Midwest Stories

This is an intro to a story about a murder in rural Missouri. Detective Foster comes across a dead body in a field. It seems like any other murder case she's been on until she realizes she knows the victim.

[DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE] New town, new faces. A certain face takes a liking to you very fast Eli Sunday x fem! Reader [There Will Be Blood, 2007]

*A sequel to The Palmer Pool* Vanessa Brooks, now a high-school senior, hopes to put her time-traveling days behind her, until an opportunity arises to return the favor of a fellow time-traveler stuck in the past. ****** As Vanessa Brooks begins her senior year of high school, she hopes that the routine of life as usual will distract her from her memories of Pete, the boy she fell for and left behind in 1953. Now painfully aware of the risks of traveling to the past, she considers her time-traveling days over, even though she still longs to reunite with Pete. But with Eric Anderson, the only person who knows the truth about where Vanessa disappeared to all summer, keeping an uncomfortably close watch on her, along with her suspicious family and friends, she knows the only place she'll ever see Pete again is in her vivid dreams. When Vanessa accidentally travels from a 1920s themed Halloween party at a local historic mansion to an eerily similar party in the actual 1920s, she reconnects with a fellow time-traveler who needs her help. Vanessa discovers her ability to affect time is even stronger than she thought, and so is her determination to fight for what- and who- she wants. Cover by @JELyrica Content Warning: this story contains alcohol and drug use, and references to near-drowning events, panic attacks and drug overdose.

When a friendly competition to become class president turns into a full blown warzone, Cara Winters is unexpectantly forced to decide whether or not she has what it takes to become popular. What starts as an innocent ploy to gain friends, spirals into a story of betrayal, heartbreak, and discovering what "being cool" really means. ☆ ʚїɞ ♡ For as long as she could remember, Cara had always dreamed of being popular. The Queen Bee. And Ultimately, the Class President. For her, starting highschool was that golden opportunity to get everything she has ever wanted. After fourteen long years of finding comfort in being invisible, this was her chance to stand out and claim the throne. The only problem was, she wasn't the only one who wanted that spot. Summer Lee had a head start, being long time friends with both Naya Herrerra, captain of the Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Team, as well as Hannah Simmons, the anchor for the school's morning announcements. Cara and Summer go neck to neck in the race to become Class president, and things get messy when Cara gets close to Summers' ex-boyfriend: Jasper Malek.

Formerly known as The Last Day On Earth A hundred years ago, a terrifying alien race invaded and enslaved Earth, taking away all freedom of choice. They decided how people lived, when they had a child, and even when they died. That is, until, one day, the aliens just left for seemingly no reason. Afraid that the aliens would return to continue their enslavement of Earth, humanity began sifting through the remains of the alien ships and technology to find a way to escape the planet and start anew. Believed to be amongst the final humans on the planet, Tiffany Belmonte is making her way to a port in what remains of Evansville, Indiana, discovering a secret that could either condemn or save what remains of humanity. Book 1 of the Galaxy Series Winner of Best Blurb (Sci-fi) in the Coalition Awards 3rd place in the Coalition Awards - Sci-fi As of 1/14/21: #69 in post apocalyptic #6 in midwest

In Bonetree, South Dakota, something is stirring. The forest is hungry, and the kids are too. Years of greed has bleached the forest grey, the plains grey, the herds of bison too struggling through the clay as the colour washes like blood from their feet. This town is rotting, rotting from the inside. Those grown haunt to ruin new flesh. This is America. But the forest has one last fight. One last surge of hope. The old gods, the pagan spirits of the woods see clearly through the blood and marrow. Gently with their wings they will lift up those born down from hate. ❝ Remember how we speak, in your bone marrow, child. Remember how we fill your blood with mud, grass and stones. Remember the leaves that fill your lungs with sand. ❞ [Original Folklore/Coming of Age apply fic.] [open]

Riggsboro, Iowa. 1980. A young couple is viciously murdered in their sleep. Fifteen years later, a similar grisly killing brings two private detectives to town searching for a connection. Their client? An ailing psychiatrist who believes the murders are the work of an old patient. At the center of it all is a lonely teenage girl named Charlee McCool, who upon discovering an insidious cover-up in the town's past, finds not only her own life in danger, but those whom she loves most. And as a killer closes in, a shady land developer with a checkered past attempts to hinder the investigation, with deadly consequences. Soon all parties discover they are but players in a twisted game, hunted by a madman who knows all their fears, all their secrets--and every move they will make. NOTE: This novel is based loosely on the Halloween series, but the author does not own any rights associated with the franchise. This novel is not to be considered canon, and is in no way affiliated with Trancas International Films, Miramax, Blumhouse Productions, or Universal Pictures. It is an original fan work that merely dabbles in the Halloween universe, taking place between Halloween II (1981) and Halloween H20 (1998). No profit has been made off the material.

I'm from the Midwest and it has a certain boring, bleak, hopeless, and sad aesthetic/vibe so I'm writing about that

Its a calm Monday afternoon, but it would soon become a day which would go down in tornado history, with 74 tornadoes across Oklahoma and Kansas, one tornado would break records, and a 13 year old boy named Jacob would experience it all... (this story is shorter than i wanted it)

My name is Ella,and i just moved to New York City from a small town in the Midwest. I was nervous and at the same time excited as I got off the bus and looked around at the bustling city. Everything was so new and unfamiliar. I had always dreamed of living in the city since I was little and luckily for me I got an admission into a prestigious college,I had worked hard to get accepted to the one in New York..... Read the book to know how Ella lived her life in the college

Everyone has that one place in their heart. The two will always be connected, whether they love that place, or hate that place. My place? My town? I love it, I hate it. I've left it behind. This collection of poetry is about the place, the town, that'll always hold a place in my heart.

A short story about a man who leaves New York City in search of something he couldn't find in the city.

A traveler contemplates their future and their past as they begin a new chapter in life. This was the first short story I've ever written. Thank you for taking your time to check it out! Cover: https://www.pexels.com/photo/shallow-focus-photo-of-yellow-corns-872483/

Hello my name is Indiana! In this book you can ask me questions!

after murdering her controlling alcoholic father, sixteen-year-old sloan cottrell hitches a ride from another runaway - joel willoughby, a fast-talking thief with a stolen car and a death wish - and together, they race toward california with dreams of starting over, leaving behind a trail of trouble that doesn't just disappear in the rearview. but when the news begins to whisper of a slaughtered man in ohio, their reckless escape turns into a full-blown manhunt. now officially wanted, joel assists sloan in piercing her face, trading her name for a dozen fake ones, and learning how to disappear in plain sight. meanwhile, locals exchange theories about where the supposed daughter's gone and who she's with. some say she's been kidnapped, others say she's dangerous. the truth is somewhere in between. - recommended for fans of hick (2011) and pearl (2022)

Slice of life. Somebody's life. Howard to be precise.

🆂🅻🅰🆃🆃 TW:Bl00d and I'm not sure what else to put. Please tag me for credit of fake bands

When a normal Sunday night in 1959 turns into something a little more exciting, thirteen-year-old Jack Fredrick is caught up in a crazy fiasco of finding a crazy man on the loose with his father before the man can harm any more people in their small community. Loosely based on a real story.

Clarissa Daniels is a 48 year old teacher at Franklin Elementary School, in Franklin, Michigan. She gets fired for constantly scaring one of her students. What will she do from here on in? Work at a library? A soup kitchen?