Southern mga kuwento

At My Daddy's House follows Kamari, a young Black girl who moves to Atlanta to live with her dad and unexpectedly finds herself surrounded by family, culture, and a sense of belonging she didn't know she was missing. Through everyday moments-cookouts, cousins, new friendships, and first love-she slowly steps out of the background and into her own life. Kamari's journey is about self-acceptance just as much as it is about family, culture, and relationships-romantic, platonic, and with herself. Set in the 2020s but carrying the soul of the '90s and early 2000s, the story doesn't shy away from heavier truths either-touching on grief, identity, generational struggles, queerness in the Black South, and the consequences of certain choices.

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The world is vast, but Taylor's universe is exactly twenty square miles. Bound to her rural hometown by family duty and unyielding circumstances, Taylor feels like a ghost in her own life. She craves a grand, vibrant future-a life of color, movement, and endless possibilities. Instead, she is trapped in a suffocating daily routine, watching the years pass by while she stays rooted in the same spot. The invisible bars of her obligations grow heavier each day, leaving her stranded in a deep, aching loneliness that makes her feel entirely detached from the world around her. Then comes Conner. A quiet newcomer with a mysterious past and dirt under his fingernails, Conner thrives in the heavy, practical reality that Taylor resents. While Taylor is consumed by the life she wishes she had, Conner focuses on the beauty of the life right in front of him. As their paths unexpectedly cross, Conner refuses to let Taylor withdraw into her isolation. He challenges her to stop waiting for life to start and instead shows her that staying behind doesn't mean standing still. Through quiet, stolen moments in the spaces she used to hate, Taylor begins to realize that freedom isn't a place on a map-and that the deep love and belonging she craved was waiting in the very sand beneath her feet.

A deadly heat wave coupled with a power outage in a rural Appalachian town leads to a series of tragic deaths; an HVAC repairman must get to the safety of his home with an old woman whom he has kidnapped. Also, there's a deadly wildfire. Also, God has forsaken him.

Juniper Everly has just graduated college with a degree in social media marketing, but when she returns to her hometown of Wildflower Springs to figure out her next steps, her plans are disrupted by the 1969 Ford Mustang she restored with her childhood best friend. With a failing transmission and faulty wiring, the local repair shops direct her to Rowan Callahan, the town's resident vintage restoration mechanic, and the girl she hasn't spoken to in four years. When Juniper's month long rental is unexpectedly canceled due to water damage, Rowen offers her guest room in her childhood home-now Rowen's own. In the backyard stands an orange tree marked with a childhood promise Juniper has spent years trying not to think about, forcing her to decide whether she's ready to keep it, or finally let it go.

"You are special. You have always been special." Just before Fidel Castro's 1994 announcement that any Cubans wishing to leave Cuba may do so, Prince Nelson is sent to Miami to take advantage of the dual-citizenship he holds. With his father in Texas, the young migrant doesn't seek shelter in Little Havana, but a bus to Amarillo, Texas. Upon his arrival, Prince is surprised by his father's reluctance to take him in, but initially is determined to earn his love through the thing he loves most- His ranch. Michael Jackson, a skilled ranch hand is surprised and intimidated by the arrival of his boss' long lost son. The daunting task of teaching him the ropes is put upon his shoulders, frustrating him further. The two, however form a bond that will change the trajectory of both of their lives forever.

𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄, grew up in the small town of Oklahoma where she met her cowboy Jake Seresin. Her high-school sweetheart the southern boy who was to put the rock on her finger now pilot. She ran but this time its fight or flight.

When the shredded body Harlan Beckett is found on a remote Ozarks ridge, the legendary Ozark Howler comes under immediate suspicion, but game warden Nora Pruitt isn't so sure. She is determined to follow the facts, but then podcast B-lister Doug Whitford shows up, and things get... complicated. Trek through the weird landscape of the Ozarks in Julian Argo's debut novel, a Wattpad-first story, Death and the Ozark Howler!

This story introduces Harland Walsh, a quiet, book-loving teenager, and his hardworking father, Patrick, as they leave Jonesboro to begin a new life at Dane's Grove, a sprawling pecan plantation in the Arkansas Delta. Though the grand estate promises stability after years of uncertainty, Harland feels intimidated by its size and by the wealthy Danes who own it. Their assigned laborer's cottage is old and run-down, but Patrick sees it as an opportunity to build a permanent home.

My cracked K-Mart wristwatch read 1:18 am. Eleven-year-old Andy McKee had learned to survive his mama's neglect. Stay small, stay quiet, stay awake... and "Do not let Mrs. Kennedy catch you on them stairs, you hear me?" But when a vicious attack leaves him broken and alone, the world swoops in to save him. Sent him off to the damn Grimm Road to live with the Cooper's. A family with more than enough trouble of their own. To a road where only the dead and dying belong. Then Auntie Ree offers him the world. Everything a boy could want: A mother's love. Safety. Belonging. No longer the no-account bastard from the wrong end of town. And all he has to do? Sign his name in her book. In this Southern Gothic tale, Andy must navigate the bargains of a small town trapped in the clutches of one sharp ol' coffee shop owner, and discover that some prices are paid by the people you love.

