[ONC 2025 Shortlister] * * * And so you see, you couldn't really say I hadn't been warned. You couldn't say I didn't know what lurked out there amongst the trees. Because I did. I had been told. I had been warned. But I didn't believe. I didn't listen... * * * Fern lives on the edge of a wood, about which many myths, legends and folk tales are told. But when one of these stories appears to come to life before her eyes, she has a decision to make. To believe or not to believe. But such decisions are never as easy as they first seem... * * * The Demon of the Woods has been written for ONC 2025.

What happens when monsters and demons arise in Sleepy Hollow? Well, Jenny Mills calls her friends, Sam and Dean Winchester, to help solve the problem. Along with her sister Abbie, friend Crane, and the angel Castiel, they try to make sure everything will be fine. But Rowena, Crowley, and Katrina and others might cause a few more setbacks for the group! A 'Supernatural' and 'Sleepy Hollow' fanfiction. :) *I do not own any of the characters, all right go to rightful owners* -directioner146

Night marches on the Everburning City. The life-killing mist enshrouding the world, the Gloam, clings to the walls. Golems, towering monsters of stone, shake the earth as they march. And the dead rise again, puppeteered by some distant, titanic power. For Corporal Valen Redgrave, on the watch at the outermost walls of the City, the night marks the end of the military life he has known. The idyllic simpering of the watch has ended, and Valen finds himself the pillar upon which his companions' courage rests. For Gwendolyn Aranhall, stewarding a work rehabilitation camp for youth guilty of petty crimes, the night heralds the dismantling of everything she has known. As the Gloam claims the world around her, and she becomes the last thing standing between children and monsters, she finds in herself a heart unbroken by her fear. And that resilience will see darker responsibilities laid upon her. For Crafter Olivia Polden, the fire she commands and the red coat she wears represents the single greatest power in the City. Weirder of a power that could doom the City as surely as the foes marching upon it, she will stand first among those sent to halt the invasion. And only then, begin to learn how to live with despair. There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. (Cover courtesy of Mahana258)

The goal: A new short story, every weekday, for a year. That's about 260 stories, for anyone keeping count. This is Volume 2, covering March and April stories. You can find the first part of the collection here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/62556717-a-year-of-stories Inside, you'll find a mix of Fantasy, Literary and Science Fiction, occasionally seasoned with a dash of Horror. Every now and again though, I'll share some more experimental stuff. I really hope you enjoy it!

18+ Chapters to be published 1945, Britain Well- more specifically, Gloucestershire As the Scepter'd Isle recovers from the fires of war, another sort of conflict is taking place. Good and evil have taken their tustle to far more disturbing lengths, as, humanity wasn't the only being afflicted by the Nazi's and their reign of terror. A supernatural threat has emerged. Another society lurks just beyond the periphery. And one of their felons has kidnapped a darling girl named Maggie. Unfortunately for him, her older sister is hot on his heels. Ellie Fry will stop at nothing to bring her baby sister home. Her eyes are about to be opened wide to the truth behind all those legends she adored as a child. Those behind the Veil are desperately trying to maintain their obscurity, but, the gates have already opened. A Banshee and her brother join the fray for a riot cast of misfit heroes. Mysteries await and danger beckons.... a whirlwind romance might happen I reckon.

The captain of the Salacia sails unscathed after battling through a wild storm. Pierre, a small, long brown blue-eyed boy ventures out on a perilous journey across a vast ocean to reach out and explore the wonders of the unknown. His love for sailing excites him with the feeling of freedom as he opens the sails catching the wind, skipping over white-crested waves. The beauty of the sea has always fascinated the young adventure becoming apart of who he is. Wild and untamed the Prussian blue Atlantic sea is full of terror, danger and mystery. There are worse things then sharks that dwell in the depths so Pierre's grandfather used to tell him. Holding strong to his dreams of reaching out to sail to the end of the world where no other sailor had been before. Pierre finds himself lost in a mysterious ocean that nearly claims his life on several accounts. It's a hard life at sea and not for the faint-hearted. Pierre is constantly fighting with his own dark thoughts that try hard to consume him. With every trial, defeat and victory his will and determination to reach out and explore the unknown preserves. Although he feels Isolated and lonely Pierre isn't the only creature in the wide blue. A shadow swiftly moves to slice through the water gliding with ease against the strong currents. It gleaming blue eyes watch and wait in the darkness.

A collection of 100 tiny stories, each exactly ten words long, and all written by me... I hope you find one or two that you like. Don't forget to vote! ;-)

This is a collection of little tidbits of writing that I won't put the effort into developing. I hope you enjoy.

***THIS FIC IS SET AFTER THE SEASON 3 FINALE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. MAJOR SPOILERS WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.*** An Eternal Soul can never die. And when said Eternal Soul belongs to a Witness? It's time for Ichabod Crane's beloved Leftenant to come back to this earthly plane. But to make her way back, she'll need a bit of help from a fellow dead person - one who has a bit of unfinished business of his own. Quid pro quo. No pressure. (This is an alternate universe fic set after the events of Sleepy Hollow S3. Sleepy Hollow is owned by Fox, K/O Paper Products, Phillip Iscove, and Len Wiseman. Lucifer is owned by WB, Vertigo Television, and Jerry Bruckheimer Productions.)

Aqua is a four year old SeaWing living during the SandWing Succession. She tries to act like a normal SeaWing, but with animus magic and a fiery spirit, life isn't easy, especially with her father away at war, stationed in the SandWing Kingdom. When Queen Coral starts to recruit new warriors, Aqua joins with little hesitation. Only then does she learn that war can take much, and give little. Will Aqua survive the war, or die trying?