2019winterchallenge500 Stories

Colloquially known as tea this is a book celebrating and describing the different iterations of this juice the authors have enjoyed. Our extensive love of teas has inspired us, Svoosh and Eloiren, to write a sort of review book on the subject matter of tea. 🌿Please, dive in and enjoy our creation. 🌿

I never met anyone like Kaye, so remote, distant, broken. And yet something pulls me towards him. Do you know what I mean? Like a moth towards the light. And just like a moth, that keeps crashing into the lamp like an idiot, I also just keep getting hurt over and over. The best case scenario would be that I get out of this situation with a broken wing, ... and in the worst case, well, I won't even survive this. But the whole thing got an element of the ridiculous to it if you consider, I wouldn't even mind either outcome if it was for him... ( -Chiantey ) ▷This story is the tale about different hardships in matters of love, bullying, friendship and sexuality of teenage kids living in Bradford. They are all somehow in some way linked to each other, ...just without knowing it yet. This is the first book of a series and in this particular one we are looking into the life of a seventeen-year-old girl named Chiantey, her college time in the UK, the struggle of growing up and finding herself and where she belongs, and of course her very first love Kaye...which turns out more complicated than what she ever anticipated her first love to be.◁ - Themes: Love, mental health, teen-drama, sexuality, friendship, college. - /Possible/ Trigger warning: violence, bullying, substance, suicide

a messy collection of everything I write

Annika Clark is Lincoln High's vigilante, she stands up for the victims of bullying, but she pays the price. She doesn't have friends, that is until she attends the masquerade prom and meets a mysterious stranger.

Will we sacrifice the diversity in our oceans for the continued use of plastic? First submission to the National Geographic #PlanetorPlastic writing contest. Highest Rankings: #1 Seahorse #2 Sealife #3 SaveourOceans #3 Aquatic #12 NationalGeographic #40 NatGeo #43 PlanetorPlastic

Jimmy McNee may be old- but he's not done yet! For anyone who believes that it's never too late to follow your dreams- Jimmy is the proof. Follow him on this quirky, rollicking adventure-of-a-lifetime today!

Alexis Leora is a 17 year old high school student living with her aunt and uncle in a snug apartment in Manhattan, NY. Alexis' life wasn't normal before, what with her dark past with her father, but after a wisp finds her in the middle of a dark alleyway -- claiming that Alexis is an angel and MUST join 9 other beings to save the Supernatural Realm from a rebel group called, Duimux -- ... well that's when her life gets complicated. Mostly because Alexis doesn't remember the first 9 years of her life, so who is to contradict the wisp's claim on where she came from? So in spite of everything, she agrees to join the wisp; While also making it her goal to uncover the dangerous mysteries of her heritage and return to Earth to live out her ideal life. Although what Alexis doesn't take into account with her plan, is the fact that she might fall in love with this new, beautiful world... and the smug vampire in it.

Gaia, the mother earth goddess cried an ocean as she stared down at her beloved child. She had been in a fit of despair for many moons now, so many she had lost count. Her finest creation. Her pride and joy. The invention that the heavens had sung lavish praises for. Even Chaos, her most bitter enemy, had agreed it was a feat. Now, they had betrayed her. ---------------------------- My entry for The #PlanetOrPlastic competition Thanks to @Jacklyn_Daniels for the awesome cover!

Serenity, like doughnut freshness, cannot last. Rita and Jerome are master moochers and their soon-to-be-former friend Kelly is running out of patience. Then Rita has a brush with death and learns a secret of existence that could change everything. Seven short parts, complete. Cover source photo credits: "Tasty donut" by Ken Hawkins (Flickr: khawkins04) & "Wild grass at sunrise" by Stanislav Sedov (Flickr: ssedov)

❝ in which mallory has to relearn to fly, and yuzuru must help her spread her wings, no matter how much it hurts. ❞ mallory was - undoubtedly - the best, and nothing could knock her down, until something did, and as a consequence she's pushed away the one she loves the most. although she strives to fly again, what she doesn't know is that it takes two wings to lift up in the air and soar. cover credit - @woopitys (c) elena, 2019. all rights reserved.

After the elf fell we rushed into the forest, green armor jangling. She was the first elf any Sriat had seen since... well, since Fia'lon. That catastrophe is branded into every Sriat's mind, young and old, as the day the elves came for the world. Our elders would always scare us with stories of towering elves wielding deadly bows and crackling magic, felling hundreds of us at a time. We escaped extinction by a hairsbreadth. The elves terrifying magic had mysteriously failed and we Sriat took the opportunity to kill every elf we could get our hands on. At least, that's what the elders told us... The others had thought it a fitting punishment for me. As the one who'd let her escape she's now my load to carry. Resentful and enraged I'd roughly thrown her still bleeding body onto my saddle, careful not to stain my own belongings. But now... I watch transfixed as the crackling purple energy works its way around the gaping wound in her leg, slowly knitting lean muscle fibers together and closing her silvery skin around the hole. My gaze then shifts to her face, covered in a poor attempt at camouflage. It does little to hide her strong brow, her angled cheekbones, and the slight pink of her lips. With her snow-white hair hanging long and tangled from the side of my horse, she looks more like a feral wolf than an elf. 'Where did this creature come from and why did she think we would welcome her? Doesn't she know what the elves have done?' ⍋ ⊹ ❂ ⊹ ⍋ ⍋ ⊹ ❂ ⊹ ⍋ Highest Rankings #12 2019 Winter Challenge 500 #32 High Fantasy #49 Elves ⍋ ⊹ ❂ ⊹ ⍋ ⍋ ⊹ ❂ ⊹ ⍋ Updates are on Saturdays.

