Kintsugi Stories

On Elena Chen's fortieth birthday, a number appears on her palm: [30]. Thirty chances. Thirty memories. Thirty opportunities to understand why every relationship she's ever had has ended the same way-with her running. A mysterious painting arrives showing six panels across six centuries. All with her face. And a man named Adrian who claims he's been waiting six hundred years for her to wake up. Each memory costs her. Each time she chooses fear over love, the countdown drops. When it reaches zero, she'll forget everything and repeat the cycle. Forever. But if she chooses to remember-if she faces every moment of cowardice across six lifetimes-the price isn't hers to pay. It's his. *Kintsugi: the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.* *Some scars aren't meant to be hidden.* *Some scars are meant to shine.* 🏆 Entry for Open Novella Contest 2026 | Prompt #53 Content Warning: Mature themes including death across timelines, emotional patterns, LGBTQ+ relationships (historical period), war trauma (WWII), and discussions of obsessive behavior. Recommended for readers 16+.

Whenever in doubt just remind yourself that you're beautiful with all of your golden cracks typically as a piece of Kintsugi💖🌻

Thomas Cameron was not a fan of life, and death came almost welcome to him, but the promised land is not what he was lead to believe. He had thought, for instance, he might find his late wife on the other side, but dust and shadow are all he can find. Will he move on from the Dead Realm? Or will he spend the rest of time trapped in a land of bitter darkness?

Life's ruined me. You can't walk into my life and pretend like you can fix me all of a sudden. Not all stories can end happily. Ei: Neglected, abused, and abandoned, October didnt grow into the person he dreamed of being. He's an ass. Sometimes, he wishes he weren't, but its how he is and he's accepted it. Moving into his next foster house also means a new school. Which means more people trying to "fix" him. School-known nice girl, Elle, is convinced that all Toby needs is someone to understand him. That if she can help him overcome this, he will all of a sudden be a good person. Octobers about to show Elle that not everything can be pieced back together, and not all stories end well.

A love poem

A bunch of poems and Haikus I have written in my free time. Quality varies. Uploads randomly. Read in any order you like.

In a world full of unsolved mysteries, she chooses to decipher her soul. The mere existence of flesh and blood among the 7.8 billion people, her trillions no. of cells only think about her existence. She seeks the cognitive function of these cells which makes up who she is. She wants to explore the uncharted depths of her potential. Wants to know the real "self version" through her writing.

It's Thomas and his friends that we all know and love, but what if...they have the same struggles that we go through daily? Like anxiety, ADHD, autism, DID, PTSD, and etc. This series will shows the engines' and Vehicles' struggles, the rise and fall, and so much more, they have to face, but at the end...things will be ok. However, some of the engines are not even engines

I just want to write down some of the things that keep me up at night. I'm hoping someone out there feels the same way . So, here it goes...

An open letter for the one who will never meant to me.

these poems are a getaway from toxicity and the hardships of life, for me. I don't know what it could mean to you, but I hope it means something to you

Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending cracks with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold. This not only fixes broken potery back to being able to be used, but Kintsugi can be reflected on and applied to our daily lives. When we break, mentally...There is a way we can mend ourselves. Scars are embraced in Kintsugi by being adorned in gold...why not do the same for ourselves when we crack? FyI: PLEASE DO NOT COPY, RE-DISTRIBUTE, PUBLISH, DISPLAY, MODIFY, SHARE, OR ANYWAY EXPLOIT CONTENT. THX!!

Une jeune femme du nom de Léa veut déménager, son appartement se trouve dans le centre-ville de Nîmes. Lors d'une soirée, elle va faire la connaissance de 6 personnes amicales.

hey to the ones who will stumble upon that glimpse of poetry, this is the first time i'm publishing a poem here, let alone anything at all really; this is just a text i wrote for myself originally but i thought i'd share it with you! fingers crossed, maybe it'll bring some hope to somebody! enjoy

CHAPTER 1 🔥 COCKROACH TAUNTS → SCRIPT SAVIOR → BESTIE BETRAYAL (892 LIKES DENIAL) 🔥 Head Girl Vaani vs bike-riding junior Arav: Enemies? Sparks? POISON? He scrubbed her shame. She lied. Gossip EXPLODED. School fest slow-burn. Kintsugi cracks = gold or shards?not just another same enemies to lovers drama. Ch1: 'Cockroach Salvation'zinger. LIVE NOW #enemiestolovers #indianromance #schoolromance #slowburn #gossipdrama

"A Runaway by any other name" His name? He refuses to respond to it. He was born in in 1900, and was given away three years after his birth with no memory of who he was in that time. After the mess that was his childhood, He ran away. "This is the story of how i made a choice that changed the course of my life."

It had been an accident, but that didn't excuse the act. One smashed pot and a devastated widow leads to Link learning an entirely new technique to mend things. In hindsight, it would've been nice to know there were rules to breaking pots.

l'art de réparer les choses brisées...

A poem not done yet. I'll continue to add and edit it