Representation Stories

A twist on Alice in Wonderland that's never been done before... A prophecy, new characters, romance, angst, and cliffhangers Oh MY There will come a time when the two horned bridge, After seasons of dirt and yieldless land When the mad queen has gone madder still, Will cease to transfer from realms of dream. Need will arise and innocents will suffer at the hands Of the wicked misdeeds. A tom of world like, And a victim of vice, But last but not least The queen to be Will fall in together to fail or to fly. One without the other will never be To restore the ticker to the heart Before the clams may shut hence more In parallel worlds

When 18-year-old Preston finds himself in the middle of a string of brutal murders, he figures two things: one, he's probably in way over his head, and two- Maybe he should've picked another interest. curiosity has a terrible habit of getting him into trouble, and somehow surviving might require fast thinking, terrible decisions, and just enough luck to barely stay alive. Did I mention he can see the future?

In a city where magic flows like code-compiled, structured, auditable-Vex has learned to survive by being useful. They cannot cast. Every spell crashes with a fatal error no diagnostic can explain. So they've become a translator, a compiler, making everyone else's magic work while their own refuses. When wild-code appears-magic that flows from intention rather than syntax, impossible to regulate or suppress-the Mage Council sees risk. Vex sees people whose magic works differently, not wrongly. People the system rejected first. Commissioned to help eliminate wild-code, Vex must choose between the safety of invisibility and the risk of being seen. Between a career built on working around their "limitation" and fighting to prove it was never a limitation at all. A novel about systems that claim to be neutral, magic that refuses to lie, and the cost of rewriting infrastructure when you can't stay invisible anymore. Updates Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays!

Jackson Avery is a surgeon. Britney Avery brings life into the world for a living. Together, they are raising three children in the quiet moments that exist between hospital shifts, on-call nights, and the weight of everything they carry home. Nolan. Harper. Jade. A son learning strength and respect. A daughter who is wild, competitive, and determined to be the best. And a youngest who feels the world too loudly, needing more care, more patience, and more protection. This is a collection of one-shot moments - different ages, different days, the same family - exploring parenthood, marriage, medicine, and the fierce love it takes to protect what matters most. Because sometimes the most important parts of life don't happen during the chaos... they happen in the spaces between.

basically Swan but in Toronto

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚, every victim is someone's child. She loves fiercely, fights harder, and never leaves anyone behind. But in a job built on violence, the cost of caring too much may be the one thing she cannot outrun. [Season one-] [Started January 20, 2026] [Status: on-going]

This paper introduces Immanent Pluralism, a model of democratic representation designed for societies characterized by persistent plurality and networked forms of association. It argues that contemporary crises of representation reflect a structural misalignment between territorial, aggregative democratic institutions and increasingly plural, continuous patterns of political life. Building on polycentric governance theory and drawing on insights from associational and digital-era politics, the paper proposes replacing territorially mediated representation with overlapping political assemblages as primary units of democratic articulation. Within this framework, legitimacy emerges through ongoing patterns of participation and coalition formation rather than episodic aggregation alone. The paper situates the model in relation to liberal legitimacy theory, Ostromian polycentric governance, and emerging network-based institutional experiments, and considers the potential role of technological mediation in enabling large-scale participatory coordination. Immanent Pluralism is offered as a conceptual framework for rethinking democratic design under conditions of durable plurality.

slow updates- collection of short, generally romantic (and angst-free!) stories i started writing every valentine's day ♡ may begin to update more as time goes on

Adanna Okafor has spent three years teaching herself K-pop choreography in a bedroom too small to dance in. She's mastered every BlackVelvet move, learned Korean from YouTube videos, and dreamed of Seoul from her home in Lagos, Nigeria. Everyone tells her it's impossible. K-pop idols don't look like her. Girls from Surulere don't make it to Seoul. Dreams like hers don't come true for people like her. Then StarLight Entertainment slides into her DMs. From the chaotic streets of Lagos to the glittering stages of Seoul, this is a story about a girl brave enough to chase a dream everyone said was impossible. About finding your voice when the world expects you to stay silent. About the price of dreams and whether they're worth paying. Some barriers are meant to be broken. Adanna Okafor is about to break them all.

