**This book features short, fun, snappy chapters** **Perfectly fine as a standalone** [Caution: may pack a couple of gutpunches.] "First things first: this is the story of how I die. Over and over again." __________________________________ Marra is NOT a vampire. He is a normal human, just like you. At least, that's what he tells himself. Life pits him against odds so bleak, that he'd rather die than face them. That's precisely the problem though. He just doesn't seem to . . . die. And now he's headed towards his worst nightmare, accompanied by a grumpy one-armed adult, a quippy spirit, a copperhead nerd, a sassy actor, a beagle, and a corpse. Welcome to his wacky world. Herein lies a hilarious, heartfelt, and first-hand account from Marra himself, ridden with characters to tickle your funnybone, witchraft to bewitch you, and loads of weird but laugh-out-loud stuff. Like, loads. Enjoy. ______________________________________ { Awesome cover by @jaszthewayyoulikeit } #completed ***All rights reserved: Do not recreate or plagiarise. This is an original work.***

Being trans was never supposed to be a secret, but marriage, kids, career, and hormones have made this aspect of Xander's identity invisible. For the most part he's happy about this. It's comfortable. Then, a fourth grade student at the school where Xander works comes out as trans, causing him to reevaluate his identity and forcing him to confront the larger implications of just passing. (Slice of life, character driven story)

*FEATURED STORY* *Highest Position #21 in Horror* *2017 Rebel Awards Winner* *2017 Horror Awards Runner Up* *2017Emerald Awards Runner Up* Lester is ready to call quits on his relationship. It's been going on too long - six whole months. Lester isn't the type of guy who wastes an opportunity though. Before he walks away there is one last thing he wants from his girlfriend. Something he hasn't told her about. Something that takes them to a strange and exclusive club, deep in the heart of the picturesque countryside, where nothing is as it seems. In this place, everyone carries a secret, and before tonight ends someone is going to get a surprise. Lester's Keeper will keep you guessing as it immerses you in sights you have never before seen and will never forget.

A thousand years after the Digital Reset, Digbee is about to ENCODE the last humans into GOO banks as the human race embarks on two divergent journeys to permanently split down the line it had been drawing in the sand for the last five hundred years. Pots, Sheepman, and Drew, all Encoders themselves, are the final four to go into the GOO. Digbee, already re-birthed into his clone many times, will be the last in "Turning off the lights," So to speak. Since the digital reset at the start of the Wars, no AI had been able to sustain itself on earth, and the ATMOS-ZONE had finally failed. Humans had sided up on either "New Earth; a low tech standard terraform" Salvation; or Another Destiny, hell-bent on setting forth into the Multiverse in Databanks of GOO onboard Juggernaut spacecraft looking for places to settle. Cloning and Hostile Environment Rebirth Technology opening up many more planets to colonize than the current weak human form could sustain.

It seems that there is more anxiety in our society than ever. In my hypnotherapy practice, most of the clients I see, including kids, have problems that are based in fear and anxiety. But I have learned many ways to stop anxiety in its tracks and I'm ready to share them with you.

Riggsboro, Iowa. 1980. A young couple is viciously murdered in their sleep. Fifteen years later, a similar grisly killing brings two private detectives to town searching for a connection. Their client? An ailing psychiatrist who believes the murders are the work of an old patient. At the center of it all is a lonely teenage girl named Charlee McCool, who upon discovering an insidious cover-up in the town's past, finds not only her own life in danger, but those whom she loves most. And as a killer closes in, a shady land developer with a checkered past attempts to hinder the investigation, with deadly consequences. Soon all parties discover they are but players in a twisted game, hunted by a madman who knows all their fears, all their secrets--and every move they will make. NOTE: This novel is based loosely on the Halloween series, but the author does not own any rights associated with the franchise. This novel is not to be considered canon, and is in no way affiliated with Trancas International Films, Miramax, Blumhouse Productions, or Universal Pictures. It is an original fan work that merely dabbles in the Halloween universe, taking place between Halloween II (1981) and Halloween H20 (1998). No profit has been made off the material.

Johnny Valentine is a lonely boy who dreams of becoming a hero, just like the masked avengers in his comic books. His feisty grandmother Stella is a retired supermarket clerk and cancer survivor. Running out of time, money and options, the old lady is driven by a fierce sense of justice. Together the boy and his grandma devise a Robin-Hood style scheme to rob a ruthless retail conglomerate, stealing cash and medicine for the sick and needy. As their crime spree continues, the citizens of their town wonder how to judge the crazy young boy and his fugitive grandma. Are Johnny and Stella Valentine a menace to society? Or are they the only ones trying to save it? - Wattpad Top 10 Mystery/Thriller category - 2013 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist (Action and Adventure Category)

Cogito™ Entertainment presents: Living someone else's life can be entertaining. If the person you're embodying dies from societal injustices, though, could your own soul bear it? The E.R.G.O. Prospect Technology offered humanity a chance at spiritual and empathetic development, virtuous enlightenment, improvement of emotional intelligence, and open-mindedness of its benefactors ever since its creation in Max Young's garage in 2080, almost ten years ago. Its rapid success allowed her to build her empire, the Cogito™ Entertainment companies. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the E.R.G.O. Prospect Technology's discovery, Young decided to join forces with Ergosummit Studios to produce a simulation that is particularly close to her heart, titled "The slaves of Freetown". In that universe representing a modified version of our past 2019, the practice of slavery maintains the American society in a fragile balance. Deprived of rights, Kanoa's family is one of the 10% that the BC19 program (Beat-COVID-19) has randomly chosen to serve as material goods, made available to the true American citizens - the Masters. Surviving, day after day, their often harsh treatment, the Slave sees his only chance to be one day freed, reduced to nothing, as he is accused of his Mistress' murder... So, what are you waiting for? Don't you want to know if Kanoa will realize his dream of freedom? Impersonate his avatar and find out more about his story! Get the brand new Orbiculus Rift VR, download the new version of our software and become a better version of yourself. This add was brought to you by Cogito™ Entertainment, in collaboration with Ergosummit Studios and the Federal Bureau of Inner Peace, within the framework of the year 2100 peace objectives formulated by the UN as part of the post-World War III revival program, Utopia.

Sam has come to terms with the terminality of everything, but the arrival of the new girl into the sleepy town stirs up his world in more ways than he could ever imagine. Now, maybe there are some things worth living for. A bitter past; everyone's got them. Cass is trying to move on and forget hers, but some things just can't stay buried. Not when she falls in love again and the dominoes come crashing down. Victor has gone off alone to wrestle with his demons while the world searches for him. But his self-destruction might have no 'off' button. Life has caught Sam, Cass and Victor in it's crosshairs with fate sending them down a long, dizzying crash. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But will it be enough? *Sequel to 'TLBL'.

Anthony, a fun-loving socialite, and his wife Gloria spend their time enjoying the finer things in their Roaring Twenties life while they wait to inherit the fortune of Anthony's grandfather. As time goes on their lust for life and their similarities threaten to destroy their innocence and their relationship.