Rootless Stories

Stormy was just starting to think that life couldn't get any more unpredictable at the Exploration Headquarters. With her dysfunctional team constantly at her throat, she was sure that things wouldn't change. She was proven wrong; one night after a heated argument, she goes to blow off steam and relax, but is sent falling off a cliff before she can go back. With no idea what to do or who to turn to, she sets her sights on solving her own mysteries, but more and more are making themselves known, and she begins to inadvertently uncover many more darker, more series problems, that threaten life itself.

When you feel hopeless and it seems the world has ended, there's no respite left. This poem is about a hopeless girl who's blind and cannot see her pain yet wants to be the lucky one despite the bad luck she's gifted with.

Hi, where are you from? Where is your home? What's your favourite country? If you have trouble answering these questions, then this book is the one for you. I am Annabella and I am a Third Culture Kid. I am an American born Indonesian Chinese. I have lived in America, China, Singapore and Indonesia. For my whole life, I have moved around a lot and because of this, I struggle to answer the 3 basic questions that most people can answer. I grew up outside of my home culture and my parents' culture so I have been exposed to all kinds of culture from around the world. However, there are challenges that I face in daily life. I have been through culture shock, losing friends, having to recreate my whole life and identity and above all, anxiety and depression. I began to wonder, Who am I? Am I American? Chinese? Singaporean? Indonesian? Most importantly, Where do I belong? And Where is home?

There's no way to stop the burning You can't control the yearning now I hear you now, I see you now, I feel you now It feels like you're always aching And pushed to the point of breaking down I hear you now, I see you now, I feel you now Scream loud for your lovers, scream! Scream out for each other, scream! Scream now for your brothers, scream! And everyone, can you hear me now?

welcome to rootless, the woodlands of might, right ..... and arson. however before the arson, see the lead up through the eyes of a fox, known by the group as Sabian Swiss. follow his journey from his clearing to the events that brought 7 fated souls together. written by Sabians voice actor, Liam Matthews. Drawings by the talented Regina @runny.quiche on tiktok