Because Of Us.

Because he cared. And because she did too. And because they never got together. And because she told their story.

Momentary

[lowercase intended; novel written in verse] even if for a moment, they could be infinite Copyright © mavericks_

5:48 [re-write 2.0]

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. * * * Being re-written completely as of May 14, 2021

perfect flaws.

{completed.} In which four misguided teens struggle to find steady ground of which to be themselves. Told through letters, phone-calls, text messages, facebook inboxes and some narrative. © 2013 imogen timby.

Legal Murder

One girl, two sisters, and a famous movie producer. One civil rights project, two months to film, and an abortion clinic. One big snowfall, two cups of coffee, and a crowd of supporters. One voiceless baby murdered since you started reading this.

Undiscovered Diamonds.

This book is to help diamonds with less than 500,000 reads achieve the recognition they deserve.

Sincerely, Red

Olivia Anderson is labelled a murderer, even before she sets foot out of the hospital. Remembering nothing of the incidents leading up to the death of Laney Carter, she sets out to unravel her mind. But with people anticipating her every move, and mysterious letters from someone known only as 'Red', she's in for a tou...

Leopold

Genevieve can't tell if her soulmate is a transcendentalist author who died one hundred and fifty years ago, or the person who is leaving his books for her to find.

Drunkards.

2000; Indiana Wiley and Carter Warren; five year olds. Very dedicated fans to the Beatles. Ice cream lovers with Big dreams. Sounds like normal children who lived normal childhoods, right? 2011; Indiana Wiley; sixteen years old. Depressed. Anorexic. Brokenhearted. Carter Warren; sixteen years old. Illegal alcoholic w...

That I Would Be Good

"I'm not okay!" I yelled at him. "Okay?! I'm not okay." My chest rose up and down as I breathed heavily. It had been years since I had a break down, and I wasn't going to have one right now. "It's okay not to be okay," he whispered, walking closer to me. He caressed my cheek, trying to sooth me. I stared at him, pain...

Lock & Key // extremely slow updates

A note, a camera, a necklace, and her passport. Those are the items Nick, her now dead best friend, left Diana, along with a letter. After the accident that cost him his life and afflicted her with post traumatic stress disorder, she decides to visit Paris. While taking her photographs, she meets Zach in an old, quai...

Bitter Sweet

Four months. Fourteen letters. One small town and a pair of lost teenagers. If their lives were a drink - hers would be a cup of decaffeinated tea, and his a mug of iced mocha. Both of them without sugar. Bitter. But somehow - in life's own unexplained way - still sweet. This is the truth. These are their lives. And t...

ink.

❝There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.❞ A collection of short stories.

fadingtimebytheseaside

Summer Chronicles, Part II: Poems from August 2013.

fadingtimebytheroadside

Summer Chronicles, Part I: Poems from July 2013.

dear finn

a series of letters that she wanted to send but never did.

dear sam

a series of letters that never got sent. sequel to dear finn.

Little Talks

I will always adore you and our little talks, for my heart is yours.

monsters.

❝When we grow, we stop searching the monsters under the bed, instead, we search in our heads.❞ [other #161-10/25/13 ● spiritual #81 -01-27-14]

tragedy

[a collection of poetry] tragedy (n.) 1) an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. 2) dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering for...

dear you

❝ teardrops blurred the skies that she's lost ❞

an idea shop

the antidote for writer's block :-)

Blue

She was like the animals that only comes out in certain seasons, you'd only see her when she felt like it. She was like the rain, you'd only feel her in certain moments. She was like a rose, beautiful but dangerous once you touch her. She was chaos, she'll ruin your life. [ no. 155 - short story and no.667 in romance...

Secrets | Watty Awards Winner 2013

"The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one."- Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin When 16-year-old Ariel Chambers is rescued from a brutal kidnapping, she returns back to her family with scars running deeper than anyone can ever imagine. Having seen her brother killed before her eyes, her search...

multiverse

What if you got to live all your biggest what-if's?

North by North

"Go north. When you think you've reached the end of the world, keep going."

Shutter

"Photography is all about secrets. The secrets we all have and will never tell." -Kim Edwards Eleanor Morisette doesn't speak. She doesn't have an illness that causes it, and wasn't born mute; she just chooses not to talk. What reason is there to say words when no one's there to hear them? Instead, she expresses herse...

The Junk Drawer

❝ Some secrets are meant to be kept. ❞ What if everything you thought you knew was a lie? Gwen Rogers had grown up constantly moving around, trained not to ask questions, and most importantly - keep secrets. When a tragic accident spirals into her life, all it leaves behind is a single key and a thousand questions. No...

Beloved Beast

This novel is an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. Blind since birth, Elle Duncan has only ever known darkness, but lack of sight has never hindered her ability to perceive the beauty of the world. Her kind and gentle soul is put to the test when her father sustains an injury that threatens their livelihood, and in...