"Let the Lightning Engulf you" 15-year-old Alexander Charon embarks on his journey at a new school as he struggles to form bonds and relationships with those around him. He begins to unravel his hidden talents forcing his life to take an unexpected turn as he witnesses the murder and kidnapping of his friends. He must...
No one ever said what would happen when dragons and aliens meet. And no one told me that I would be in the middle of it. Tasha was studying hard to get through her last year of university when she was kidnapped. She certainly didn't expect to wake up with four feet and wings. Mad scientists are bad enough, but things...
A short story about a ghost determined to shut down an understaffed waterpark, while plagued by Steve, a ghost with an Italian accent who may or may not be Italian. *This story was written with the help of Microsoft Zo, a social AI! See inside for more details and how you can use Microsoft Zo to help you write as well.
Set during World War One, with the New Zealanders at Chunuk Bair during the Gallipoli Campaign. Please understand that the cover-art was not drawn by me!! Full rights go to the artist. I merely cropped it a little and added text. You can find the original here: https://www.google.co.nz/search?safe=active&biw=1366&bih=...
Keeva and Avala Doughlas have lived in the same castle for over eighteen years now, yet all the sisters feel towards one another is hostility. On the night of Keeva's coronation, she decides to run away, which turns their entire life upside down. Avala is left to face with the consequences, and against her wishes must...
****Featured on Wattpad and @Fantasy *** A horde of dark creatures chase a mermaid and her husband to their underwater fortress. Only fourteen-year-old Nikolas and his friends can save them. Happy to escape an apocalyptic future with its refugee camps and nannydrones, Nick convinces his friends to make the journe...
A growing collection of short stories entered in various Wattpad short story contests. -Winner of the SciFi Competition 'The Kessel Run' -Winner of the Fantasci Quests and Missions Contest #10 -Winner of the Syke Awards -Winner of the Oohrah's First Contact Contest -3rd Place in the Wattpunk Romance Mashup -3rd Place...
A newly expanded and professionally edited version of the Boy in the Woods is now available for sale as an ebook and paperback! Buy it at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and many other online outlets. Winner of the 2014 Wattys Talk of the Town award. After a devastating accident takes Jess's parents, a c...
When a software programmer receives a warning from God, she must reclaim the United States government from alien invaders who assumed control of the most powerful nation on Earth 70 years ago. From Ben: This is for a project I'm working on, which means more chapters may or may not be coming. Still, feel free to let...
Billy Batson, AKA Captain Marvel, is a simple boy trying to keep peace in his hometown of Fawcett City. Juggling the responsibilities of not only his civilian life but his superhero one as well, it's a wonder this 10-year-old can keep his head on straight. ~Collection of One-Shots of various fun little stories that I...
Join Superman as he takes on the Dark Knight, Batman in how I think the Man of Steel 2 should go.
"Nibble, nibble. Until the whole sick scam rots through." When anarchist-hackers the Blind Mice begin crippling the country's worst corporations -- the "Despicable Dozen" -- with web and software attacks, the public yawns. When they blip the power grid and penetrate municipal databases? Annoying but hardly a crisis. W...
A compilation of short poems and quotes written by yours truly. Highest: #1 in poetry All Rights Reserved © John Schorwinson 2017 Marvellous cover made by @soundthealarm
Here is where I'll be putting my science fiction challenges and short story pieces. Enjoy.
Car accidents and a blizzard? Claudia's plans for winter break did not involve strangers or snow storms. She wanted a quiet escape to her family's cabin to finish her novel. But after crashing in a ditch, everything changes and Claudia is forced to rely on Colton, a stranger who lives in town, to look after her. Trus...
A soul is missing, the Auditors are furious! Their figures won't tally. Dispatched by the Pope of Numbers, the Mapper, Heironymous Xindii concludes it's death by dream: Xelofremanine, the Kraken's milk; the gateway of possibility. So begins a hunt through the city of Testament, the last bastion of light in an ever dar...
"You know, I'm not fond of Cinderella stories." i smirked looking deeply in his eyes. Sabrina Williams is a popular girl in school. She's beautiful, hot, smart and not to mention the president of the student council but what makes her different from the other popular girls was she hates parties and dates. She's never...
Corruption. Brutality. Deception. Injustice. Four words that describe Gotham city in a nutshell. Sure, they may have their Dark Knight, but he's not the sign of hope the people need. He's a product of what the debauched city is capable of creating in times of desperation. He's harsh, unorthodox, and can turn entirely...
In the near future, two teens are swept up in the battle for the internet. A fast-paced thriller about the consequences of the choices we make. Jonah Delacroix can't stand the real world - so he lives most of his life inside a global computer-based virtual world called the Metasphere, where everyone is represented...
They say every dead person has a home. Olivia found her home with The Lovely Suicide Children. At first, it was everything she could ever imagine. However, the first impressions are usually wrong. (Trigger warnings)
Keeley accidentally swaps cell phones with a rivaling high school's star quarterback. Unable to switch back until a week later, she must interact with the arrogant boy, passing along texts and voicemails. As she gets to know him better, she realizes there's more to him than sexual innuendos and egotistical comments. B...
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 gra...
In myths and legends it is spoken of a time when the pagan Gods met and came to an agreement about the destiny not only of mankind, but of the world, also. It was a time when Gods ruled and people followed. When man was manipulated to do the Gods biddings. And unbeknownst to many, empires rose and were wiped out on th...
WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION The Bro Code says to leave no bro behind... But what happens when you have to choose between love and friendship? ***** Nick Maguire would never betray his best friends, Carter and Austin, by breaking The Bro Code, and he k...
A criminal from another world is exiled to Earth. Earth is so different from her own world because magic doesn't exist. It has been five years since she was exiled to Earth with no memories and her magic sealed away. What happens when her magic becomes unsealed and she has no idea how to control it? Check out the char...
What happens when your life is taken from you? Is there really an after life? Once you die, is there any way back? After her brutal murder, Tara Mulligan finds out the hard way, and somehow must find her way back home. Artwork by @Abyss-of-crazy
A sonic pulse has wiped out the world as we know it, producing the desert-like BARRENLANDS. Now a dystopic wasteland, the Engineer is on the hunt to find the elusive hidden truth, and to restore the world back to its prosperity. With rich descriptions and an alluring writing style to unfold the book in your mind like...
The planets of the Cestia galaxy are in peril. Mysterious holes are opening in the ground. From within, vile creatures, Deargs, burst forth, slaughtering any living creature that crosses their path. Humanity, along with hundreds of other races of the galaxy, are on the brink of extinction. Where do they come from? Who...
Near future Great Britain is on the brink of collapse. Mass riots. Economic meltdown. Blackouts. And a new oil war in Iraq to keep the world economy afloat. Iraq War veteran and war crimes whistleblower David Ariel is sick of violence, and trying to make ends meet working for police Specialist Protection. But after Pr...
