WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

"Anna dislikes being stuck three-quarters of the way down a chimney. She really does. Not to mention, she's still going round North America, and there's, like, three continents still to get through in about as many hours."

Keith Chambers gets everything he wants, without question. So when he longs for a friend, it comes as no surprise to him that he gets just that - only in the form of a human pet. Meredith is struggling to survive. Her Master beats her, the maids humiliate her, and she has no one she can trust. She used to think she had Keith, but even he grew bored of her. Toys can get passed down. And maybe she'll find an owner that loves her. #15 in Horror Prequel to The Skeleton Boy; You do not have to read The Skeleton Boy to understand and enjoy.

In which a girl can't go a day without an anxiety attack and a boy can't go a day without noticing

metanoia (noun): the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self or way of life.

Kinsley Adams is finally getting the getaway she's been dreaming of for years. She's moving to her cottage for the summer, three hours away from her home filled with day-to-day madness. Kinsley's had the same cottage for as long as she can remember, but something has definitely changed since the last time she came for a visit; new neighbors. A couple with a nephew her age- Levi- and a son due to arrive the next day- Finn. When they come over for a barbecue the first night, Levi Collins seems like a completely normal teenager. That is until she wakes up in the middle of the night to the sound of gunshots coming from the shooting range hidden on the edges of the forest. That's when Kinsley discovers Levi Collins is far from a completely normal teenager. Completely normal teenagers aren't almost constantly losing their mind, after all. And that's where Finn Allen comes in.

"How do you stand your ground when everyone you know wants to bury you beneath it?" -Shane Koyczan #280 in Short Story WARNING: This story deals with issues like depression and self-harm.

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.

The demons that haunt Elliott are turning him slowly insane, and the skeletons in his closet are begging him to play their sick little games. With an abusive mother breathing down his neck and horrifying secrets threatening to spill from his lips, Elliott is trapped. He knows he isn't allowed to love, but suddenly the thought has sparked his interest. Love may save him, but only he can decide who will help fight his demons. (highest rankings) #6 in Mystery/Thriller #1 in Horror *FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/UWbooks

SEQUEL After the Discomposed Composers tour comes to a close, Cole Wentz returns to Chicago, Illinois with confidence, a self esteem, and a ring on her finger, courtesy of Mr. Patrick Stump. The two build their lives together, getting married and eventually having a daughter named Maya Alison Stump. Everything is going well. Or so they thought. But then family finds out that there was an emergency evacuation at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in Chicago, leading to the escape of eight convicts- including none other than Derek Skinner; the cause for all her suffering in her teen years. Cole convinces herself that everything will be okay, and for a short period of time, it is. That is until the police find dead bodies of people that once played a role in his demise. Petrified, Cole faces the decision of putting her family in more danger by staying with then or doing what she does best. Getting lost.