Downtrodden Histoires

Being the outsider is always a tough situation to be in. Does Jake have to change himself and the way he has always functioned in this world in order to try and find some sort of happiness? Settle down, dismiss the dreams of a life in screen writing and literature all for domesticity? He can always listen to Bob Dylan and take solace in the cavalcade of character he meets in the street and the apartment building he has just rented. These are questions we have all faced at some point feel free to explore your own life with Jake Fresh in this most compelling of reads.

Twelve years ago, Julia believed she was Harold's fated mate, only to be callously rejected. So when years later he asks her to be his fake mate, she can finally even the score and get her revenge...but then Harold will lose his last chance at redemption, and Julia will never learn if they're fake or fated. Season 3 of The Astronomical Odds *** Her pack knows her as Julia the Doc or the Thornback--a slur for an unmated she-wolf. Twelve years ago, the provisional Alpha Harold mated, abandoned her for a deceitful Luna Scarlett, only to be broken and left dead inside by the temptress. Scorned, Julia's only chance for vengeance is to agree to be Harold's fake mate for political purposes, then publicly reject him in a mating ceremony, destroying his chances to pick up the pieces. What she doesn't expect is that their fake match would make both of them re-evaluate their adolescent feelings. While Julia and Harold walk the thin line that separates fake mates from fated mates, only the goodwill of the most respected Alpha on the continent and his Stargazer Luna prevent their bluff from being called. But someone is poised to give them a little push from the shadows, so that they fall from grace once and for all.

Luna Celeste has her hands full with the demands of her position as Alpha Blake's mate and her on-line studies, when an enigmatic rogue wolf pushes her into an existential conflict with her old nemesis and towards a pack war that Blake tried to avoid. Can Celeste triumph and save her fated bond too? Season 2 of The Astronomical Odds *** During a council of Betas, a Rogue petitioner, Dirk Steinar, conman and astrologer extraordinaire, shows up claiming he has information about the death of Luna Celeste's mother. Against Alpha Blake's protests against trusting this new stranger, Celeste decides to hear him out, but as the new rogue leads them all down a search for answers, Blake and Celeste will be forced to confront both their increasing moments of disagreement, but also old enemies as well. And as the strain wears against the Alpha and Luna's mate bond, the time to mobilize the pack to war increasingly approaches. Can Celeste discover her heritage on time? Will her and Blake's fated mate bond survive, or will their differences lead their pack towards a path of destruction?

Dexter shows the emptiness inside. The realization of nothingness. A glimmer of weakened hope.

A Halloween Vault 2021 Poem Prompt #21 - What does cursed mean to you? This poem gets into the mind of a person blaming their birth on Halloween Eve for every misfortune in their life as a curse.

Poetry for blue days.

waiting for you... Listen to Simon Daum's - A New Life whilst reading. Truly inspired me.

20th September 1959 11:55am: The existence of God is revealed to mankind. Mankind reacts. This original concept weaves a labyrinthine narrative of human behaviour as a group of strangers collectively respond to the most significant event in recorded history. Whispers emerge of extraordinary events occurring around the globe. Miracles, or opportunists exploiting the hopeful? For some, putting it all on the line to find out is a chance they have to take: A downtrodden father wants to redeem the damage he has done to his family. A lonely mother seeks to help her autistic child so that her husband will return to her. A fanatic takes violent exception to the news, and a morally confused criminal enlists the aid of free-spirited journalist to pull off an impossible deception. Why the revelation, at this particular point in civilisation? Is Utopia on the horizon, or has the irrational nature of man now found a new catalyst to bring on self-destruction? The truth is far more sobering. Note: This is an extract. Please google the title for access to the complete book! Thank you for reading. Andrew Shannon.

When downtrodden outcast Celeste unknowingly initiates a fated mate search, she's whisked away into the secret werewolf world of a powerful Alpha, Blake. But to be claimed by her mate, Celeste must find her wolf and beat the intrigues of a haughty rival Luna. Season 1 of The Astronomical Odds *** Broke, lonely, and unloved, stray werewolf Celeste's life flips upside down when she stumbles upon her Fated Mate, powerful Alpha Blake, by accident. Overwhelmed by the intensity of the connection between them, Blake whisks Celeste to his pack's lair, a luxurious resort in the Rocky Mountains. But their happily ever after won't come easily. Blake's under pressure to mate a powerful Luna to defend his pack's territory against rogues, and Celeste is...not it. She's a stray Omega who can't shift. The pack looks down on her. She can't even go into heat! When perfect Luna Scarlett turns up, spreading lies about being Blake's true Fated Mate, Celeste finds herself in an impossible situation. Can she prove herself worthy of the pack's expectations, unleash her inner Luna, and, most importantly, win her Fated Mate's love? Or will she be destined to be outcasted forever?