Two years ago, she entered the house. Today, she woke up to a nightmare. 21 year old Caroline was never supposed to know the dark secrets of Misty Hollows. When she moved into the historic Groven Hillsborough house for her father's architectural project, they were completely blind to the deadly curse haunting the property. Then came the night the shadows took her father-and left Caroline in a two-year coma.Now awake, traumatized, and missing pieces of her memory, she is the sole witness to an unbelievable, paranormal truth. But the law doesn't believe in ghosts.Assigned to her case is Officer Isiash Orochi-her intense, workaholic neighbor who holds a bitter grudge against a false identity Caroline can no longer remember. Convinced her confusion is just a guilty act, Isiash pushes her to the brink. To escape a psych ward, Caroline resorts to lies, hiding the terrifying reality of what happened inside the house.Driven by desperation, Caroline launches her own investigation. She sneaks back into the cursed estate to find her father, aided only by Jackson Davenport, a high school friend raised on the town's eerie lore. But when Isiash catches them in the act, the skeptical detective forces an alliance. Together, the trio must dig up a buried history that the town will do anything to keep hidden.

dear diary, there's a hot boy in my math class signing off - part 1

## REBIRTH: GAENGSAENG Yeong-sik Han did not come to America searching for love. After losing every woman who ever felt like home, the Korean widower builds his life around one rule: **survive without needing anyone.** He works. He studies. He keeps his apartment dark, his routines strict, and his heart locked behind years of grief. Happiness is dangerous. Attachment always ends in loss. And love is a luxury he refuses to risk twice. Then Polly Bennett walks away from nine pounds of fish-and straight into his carefully controlled life. Polly is a vibrant Black bakery owner with flour on her clothes, laughter in her voice, and wounds hidden beneath every joke. After a former lover betrayed her, stole from her, and nearly destroyed the business she sacrificed everything to build, Polly learned how to turn pain into sugar, survival into success, and heartbreak into light. When she recognizes the loneliness Yeong-sik is determined to hide, she decides he needs a friend. He disagrees. But Polly does not disappear easily. What begins with shared bus rides, forgotten fish, and an unwanted friendship becomes late-night conversations, cultural misunderstandings, Korean language lessons, Southern desserts, and a love neither of them believed they could survive. But when Yeong-sik is called back to Busan to fulfill a promise, their future fractures across two countries. He cannot abandon his duty. She will not erase the life she fought to rebuild. Can two wounded hearts create one future without sacrificing themselves-or will grief steal the rebirth unfolding before their eyes? **REBIRTH: GAENGSAENG** is an emotionally powerful Korean and Black interracial romance about grief, healing, chosen family, cultural connection, second chances, and discovering that home is not always a place. Sometimes, home is the person who teaches you how to live again.

'se sou amor, então sou livre.' ©leviticagem, 2026. ryan x naim x oc!male.

Interview With The Vampire.

Lou thought her adventures in celebrating 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' were outrageous last year. But this year, her sister Katie Lee is pulling out all the stops. Lou quickly finds herself in big trouble. A mysterious disappearance, a pink-themed tea party, and mercenaries (Mercenaries?) make for an unforgettable mammogram day. Will Lou be able to solve the mystery that threatens one she loves? Will Katie Lee get her fill of beefy men? How many mercenaries does it take to throw a successful tea party? All the answers are here in Lou Anne and Katie Lee's next adventure!

The Unwanted From the day she was born, Haven Grace Smith was unwanted. After her mother's death, she became nothing more than a burden to the father who blamed her for everything he had lost. Hidden behind the charming smile of the town's beloved mayor was a man capable of unimaginable cruelty, and Haven learned long ago that surviving one day at a time was all she could hope for. The only place she ever found peace was a small-town diner, where warm biscuits, quiet laughter, and the kindness of the Ward family gave her a glimpse of the home she'd always dreamed of. Then everything changed. A brutal attack leaves Haven fighting for her life, forcing a stranger to make an impossible choice-one that awakens an ancient bond neither of them expected. Thrust into a hidden world of wolves, secrets, and forgotten bloodlines, Haven discovers that nothing she believed about herself is true. But fate is rarely kind. The man destined to save her has already chosen someone else. Rejected before she ever had the chance to be loved, Haven must decide whether she will let heartbreak define her... or rise into the woman she was always meant to become. As old enemies awaken, kingdoms prepare for war, and an ancient prophecy begins to unfold, Haven will learn that sometimes the people who reject you are only clearing the path to the family you were always meant to find. Because being unwanted was never her destiny. It was only the beginning.

[Requests: Open] Nothing is better than a little be of Hetalia and some drabbles!

Kirby is in the 11th grade. He lives in a small conservative town in the south. He's kept his feelings for his best friend a secret for years. The only person who knows he is gay is his stepdad. His stepdad makes his life a living hell every day of his life. He would move in with his older brother to get away from his abusive stepdad and drug addict mother if it weren't for someone holding him back. His best friend Sasha (who is a boy) is one of the only people who is ever nice to him, and he is totally in love with him. So he's trying to make it through two more years of physical and emotional torture just to be near his love. He's never told anyone about his home life for fear of judgment he hasn't even told Sasha. Will his stressful life keep him from seeing tell tale signs for a better possible life, not if picks up on these signs and take the opportunity to leave his family, and find true love, comfort, and truth.

In Hollow's Edge, envy burns brighter than the sun. Val Sellner's life is shadowed by jealousy, cruel whispers, and dangerous games-but one boy, Jonas Gilmer, refuses to let her fall. When the town's dark forces strike, Val must fight for her life, her freedom, and her heart. Love, courage, and resilience are her only weapons-but will they be enough to survive the shadows that threaten to consume everything she holds dear? The Golden Light is a gripping tale of danger, deceit, and the unbreakable power of love.