Love is a force that can fix everything to someone......But that's not what this tale is about. This is where Love is the force that shatters you, makes you into something that some call 'monstrous'. And real monsters are some that you can never see... Unless you saw them become a monster.

Alan Mitchell was born into a world where super-powered beings are treated like second-class citizens and labeled freaks. The government has rounded up anyone with a mutation and put them to work in labor camps to build a world they will never enjoy. While working construction, Alan must learn to make new friends, find peace with his past, and discover hope for all of their futures. 1984 meets X-Men in this young adult sci-fi, superhero novella. Quick, fast-paced chapters with snappy dialogue and humor. #WrittenInAction #ProjectSuper

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]