Hi, my name's Kim and this is a short story of my life and how I survive the world around me. This is how I survived the sinking ship that is my life. I hope it helps you, somehow.

[FEATURED] on Wattpad's #featured list. "We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it." Cuba. 1955. A time of darkness and strife. The dictator, Batista, is holding onto power with a vice grip. Violence and corruption rule the streets with any opposition subjected to the barrel of a gun. A young man, Dario Ruiz, is caught amidst these troubled times and sinks to the depths of despair. He seeks refuge among a band of revolutionaries, where his heart is captured by a fiery and passionate fighter, Juanita. A long journey awaits him, with love, triumph, failure, and betrayal all part of the arduous march to freedom. "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall." ==================== *Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed the story, please vote! I welcome all comments, be it positive or critical.* *Cover Illustration by @MayTijssen *Cover stock photo credit goes to Jason Aaron Baca

[COMPLETE] A Novel of the Bloody Saints:: Mirrah, a young girl from a broken family, cut out her living heart for the power to protect her people. That sacrifice gave her enormous power over the elements, over the very spirit of her realm. The cost was dear. Now she is bound to the land, and unable to hate, or fear, or love. Every act whittles away the time she has left, so any moment could be her last. She even gave up her name to become THE ICON. It was supposed to be an HONOR. It was supposed to be a BLESSING. But slowly she comes to realize that she has been lied to. There are dark secrets just under the surface of the world, and behind the shield she holds, an old enemy waits to STRIKE. Somehow, this Icon must face the terrible truth of the world she inherited. She must regain what was lost without succumbing to the same fate as every Icon has before her. The darkness rises, and she must face it, or become what her people feared more... THE ICON UNBOUND. Rated Mature-- For Violence. This is a fantasy folks, and there is blood-magic. If knives and blood are a trigger for you, please do not read this. Work-- Complete. Chapters will be edited and re-posted. Cover -- MJ Erickson

WATTY 2016 WINNER of the HQ Love Award! Strange Yarns is a ball of tangled tales. Twisted, knotted, and intertwined. Like Tales of the Crypt, the Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits. Strange Yarns is not just a collection of ghastly tales, these are yarns, and yarns are sewed together. Follow the yarns and see the grand design... think of this as an evil quilt. Ghost, ghouls, and cannibals being studied for nutrition research, Strange Yarns has got it all. ALL EXCEPT HAPPY ENDINGS!!! (The Author's Lawyer's retain the rights to define happy endings.) I'd love it if you'd vote. And if you really like them please share with a friend. And if you hated them, please share with an enemy. *Josh Saltzman is a Canadian Comedy Award winning writer and director. Recently he was the head writer of season 2 and 3 of Inspector Gadget on Netflix. His other credits include Fangbone! (Disney XD), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Animated Series (Sony/DHX), and in live action Call Me Fitz (HBO Canada). Josh has also made lots of weird videos you can find on youtube.

❝she wasn't the kind of girl people read books about, and he was everything she ever craved for.❞ Bad boys falling for good girls? Nah. This is the story of Diana Rose, a bad girl transformed into a sassy woman at an early age of twenty one due to the responsibilities forced upon her by life and nature. Meet Aaron McCall, he's the kind sweetheart whose reflection every girl wants in their husband. A simple, sophisticated yet a sexy and handsome man. Well, their worlds collide and shit goes down. tw: includes themes of sexual assault, self harm, etc. Rankings: #8 - not-cliche [07.01.21] #15 badgirlgoodboy [03.01.21]

An original story about a planet of cats and the troubles that lurk within . . . ~~~~~ Forest used to be an ordinary outdoor cat living on Earth. He thought his only possible problem would be the annoying humans that lived alongside him. That was until a mysterious black cat kidnapped him and many other Earth cats to a completely different planet called Gardinia. Because of that, Forest is whisked into a war between the Superiors, who are cats with super powers trying to take over the planet, and the rebels attempting to stop them to restore equality. Forest is forced to fight for the Superiors. The only way back to his home planet is if he helps defeat the rebels with the other Earth cats, despite his growing sympathy for the cats he is supposed to fight. That, or he loses his memory and will remain in Gardinia for the rest of his life as a mindless minion. That is Forest's fate. ..Or is it? ~~~~~ *If you are reading this on a platform that is not Wattpad, you may be in risk of getting a virus on your device. If you wish to read Forest's Fate in its original, safe form, please either search the title on Wattpad or go to the following link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/74910884-forest%27s-fate Thank you.* ~~~~~ *Thanks to @soundthealarm for the cover!* *2019 WORLD OF CHAMPIONS ACTION/ADVENTURE CATEGORY WINNER*

Wattys longlist 2018 A wattpad featured story! Highest rank #1 1st-list winner in the Aspiring Author Awards! A winner in the eminence awards! A winner in The Best Books Awards! Reader's Hook Winner in the Witty feed's awards A winner in the Wonders Writing Contest:Principal Awards! Seventeen-year-old Celestia is an orphan. Growing to be independent, she learnt how to sneak unseen underneath the nose of community. But there is more behind those silent eyes. Ardoria was once a prodigious world that breathed mirth and jocundity. But now, it is the remaining parts of an asunder world torn by darkness and demons. And as an infinite war still sings between the goods and the evils, the Black Queen is baring her cards too fast for the safety of all existence. Power lusted, Lysithea is ready to bring hell upon heaven to gain the ultimate throne, even if it means butchering every single head in the entire kingdoms. And as a long awaited threat comes to fulfill what was left undone, all her plans lay dangerously on the brink of failure. Propelled headlong in this new world of darkness and secrets, Celestia's arrival stirs ancient prophecies sung by the first around their fires. And as her past catches up, Celestia is fast to uncover the truth behind the veil of her true identity. Being one and only remaining heir to a throne crafted by the gods themselves, Celestia will have to dig her path through hell itself to regain the throne left upon her shoulders. Being left with little options, she holds only one solution to break a curse casted eons ago. And as fate has once wished, the young princess, accompanied with her friends, will have to search earths and skies for an artifact that is told to save all. But will she succeed, knowing that a traitor is plotting against their every move?

In a chaotic world, where extremists persecute based on race, greed, and anyone seen as different, being a bi-racial teen who can predict a person's death by a simple touch can only lead to disaster. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Cover art made by Paintfairy * Warning, this story contains: mild cursing, and ample amounts of violence. *All photos used are not mine and were found through google. *The words used within my story, however, are mine via copyright, so use your own imagination to create your story.

[Highest Rank #1 ➡ 17/09/17] HEX is not some common horror story, it is a way to different than you ever thought. Emma: "I was never a believer of spirits or ghosts, but when I entered this house, I knew there was something anonymous in this place, and now the effects of that anonymous being could be seen. "First, she tries to show you, and then she tries to kill you." The journey of Emma and her family turns into their worst nightmare. Will Emma be able to save her family or get herself trapped in it all? * Needs major editing* [ACHIEVEMENTS] ● #1 in HORROR ● Winner of Purple Apple awards (MARCH READS) ● WINNER OF SFTSAwards2017 ● WINNER OF Royally Yours Awards 2017 ● WINNER OF The Hand picked Awards 2017 ● WINNER OF STARSTUCK AWARDS 2017 ● CHOSEN FOR BEST COVER ● WINNER OF The Wings awards ● WINNER OF The Dreamcatchers Awards 2017 ● WINNER OF The Benoit Awards 2017 ● WINNER OF Gem Awards 2017 ©ClaireS27 All Rights Reserved †††