sometimes, you feel void. #20 poetry july 14, 2016.

Lucky stars? Are those even still a thing that lovesick, angsty teenagers wish upon? Apparently so, because Shay Harris must have wished on one! How could she not have? I mean, she wakes up the day after her high school graduation only to find that it's her senior year-again. Maybe this is Shay's chance to win back her boyfriend Kai, or maybe there's someone else Shay needs a second chance with. Lucky Stars & Air Guitars is a short story written exclusively for TeenFiction's Another Year Short Story Contest. All rights reserved to @barbaramay91

[Watty Awards 2019 Winner - New Adult!] Damian Ryker is something of a nomad. In his 22 years of life he's moved a grand total of 14 times. But he's here to stay this time, honest. He's already got himself a cushy new job in town and he's exploring the popular local shops, like that coffee shop down the road. It seems nice enough, perhaps a little too hipster for his taste and the barista is awkward, if not the slightest bit weird. But there's something strange about the innocuous café, like-oh I don't know-earthquakes that seem to destroy it every morning before miraculously repairing themselves and leaving him with the only memory of it. And just when that sounded a tad off, things start to get...a little out of this world. ------------ This was my 2017 Nanowrimo story that I couldn't quite fall out of love with. Inspired by the fun and fascinating world of fan fiction AUs, I hope you'll have as much fun with this as I had writing it!