Litfic Stories

1st Place in the Doughnut Awards for Short Story 🍩 | 3rd place in the Midnight Coffee Awards for General Fiction ☕️| Kate, a recent college grad, has to navigate the gig economy in Los Angeles and maintain her sanity, in order to not go broke, get arrested, or end up in jail. Looking for direction, she takes a chance and puts her trust in the universe. But the universe works in bizarre ways, and Kate finds herself knee deep in the competitive trenches of a donut shop war. A Note from the Author: Donut Fiend is inspired by various employment escapades, unforgettable colleagues, and the juggernaut of retail war. If you like the Devil Wears Prada and Dope, then you may like Donut Fiend too. ~absinthesipper

A random comment on Instagram. A few fortunate coincidences. Apparently, that's all it takes to set off the *hellevator* ride of a lifetime. One moment, I'm just another face in the crowd at a Stray Kids concert - the next, I'm standing on stage next to eight K-Pop stars, forgetting how to breathe when Hyunjin's gaze collides with mine. (Spoiler alert: Thankfully, I eventually remember how breathing works - otherwise, that would be a rather short and uneventful story for you to read.) What begins as a Stay meeting her idol spirals into a whirlwind of emotions, blurred boundaries, and unexpected feelings neither of us sees coming. Now, I'm trapped somewhere between fantasy and reality, trying to figure out if this connection is real - or if I'm making it into more than it actually is. *Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. All characters, though based on real people, and events are products of the author's imagination and are not meant to reflect real-life events (sad, I know).*

Paper Trails follows four young adults-Eshan, Maya, Rhea, and Aarya-whose lives intersect across cities, ambitions, and emotional fault lines as they stumble through love, friendship, burnout, and the quiet violences of growing up. From monsoon-soaked rooftops in Delhi to relentless offices in Pune and the far-off clarity of Utrecht, each of them must confront the selves they've outgrown-and the ones they're afraid to become. As secrets surface, distances widen, and small acts of care and betrayal accumulate like scattered paper scraps, their stories weave into a tender, sharp, and deeply modern portrait of what it means to leave, to return, and to rewrite the narratives that once defined them.

"Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel." For those who observe, it is just entertainment. I hope these stories capture life well enough to be just that. So, come on in, enjoy the comradery and partake of the offerings of Joe's Bar.

Fate has brought them to the same city. Unsaid words, incomplete arguments, and a strange promise tie them together. A promise none of them is willing to break. They want to have nothing to do with each other. But life has other plans. Ishvika Bhattad is living the life of her dreams in Mumbai. She has everything she could ask for here. Until Anquit Sharma arrives, spilling orange juice all over her happiness. Again. The last thing she wants is to deal with the demons of her past. But can she help it? No. Anquit Sharma. The wish for a stable job and a sense of independence has brought him to Mumbai. But a chance encounter with a ghost of his past has him running for the hills. Alas, how far can he run. With his job on the line, what can he even do except suffer? ***** As clichè as the description sounds, I can assure you, the book is far from it:) Feel free to share your ideas and thoughts! Note: Updates will be sporadic so reader discretion advised.

a sudden loss, a secret hidden, and a question that insists to hang threatens everything thomas hart has done in order to survive the past seven years. [sequel to heartbeat] © 2024 NICHOLAS BROWN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

There is another dimension beyond that which is known to fictional characters. A collection of short stories, poems, snippets, vignettes, and everything else that crosses my mind and has no place in my current publications, or is waiting in the wings to find its forever home. Here is either where ideas are born, or where they go to die. We will be cruising at an altitude of morally dubious. The time is lost. The weather is sarcastic with a high chance of misdirection. Please, sit back, fasten your seatbelts, and enjoy the ride. Just know, there will be turbulence, and there is a shortage of chairs.

This slice-of-life novel follows fifteen-year-old Alex Harrison, a girl whose world has been shattered into jagged little pieces that may never fit together the same way again. Uprooted from everything she knows, Alex is forced to leave behind her old life for a new one thousands of miles-and an entire country-away. Alex prepares herself for loneliness, upheaval, and the ache of starting over. Instead, she finds something she didn't expect- an entire cast of new companions, with whom Alex discovers a messy, warm, chaotic new normal. As she navigates shifting friendships, first crushes, complicated boys, and the lingering hurt she's not ready to name, Alex slowly learns that even the most broken pieces can form something beautiful again. With the people who knew her before she knew herself, she just might survive her teenage years-and find out who she wants to become. Disclaimer: My Life In Pieces is the first of five novels in the Pieces series by Katherine Jones. It is fit for most ages with mild cursing and a few scenes that depict physical violence. However, with a lot of Slice of Life novels, this series will follow Alex through different times in life ranging from 15-25+ the maturity level of the content does grow with the character so please be advised when reading the next novels in the series.

