The death, the life, and the recounting of Juliet.

"this is your kind of story. no one is the good guy-- no one is the bad guy-- the blame shifts from monster to monster and in this place everyone bares their teeth." [featured. highest ranking: #6 in poetry.]

→ finished ← Claustrophobic and agoraphobic, Alaska Gouramie doesn't leave the house much. She whiles her days away nurturing her goldfish, Gordon. Her life is passing her by. Elver Harrison James is scared of fish. He won't go near the pond at the bottom of his garden. He will do anything to stay away from those water-loving freaks. Alaska's mother forces her to leave the house. It's just a trip to the park, no big deal. Until Alaska falls in the pond. And Elver is the only one around. Teen Fiction #118

virtues are for fools, darling.

Siena can heal wounds with a touch of her hands. A captive since birth, she is used as a tool of war by a Plainsmen tribe. A chance escape into the forest proves successful... and deadly. Rescued by the Forestfolk--a group of people she always thought were nothing more than bedtime stories--Siena remains on edge. Trust does not come easily when persecution is all she's ever known. Keeping her abilities a secret seems like the right thing to do, until a tragic accident renders two Forestfolk spiraling toward death. If she chooses to reveal her abilities, she risks being subjugated again. Treated as no longer human. Maybe even sent back to the Plainsmen. But keeping her talent to herself means ignoring the injured around her, even allowing them to die. The choice seems obvious to Siena, but living with the repercussions of that choice is another matter altogether. A journey of self-discovery, a bit of adventure, and a splash of romance. On the Wattys 2017 Shortlist!

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

❝Tell me a story, love.❞ In which, a slave girl tells a bloodthirsty king a story in exchange for her life. [07.15.16] all rights reserved ©2016

THE SECRET OF MOONACRE [Wattpad: Featured Stories] Misadventure and catastrophe threaten Moonacre Valley and only Maria can save it. Thrown together with the roguish Robin de Noir, the Moon Princess faces mystery, danger, and a romance seemed destined to happen. "If you are the Moon Princess, then I shall decidedly be your starry-eyed knight." Stories of Maria & Robin│The Secret of Moonacre A Wattpad Featured Story [Cover designed by myself│Cover graphic 'Alchemical elements' attributed to Tatkuptsova on Dreamstime RF]

Charlie doesn't speak, so he paints.

robin des bois - french, meaning "robin hood" Isis Greene is a girl with an unconventional hobby. She steals from the rich to give to the poor, or as she believes, restores some much needed balance to the universe. But after one robbery gone wrong, she finds herself in more trouble than she'd ever anticipated, and her life becomes entangled with two boys who are as different from one another as the sun and the moon. And even though the going can get tough, she's about to discover that sometimes, the worst mistakes lead to the best life has to offer. Romance | New Adult | Mystery