"There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds."

A young woman who was always the life of the party, quick to tell a joke, always smiling and happy, tragically dies at age 23. What her mother found after her death reflected a much different young woman, her poetry. Her words showed a young woman crying out to feel loved, wanted, beautiful and worthy. Struggling to accept herself as the wonderful, happy, beautiful young woman everyone else saw her as. Her words reflect the pain and torment she allowed another to cause her. It is her mother's most heart felt desire to reach even one young person struggling to accept themselves. To encourage them to open up and talk to someone, to know they are never alone, to know their feelings are validated. She also hopes to reach a mother that perhaps feels her daughter is perfect and completely in charge of her life, as mothers often do. After reading her poetry, hopefully it will facilitate conversation, confirm unconditional love and help to end words that a mother never hears. I am her mother and these are her words.

[Reached #1 in Spiritual] He stands there tall, but not the same man I saw yesterday. This man had his shoulders slouched, he was heaving up and down. Not strong and confident as his usual self. His back was to me but he was facing the large office wall that's made out of glass. He leaned closer to the glass and put his head against it. His right hand joined and the glass started fogging. His breathing slowly blurring out the lively New York City. "Mr. Saleh?" I Whispered. He sighs heavily and turns around. I was shocked. His eyes were puffy and red. A fresh tear was slowly making its way down his cheek. He cleared his throat and clenched his jaw. "What?"

Details the experiences of a soldier through his time in Iraq. I know I left a lot out, but I had to keep it under 1,020 words (1,019 words, phew!) because I'm considering entering it into a short story contest. Please comment and make sugestions, I'd really appreciate it!

Will there be a Unicorn? and Other Tales is a collection of short rhyming stories for kids which I'm updating as they come to me. The title story - Will there be a Unicorn? - has illustrations by the wonderful Sringkhala, more coming soon. One day I'd like to see it published as a picture book with really detailed, cute and funny illustrations. I imagine a unicorn on each of the early pages, out of sight of the protagonists but visible to the reader. Other stories include The Clever Young Witch and The Royal Pumpkin. #440 in Poetry 16th February 2017 #1 in Bedtime 5th January 2022

Who will the warrior of the next war be? In a war soon to come, warriors will leverage monstrously terrifying and holistically awe-inspiring feats of new engineering, brave new tactics, and endure new tribulations as they face an ever-evolving host of likewise advanced and ruthless enemies. The Next Warrior tells the stories of a few of these warriors and their struggles to overcome forces an era of new combat. Marines, soldiers, airmen, insurgents, and even their terrorist adversaries will be challenged with surviving the same emotional trials of warriors past, while seeking to overcome evil in the next age of conflict. The Next Warrior is written by Jon Davis, a Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps and veteran of the Iraq War. The Next Warrior is based on real projects currently being funded and under development by the United States Department of Defense and DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The goal of The Next Warrior is to create an immersive narrative with attention to detail and focus not just on the technologies themselves, but how they will actually be used by tomorrow's frontline troops. The stories are written to communicate as detailed and realistic a story as possible for readers wanting more than just military science fiction, but a quality military nonfiction... which just hasn't happened yet. The Next Warrior is delivered weekly every Wednesday. The Next Warrior is delivered weekly every Friday on Wattpad. Make sure to follow this story and add it to your reading lists. If you would like to support the creation of The Next Warrior, as well as get access to special bonus features, such as essays about the technology being showcased, author's notes and commentaries on the story behind the story, as well as bonus artwork, become a patron of Jon Davis by following this link. http://www.patreon.com/jondavis.

In respect to My country India and every other free nation. Dedicated to every Free heart and Wannabe free heart. But are we really free? if not what r we missing to not have grown "Wings of Liberty" as a nation as a world as a society. Freedom is not dependent on which country you are part of, but to practice freedom for you and others. To respect your freedom as much as others. Happy Reading Disclaimer and Author's note: This is a fictional poem reflecting my perception, any match with real events or incidents is totally coincidental. It is my original work any copying or republishing of the same without prior permission will not be tolerated. Kindly respect creative writing a lot off time, passion and effort goes into it.

•Some Poems may be triggering• This is just gonna be a book explaining self-harm and how it affects you and who it affects. Also, will be quotes and poems, all mixed together in this book. *No hate* **NO COPYWRITING!**

This collection tells of life, pain, suffering, and sometimes even happiness. I hope you will enjoy. Thanks to @wendythestoryteller , a super talented writer and artist, for making this brilliant cover! Highest rank: #3 IN VIGNETTE! Featured on @flashfic 's The BreakRoom reading list. Part of the Wattpad Block Party 2017. RtL was a Wattpad featured story. My piece, Breaking Up With Anne, was published in the anthology Conversations by Kingston University Press. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/KUPress/popular © Christine Bottas. All rights reserved 2015-2020.

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