FULL TITLE: 「 𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 」Belnova Inc: A Guide How Not To Be A Really Good Spy! Plus 1+ "Can, I, have one..?" "Get your own damn pop-tart!" Full description inside 𝐉𝐚𝐧. 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝑾𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒓 (𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎) 𝒔𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆 + 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍. 𝑨𝒎 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒖𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 + 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔.

Imagine the existence of a supernatural being whom holds enough power to destroy all if used correctly. These beings were ostracized and hunted down until peril is brought upon the world, and the US Government, which controls actions towards them, decide that they might be of use...

A representation of the Divine Love of Soulmates in love, to the infinity of the Universe.

everyone's gone crazy at lakeview.

Kass has always been a disappointment to her family, but no matter what, she has always had Mel. Working side by side in a coffee shop, Kass and her best friend, Mel, have always been inseparable. As Kass begins a new relationship, the balance she's always shared with her best friend Mel starts to shift. Old wounds surface, and new ones are inflicted. Conversations go unfinished as harsh words are said. And the friendship that once felt unbreakable begins to strain under the weight of change. Kass and Mel Are Not Having a Good Time is a romance about love found, friendship tested, and the painful, necessary work of growing up

a book written by a disabled queer author, for disabled and queer audiences.

You didn't think the story was over, did ya? Veronica is still on the search for her missing cousin, not a trace to be found. Roselle who was once a sworn enemy also came in to join the hunt. However, paths seem to lead to one place: a place no second year student left alive. New journey New goal New friends And a potential death

If you were in a world full of spells and superhuman abilities and you're one of the only without them, what would you do? You'd prove your worth, duh. Veronica Grace is considered your average teenage girl Music lover Hair dyes Goal setter Dream chaser Athletic as well Aside from that, she tends to be reckless and chaotic. Fear tends to not be something she feels. After starting her first year of Nocturne Academy, things started to get INSANE. Enemy who might not be an enemy New friends New conflict New band And now, a case of a missing person

One more year before high school. January Diaz has no idea what she's doing, but neither does Mia, so they might as well figure it out together, right? cover art by iris p-f written by elle o. created by elle o. and iris p-f.

6 best friends find out that they are the long lost heirs to the six elemental kingdoms: fire, air, earth, water, lightning, and space. Long ago, these kingdoms had succumbed to darkness, one of the two ancient elements that had come long before the others. However, once its equal element, light, saved the kingdoms and defeated the darkness, it swore to rise once again. Fast forward 17 years later, these two elements have been reincarnated. Let's see what happens next... *Disclaimer: I only own the plot, the characters, and the places in the story! There will be multiple references to pop culture!* *Cover credits to the creator of this photo!* (A/N: Sorry in advance, but there are a lot of swear words in this because one of the characters does it a lot!)

She was just a broke girl from the wrong side of town. He was a prince looking for his princess. Their worlds were never meant to collide... until one party changed everything. Roshanda is eighteen, thick, brown, and broke - living in a roach-infested hotel with her mama, little sister KK, and her no-good stepdad Bird. She's never belonged anywhere special, and she's definitely never been anyone's idea of a princess. But when she gets invited to a mysterious party at the legendary Marland Estate with her best friends Neveah and Shakira, everything changes. Because the guy throwing the party isn't just some rich boy - he's a twenty-year-old prince looking for the girl of his dreams. Ash has everything money can buy, but he's searching for something real. When he bumps into Roshanda, something clicks. She's different from the fake, shallow girls he's used to. She's real. She's funny. She's beautiful in ways that have nothing to do with money. But when you're from different worlds, happily ever after isn't that simple. Between family drama, jealous rivals, and secrets that could destroy everything, Roshanda will have to decide if she's brave enough to claim her unexpected crown. This is not your typical fairytale. This is what happens when a real girl meets a real prince, and discovers that sometimes the best princesses are the ones nobody expected.