Bringdiversity Stories

[Spin off to Suicide, Skittles and Skates] Hannah Adem is one of The Elite at Premrose Private School, standing at the very top of the social ladder. But when her world - as she knows it - comes crashing down, she's forced to face reality. Behind the façade of indifference she paints on every day, Hannah is hiding a lot of insecurities that stem back to her background of which she knows next to nothing about. So when Rayne Parker, the quiet kid in her English class manages to see behind the towering walls she's constructed around herself, she's torn between two choices. Should she take the easy route and disregard him as a nobody, continuing living obliviously or will she allow him to help her face the fears of her past? But as she's about to learn, she's certainly not the only one with secrets and not everything is black or white. Sometimes you have to look at the shades in between to find out the truth. Sometimes you discover that life is entirely greyscale.

{A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY} Saleena is a world famous singer, hating the glitter and the gold but remaining number one in the charts in sheer desperation. She will do anything to protect her dark secrets from the public eye, crying every night at the monsters she sees in her sleep. Becky is torn between her mother's commands and her own curiosity. Her naked body is flaunted in every corner but she dreams of a purity she'll never attain. Hidden in the darkness one night, she finally gives into her own beliefs for a change. Layla is a teenage warrior; battling the evil lurking in her blood. Downing pain relief, she goes about her day-to-day life with as little complaints as possible, counting every second as victory. She's terrified for her end but has all the faith in the world for what she can't see. Asiya is a single mother, slaving through three part time jobs after being thrown out by her abusive husband for her sexuality. Bills pile up and rent is due but nothing can drown out the satisfaction of hearing her little girl laugh for the very first time. These four girls have absolutely nothing in common. But a chance meeting, some red velvet cupcakes and a prayer binds them together forever.

The time of silencing black women are over. We have snatched the mic and we won't give it back till we finished. You guys had your fun now it's time for us to put our 2 cents in. WARNING: The tea is piping hot. #ProjectAfricanCulture #BlackGirlsRock #JustSaying

An article about sexism in society towards women. * Published on March 14, 2012 Sync Weekly Vol. 5 Issue 47 * This was published in a popular and prominent pop culture magazine called Sync Weekly in my hometown of Arkansas. This appeared on my birthday. The direct link to the article is lost but I posted it again from the print issue that I've saved.

-Editor's Choice! Dec 2019 - 17-year-old Lucille Monteith wants nothing else to find her brother, who, despite what everyone says, she refuses to believe is dead. She'll do anything to locate him, to bring him back home safe, though it begins to dawn on her that she's hopeless in her investigation. After a tragic accident, brothers Cian and Vincent Horne were torn from their normal lives. Vinny stuck as an earthbound spirit and Cian becoming an angel of death, the two roam the earth together, unafraid of death and its meaning. When Vinny discovers that Lucie can see him, however, it changes everyone in the trio's lives, and Lucie finds she may not be so hopeless after all. Embark on this journey as an angel, a ghost, and a teenage girl search for a loved one, battle their demons, and fight to keep pulses beating.

For the first time in her life, Mrs Christus is unable to dismiss a maid. She finds herself locked in a mute struggle with the girl, who has not only begun to lay claim to her house but now her husband. Every morning she wakes to the same sensation, a movement in the soft parts of her stomach and the presence of thin fingers working their way into some hidden place. In the evenings, on the veranda, she tries to tell her husband that she is afraid, but she has forgotten the words to communicate her feelings. Words have been used as a means of separation, a way of communicating the boredom of routine....

"The Moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." --- Acacia Yung-Cooper is a disgruntled, divorced 41-year-old woman whose life was turned upside down fourteen years ago by the loss of her daughter. That's when Odysseus, the girl who never grows up, flies into her life and promises her an adventure she'll never forget . . . ------ All drawings belong to me, but I don't own any of the photographs Cover by @xlovetolivex

UNTIL THE SKYSCRAPERS CALL US HOME is a short story set in the heart of New York with civilization on the brink of destruction from incoming meteorites. Scrambling to make the most of their time together Adriano and Jason set out to spend their last moments learning what it means to love until the end of times.

Layla and Zara are two moroccan cousins about to go through senior year in two different high schools, two different parts of town and with different people. Layla who grew up in a mixed cultured household is awkward, outspoken about political issues and a compulsive liar who's struggling to keep her walls up against love. Especially when a handsome stranger moves in with her neighbors. Zara who seems like your perfect muslim daughter on the outside is actually the girl version of every bad boys and players that a girl loves combined which is why she's judged and hated by some. She's waiting for the one who will make her feel something other than this constant boredom.

All the good things. All the good, beautiful and entrancing things. That's what Tate is made of. She's Alex's best friend. All the bad things. All the bad, tantalizing, and enrapturing things. That's what Alex is made of. He's Tate's best friend.

Nico spends his days in the city, slashing demons and creatures and such. Lefu Hughes spends her days on the streets, holding the hand of her dead brother. Odd? Just slightly, but Nico Di Angelo takes this as the opportunity to recreate Lefu's life back into the way she would have wanted it. Starting from the beginning. {Heroes of Olympus Fanfic, original character } *Slightly rewritten. Honestly, this book is too old and far too bad for me to repair without rewriting the entire thing. Apologies in advance.

What happens when all the ice in the Arctic melts, and all the animals migrate to new area? The world is destroyed, and we have a vacant planet on our hands, with nothing but the water and land. Plus, piles of dead bodies everywhere. Follow Eleanor Rigby, Mayuran Srirakshan, and Josephine Aquinas on their journey to figure out how climate change started. A/N: Mars is probably not the best option for a living environment, and living on Mars probably won't happen in this short amount of time. Although, there will be some non-fiction elements, such as, how global warming started, etc.

Sinclair Walters wanted nothing more than to get out of his little town. Beaumont Cove, where the only thing to do was drink and smoke in the woods. He wanted to travel the world and experience new people but people like Sinclair didn't get out of Beaumont Cove. Or so he thinks until he gets to know one of Beaumont's most well kept secret, Millie Greg, who shows Sinclair that everything he's ever wanted might be more attainable than he thought.

A tale of fear versus hope, pain versus endurance, and a people lost in space, trying to find their way home. [WINNER of wattpad scifi prompt April 2018: Beacon] [Featured in NanoBytes: A Scifi Short Story Anthology]

[Featured on Wattpad Official Romance account] Everyone has got something to hide. Evie is no different. The romance that bloomed with Matteo Sanders when she was fresh out of college was a whirlwind that she was more than glad to get carried away by. Months pass and Matteo goes missing-- presumed dead by everyone including his family. Evie is now involved with Logan but her parents, who know just as much about Matteo's disappearance as she does, don't approve of her relationship. Something happened on that last summer night Evie met Matteo-- something she is sworn to secrecy over, to say nothing but lies and other necessities. #New adult + #Romance + #Shortstory Started: 7th August, 2020. Completed: 21st September, 2020. Warning: contains mentions of drug use and suicide which may trigger some audiences. 🎖1st place in The Creative Choice Awards [Romance]