A lonely immortal seeks Death, but she won't make release easy for him. The Fates have other plans. ... For hundreds of years, Larkin has lived a miserable life of isolation. Immortality has been nothing but a curse and the only remedy is the one who cursed him in the first place. He's searched the globe, but has only found whispers and rumors. Just when he's given up, she walks casually back into his life and it takes everything in him not to lash out. He needs her to remove the curse, and she won't do that if he unleashes his rage upon her. They were once lovers, then they were enemies, now Larkin doesn't know what they are to each other. He only knows she has the answer to the riddle of his extended torment. ONC 2026 prompt #114: An immortal being, worn down by centuries and cursed so that anyone they touch dies, starts searching for a way to finally end their endless life. But Death, who has grown possessive and infatuated with them, refuses to let them go.

My entry in the TEGSA2025 challenge. 10 chapters based on specific musical prompts for each chapter. Charlie Croft had it all and lost it - his own fault. This is his rocky journey, trying to recapture all the things he carelessly threw away, and only now realizes it wasn't just things he discarded - it was his life.

I wrote this to Hauwau. The one who broke me first and also broke me twice. But I'm still standing, I don't even know if I'm strong anymore but I'm not dead

firstly is dedicated to my late mother,she was a strong woman is all about Africans. .the cry of the people in Africa especially in Nigeria I want you to please vote and comment to fight for the helpless just like my mom. the future us in our hands

This poem is real, it is about myself

The fear of a boy called olumide

Nico was dared to stay the weekend in the town's local haunted house, but upon setting foot inside he discovered it wasn't haunted at all, just abandoned, the windows and everything else adorned in content orb-weaver spiders. The house is actually in good shape, and in the quiet solitude Nico imagines making it his own and living there permanently.

If other worlds exist beyond the looking glass, how do we cross over to those foreign shores? What will we find there in the lands of whimsy and fantasy? What will find us? *** Malachi is a miserable man who's had one too many bad turns. On his last ropes, he's ready to give up the ghost when he finds the green door. Pulled into another world, one of monsters and demons, he is given new gifts and a new purpose. A crumbling queendom needs a hero and Malachi needs a new reason to live. The Sleeper must awaken and save the people of a world that isn't even his own. ONC 2025 Prompt #1: You stumble upon a mysterious door made entirely of briars and thorns. As you step through, you're granted extraordinary powers. But with great power comes great responsibility -- it's now your duty to save the crumbling kingdom.

***COMPLETED*** Lady Graylynn has been groomed to be the perfect partner to an important diplomat. It isn't until her twenty birthday that she finds out who that is. Can she fall for the man she's being forced to marry? ⚠Warning: Mature for strong language and adult content. Many thanks to @xo_heartbroken_xo for the cover!❤

Talk about fish out of water... Last week, Marlon was just another mailroom clerk. This week, he's a diplomat on a mission of national security. He didn't train for this and he he's not equipped. Saying things are going to get interesting is an understatement. *** Marlon Smalls has been chosen as one of a handful of ambassadors to pass beyond the veil and into the LM, Land of Monsters. The goal is to see if us, humans that is, and them, the monsters beyond the veil, can coexist peacefully. If he succeeds, he'll be a hero and a pioneer. If he fails, he'll likely start a war.