A young girl finds herself in a room full of fire that doesn't burn. A tired vampire couple tries to run an academy for magical kids. An eldritch entity discovers that they grew attached to the ball of dirt that is Earth. The Four Horsemen try to sabotage the Apocalypse. Follow the off-beat, chaotic adventures of this rag-tag crew through a series of short stories, some funny, some scary, but always ridiculous in all the best ways.

APOLLINAIRE is the grandson of the oldest witch in the South. He's the first boy born in her line for three hundred years, and she guards him jealously, teaching him all the magic she knows before anyone else can corrupt him. Between his bloodline and his talent, there's a lot riding on his shoulders, all before he's twelve years old. And then his father sues for custody in the divorce. PAUL ST. ROSE is an emergency medic. At 21, it's not the end of his career path-or his schooling-but it's a good place to land and catch his breath. He's always done well in high-stress environments, managing to keep his cool even when the world is falling apart around him. But when his grandmother dies, he's pulled back into the life he used to lead: back into Old Mère's rickety trailer with the black soil garden out front; back into the social rough-and-tumble of his mother's side of the family, rife with petty backstabbing; back into who he used to be. Between the cold success of Paul and the honeysuckle-sweet occultism of Apollinaire, he crumbles under the weight of everything that he was supposed to be by now. He's always done well in high-stress environments. But what can he do when he's the one falling to pieces?

Being the Chosen One is the only thing Six ever knew to be. Now, at thirteen years old, she is called upon by the Goddess of Destiny, to complete the divine quest centuries in the making: venture into the Ever-Changing Forest and slay the last of the Cursed Beasts, demons who once thought to usurp the rule of the gods. Her death is as certain as her victory. But Six owes her life to Destiny, it seems only fitting that she dies by it too. The strange man in the Forest, however, disagrees. (The voices inside her head agree with him, even when they want to be as far from him as possible.

Destruction shines with such beauty. 【A collection of short stories about temptation, death, and the endless cycle of ruin】 copyright © 2019 TheForgottenCoolKid

【her eyes gleam with violence, her saccharine tongue singing of her myriad virtues; and in the light of the waning moon, she is an exploding star, burning up the sins of her soul】 _______________ Makatza Naudé is infamous for being undaunted by the Fair Folk ― at the tender age of 17, she is the bravest person in the village. After a jarring encounter with a strange faerie woman, Makatza's prized lyre, the last remnant of her father, is snatched away from her. The only way to retrieve it is making a deal with a faerie knight, which means letting go of her morals and committing treason. But are the consequences really worth an old musical instrument made of memories? Only time will tell.

Ricky has grown up in a war since he was five, but he did not expect to be The Uprising's next leader against World Government. In his uncertainty of his leadership, he is further forced to evaluate the trust he has placed in the people he cared about when certain painful truths are revealed. ***** Since he was five, Ricky has been part of the Uprising alongside his mother, Elly and Dae Hee, the leader of the rebellion. Now, twenty-three years after Olivia and Neo's deaths, the truth behind the U.T.O.P.I.A. system has reached far and wide to four other Areas of World Population. Having grown up in constant war against the World Government, Ricky now has been made the new leader of The Uprising under Dae Hee's request. Forced to embark on a journey with Min Jae and Min Seo by his side along with Michael and Elly's wisdom, he needs to finish what has been started. With the government refusing to fall, Ricky will need to gather the remains of his courage to lead his people to the other side of this war. Even if it means sacrificing the people he trusts and cares for along the way. (Book Two of the Death of the Future Series) Content Warning: This story contains themes of violence.

Olivia has always been ready to meet her Matched partner. However, when the Matching system fails, she is paired with Neo - a heartbroken boy who is totally uninterested in her. *** Olivia Jensen has always known that she will be meeting with her Matched partner at eighteen. She is confident that she will be the perfect pair for him to love her. What she does not expect is Neo Carmichael, a boy who already has loved someone outside of his Match and is not interested in being with her. Completely taken aback by his confession, Olivia finds herself to be the first incompatible Match with Neo by a seemingly 'perfect' Matching system. What seems to be the first signs of the system failing ends up opening a whole new world for Neo and Olivia as they navigate a life that they discover to have been built upon lies and secrets. (Book One of the Death of the Future Series) [[Editor's Pick | April 2021]]