Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the number of sides to a story, the number of words to make up a description or even the number of thoughts needed to execute an idea? Have you ever had the fear of judgement, or been haunted by the thought of speaking your mind, yet still have the urge to sing at the top of your lungs? That's what writing feels like to me. I guess some things are just better left unsaid...

these poems are for the lonely, forgotten, the lost poets at three am, and everyone else in between cover credit: -sidjenkins

quiet isn't always violent. #1 in poetry 11/2

❝i've delicately chosen letters to form words and words to form sentences, each sentence a colorful paint stroke on the canvas of my mind.❞ [ #1 in poetry on 27/08/16 ]

{Highest Ranking: #2 in Short Story} One collision. Two strangers. One unorthodox way to pay off her debt. Three weeks of late night conversations. One Date.

Have you ever seen that one person in class who's always giving you that heart-melting smile, and the occasional glance across the room? I have. Have you ever wondered if someone is thinking about you, or if you've crossed their mind at some point in time? I have. Have you ever thought about just giving up and losing all hope? I have.

Will he take her back, or fling her aside like she deserves? Three years ago, Amanda made the biggest mistake of her life, she let her friends persuade her to reject the guy she loved. They were convinced he was a loser and wasn't good enough for her. Now Gregory's back in Farmington . . . taller, stronger, hotter than ever, and worth millions. Those gorgeous girls who snubbed him before are now falling at his feet, and he's enjoying every moment of it. Can he see past the pain Amanda caused him and give her a second chance? Or will she forever regret losing the only guy who truly loved her?

Jill Gray thinks she knows it all, and as the advice columnist for her school paper, she gets to share her wisdom on a weekly basis. But when life throws her some curves she can't handle, she realizes she knows a whole less than she thought she did, and she'll need to ask others for their advice so she can make it through. This clean teen romance/comedy will appeal to readers of all ages.

Books have been around since the dawn of time. Sharing their magic into a cruel world of hatred. But what is a story? What makes a story good? Is it the characters or the storyline? Maybe people have different opinions about stories and all of them are true. But there is something most people don't even consider. That the story is real. That there maybe a world out there so close to us we can see it, but to far away that we can not touch it. Or can we?