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Fifteen Days of Almost I'm not writing these poems to be beautiful. I'm writing them because they're the only way I can take what's in my head, put it on paper, and see it for what it is. For fifteen days starting from 10/08/25 till 25/08/25 , I'll write exactly what I feel the thoughts I never said, the moments I noticed when no one else was looking, the tiny ways someone can change the air around you without even realising it. Maybe they'll never see this. Maybe they will. But I need to see it. I need to feel it. I need to know if what's in my chest is real, or just something I made up in my head. This isn't just poetry. It's my truth, laid out for the whole world and for myself.

Some strings can't be cut... even with fangs. Nobody at Shibuya Academy notices Ember Quinn-black eyeliner, shredded tights, hoodie pulled over her face like a curtain. Invisible. Forgettable. Even her parents, swallowed by their corporate lives, barely remember she exists. Until he arrives. Kai Mori - the transfer student with ash-pale skin, eyes like dying embers, and a smile that makes girls line up just to be ignored by him. He's all mystery and midnight, and Ember couldn't care less... until the day she sees him crouched behind the gym, fangs buried in the still-warm throat of a rabbit. She doesn't even have time to gasp before her back is against a tree, his cold hand around her throat. > "Scream," he says softly, "and I'll make sure it's your last." But just as she's about to cry out, something impossible happens- A crimson thread appears between them, glowing against the foggy air, trailing from her wrist to his. Kai stares at it in shock. The red string of fate. Ancient Japanese folklore says it ties destined lovers together, unbreakable and eternal. For a vampire, it's rarer than moonlight. And deadly. Now, she's bound to him-an emo girl who hates attention, and a blood-drinker who swears he doesn't believe in love. But fate doesn't care what they believe. It only cares that they burn together... or destroy each other.

Leila Stormhart is an orphan. Doomsday took her family, her city, and her right to be ordinary. All she has left is her mother's journal--locked, encrypted, and only power can open it. Real power. Leila wants to enter the Academy of Magical Arts. But without a clan, a name, or a single coin, getting in is impossible. Her only chance is a Contract with one of the powerful. That means passing Trials, attracting attention, and making a deal. She has no patrons. No connections. Only stubbornness, a runic compass, and a gift for charging artifacts-a basic skill no one cares about. And then there's the Heir of a noble clan, with whom she had to survive. Entirely against her will.

Josephine March is a soldier on the frontlines of an intergalactic war. As humanity began to make a life among the stars, a dying race took notice of our green and blue planet. No one knows where they came from but one thing is clear, they want earth for themselves and only humanity stands in their way. Written for the Rewind The Classics Contest 2023 I don't own Little Women or War of the Worlds. No part of this story may be used to program AI. If you see this story anywhere besides Wattpad please make me aware. This is the only place I post stories. I don't have multiple accounts on this site, so this is the only profile this story should be posted on. Thank you, readers.

***ROUND 2 QUALIFIER IN THE 2025 AMBY AWARDS*** When Vivian Gibbon is roped into taking an estranged aunt out on an errand, she doesn't foresee having to relive her doomed love story aloud. Or finding out she isn't the only woman in the family to have one. A 1960s SHORT STORY & AN AMBY AWARDS ENTRY.

2025 Amby Awards Favorite! A collection of poems for a dark season, featuring themes of loss, guilt, heartbreak, and regret (yeah, good times, lol).

Detective John Masters turned back to question the helpful civilian, but the man was no longer at his side. A grey-coated back was just disappearing into the alley beside the bank. The detective smiled grimly. He knew it was a dead end. He set off in pursuit, he had more than a few questions for that young man. He turned the corner and saw his quarry at the end of the alley. "Police!" he called. "Don't move!" Then the man disappeared, right before his eyes. One minute he was there, and the next second he wasn't. The alley was empty apart from a few pieces of rubbish, scarcely big enough to hide a rat.

Pablo, a sophomore playing tight end for Venomous Agendas High, plays the best football game of his life, but as the season comes to a close, his coaches tell him he can't rely on football to go to college, forcing him to buckle down on academics for the final two-thirds of the year. Little does he know that his teammates in a group project will drag him into a world he only heard about in passing... Note: Ch1-17 was the original Can't Stop the Questions, Ch-18-41 were originally Cheating On And Off As Cheating On And Off, it won the May 30-Day Challenge as well as the May-June 8-Chapter Challenge. Featured on Teen Fiction sports romance! (July 14, 2025) Round 2 of 2025 Ambys! (September 17, 2025) #1 in Ballista (March 10, 2026)

