How can you be brave when you're scared all the time? That's the question that Phoebe Desantis is forced to ask herself when she's thrown into a world of magic, monsters, and chaos. People seem to expect her to be some great hero, but all she knows is that she's a clinically anxious person who has no idea how to use magic, let alone how to defeat a villain. She's going to have to figure it out, though, because Phoebe's mother's life depends on her ability to save the world.

Late one night, Zoë awoke to strange sounds in her uncle's farmhouse. Assuming it was burglars that caused the noise, Zoë escaped through the window of her room and raced to the nearest police station to find help. But things were not at all as it seemed... This short story (or should I say super short story) is designed in such a way that it consists only of two chapters. I also kept the chapters quite short (about 500 words each) to make it fast to read. Because of this, Moonlight is the perfect short story to read in those useless gaps of time between appointments and activities. Please try it out, it won't take you more than 10 minutes to read and give it a vote if you enjoyed it! Reviews: I love how the first chapter was very haunting. I have never read a short story like this one. Good job! ~TockAC This was really good! I was intrigued the entire time and was left wanting more once I finished. ~leannamattos

Noah Riley didn't mean to drown, or did he? But waking up in another boy's hoodie entices him not only to live a little longer but also to solve the mystery. *** Nineteen-year-old Noah Riley wakes up disoriented, soaked to the bone, and alone on the shores of Rockaway Beach, Brooklyn, NY. After a night of wallowing in self-loathing, a Jägermeister, and drunken, dumb choices, he has no clue who pulled him out of the water except for a Polaroid and this unfamiliar black hoodie he is now wearing. Searching for answers as his life unravels and past secrets ravage his sanity, he finds a love that challenges his self-identity and drives him to find meaning in his life. Now, at the turn of the tide, he'd better learn how to make friends with his worst fear: living. Think of second chances, new beginnings, and gay romance. Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of mental health, suicide, and drug abuse. ✨|Featured| @StoriesUndiscovered, @Romance, @WattpadMulticultural-LGBTQ+, @LY, @WattpadSpiritual, @AbleWorld, @adventure, @talkthepoc, and @NA Editors' Pick feature 2020 - 2021

What if your body doesn't always do what you want it to do? For June, this isn't a question, but a daily reality. As a fourteen-year-old with cerebral palsy, frequently dropping stuff and being stared at by complete strangers is nothing out of the ordinary. Other than that, life is great, until her parents decide to move to California. With all her friends miles away and nobody there to protect her from boys stealing your lunch, school becomes a lot more complicated than it had been. Then, she befriends Sam Redstone, a shy boy who'd always been invisible to others. June's days improve drastically with Sam by her side, and when she meets his older brother Nathan, she finally believes her cousin Valentina might have been right about sexy California guys. Slowly, she and Nathan develop a unique friendship, one that, June finds herself hoping, might someday turn into something more. But as the years go by, she's starting to think she might never be with him that way, or with any other man for that. Started: 29 January 2019 Completed: 16 May 2020

As someone who struggles almost daily with BPD, I started a small journal to help me unleash my feelings in safer ways than the alternative. From sad poems, happy poems, entries, and all of the times I've felt like cutting and killing myself in a day; Here they are, and I hope they make you feel a little less strange.

April meaning Open by name And by these poems, I wish to be open to the month Cover by @MiaBookNerd -------------------------------------------------- Update from September about the NaPo challenge: I didn't think of giving these poems titles I basically just thought of writing and not the name of it XD so! I am giving this a go with readers naming each poem ^-^ You have 30 poems to name for now. Thanks, @IryshLily for putting it in my attention for the first time

A WIP story of poetry which includes the obscene make believe. I accept criticism of any kind. If it's trash, feel free to say so.

Celine Tierson is less than pleased when her parents send her younger half-brother Elliot to live with her in the city. With false allegations being flung at her at work and an ongoing crush on one of her co-workers, Celine already has her plate more than full. When Celine and Elliot move to a mysterious town, they can no longer tell what is real from what is fake. Danger lurks beneath the smiles of the citizens of the town. But what happens when she is introduced to Elliot's former tutor Jeffrey? And what happens when the leader of the town presents her with a dangerous offer that she cannot refuse. Will Celine change into a person she no longer recognizes, or will she hold on to her values?

"Today, however can change things for better or worse. The outcome depends on you." When a marriage fails, the residue trickles down to everyone in the family. Sixteen-year-old Daya Nicole Johnston must fight to understand what is happening in her life. The revelations about her father surprise her, her brother is becoming distant, her mother is a shell of her former self, and her best friend will not talk to her. To complicate things further, she finds herself caught in a love triangle that pulls at her heart. These events turn her life on its head. How will she cope? And what will she do to combat this? Book 1 in the One Week Older series *Completed October 25, 2019* *Revised July 2024* Cover by comicstvr