A short story. The countdown begins. Ten... She was waiting for that perfect first kiss... Nine... He was wanting her from a distance... Eight... She watched the ball drop knowing what would come next... Seven... He stared as she leaned in for the kiss... Six... She felt his tongue on her lips... Five... His heart was breaking... Four... She had to escape... Three... He jumped to her rescue... Two... She wanted him... One...

Grace and Grant were not meant to be, but there were eleven reasons why he was unforgettable. This is a short story of how she fell for him, and how he let it all fall apart. [ Short Story #39 ]

She could be considered a certified insomniac. He hasn't slept the whole night through because of circumstance. She's reserved and quiet at school. He's the silent bad-boy everyone admires. She loves photography. He loves his little brother. Nicole Evans and Caleb Shaw are two completely different people, but they may have a lot more in common than they think. Join these two night owls as they roam the city of Berkeley at night, discovering secrets not only about the city, but about themselves as well.

"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."

In which two insomniacs bond over mutual dark eye circles and that feeling of emptiness that occurs right around the 4am point. [#34 short story]

"We're all looking for the same things in the end." She thinks people are mundane. He thinks people are fascinating. Somehow, they fall in love.

Books, books, and unfortunately- more books. With summer vacation ticking away, Russell Caldwell is stuck in the meaningless world of classic paperback novels, and babbling-walking-eighty-year-old-zombies. Nothing can possibly save him from the hell that is Riverway's local library...until he spots a mystery girl. [COMPLETE]

After moving to a small town for a semester and a half, Camilla Adams is relived about how great the new place and school seem to be, and how nice some people were. But then she notices the way students treat one particular quiet guy, some horribly, some giving him a wide berth. Being too overwhelmed with the move at first, Camilla hadn't noticed him. But now that she's settled, something about Ethan Bishop pulls her. Maybe she sees her loneliness reflected in him, or maybe it's simply her nosy side poking around, but with a smile on her face, she approaches the quiet Ethan. Only to find out he couldn't actually hear her...