Parth was excited for his new job. A new place. A new life. Little did he realize that life in the small sleepy town amidst the mighty Himalayas would change his life forever especially when he meets the mysterious Lily and her daughter Rose. What dangerous secrets do these enigmatic ladies hide which could not only uproot his life but his loved ones' as well? "He thought silence would protect them. She thought love was enough. Yet, when a decades-old betrayal resurfaces and long-buried lies begin to unravel, They find themselves at crossroads. Can they walk forwards together or has the truth ripped them apart?" This is not your usual romance. This is a story of love, betrayal and redemption. Best Heartfelt Award Winner - The Blazing Verse Awards 2025 Third in Best Emotional Line - Time Vortex Awards 2025 #TEGSA 2025 Copyright Disclaimer © Ana_Miga, 2025. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, or mirrored without the author's written permission. Unauthorized copying, reposting, or scraping-including automated mirroring on third-party websites-is a violation of copyright law and the spirit of creative integrity. Cover photo courtesy: Anita Jankovic on Unsplash Submitted for Kahani Kalakar Awards 2025

Beau is a young 20-year-old college student who is living in the town of Weston. Where magic has been banned and lines have been drawn between magic and non-magic humans. Beau has fallen for Dylan Brightmore, the town mayor's wife's son. After Dylan disappeared after the Brightmore mansion fire. Beau tries to piece together what happened to Dylan, but the closer she gets to solving the mystery, the more she soon realizes her life is in great danger.

Sandy Greer is soon to be married when things take a turn. The venue is damaged in a storm and it looks like the wedding may have to be canceled. At the last minute the most expensive venue in town reaches out as its next event has been canceled. Sandy and her groom jump at the chance to save their wedding, and be married in a historical property in their home town, Butte, Montana. The Copper Mansion is old but beautiful and Sandy can't wait to walk down the aisle on October 31st at sundown. Everything seems to be perfect, until the haunting starts. Will the ghosts ruin the wedding or provide a Halloween wedding for the ages? Written for the Halloween Vault 2023 contest. No part of this story may be used to program AI. If you see this story anywhere besides Wattpad please make me aware. This is the only place I post stories. I don't have multiple accounts on this site, so this is the only profile this story should be posted on. Thank you, readers.

Funeral director Mia Flannagan guards a deadly secret: she's a vampire. For centuries, she's survived by hiding in plain sight, keeping her community at arm's length to protect the identity she despises. But when the ghost of an elderly woman leads her to Liam, a wounded stranger with secrets of his own, Mia's decision to save him puts her in the crosshairs of a bounty hunter who'll stop at nothing to kill his prey-even if it means putting a stake through Mia's heart! ***Content Warning: This book contains depictions of sexual assault in a later chapter, violence, religious trauma, and mild blood/gore. Reader discretion is advised.

Memories are power. Memories are profit. Memories are everything. Kael has built his life on stealing them, one dive at a time, in a city that chews people up and leaves them hollow. But when a routine job uncovers the Hive-a government program designed to strip individuality from every citizen-Kael finds himself at the heart of a rebellion he never wanted. With his estranged sister hunting him, a charismatic ally hiding secrets of his own, and an ancient force whispering from beyond, Kael must face a truth that terrifies him: he may be the only key to stopping the Hive. But saving humanity might cost him the one thing he values most: his freedom.

This was the very first story I ever wrote-something I initially created just to bring a smile to my friends' faces. I never imagined I'd one day share it publicly. But here I am, taking that leap and inviting you all to read mine. "Almost Strangers_Always Soulmates" is a series of short feel-good tale about a story of love, and the little moments that make a life. I'm not a professional writer, and English isn't my first language, so please read with kindness. I genuinely welcome your constructive feedback, but kindly avoid any hateful comments. After all, stories are meant to connect us, not divide us. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Do follow on Instagram & Support my content! 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗜𝘆𝗮🌙 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥. This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. No part of this book may be copied, reproduced, or distributed in any form without my written permission, except for brief quotations used in reviews or allowed by copyright law. 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦: 𝙉𝙤𝙞𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙗𝙮𝙄𝙮𝙖.

November 24, 1971 a man hijacks a twenty-eight minute flight from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington. In a matter of hours this man will be known to the world as D.B. Cooper, the only criminal to have hijacked an airplane in the United States and never get caught. Cooper jumped out of that airplane with two hundred thousand dollars but was never seen or heard from again. None of the money ever popped up in circulation so why did he hijack the plane if not to spend the cash? Who was D.B. Cooper? What drove this man to hijack a plane? How did he evade the authorities for so long that the FBI has officially closed the case for lack of evidence? These questions will likely never be answered definitely, so let me tell you a story of how it might have gone instead... 5th place in the Philosopher Awards 2022 Historical Fiction Genre No part of this story may be used to program AI. If you see this story anywhere besides Wattpad please make me aware. This is the only place I post stories. I don't have multiple accounts on this site, so this is the only profile this story should be posted on. Thank you, readers.

On a solo summer retreat to a fog-laced coastal town, Michelle Shiori rents a charming seaside cottage with faded yellow shutters and the scent of salt lingering in every corner. All seems quiet until she discovers a weathered journal hidden behind a loose panel in the nightstand, its entries strangely familiar. Then, an unsettling poster appears in town: "Midnight Summer Theater : One Night Only." No date. No time. Just a stage waiting in the dark.

The story based on 'Phantasm and sorcery' for Wattpad reading list marathon contest. A vengeful guy, a forbidden ritual, and an ex-girlfriend fighting to survive the darkness he unleashed.