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM FOR UPDATES: crescent_12_ We all have our own baggage, whether it be big or small, that impact us for the rest of our lives. We all have our own stories with many different stories to tell. Not to mention how complicated families could be. This is Reese's story, a story of heartbreak, loneliness, love, and self recognition. See her life transform before your eyes from a nightmare into an intense battle that will bring challenges and the thing she always wanted; a real family. Although complicated, families could be either your greatest weakness or greatest strength. I hope you guys enjoy this story and thanks for reading! *THIS IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY* *THIS STORY IS ON PAUSE! I WILL BE RELEASING A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THIS STORY AS A WAY TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING AND WHEN IT IS UP I WILL PUT THE LINK UNDER THIS ONE! THANKS FOR READING AND EXPECT A NEW VERSION SOON!*

December 2018: The Song of Sqia'lon Seven writing prompt issued by @ScienceFiction. An intrepid band of space travelers, Nfrite, Serhat, and Kuma have come from their home planet to Sqia'lon Seven. They want to learn the truth about the inhabitants of their ruined sister planet. Once they hear a voice calling to them, however, their quest takes a dark turn. Curious? Read on. • ⦿ ⥉ ❍ ⥉ ⦿ • • ⦿ ⥉ ❍ ⥉ ⦿ • Word Count: ~1900 • ⦿ ⥉ ❍ ⥉ ⦿ • • ⦿ ⥉ ❍ ⥉ ⦿ • Highest Rankings #6 2019 Winter Challenge 500 #29 Writing Contest

"No one ever heard my voice, not in a crowd, not in a quiet room. Not at home , not at school. Even while being around my friends I felt suffocated. Forgotten. Unimportant. Voiceless." Aamu has little to no courage, but lots of thoughts she would like to convey. Her voice, however, cannot seem to reach others and she feels overpowered by the shouting world. She wonders, how on Earth would anyone want to listen to what she has to say, when there were so many others yelling louder than her. Why would her thoughts matter? Feeling down, she comes across an old-school voice recorder. At home, she empties her heart to it, hoping to find her voice again. Maybe someone will hear my voice at least through these records, she thought hopefully. Everyday, she would speak out her mind, pour out her hopes and dreams, hoping that someday it would reach someone, far far away. Will it reach you?

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Almost dying can change a person. For most it pushes them to live life to the fullest; for Ryan, it lets him hear voices and see ghosts. After a fatal car crash, Ryan Hubbard wakes up hearing a voice in his head that isn't his own. It wants him to find something--someone. As if that isn't the worst of his problems, he can see ghosts too. Naturally, he tries telling people about his new abilities. And just as naturally, no one believes him. When Ryan gets dared to go into a supposedly haunted house, he almost refuses. But curiosity gets the best of him when something inside him (specifically, the voice) tells him to go. He wasn't exactly hoping to find anything inside-least of all the diary of a dead little girl and the sudden urge to find her killer. With the help of his friend Lya and the voice that refuses to leave him, Ryan is set to unravel the mysteries and unlock the secrets of the little child's past. • • • A paranormal mystery that takes place mostly in the present and sometimes in the 1960s. • • • This work mentions suicide, contains mildly violent, and/or traumatic content. Reader discretion is advised. Cover by: @solidarity_ • #11 in voices • #10 in ghost • #40 in paranormal

Two lovers find themselves in a race to get married as bombs rain down mercilessly from above. But in a war torn world nothing is as it seems-- monsters and villains appear in places you least expect.

We are all awake and aware. Until, one day, you wake up for real and realise you've been unaware your whole life. Like Callie. In one day her life changed and she lost everything. Yet gained more than she'd had before. More than she knew she could have. The only question is can she keep her new life? Or will she have to go back to being unaware to keep her friends safe?

Adella Barlow works for her Uncle, a local Antiquarian, called Mr. Porter Hoddle. He is the owner of P. Hoddle's Antiques Emporium, which has earned its reputation for the unique items that seem to find their way into the shop under questionable circumstances. The latest acquisition is an ancient and unusual tea making vessel, of which more information is needed about. Porter sends his niece, Adella, on an errand with regards to this and she discovers more than she has bargained for... Written for those who enjoy an Edwardian era mystery, with the humour of Terry Pratchett and some H.P. Lovecraft thrown in for good measure.

London, England, The Present Day. In a bustling, multicultural city, amongst the underground, skyscrapers, and culture galore, lives a friendship group that calls itself The Disparate Crew. They are all teenagers, but that is the only way they can be grouped, as they are all so different to each other. The members include compassionate Kelly, mischievous Isaac, awkward Ariki, brash Sophie, firey Carlotta, gentle Jaleela, fearful Oliver, and Bailey and Riley, the Irish twins. London is a wonderfully exciting place, add nine engaging teenagers, some mishaps and adventure, music, fun and laughter, and a pinch of mystery and intrigue... Well, one thing's for sure. They're in for a big adventure. Laugh, cry, and join The Disparate Crew as they discover themselves and others, and go on the journey of being a teenager. Updates Wednesdays, when it does.