Random Bits of Fiction
19 stories
Urban Legends by GlitterGoddess99
Urban Legends
GlitterGoddess99
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  • Parts 189
Urban legends and myths from around the world will be published here.
Hotel Ambrose by mchawkinsauthor
Hotel Ambrose
mchawkinsauthor
  • Reads 48,257
  • Votes 6,420
  • Parts 100
Two runaway children steal a baby and attempt to raise it themselves in the world's most haunted hotel. To Ben and Sophie the abandoned hotel seems like the perfect place to hide. No adult will ever find them there. Within its strange walls they can be whatever they imagine: the world's youngest hoteliers, husband and wife - even parents. Then guests start arriving: the Ape and its master, the Egyptian man and his young daughter, and of course, Death. As Ben and Sophie slowly unravel the hotel's secrets, they realise they could become Death's next victims. They must find a way to warn him. If only they could talk to ghosts. Hotel Ambrose is an urban fantasy novel set in the 1980s. It will appeal to fans of Piranesi, Stranger Things, and Stephen King.
Sweet Deadly Lies (A Dark Academia Mystery) Watty Winner ✔️ by Monrosey
Sweet Deadly Lies (A Dark Academia Mystery) Watty Winner ✔️
Monrosey
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  • Votes 17,289
  • Parts 38
This is a FREE STORY with one paid bonus chapter! An exclusive boarding school on the coast of Maine. The unexplained death of a female student. A sister determined to find the truth...even if it kills her. * * * * * When Mia Greenley's older sister, Ava, dies under mysterious circumstances, she's determined to uncover the truth no matter how many rules she has to break. But when she enrolls at her elite New England boarding school, possible suspects reveal themselves at every turn, messing with her head and agitating her deep-rooted trust issues. With the help of Xander, an attractive yet aloof art student, Mia exposes secrets that may have played a role in Ava's death. Someone knows more than they're letting on, and if Mia can't put the pieces together, she could end up like her sister...dead. Sweet Deadly Lies is a FREE story with one paid bonus chapter. Learn how to earn free coins here: https://www.wattpad.com/earncoins/ ✨2022 WATTY AWARD WINNER FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER✨ TRIGGER WARNING: Sweet Deadly Lies is a young adult mystery/thriller that may contain triggers for sensitive readers. There will be mentions of mental health issues, murder, suicide, mild drug use, and underage drinking. Reader discretion is advised. Sweet Deadly Lies (available only on Wattpad) Copyright © 2022, Darly Jamison All Rights Reserved This story is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this story are either the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Cover photo by Jasmin Chew on pexels.com, and edited on Canva Pro. Notice: This document is not authorized for upload or use with artificial intelligence systems or platforms. Any attempt to upload, analyze, or process this content using AI technology is strictly prohibited.
The Cult of Romeo by cosmic-creepers
The Cult of Romeo
cosmic-creepers
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  • Votes 7,225
  • Parts 33
❝ Things are only as beautiful as you make them, Charlie. Including murder. ❞ It's the opening night of Burton Abbey's production of Romeo and Juliet and all is going smoothly - that is until the climactic death scene. Romeo takes a big gulp of the poison to be with his lover, except it really is poison and Elijah, who plays Romeo, is now dead. Charlie Monet, in charge of props, is the first suspect but soon the suspicion around her turns to worry as it seems she's the next target. Khaleel Rahim, an aspiring writer, is dying for a mystery to solve at his new school. When he sees Charlie sneaking around at night he thinks he's finally found something worth writing about. After discovering Charlie's ability to see visions of the past, Khaleel decides that they're the perfect pair to solve the mystery. With threatening notes, a quiet library and poison disguised as props; somebody in the school is blurring the lines between theatre and reality and the fast friends are about to discover that there's more to boarding school than just silly rumours. [2022 Watty's Shortlist]
𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 by PabloDieFliege
𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦
PabloDieFliege
  • Reads 1,880
  • Votes 222
  • Parts 66
These are poems about falling apart, written at a time I'm falling apart myself. Due to many mental illnesses, I've been diagnosed with, I still wasn't able to live my life and I actually wish to not live at all. I decided on wanting to express these negative feelings with words, to be able to understand myself better and now I want to share them with others, so that they'll see that they aren't alone and they're being understood. I'm here, because through poetry I'm able to open up and explain myself. However, you're here to feel inspired by my poems! I want to inspire you! Thank you for being alive! 1-#poetry (23.Nov) 1-#poembook (25.Nov) 2-#personalexperience (24.Nov) 2-#metaphor (24.Nov) 2-#poeticjustice (25.Nov) 3-#poetrycollection (25.Nov) 6-#poem (25.Nov) 6-#therapeutic (25.Nov) 6-#deepthoughts (25.Nov) 8-#overthinking (30.Nov)
