''Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.'' -Herman Hesse Disclaimer: I don't own any of the videos, photos used for this book. Credits go out to the owners.

Lauriel Manken is an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl--that is, until her entire world is turned upside down in a single moment of time. Her days of peace are stripped in an instant, forcing Lauriel into a situation outside of her control and far beyond the realm of familiarity. Now, alongside her mysterious, eccentric mentor, new friends, and her loving parents (who are clearly hiding something), Lauriel must explore the secrets of the Inksmiths, a group of trained magicians wielding ink as their weapon, while attempting to become one of them in time to save her kingdom of Alavan. Caught between secrets, lies, and magic, Lauriel is left with only her wits and her unshakable trust in others to help keep her from a grisly death at the hands of an enemy she still doesn't understand. *Cover subject to change*

Includes the 2020 WATTYS SHORTS WINNER. * once upon a time two people fell in love they thought it was happily ever after but it wasn't ***** Short stories about loss, love, and living in a queer sort of world. Featuring the winner of the 2020 Wattys Shorts Award, This was a Home Once, and a story previously paywalled in a Wattpad Stars anthology, now free to read, Glitter on the Floor. Will update sporadically. *featured on CoffeeCommunity's 'Espresso' list* Images from Canva and Unsplash. Copyright ©️ CC Starfield.

"Twelfth Night; or, What You Will" is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601-02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. Viola is shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria and she comes ashore with the help of a captain. She loses contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, whom she believes to be dead. Disguising herself as a young man under the name Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino through the help of the sea captain who rescues her.