Try to hear, don't leave me hoping. Please, don't try to quit. Just answer this one simple thing, Can you hear it? Won competition to be published in Creative Communication 2016 Spring Anthology

All M.K. wanted was to escape from his past. But when a Clipper named Sunny takes M.K. back to his Baron's Fort, he loses all hope of this dream. With his mom in the hands of a group of Nomads, the Widow on the hunt for him, and enemies at every turn, M.K. decides he only has one choice: To find his mother and escape The Badlands... Or die trying. (Based on the popular television show on AMC: Into The Badlands) Most of the credit goes to them for coming up with this incredible story, with elements of my own that have been added.

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

All I can really say is Long sleeves hide scars @uselesstwink for the cover tysm Also HERE IS YOUR TRIGGER WARNING. SELF HARM SUICIDE GORE ETC ITS A CREEPY PASTA BOOK IDK WHAT YOUR EXPECTING.

Twenty teens. Abducted. To play a game of man hunt.