Robin Arellano story thing idk. A girl named Wren experinces , some, odd stuff.

More adventures of the gang at Joe's Bar and Grill.

The room was still. At first. My eyes were still closed as I took in a breath-the first one of the day. My temples ached. I blinked quickly, forcing the light meet my eyes in painful bursts. I felt like a rag doll, flung into a dumpster.

watch as i drown; watch as i turn feelings into words on black and white

[FEATURED IN WATTPAD FANTASY: Mythology & Folklore]. [FEATURED IN WATTPAD FANTASY: Romantasy List]. [FEATURED IN WATTPAD JUSTWRITEIT: 8CC | November to December 2023 Reading List]. [FEATURED IN PROJECT ATHENA: Other Worlds Await | Fantasy Reading List]. [FEATURED IN NEWLY WRITTEN BOOKS: Our Favorites | Newly Written Books Picks]. *** Have you ever wondered where does "inspiration" come from? Airin did not think much about the exact answer to that question, she thought she had the answer for herself at least: Children. She truly believed that she was saved by the beauty of imagination, of inspiration that she saw in her young students at her work as a preschool teacher. She basked everyday in their creativity, imagination, and those strengthened her when her mother died suddenly, her relationship with her father went from bad to worse, and her life was turned upside down. After a fight with her father, she ran away to a forest where she encountered two strangers: Xander, an injured royal warrior and Lyanna, a little girl who was also the crown princess of the kingdom of Halgard, a kingdom in another universe where myths and reality enmeshed. A kingdom favored by the gods Zeus and Apollo, a kingdom with such a powerful treasure: Elegarii, a treasure that greatly influenced the lives of human in Airin's universe too. When she ended up in Halgard because of a cunning scheme of a sorceress, she thought Xander was the only person she could trust, until she uncovered secrets about his wounded past that made her heart tremble in doubt: Who is he really? Among the chaos of a coming war with the evil forces, and the stakes that became so high, Airin fought for her life, and for her universe. And in her struggle, she found out what love could do to a wounded heart, and a real, physical answer to the question: Where does "inspiration" come from? === AUTHOR'S NOTE: Please leave comment/vote if you like the story! Cover: Canva.

Just an ordinary job in a little factory outside of town. Nothing life changing going on. He thought.

In a time, long, long from the present day, a doctor finds his way into the Junkyard, making it his home, and operating on lost, sovereign souls as he finds a way back to the past.

Clare's best friend is dead, her cat keeps ignoring her and there's a stranger asleep in her spare bed. What exactly did she ever do to Tuesdays to make this one hate her so much?

"I always knew I'd take a bullet for you", I say as pain ebbs through my chest. She crouches beside me, clutching at my shirt. Sobs echo from her as my eyelids grow heavy with weight. "And I always knew you wouldn't take one for me". I whisper and shut my eyes. ************************************ One woman One man A love till the end of time A cruel joke played by the universe.. ********* A not-so cliché wattpad novel. Follow me through this journey of roller coasters of emotions. All rights reserved @Summers

Trapped in a life of servitude to brutal English landlords, eighteen-year-old Patrick MacGormain dreamed of a different life, one where his choices were his own. Struggling after losing their father to consumption, he is gutted when their mother dies just a year later in a deliberate house fire, leaving Pat and his sister alone. With little to hold him, he traveled to Waterford, securing work as a cabin boy on the schooner Fanny, an overcrowded passenger hauler bound for Newfoundland. Early in the voyage, he befriends a dwarf of sharp wit and noble birth on a different path, the charismatic-but often underestimated-Edward Comerford. Amidst disease, starvation, and mutiny, they crossed a dangerous Atlantic, peppered with American raiders and Napoleon's frigates, on a vessel that would become one of the first "coffin ships." Hardly the bastion of democracy they envisioned, they seemed to have traded one land of persecution for another: the "New World" following the old. Based on true events. [Complete]

In Neihon, the Yokai are leaving. Slowly, one by one, they cross the waves toward the rising sun, walking, flying, and swimming toward a new land that only they can see. Yet some remain. They remain out of love, or out of obligation. The Minamoto clan has defeated the Taira clan, driving its warriors into the sea. The Hojo clan, mighty through its use of a captive Kinko kitsune, craves ever more power and will do anything to get it. Their kitsune only wants to be free.