The musings, humor, fairytales, love letters and poetry of a GenX Momma brain. I've been encouraged through other Wattpad authors to continue writing, so this is the start of that request. Evidently I have quite a few stories to tell I hope you enjoy them, and leave a comment and vote.
You know I always liked you?" When you carry a pit of self-loathing, your world resides in your head. Bullying and a dysfunctional home life contributed to my contempt for myself. I could not stand the skin I lived in. My name brought me pain. Every idea or belief I held met with scorn. And, each time I tried to cha...
A Master Gardener/Horticultural Therapist's tales of plant and insect adoration, the beneficial and dark sides of gardening and epic battles: Jules vs. Armadillo; Deer vs. Jules; Cat and Possum vs. the Trap and Japanese Beetles vs. Dawn Dish Detergent.
When I was in middle school, I couldn't talk. I could talk at home, but not in school. When I was in high school, I could barely talk. I could talk at home, but I couldn't talk in school unless someone else talked to me first. I didn't know I had an anxiety disorder called Selective Mutism. So, this is my experience.
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People say improv is life and visa/versa & YESAND. Actor, comedian, writer and improviser Shaun Landry tells of her life as an African American Improvisational Actor. Filled with lots of improvised and completely planned moments. A life filled with Joyous YESAND Bittersweet Maybe's And heart turning No's. [...
[Highest Rank: #28 in Non-Fiction] I love cosplaying! So, I thought it would be fun to put a book together of all the cosplays/costumes I've made. There are also some notes on what went into making them; advice on what worked, what didn't, things like that. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy my book!
If you're looking for a long new travel experience then you've clicked to the right book. Experience different destinations and explore the most popular tourist attractions in the PHILLIPINES! Discover multiple islands, mountains, water falls, beaches, tourist attraction views, etc. Visit Historical places! Some has d...
Life Shifted when Jed Johnson died. It was a shift which left a gaping hole Charlie's family fought their way through. Charlie locked her mind away. Her father drank more. Older brother Jake turned to drugs. Sister Kerrie snuck out at night. Charlie's mother moved around the house like a shadow. If it wasn't f...
Everyone knows the rules of growing up. Once you're eighteen things become clearer, childhood problems melt away, and you're ready to go out and conquer the world. You're now an adult. You can look your parents in the eye as equals. Officially, you're on your own, and now you'll only look back fondly at what you once...
|7X FEATURED · SPOLIGHT STORY| Saddened by her lonely life, a little girl named Victoria Christie uses her inventive imagination to write stories. Now that she's an older individual, she must find a way to share her tale with the world. ...
"I write to facilitate myself with my deepest emotions." How much can a book cover hold or represent? How authentic can the artwork of a book jacket be? What stories do they tell? Do these covers bear the artistic weight of their books? Through deeply personal episodes, the writer talks about the complex ideas of boo...
Before reading this, you should know... This is not a happy story. There is no happy ending. Simply put, this is a chronological account of the abuse, neglect, and bullying I suffered at the hands of loved ones from birth to 17 years old. It does not include reflection. It is meant to be a recounting from my perspecti...
FEATURED by @nonfiction For my nonfiction assignment in 2014, I was asked to write a creative nonfiction piece. I chose to write a memoir. My Grandpa was diagnosed with dementia in 2013. Between the diagnosis and when I moved to university I was his (and my grandma's) full time carer (and part time after my move). At...
In 2017 I embarked on a three month backpacking trip around Europe. Motivated by the many accounts of travel from within religion, I went to learn. But what I experienced was not what I was expecting. This was my first time leaving the UK since I was a child and my expectations of travel and Europe were wildly out of...
From nameless circus workers killed in a train crash to Marilyn Monroe's grave at night, from the concentration camp in Northern California to the heart of Singapore City: join me and my friends in exploring cemeteries around the world. Every day aboveground is a good day. This collection of my cemetery essays is draw...
𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 For bipolar fifteen-year-old Aaron, growing up in '90s Dublin, being gay is a choice. It is a choice between risking alienation from his conservative Catholic family and close-minded friends or drowning under the weight of his secrets. So discovering he is falling in love with hi...
This is a travelogue/memoir through space and time, from the seaside resorts of Whitley Bay and Tynemouth and the shipyards of the river Tyne in my childhood years of the 1950's and 1960's, to the 19th century coalfields of County Durham and on to the smugglers and coastguards of the far north east coast. I enlist the...
"This is Lyla Green. She is 16 years old, tall, and has long brown hair. She is pretty shy but very caring and creative." This is how a person would describe me normally. The usual. General facts, appearance, and personality traits. "This is Lyla Green. She is...weird. She does strange stuff with her voice and body, i...
“Like the howl of an accordion—half sorrow and half joy, wondrous and exquisite—these stories squeezed my heart.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of "The House on Mango Street" * In "Once More to the River," Erasmo Guerra writes a moving account of his boyhood on the Texas-Mexico border. An award-winning novelist and journ...
{Updated book} This e-book now includes images to help guide you through Canva. Plus Canva now features a Wattpad sized cover template. There are a lot of 'how book-cover guides' on Wattpad pointing to other online tools, but I've found none for Canva! So I hope I'm not treading on any toes in creating this guide...
And so it begins. The classic coming of age story about a twentysomething girl, finding her way in the city. After graduating (with an Arts degree- questionable choice, but we'll learn about that later) she finds a one bedroom apartment and she buys a cat. Life is sweet. She's a living, breathing, cat-hugging cliche...
A Modern Quest for an Ancient Remedy.... If you enjoy a fast-paced read, Five Weeks in the Amazon is the book for you. It's an honest story filled with peaks of humor and valleys of despair. Author Sean Michael Hayes has written a book that many would put on their shelf next to Cheryl Strayed's blockbuster success, Wi...
This is a true story of hurt and redemption following my partner's funeral. The names of everyone have been changed, except for my name and Walter's. I do this out of deep love and respect. This is our story.
Personal essays about life : identity, women, widowhood, families, relationships, love, money and much more
Welcome to my blog, The Self Worth Diet on Wattpad! Here you will find recipes, personal stories, articles that I wrote for The Huffington Post GPS for the Soul as well as self help pieces. The Self Worth Diet is a spiritual as well as self help blog that helps you with your self worth. You will find great tips and...
Keith Bailey, a regular American searching for adventure travels to the one world city of London, United Kingdom. His first international trip over three-thousand miles from home finds himself in a roller coaster ride living in a lifestyle of a world different than his own. While there he soon meets a young British...
Growing up in white-bread Omaha, Nebraska, Rachel Shukert was one of thirty-seven students (circa 1990) in Nebraska’s only Jewish elementary school. She spent her days dreaming of a fantasy Aryan boyfriend named Chris McPresbyterian, a tall blond god whose family spoke softly in public and did not inquire after his bo...
A bitter-sweet tragi-comedy recalling the first year of a gay couple in a Muslim land. Polari First Book Prize 2011: Top Ten Perking the Pansies, Jack Scott's award winning, best-selling debut book is available in paperback and as an ebook from all usual retailers. Signed copies are available direct from the author. S...
Read a true story about how one small thing can impact a girl's whole life. Who is that girl? Well, that girl is me.