"Awww, how sweet! My heart is melting," Peach exaggerated, pressing her hands to her chest. "I can't take it!" He frowned at her sarcasm, "I wasn't joking." "Wh-what?" Peach laughed in disbelief. "Do you like me or something?" "I do." The spoon in her hand dropped into the bowl of hot soup in front of her, causing some of the soup to splash onto her arm. "Ow! Fucking hell!" ***** In the future, humans have become extremely reliant on technology until a disastrous incident happened, which brought to the rise of night couriers. Peach is a night courier, and a damn good one. People would even say she's the best of the best. She's been around ever since the start of it, and not a single person has ever figured out her real identity. Peach eyes and peach hair, that was how anyone would describe her. However, with a handsome yet broody rookie detective on her trail, and also a damn good one, Peach is finding it hard to keep her identity a secret, or to avoid flirting with him...or even falling in love with him. (Lots of cussing and swearing in this book, be warned!) Updates: Hiatus Thank you @newsies for the awesome book cover! Credits for it goes to them!

One of the winners of the Once Upon Now contest! Feet Aren't Made for Walking will be renamed Truth Be Told and will be published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, on October 11, 2016 in the Once Upon Now Anthology! ---------------------------- Leo Clark is having a really bad day. He's been transported into a topsy-turvy alternate universe (not a good thing when your mom's expecting you home for dinner), he's recently acquired wooden extremities and is physically incapable of telling a lie (an even worse thing when you pride yourself on not sharing your emotions), and his little sister has been kidnapped, mistaken for the lost princess of the Land of Pittsborough (the worst thing of all because...please refer back to the part about Mom making dinner). In order to save his sister and find a way home, Leo will have to confront an evil queen who lives in an office cubicle, a few mice with horrible fashion sense, and a girl with green skin and webbed toes (but hey, at least she's kind of cute). And he'll have to do it all before the clock strikes midnight or risk being trapped in Pittsborough forever. Now if only he could figure out how to walk on his wooden feet... --------------------------- This short story is a modern day fairytale mashup, partially inspired by Pinocchio, The Frog Prince, and many others. Enjoy!

For students of the Wynter Academy, the virtual world of Cytronica is the perfect after-school hangout. A private realm just for them and the local bots-no teachers, no parents. Tired of its boring ways, five students find a way to tweak its code, altering the world as creatively as they see fit. The realm has limitless potential and possibilities; letting it go to waste would be a crime. But rewriting the rules has consequences-what starts off as a fun experiment quickly becomes a dangerous situation as the once-safe world transforms into a lawless dystopia. They need to make a decision: reset the realm before the school finds out, or push its boundaries and embrace the carnage. But not all agree, and the students are forced to choose a side. And as the chaos intensifies, an all-out virtual war looms, where only the strongest can survive. A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR READING AND VOTING! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT! IF YOU HAVE A SECOND, I'D ALSO LOVE FOR YOU TO RATE IT ON SWOONREADS TOO. THEY OFFER PUBLISHING CONTRACTS TO A CHOSEN FEW BOOKS, AND I'D BE HONORED TO JOIN THEM! YOU CAN VOTE HERE: https://www.swoonreads.com/m/cytronica/

Several millennia ago a war raged between the factions of dragonkind. With their world ravaged, the Kaldean Alliance forged the Amulet of Draconic Control and the Tethering Stone, and banished their foes to other realms, saving Kalda from utter destruction. Fearing the power of the Amulet, the survivors secreted it away. But now knowledge of the Amulet has resurfaced-and in the wrong hands, war could erupt anew. Long ago, men harnessed the Channels of Power, creating tevisrals-devices capable of manifesting magic. But men weren't the only ones to accomplish such feats. Dragons crafted the most sophisticated tevisrals. These shaped the world, defining civilization of man and elf alike. Over the centuries, the people of Kalda have fallen into a dark age, where elves are estranged from men and dragons have retreated into legend. Tevisrals are scarce and men are willing to trade everything for them. But there are some who wish to bury the past, and in their lands, possessing tevisrals is tantamount to treason. Still, daring men scour the world in search of Kalda's past. One such man, the scholar Krindal, seeks an ancient order known as the Keepers of Truth and Might. He yearns for their knowledge, long feared lost. Prince Kaescis Midivar also searches for these Keepers. The assassination of his uncle, the emperor of Mindolarn, killed his hopes of peace with his empire's enemies. His empire's survival hinges upon unearthing the Keepers' secrets. An aging warrior, Cornar Dol'shir, longs to be home with his wife. But his retirement must wait, as his band of adventurers is recruited to help find the Keepers' hidden temple on the Isle of Klindala. Haunted by his tragic past, Iltar, the Son of Adrin, does not join in the search for the Keepers. Instead, he seeks to unravel the mysteries held within a volume of prophecy foretelling the advent of the Unspoken One and the return of the Crimson Eye.

It's been nearly 10,000 years since a bender was born but now for some reason they're returning and the Toro Corporation are eager to round them up before they get out of control. The question remains, where did the benders go in the first place and why are they returning? But most importantly of all, where is the Avatar?

Some people were meant to crawl the surface like worms but she was meant to soar. Born and raised in the sky, Allal Joyce breaks the law of her people and travels to the surface where she discovers that monsters prowl the darkness, soldiers are fighting children, and the man in the middle of it all is dark, mean, and mysterious. How could she resist? A story about a rebel, a girl, and her daddy issues, "Hero of the Grid" is my comic! I've funded the creation of this book, with the help of some investors who have been drawn into the comic in exchange for some financial assistance. What's even more exciting is that you could also have the opportunity to see your face fighting alongside the Hero of the Grid! Keep an eye out for details. Hero of the Grid Vol I Issue 2 coming some time in 2017! ps, I've been hearing that the letters on these pages are a bit blurry and sometimes hard to read. If you're interested in seeing the pages more clearly check out my website www.adamsigrist.com

A collection of true, amusing stories from the past.