Contemporaryliterature Stories

[on hold will be updated after I complete 'Tale of Two'] The twenty seven year old architect, Rafe and the twenty four year old doctor-to-be, Ophelia meet the weirdest way possible but at the same time form a weird bond that none of the two of them is able to shake. What starts as a weird, annoying, awkward and embarrassing meeting leads to a slightly mature conversation and then to a quasi-romantic friendship that soon turns into a relationship. From breakdowns to heated kisses and shared secrets this is a story where two people realize that even the weirdest memories can be cherished if made with the right person. --------- Started: 17th March, 2020 ---------

Down in the lows, up in the skies, but no medium. Al just wants to have a normal life, but it looks like the only option is to be one or the other. Will he ever see the sun rise and fall on the same day? A short story:)

From the perspective of a bee. Making a story themed from a flower.

He took a leaden breath. "A smart man learns to live with placid waters, making them rage will sweep him away. Do not speak much because you will never know a friend or family from a foe; the wrath you incur will be obliterating." "Water is meant to flow, not to remain placid." "Here, it is meant to remain placid." "And my dignity?" "What about your dignity?" "How will it succumb to this?" "It must succumb. You must bury your dignity, otherwise, it will bury you." Beautifully intertwined with compelling Arabic poetry, The Puppets of the Marionettes depicts the struggles of nations, of hundreds of millions of people: puppet governments, degradation, disguised slavery, corruption, stripped rights, hopelessness, this is a story of a trampled Middle East. Follow Omar as his life unwillingly turns into a life carved for him. Will his dignity ever be restored, or is its loss the main objective?

Vincent always knew that his lifestyle made him different than his peers, but when two mysterious strangers show up and ambush him after his graduation, his life is completely turned upside down. He must find his missing father, discover his ancient royal lineage, and control his supernatural abilities with dark ritualistic magic! Can he help Lalaina and Hery undo what has already been done and save himself from his Cursed Fate?

Ink leads a quiet life-teaching by day, writing between the lines, dreaming in silence. Echo lives under lights and in lyrics, adored but quietly restless. When her anonymous voice reaches him through a late-night message, something shifts. One lives in the calm. The other, in the noise. But a single moment sparks a connection neither expected. A soft, stirring story of two lives drawn together by a voice, a song, and the feeling that someone out there might already understand

MIDNIGHT MONSTERS. A story to read in the dark. Lots of love, GARCIAIR.

Tolani had been married to her husband Tunji for twenty-one years in a society that preached and encouraged male superiority and partiality. She took all the hurts and betrayals from him until the day she learnt he had been keeping a shocking secret from her for twenty years. At that point Tolani knew it was time to take her revenge not just against her husband but also against every single person who had been his enabler and she wouldn't let anything stop her in her mission.

Just quotes that suddenly pop inside my head. A 'Freedom Book' you don't have to give a damn about.

An instance riddled with misunderstanding, but how could it not be when you can only really see from your own perspective?

When the life you wanted has crumbled beneath your fingers, there's nothing left to do but pick up the pieces and soldier on. You've done this before. But what happens when you no longer feel like yourself anymore? When fires spontaneously start-up around you, when you hear growling coming from underneath your bed, and you no longer recognize your face in the mirror. What happens then?

A Pandemic Romance-The landscape of our world changes as the pandemic engulfs us. Shelby Stone a renowned Infectious Disease Physician is facing the battle of her life. Will she outrun its devastation or will the virus or her haunted pass catch up to her. Will the love she never thought she find again, save her and save the world.

Set in the mid-2000's, a young man tries to make sense of his surroundings while simultaneously doing everything he can to escape them. Fueled by drugs, his friends, his car and his desire to maintain constant mobility, he unknowingly subjects himself to a series of rigorous tests to establish exactly where he belongs in the dysfunctional society around him.

Self-written poems in a motivated hour.

Celeste lives in the post-apocalyptic city, Effluent, on planet 7125. Their society overflows with creativity and colorful ideas are easier to find than a needle in a haystack. Every person is born with one mishap or another. It wouldn't be out of the norm to find a girl with an extraordinary birthmark, a man with sentient hair or a child with a cat's tail. But what if you were born completely normal? You have plain skin, normal hair and no tail whatsoever. Just a basic human being. How would you survive? In a world where everything is whimsical and out of the ordinary, how do you make your presence known?

As the world emerges from the pandemic a light of hope has awakened on the horizon. Will Shelby and Simon overcome the final obstacle. Will our world look the same. We will just have to wait and see in- A Third Wave-The Survival

This story is a moment of realisation, of being aware for the first time of what you are, of what you are worth. A feeling that we have all experienced but that most of us ignore, an everlasting return. This story although it seems a simple description of a simple moment, is a thousand times deeper than that, it is open to free interpretation, to enjoy it or to question it. It is a story that requires a reader open to the possibility of doubt, an active reader, and most importantly a reader without fear.

A short story about a man in a circle that symbolizes something a lot deeper.

what path will you choose?

This is a short story written for the Contemporary Lit Contest: A Fantabulous Easter. Running from home after the aftermath of loss, Mari finds herself in California. Alone for Easter, she reluctantly agrees to attend a coworker's Easter party. The lingering memories of spending holidays with her family continue to pull at her as the bright cheer surrounding her ignites. What she doesn't expect is a face from her past to appear. Through reminiscent Easter fun, Mari begins to cherish the very things she ran from. Will it be enough to bring her home, or will the pain of her past keep her miles from the one place that still holds her heart?