Odette and Conrad

In which Conrad Sampson accounts his ill-fated romance with the raspy-voiced Odette Gibbons.

The Pretend Boyfriend

It started with one lie. One day, as Evelyn is made fun of by her bully for not having a boyfriend, she surprises everyone by announcing that she is dating the school's bad boy, Ashton Grant. Even more shockingly, Ash agrees to pretend to date Evelyn on the condition that she tutors him to help his failing grades. As...

the suicide journal

How to talk to a suicide, by a suicide. If you are one, add your own thoughts through private message.

sweater weather

the boy leaned over and handed her the the striped sweater he had been wearing. she smiled as she pulled it on. "i love you, beautiful." he said. the girl only shook her head, now wanting the heavy wool to be as far away as possible. "no you dont. why would you say that?" "cause it's too cold for you here and now s...

Simplicity.

“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” ― Jack Kerouac

Crimson Night

Ayasha Cross. Free-spirited, eccentric, foul-mouthed, and has a knack for heart-pounding thrills. Her life may not be the most normal one out there, but she's okay with that. One evening where she embarks on yet another mischievous adventure with her best pal, Jeremiah, everything sets a turn for the worst. Or does i...

Speed of Sound

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit at a typewriter and bleed." a collection of capricious drabbles. © Valarie Rae, two thousand and thirteen.

definitions.

some things just define us.

smudged ink

White Saturday

The characters depicted in this book are purely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any real person living or dead (Braaaaaiiiins) is purely coincidental. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We interrupt your regular broadcasting to bring you an urgent mes...

The Obsession

It wasn't supposed to be permanent. It was only just for fun. Little did Corbett know that killing was his own personal obsession. Nothing could possibly get in the way of his urges to kill, nothing except a new girl in town. Corbett's obsession starts to die down, but no one could underestimate the fiery volcano that...

Night Shift (Book 1, the Night Shift series)

At Willard's department store, none of the night security guards survive for long, and eighteen-year-old Daniel Gale is about to discover why. "At the heart of it, Night Shift is a haunting love story. It is equal parts moving and chilling, which is what makes it so excellent." - Carmen Ho @ HQ ...

Straight in a Crooked World (Teen Fiction/Dystopian)

The city of Solae was the last to be purified. The goal of the Confederacy, the ruling order of the scattered cities that form their territory, is to create a purified world. We are not sure what goes on inside the walls of the Conversion Jail, or who makes the rules we follow, but they are supposed to be helping us...

The Perfect Shot (On Hold)

After seven long years of being away from her hometown, Elise Deiman is back to take her Senior Year in the school she used to study while growing up as a child. Only a couple of people noticed Elise's return, but there is this one boy who remembers her like it was only yesterday. We can never bring back the past. Lan...

Time Well Spent

A short, 200-word piece on the last day of summer. Enjoy.

three am.

you haven't really met me until it's three am and we're all alone.

POINT BREAK|

"She wrapped her arms around me, each kiss leaving the taste of salt against my skin. She rocked me, cradled me, and protected me. I never felt more safe, more clear headed, than now; here at sea." When Taylor Miller's older sister Kayleigh dies in a car crash, her life becomes more than hectic. The family struggles w...

Collarbones

Hipbones. Thigh gaps. The things girls today are obsessed with. And will do anything to have. *Trigger Warnings: bulimia, anorexia. Please read with caution*

The Awakener

Fifteen year old Eden does more than just humiliate herself when she throws her arms around Micah; she changes him forever. Becoming the Seer, Micah’s eyes are opened to the realm of angels and demons. Shy and awkward, Eden stumbles through high school unknowingly changing others, whom Micah will need to complete hi...

Invisible

Olivia's best friend is not imaginary. He’s not a ghost, either. And she's pretty sure he's not a hallucination. He’s just Mason. He is, however, invisible. When Olivia spotted the crying little boy on her front porch at five years old, she had no idea she was the only one who could see him. Twelve years later when...

James Mandarin

"Everyone has secrets." James has a problem; he cuts himself. He is in love with his best friend, Chloe, but is too afraid to tell her. His father is attracted to the bottle, and his mother wears fake diamond rings on her finger. James' world is crumbling. The razor is his only companion and the slits on his thig...

California

(COMPLETED) [a series of short stories about 8 kids who live in california] ❝California is like a beautiful wild kid on heroin, high as a kite and thinking she's on top of the world, not knowing she's dying, not believing it even if you show her the marks.❞ ― S.E. Hinton, Rumble Fish. cal·i·for·nia /ˌkaləˈfôrnyə/ (v...

Fragments

One bridge. Two guys. Three secrets. Four therapists. Five attempts. Six months. Seven bad habits. Eight family meetings. Nine visits. Ten cuts. One death. Spiritual #4

Drunkards.

2000; Indiana Wiley and Carter Warren; five year olds. Very dedicated fans to the Beatles. Ice cream lovers with Big dreams. Sounds like normal children who lived normal childhoods, right? 2011; Indiana Wiley; sixteen years old. Depressed. Anorexic. Brokenhearted. Carter Warren; sixteen years old. Illegal alcoholic w...

Leopold

Genevieve can't tell if her soulmate is a transcendentalist author who died one hundred and fifty years ago, or the person who is leaving his books for her to find.

Wool

They weighed her down like a sweater that would never fit. _________________________________________________________ -editing, slow updates- Cover by @etherealinsanity

fragments - work in progress

frag•ments small parts, broken or separated off something, isolated or uncompleted parts. sis•ter a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents, creations of satan who think that just because they're related to you, can annoy you, steal your boyfriends, and eat all of the cookie-dough ice crea...

How to Paint Our Skies

❝When I met you . . . you're the first person in my life, besides my family, that treated me like a regular human being. You're my first friend and my best friend. I would be lying if I said meeting you wasn't most the most important day of my life. And the one that would end up eventually ruining it.❞-Annalise Martin...

Flaw

The definition of perfect in the dictionary is, “entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings.” So I am still in awe at how you could have so many flaws, so many little errors, but still be so breathtakingly perfect. Life couldn’t tell you to do this and be this because you defied life, you set your own rules...

Tragic

Their story was tragic.