Winner of the Watty's 2017 Awards ✿ Destruction is a form of creation; buildings crumbled as he walked past. Khari Spence, trapped in a city steeped in hatred, longs to embrace his true self even if it means risking everything. He finds a fragile refuge in an old apartment with peeling wallpaper and blank journal pages -- and hopefully in a girl. Milo Locke, disillusioned with the hollow lure of materialism, seeks to rid the ideologies her parents forced onto her. When their worlds collide, will they help each other heal from past wounds, or will their secrets tear them apart?

"Café Vanellas sits in the middle of a bustling side street just off downtown Montréal, and here's an interesting factoid: it's staffed entirely by elves. " ===== In a world populated by humans, elves, satyrs, dragons, and the spirits of other clans long past, Toriv Vanellas is just a 30-something Montréal city elf trying to make a decent living as a small business owner. Surrounding him are his sometimes overbearing but always loving parents, friends of all kinds, a string of men of varying repute...and a university professor by the name of Mahendra Singh, whose timid exterior may be concealing the man to end the parade of men. A story about family, friendship, identity, duty, love, and coffee. {First draft, as of yet unbeta'd. Cover image by @boysterous.}

in which a girl named anna is swept up in a firestorm that burns her down and the aftermath leaves her reeling, because flames leave nothing but a despondent frown filled with a lack of feeling. i. the field ii. the flame iii. the brushfire iv. the smoke v. the ashes vi. the rain ~lowercase intended~ ~cover by @wallflower_r~

Oscar is blind. Jason is not. One hot summer day, when their paths cross by chance, Jason takes a leap of faith and Oscar helps him see the world in a whole new light. FEATURED IN THE LGBTQ SUN-KISSED ANTHOLOGY #1 WINNER OF THE PURPLE APPLE AWARDS JULY 2017: SHORT STORY 1ST PLACE: BEST LGBT CHARACTER 1ST PLACE: BEST CHARACTER WITH A DISABILITY 2ND PLACE: MOST DIVERSE H-DOUBLE-F-DOUBLE-S 3RD PLACE: MOST DIVERSE STORY OVERALL HONORABLE MENTION: BEST DIVERSE CHARACTER OVERALL AT THE WOKE AWARDS 2017 [COMPLETED]

"My name is Jace Overton, and I have schizophrenia." Mr. Stevenson stood from his desk, his eyes widening and surprise slapping him in the face as if he'd just discovered vibranium. "Wow, so you're a schizophrenic?" My mom told me there were three kinds of people in the world: people that didn't care, people that cared enough, and people that cared too much. He was definitely the third type of person. "No, I have schizophrenia. I am not a schizophrenic." "Is there a difference?" I stared at him blankly, "I wouldn't have corrected you if there wasn't." ----- Jace is weird. Jace has a blunted affect, a knack for memorizing, and a strong attraction to a Pakistani girl named Elizabeth. He also has a distant father, an overbearing psychiatrist and two best friends that get him into situations (some of which end with his nose [and heart] being broken). He has a sister that's ten years his senior, daily medication, serious hatred for the color white and a mere four years to accomplish the following things: 1) Make his parents fall in love with each other again. 2) Make Elizabeth fall in love with him. 3) Get people to understand that he has schizophrenia, he is not a schizophrenic. The former is attached to an identity while the latter is a label. A CampNaNoWriMo Novel

Book 1 of the Supernatural Trilogy 'Shadows Of Virtus' When you have the inner strength to fight any foe but a body that refuses to work, you find yourself in a battle that can threaten to send anyone insane. Especially if you're going through it all alone. Add to that stubbornness and the willingness to give up everything involving happiness to have you're revenge and you have got Grace and Brandon. A fight to protect. A fight for happiness. A fight to survive.

Winner of Best New Story of the Year 2017. The Haven High Series: Book 1: Enlightened; Book 2: Addicted; Book 3: Despaired; Book 4: Protected; Book 5: Abducted; Book 6: Betrayed; Book 7: Beloved; Book 8: Transformed; Book 9: Ascended. (All nine stories contained in this one book) Enlightened: Zachary's an ordinary teen going to a regular high school. At least, he thinks so, until he finds out he's not. Now he's going to have to live in a world he doesn't understand, he doesn't think is safe, and he knows is discriminatory. He doesn't know any of the rules, but he knows breaking them can come at a cost that few are willing to pay. At least he doesn't have to navigate this mysterious world alone. He has his best friend Lauren, a halfblood fae, to help him learn the ropes. Now, he just has to decide if he can live a secret life-- One that includes: black market magic, underground criminal creatures, deadly weapons, and finally conscription to a corrupt magic council--all because he and the other members of his school were unfortunate enough to be born... Halfbloods Addicted: Cameron the halfblood Selkie and Megan the halfblood Mermaid had more reasons to fear the sea than the dangerous magical world they live in. Both thought they had found a love that nothing could tear apart, but neither had banked on the long perilous year they were about to embark on. A year froth with ancient curses and blood feuds, unbreakable death pacts and magical subterfuge, unstoppable enemies and finally, an addiction born of desperation. In the end, will their love survive the call of the Sea? UPDATED! Daily © 2017 These stories and works ARE COPYRIGHTED. No part may be reproduced by any process, nor may any other exclusive rights be exercised without the express permission of Deborah MacDonald.

From the outside, Melanie Finley's life is perfect - Loving parents, well-behaved brother, liked by all her classmates. But from her point of view, her life is perhaps more of a curse.

∆ • • • They were called the seven deadly sins. Except there weren't seven. There were only six. Until Raven. • • • ∆ | Amazing cover made by P-Oenothera |

"The eyes begin to see clearer in the darkest times." The Martial Empire had been built to withstand an onslaught of human kind. With brutality in their blood and name, they were considered as humanity's most lethal enemy. They were called Witches. When Gin learned that the monsters that lived on the other side of the wall exist, she knew that her peaceful days in the city of Ksenia was at stake. With her life on the line, she had to keep herself away from the nature that was in her instincts and magic from her fingertips intact. Upon the dark chasing after her, wanting her back, Gin had to carry a secret within her. A secret that will cost her life. After all, freedom was never free from the start. Updates Starts on Fall Cover Artist: Celin Chen @Abyss-of-Crazy