain adult themes, coarse language, or violence* #1 in Economical 2019/06/09 #1 in Memorials 2019/07/09 #9 in Political 2019 /07/09 #10 in Progressive 2019 /07/09 #18 in Purpose 2019 /07/09 #24 in Lifestyles 2019/07/09 #43 in Technology 2019 /07/09 #62 in Society 2019 /07/09