Ancestry Stories

*A sequel to The Palmer Pool* Vanessa Brooks, now a high-school senior, hopes to put her time-traveling days behind her, until an opportunity arises to return the favor of a fellow time-traveler stuck in the past. ****** As Vanessa Brooks begins her senior year of high school, she hopes that the routine of life as usual will distract her from her memories of Pete, the boy she fell for and left behind in 1953. Now painfully aware of the risks of traveling to the past, she considers her time-traveling days over, even though she still longs to reunite with Pete. But with Eric Anderson, the only person who knows the truth about where Vanessa disappeared to all summer, keeping an uncomfortably close watch on her, along with her suspicious family and friends, she knows the only place she'll ever see Pete again is in her vivid dreams. When Vanessa accidentally travels from a 1920s themed Halloween party at a local historic mansion to an eerily similar party in the actual 1920s, she reconnects with a fellow time-traveler who needs her help. Vanessa discovers her ability to affect time is even stronger than she thought, and so is her determination to fight for what- and who- she wants. Cover by @JELyrica Content Warning: this story contains alcohol and drug use, and references to near-drowning events, panic attacks and drug overdose.

A deeply moving African short story exploring rural life, generational trauma, superstition, cultural memory, and identity. The Shape of Returning follows Ntombi, a young girl searching for truth and belonging while uncovering her family's hidden past. This story blends emotional storytelling with themes of freedom, heritage, and the quiet ghosts that shape South African communities. Perfect for readers who enjoy: • African literary fiction • Coming-of-age short stories • Rural and cultural storytelling • Themes of memory, ancestry, and healing • Emotional, character-driven fiction This is a lyrical, haunting, and unforgettable journey of returning and becoming.

Warriors. Elementalists. Protectors. Tamers. Writers. The five ilks of the legion. ~ Aaren Tammar has been oblivious to the significance of the piece of jewellery she has been in possession of for most of the years of her life. When it is stolen and later returned, she realizes that the fleeing from responsibility by her entire maternal family was part of something much bigger. The Legion of the Ancestry. A widespread society of those possessing a specific type of magic that dealt with trinkets; small, showy pieces of jewellery. Once the truth about it is revealed, Aaren and a group of rebels from the Ancestry have to join forces to bring their lost ones back with the help of a special anklet. In the midst of their adventure, Aaren learns to develop her powers. But it feels like she hasn't any. And when it comes to bringing the non-existent back to existence, there is a price. Especially when a shiny piece of jewellery is involved. ****

Friendship is something to be valued and if one should ever feel betrayed in any relationship as tender as friendship their rationality blows out the window. Generation after generation have skipped the curse bestowed upon all females that have a particular type of blood coursing through their veins...running from the twisted curse that had been coerced by anger through a friendship has now left eleven year old Christain and her mother at odd ends Getting a wake up call in the middle of the night and having to pack everything and run without a given reason at the age of five sucks. I'm eleven now, after finding out I'm possessed by an unkillable witch we're on the move again but to add a twister to this entire fiasco, my father is standing at our front door with my mother's boyfriend limp at his feet. Secrets kill any relationship...

Epitaphs: 'just not to ask myself: who am I now' Goran Simic's Immigrant Blues 'speak your secret in secret; and to truth: never withhold what you know lest you Harden the truth in a lie' Pablo Neruda's The Truth This cycle of poems is a response to my parents and grandparents; immigration and being 'dis-placed' as a person. Salvation (published a Giegenertanz), The Beaverbrae & Benalto (published as Benalto Road) were part of a Diaspora Dialogues anthology (with mentoring by Molly Peacock) in 2009.

The noble families, once at war, came together in unity under the Baskervilles. But plots to overthrow the main family and have a forgotten family cast away before many could remember rise and take over. Nathaniel, a distant relative of the Baskervilles, is prophesied to stop a terrible crisis from coming and maybe even a potential war. Will he be able to shut down the notion of a coup-d'etat, or will chaos once again plague the region?

a tree takes root out of the seeds that were sown as deep in the forest a new life is grown

Monroe Willson, a 13-year-old girl who's absolutely NOT royal at all but has a whole ancestry of royals, yet she doesn't know. She was put into a royalty school, named Gloryenda High, it is known for its powerful royalties. Will Monroe discover her powers or will she end up dying?

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Was mother just preparing potatoes for dinner? Or was something much darker and sinister taking place?

The strange lands and beautiful lands that spark my imagination

The stranger withdrew and retracted his umbrella sword from the now smoking demon carcass as he turned in one fluid motion to look at me. "W-what does she it I'm not even sure what that was want?" I threw my hoodie over my head. The stranger let out a low cackle. "Why dearie," he said in his old Irish accent. "She wants you of course.." his eyes left mines and made a trail checking to see if the signs were all there he took a deep unsettling breath as to smell me out and dissect me even further he smiled "All three of you. you don't have much time before they're here the threat will be upon us. You must be ready." my eyes filling up with anxiety and tears. How did he know I was pregnant I only just discovered that myself? "For what?" "Don't play coy Aslinn you know very well what. You've dreamt of the War!"

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