Distressed Stories

Elsa meets Henry Graham, a hermit traveler with a power he sees as a curse. They feel a connection because they both experience loneliness and sadness for not being 'normal'. Unfortunately, fate grants them only seven years before the curse extinguishes Henry's life. How will their love story unfold during the time fate has allotted them?

Flash fiction for the Weekend Write-In

Stitching life's tales together any which way... This is a patchwork collection of accounts from my life. Every word is true! Well, ALMOST every word. Some tales need just a little embroidery.

"Love... It can bring you across the world, the seas and the skies. That's what love is." Ten years ago, Kayla Harris fell in love with Infinite Distress. What could ten years of one-sided love do to a person? After all, love makes us all blind to the things around us. Packed with a list of hotel reservations, cash and a bunch of concert tickets in her hand, Kayla is up for the challenge to travel the world with Infinite Distress and witness their world tour like it was her own. With the love that coexists with the world around her, Kayla might not only experience the love between her and her favourite band, but between two people who have been searching for what makes life really worth living.

After being transferred by her father's request, Emilia was left with no choice. She needs to get along with guys in a former all-boys school. How can she get along with them when she's stuck with a phobia? However, there are other destruction, a very long one.

Ragnhild Eilifsdotter is a Huldrekin, people related to the trolls of Norway, but more human-like. The men kept the people living under hill for centuries, so as soon as they were let out she moved to Seattle to experience some freedom. Unfortunately even the New World has rules and Ragnhild has to do a favor for a troll, always a tricky prospect.

100-word story for the May 1, 2026 weekend write-in prompt - distress

Penning down the extravaganza of thoughts that waltz in my head each day. Some dead, some alive, some barely breathing, but each one of them complete in it's isolation Some glooming, some blooming, some reflective and true, Some shrouded in shadows, dipped in the terrors of the night and cynical too. Each coming from a place deeper than the heart and the physical body, each coming from a place called home. "The only thing we ever had Is what we give away" ~Louis Ginsberg

She never imagined seeing him again-not after everything that had shattered between them. But fate had its own timing. There he stood, framed in the doorway, no greeting, no hesitation. His voice was sharp and steady-low, yet piercing-carrying a weight she couldn't ignore. "If you truly love someone, you owe them the truth. You can't keep them in the dark. Not forever." His words struck like thunder, crashing harder than she expected and slicing through her calm façade, stirring the storm inside. His voice bore restraint, yet beneath it lay every emotion and feeling they'd never dared speak aloud. Others tried to intervene, but his eyes never left hers. The air thickened with tension. She stood frozen, every word tangled in her throat. Finally, fragile but firm, her voice broke the silence: "I... I need some time." He exhaled slowly. "Fine." Stepping back toward the exit, he paused, then looked over his shoulder. His eyes held something deep, unreadable, unspoken. "Just so you know... I have no problem with you staying there." With that, he left-leaving behind a silence that was anything but peaceful. It was the sound of an unfinished story-and the beginning of something neither of them could control.

About the book The diary of an introverted kid is the story of Gerard, a timid, fragile introverted kid with a lot of love for nature. He was a kid with a lot of troubles, he literally went through a lot but because of his nature he couldn't discuss his pain with anyone so he decided to put it all in a diary. "It is said those whom you care about are most likely to cause you pain" Gerard was another victim of this circumstance. The book was written to encourage introverted people, show them that they are not weak because of the nature of their personalities but they are special as they are gems which are very rare across the globe. Author: Abdullahi Muhammad Parental advisory Explicit content

A disease has almost made the entire city blind, the head of the state cannot contain the disease and it spreads to a smaller town, and into a family's household. But it can't spread to the children.. can it?

Life is worth living. This is a book full of wonderful things. Kind of poetry, kind of not. I w

Sad stories I wrote late at night...pretty self explanatory.

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains sensitive content such as anxiety, depression, suicide, etc. which some may find disturbing. This short story collection revolves around the minds of youngsters and how they cope with negative emotions.

We see so many people every day, we are as much aware of the person next to us as we are of a random person who walked by us in the street. We can only see if a person behaves normally or not but below the skin of anyone at all, we can't possibly imagine the pain they may be in. The hurt. What's worse is when someone chooses to tell us a portion of how they feel, we feel it's "exaggerated". To the person already falling we welcome them to their death. Believe them when they tell you it crawls over their skin. It is they who feel it, so they definitely do know better. Never think a person isn't trying. The struggle they put up to get out of bed each day is beyond believable. The pressure and the burden they hold on their shoulders is unimaginable. Never tell them to try harder. Because they are trying the best of what they know. Help them through this journey, take their hand. If they seem to have given up, doesn't mean they have. Tell them you are proud of how much strength they show and be there when they don't know what to do. Mental illness is no joke. If there is nothing that you can do, then at least believe them when they tell you it hurts. Also to those of us that go through hell everyday, stay strong. You are a warrior. Your pain is true. No you haven't lost your mind and help is there too. I hope you always find people that can help.

Zoe had been through a lot in her life too only be 21. Seeing her mom become addicted to crack and seeing her getting beat. At night this man would come into her room and touch her... As he touched her he would hum this song that haunted her She didn't understand she was only 9 that's until her and her mom was in the other room and didn't help as she screamed out This continued until she was 18 and bought a one way ticket to New York. She lived on the streets for months until one day a man walked up to her and said "babygirl if you follow me you'd never have to worry again"Eventually turning to a life of stripping and selling her body. She was young but was forced to be woman. She danced to relieve her pain but every time she does she hears that song that the man sung toher. She's numb and doesn't know how to love. But what if ZAYN comes into her life? Can he change that or will he get caught in a crossfire of pain and madness. In the Night anything can happen. In the night she hears him calling In the night she's dancing to relieve the pain She'll never walk away (I don't think you understand) In the night when she comes crawling Dollar bills and tears keep falling down her face She'll never walk away (I don't think you understand)

this is anther part to forever dark by misty the fox her and Vince where split up I'm gonna tell u what he did

After Zen finds himself in a terrible predicament, he has no choice but to leave Shirayuki. Follow Shirayuki through her heartbreak as she rediscovers what it means to truly love another.