***FEATURED: WATTPAD EDITOR'S CHOICE*** Nearly a year after his father's death, life is almost back to normal for Timmy Manson and his mother. Timmy has almost no problem sleeping anymore. His new imaginary friend, Mr. Easybreeze, is always around to go on adventures with him. And on top of all of that, he'll be starting first grade soon. His mother isn't all the way back, though, as the death of her husband has left her with lingering anxiety. So one day, when she's not paying attention, Timmy wanders too far off into the forest. When he comes out, he finds that night is falling... and his mother is gone. Now, Timmy has to find his way home, armed with little more than his flashlight, the bucket he wears as a helmet, and the blanket he wears as a cape. Mr. Easybreeze is scared, though. For The Monster is coming for Timmy, and it won't stop until he finds his way home. Copyright © 2017 by Wyatt Richards. All rights reserved. Cover art created by @DeekshaAdurty.

In the uncertain world of 2076, everything rides on the whims of consolidated megacorporations as they vie for survival and global dominance. To protect themselves and their interests, these monolithic firms of tomorrow employ a new weapon in the shadow struggle for economic and political superiority: the genetically engineered "artificial" human. Designated as "genetic capital" by the all reaching Hexadyn Biotechnical Conglomerate, Lucy 636 is one such individual. With perfect genes and mechanical enhancements, she is stronger, faster, and better than her peers. Part cop, part assassin, part soldier, she fulfills the most extreme needs of Hexadyn's elite Special Investigations Department in the field. Not that she has a choice; she's company property. Still, following orders is never a guarantee you'll last on the razor's edge, and a single misstep can easily upend Lucy's fragile place in the world. When a routine seeming case goes south, Lucy quickly finds herself thrown down a path of betrayal and conspiracy... A path that will find her targeted, tested, and faced with revelations about herself that she may not be prepared to confront. [Violence. Strong Language.] ---------------------------------------------------------------- A much needed fresh start for my work here.

A billion-dollar clone, bought and raised as an extremely dangerous weapon, strikes out against those who manufacture and harvest clones for spare parts. ***** Duplicates are used for one thing: spare parts. Kept in Emulation Facilities, brain-dead and hooked to machines, duplicates never open their eyes. As a transplant nurse, Evette Ashford knows this better than anyone -- until a living, breathing duplicate shatters her life. Merely knowing he exists drags Evette into a deep, dark world of manipulation, danger, and control. Evette knows he just wants to find himself, but the corporation that created him are furious he's broken their control. So Evette must decide who to trust: the monster who forced her into this chaos or the monster who created him. [[IC Universe People's Choice]] [[1st Place, Writers' Olympics Dystopian Award]] [[1st Place, Oscar Sci-fi Award]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story is rated PG-13 for violence, language, and sexual content. This story will become free on January 31st!

✨2018 Watty Winner✨ Two men in love torn apart by war. Yuri Karamov's existence is like Schrödinger's cat, simultaneously both dead and alive. In Ru Konstantin's mind, Yuri's still the same vibrant young man he was when their lives diverged. But the question, the one Ru is too afraid to acknowledge, is whether his best friend turned first love is still alive. In the span of eighteen years, their hometown of Dronesk goes from a quiet, humdrum town to a besieged territory of the BKA; a radical militia group who wants to eradicate the Arash--people like Ru--from Rujga Province. Yuri Karamov is one of the recruits fighting for a Brommian liberation. After years of lost contact, Ru returns to Dronesk in search of his best friend, confronting not only the ruins of his ancestral home and the new realities of a post-liberation movement, but questions about love, freedom, and the price of self-governance. If We Exist, is a coming-of-age story that examines friendship, sexuality, class struggles and ethnic tensions through the lens of Ru Konstantin; desperate, anxiety-ridden, and awfully nostalgic.