ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Arizona Parkins was just your average 16 year old girl. She swam for her school team, was head of the Art Club, had a small group of insanely good friends, and was always infuriatingly peppy and cheerful. Until one day, everything changed. Her best friend committed suicide, and left Arizona heartbroken, torn, and depressed. As she sinks into sadness, Arizona starts to lose piece after piece of the person she once was. One day as Arizona is sifting through the remains of her past life, she finds a journal. The journal holds letters and passages that are addressed to Arizona. As she reads through the book, she starts to realize that things were going wrong long before she noticed. Struggling with extreme depression and overcome with emotions, Arizona decides to start writing back, if only as a way to console her broken self. Arizona is slowly on her way to recovery, until one day, she finds a letter written back. Then, everything changes. As Arizona embarks on the journey from Then, to Now, to After, she starts to realize that true colors shine differently in everyone. Her journey of fixing all her broken pieces is underway, with a little bit of help from some unexpected friends. ___________________________________________ This book contains thoughts of self harm and depression and deals with issues such as drug abuse and suicide. If you are easily triggered by these things, please read at your own risk. ___________________________________________ Cover made by the_indigo_sky.

Gabe Fink is in for a heck of a ride. After spending the last two years of his life in a rehabilitation center, he is finally back to his home town of Randall Coast, ready to begin anew. Jasper Donalds is prepared for anything. As the up-and-coming owner of Donalds Donuts, Jasper believes he knows everything, and can handle any situation coming his way. Except this one. When Gabe gets a job at Donalds Donuts, with Jasper as his boss, their hatred for each other begins to grow. Caught up in their personal problems, they fail to see the damage they have inflicted on each other until it's too late. Enter Tamara Lynch. As the most promising customer of Donalds Donuts, she takes it upon herself to fix the rift slowly pushing these ex-friends apart. Can their former friendship from high school be rekindled? Or is the saying true, that all good things must come to an end? Told in text messages and dialogue. Cover made by the_indigo_sky.

Isha Manahil lives in Syria, in the midst of a civil war. Her family is gone, leaving her and her mother, Laiba, to fend for themselves in the treacherous waters that are their country. But will unexpected help come in to rescue them? This is my second entry for the #WondertheMovie contest.

Why do people always get categorized? There are the good girls, the bad boys, the nerds, the jocks. But why do people get sorted into these groups? Can most people really not see past the shallow front that we put up? I believe everyone fits in multiple groups, and can't be shoved into a spot in people's minds, squishing them there based on appearance. Take, for instance, me. I am not a jock, nor am I a guy who enjoys video games. I'm not incredibly buff, but I can't be labeled as a twig, either. I'll admit it: I'm into photography. But overall, I'm actually a really nice guy, I swear. People view me as the outcast, all because I ride a motorcycle and lean towards leather over denim. So, I'll give them what they're asking for. They want a bad boy? They've got one. _________________________________________ Meet Dawson Clarkson. Yeah, we know, his name rhymes. Trust me, he knows it too. Dawson doesn't fit in: everyone wants to be him or be with him, but they don't realize alone he feels. Well, he wasn't alone before. He had a girlfriend, Harmony Jaler, dating her for four years and crushing from afar for five before that. She was the love of his life, his childhood best friend, until everything went awry. He caught Harmony doing the unnamed with his best friend. I know, cliché, right? Until Dawson decides he's done dealing with stereotypes. He doesn't want to be known as the brooding single bad boy in school, dealing with a cheating incident. From now on, he has decided to live up to the expectations of his classmates, in all the wrong ways. Meet Dawson Clarkson, High School Guy Extraordinaire. Cover made by the_indigo_sky.

cli•ché 1. A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. 2. A stereotype. _________________________________________ Emerson Hunt is exactly what you would call stereotypical. With striking blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair, along with a personality that brings out the chirpiness in everyone, she fits in perfectly. Almost too perfectly. As the captain of the school basketball team, and with a daddy who has connections, everyone expects Emerson to live up to their version of her life. Falling in love with her long-time best friend, the captain of the football team, having perfect grades, and being the nicest person in the school. Emerson is done. She is done with living the cliché version of what should be her life, her decisions. With pressure coming from everywhere, Emerson struggles to find who she really is before she gets lost in the perfect world that has already been laid out for her. Emerson is done playing good girl. Say goodbye to every cliché you've ever read about, and welcome Emerson Hunt 2.0. Defying every guideline in society, she is here, and she's not going anywhere. Cover made by the_indigo_sky.

Shawn Brown was your average Chicago cop. Prowling the streets for crime, and protecting the average citizens of this full-to-bursting city. One day Shawn, along with the whole of the Chicago Police Department, is faced with a puzzling murder case that leaves everyone confused. Shawn is determined to solve this case, but as time wears on, he starts to realize that his community does not operate under the law of "everyone is equal," leaving Shawn to fend for himself in order to solve this mystery. Time is running out, and Shawn, along with the rest of the CPD, is put to the test in this thrilling tale of how one man can overcome the most racist of barriers. Cover made by the_indigo_sky.