[Humor #184 / Romance #259] Meet Adam. A nineteen year old college freshman ready to take on the world with his best friend Audrey by his side. But when Audrey hatches a scheme for Adam to start a blog to help him lose his virginity, things start to get a little out of control. Far-fetched rumors and impromptu dates start to take over Adam's life but, the more he tries to navigate the world of romance, the more it becomes clear that he may have already screwed up his chances with the perfect girl. Losing his virginity shouldn't be this complicated. (Not Rated-R or LGBT-related, nor does it contain mature content.)

Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.

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.

❝i've delicately chosen letters to form words and words to form sentences, each sentence a colorful paint stroke on the canvas of my mind.❞ [ #1 in poetry on 27/08/16 ]

[first book in the 'sad' series] highest ranking: #8 on short story (omg what. thank u so much. this means a lot. i love you xx) note: if you don't read girlxgirl stories and you don't like them, then don't read this. you don't need to hate (: all rights reserved. © calumisnotasian (2015)

poetry by a person that's afraid of people. 12/23/15- #1 in poetry

C O M P L E T E D creepyposta ~ maha koleksi merupakan jilid pertama kompilasi karya Jeffrey Zain yang diwattpadkan setelah akaun Twitter beliau mencecah 18,000 followers. Kisah-kisah yang dipaparkan tak begitu klise drama Melayu, orang kata lah. Ada kisah mak zombie, mak kanibal, Mak Kau Hijau, Makcik Karipap, anak werewolf, cameo Kak Chom, anak Satan à la The Omen, Suami Ku Mr Stalker, adik beradik Hansel Gretel versi Melayu, kisah creepy campfire, kisah dato yang tak gembira dan Halloween Melayu. Kompilasi creepyposta menjadi Top 3 Buku Lejen Press paling laris di Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KL / PBAKL2017, buku paling laris di PBAKL2016 dan Top 5 Buku Fiksyen Bahasa Melayu MPH 2016.

Cebisan cerita seram yang dikutip dan 'dibukukan'. Ini semua kisah benar yang diceritakan oleh sang pencerita kepada penulis. Bukan rekaan semata-mata. Campak ego kau tu jauh-jauh dalam ladang kelapa sawit belakang rumah kau. Cerita yang mampu membuatkan pundi kencing kau cramp pada waktu malam dan membasahi katil pada keesokan paginya. Kalau best vote/komen je. Kalau hambar, usah dikecam. P.s : Use your imagination to imagine.

Memang ni semua cerita rekaan. Tapi ingat, bukan sekadar baca tapi cuba ambil moral yang ada. Ok?

Terima kasih semua yang dah sudi baca, undi dan komen :D Dari #1 sampai #44: Himpunan cerita pendek tentang pengalaman diri sendiri, pengalaman ahli keluarga dan jugak pengalaman-pengalaman yang diceritakan oleh kawan-kawan berkaitan dengan hantu, makhluk halus, jin, syaitan dan seumpama dengannya. Dari #46 onwards Cerita-cerita seram rekaan author berkaitan dengan alam misteri or angker. Ada cerita, ada perkongsian ilmu, dan segala jenis cara yang boleh aku sampaikan supaya malam korang akan dihantui oleh hantu-hantu ni. Dan kalau ada cerita berdasarkan kisah benar, aku akan mention awal-awal. Kalau aku tak mention maksudnya tu cerita rekaan lah ye. Mungkin cerita-cerita yang diceritakan di dalam ini tak seram, tetapi percayalah kalau kau sendiri yang mengalami situasi tu di dunia nyata, baru kau tahu apa tu definisi sebenar seram. Selamat membaca. Moga hidup kita dijauhkan dari gangguan makhluk yang sering mahu menggoda, menyesatkan malah nak berkawan dengan kita. Hahaha Akan diupdate setiap kali ada cerita. InsyaAllah.