Becky's Doll by WitcheryWay
Becky's Doll
WitcheryWay
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  • Votes 9,981
  • Parts 44
Something is lurking in the house. Allison could almost feel the vicious cold stares of someone on her skin. She knew that something was seriously wrong. But she dismisses it off as her paranoid thoughts until her little sister, Becky unexpectedly shrieked expletives and threw a dining chair at their mother, one night during dinner. Subsequently, their mother admitted Becky to an asylum. No one but Allison suspected something other than a psychological problem was bothering the six year old. Something dark and sinister. Something that's beyond all your beliefs. [completed✔️] Highest Ranking - #2 in Horror (01/02/2017/) Hand Picked Awards 1st Place Winner Beauty Awards Third Place Winner The Wing Awards Bronze Winner The Spring Awards First place winner
The Flower Among the Flames by SwordCoast247
The Flower Among the Flames
SwordCoast247
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  • Votes 133
  • Parts 35
Seulgi has issues...big issues. Sent to capture a castle from the Sheng Rebellion forces, he finds himself captured in the hands of a woman...great. But if being captured wasn't enough, he soon discovers that the legends and rumors of the castle are far more sinister and real than anyone could ever imagine. How could his situation be worse than it is now? Note: None of the characters, places, or events in this story are real; they are all set in a world I created. Some may share names and similarities with real life people/figures and some are inspired by such; but they are not the same. This is technically a side story to a plot I am writing alongside a larger plot. Many of the characters have chemistry with each other that is developed already here but is not explained thoroughly here. I will upload the larger plot...at some point. Apologies!
Voodoo Queens of New Orleans - Vol. I  | ✓ by ceaselessmind
Voodoo Queens of New Orleans - Vol. I | ✓
ceaselessmind
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  • Votes 36,342
  • Parts 68
When Lisa Dumont travels down to New Orleans to stay with her mother for the summer, she finds herself entangled in a web of century-long territorial disputes between undead and supernatural forces. Lisa soon realizes that she has become torn between the blood-loyalty to her mother, Voodoo Priestess Madam Dumont, and the intrigue she has grown towards Elder Vampire, Hezekiah Mercier - the enemy. And consequently, the heavy discord between the two factions leaves Lisa with life-changing decisions to make that could possibly alter the fate of both groups and everyone else in between. ** **DISCLAIMER** This story is UNEDITED and UNREVISED. I haven't made any adjustments to this story since I first wrote it, which was when I was about 18 years old. I'm 23 now, for reference. I adore this story with all I have, but most of the chapters I haven't even revisited since I first uploaded them. Any mistakes, I'm usually notified of them by readers who point them out in comments. Please tread lightly, for there are undoubtedly historical inconsistencies, incorrect language translations, grammar and punctuation mistakes, and information that hasn't been properly fact checked. This is a work of FICTION. Have fun with it, please! But also beware that this is an amateur piece (that I had a great time writing).
Polaroids and Postcards | ✔️ by PlottingerTwist
Polaroids and Postcards | ✔️
PlottingerTwist
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  • Votes 13,184
  • Parts 48
| Wattpad Editor's Choice | Jason Lovett, a no-nonsense guitar-player, is leaving New York to get to a career-making gig in LA. But before he gets far, his car breaks down. Being stranded without a car or money and running short on time to get to the performance of a lifetime, he resorts to his only hope: hitchhiking. Little does he realize that he will be stuck with a strange girl with lavender-colored hair, who drives a Volkswagen Beetle & goes by the name of Della Rae... Who knew traveling with a crazy-haired girl who has cameras, a blog, & an odd fascination with postcards could change so much? Wattpad Featured List - 3.15.18 Wattpad Spring Break Escape List - 4.13.19 Wattpad Editor's Choice - 1.28.2021 COMPLETED (first draft) 1.23.2019 CAST: Shawn Mendes as Jason Lovett Amanda Steele as Della Rae
The Clockwork Conspiracy: A Steampunk Fairytale by lucwatson
The Clockwork Conspiracy: A Steampunk Fairytale
lucwatson
  • Reads 15,170
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  • Parts 7
A hidden tower. A trapped servant. An evil enchantress. Sound familiar? In a bygone world of steam and airships, Alek builds singing automatons for the villainous Lady Elise, hoping that one day he can buy his freedom. Everything changes when a healer's apprentice happens upon the tower. With Felix's help, Alek learns of a whole new world beyond the boundaries of his tower. If they're lucky, he can escape the Lady's grasp once and for all. But to do so, they'll need allies, ingenuity, and a lot of courage. Read on for a tale rife with adventure, magic, and unexpected love, set against the backdrop of a familiar fairy tale. WINNER of LGBTQ/OnceUpon LGBT Fairytale Retelling Contest! https://www.wattpad.com/353142574-contests-contest-3-once-upon-a-time-results