Historias de Twentysomething

Set in modern day London, If Only opens with its central character, Olivia, making a pretty bold statement - "Women are delusional." Starting from age four, Olivia then begins to dissect her past failed relationships in order to finally discourage herself from believing in Hollywood style romances. Writing with brutal honesty, she reminisces over her first loves, one night stands, online dating history, the short affair she had with an ACTUAL millionaire, and finally the so-called love of her life, who has just walked out on her. Each chapter represents another phase in her life and another failed attempt at securing a movie worthy love story. Throughout the journey, the reader is privy to Olivia's views on life as a millennial, homosexuality, friendships, ambition, body confidence, and ultimately, love.

Gabriel has secrets. He moved to get away from his parents-or something like that. Leaving behind his wealthy family in San Francisco, he now lives in a studio apartment outside of Chicago. Navigating his twenties and the unexpected reality of being an adult leaves him more introverted than ever, only meeting one person who understands him-his best friend Diego. Two years into his new life and things could be a lot better. Fresh out of a short but bittersweet relationship, and desperately needing work, he accepts a job as a dish washer at a local diner. This is where Gabriel meets Sadie. This is just the beginning.

Lilly, a hard-working and ambitious young professional, loves her job but hates her boss. Lilly's Manager, Amy, is a nightmare to work with and eventually sabotages Lilly's job and gets her fired. Hurt and betrayed, Lilly decides to get even by "getting rid of Amy" with the help of her co-workers, Janice and Loretta. Getting rid of Amy, however, takes a strange twist. Packed with comedic misadventure, Lilly and her friends go down a road they had never dreamed of.

Sometimes, second chances work out even better than the first because you learn from your mistakes. Life throws you down only to help you get up strong and confident. Aniyra has fallen once . Will she be able to grasp her second chance and look through it? Her second chance has eyes she cannot forget.

How it feels to be in your young 20's, through my eyes.

If we're the adults, then where did all the kids go? A story about young people figuring life out. #1 black poetry [08152021] #1 blacklit [08162021]

He smelt of cologne, of undeniable trouble, broken promises, and the certainty of regret. In an alternate universe, one where she was self-assured and adventurous, he'd be perfect for her; perfect enough to get her mind off The Incident. But this was this universe, and in this current plane of existence, Nova was a good girl. Good girls like Nova just didn't entertain relationships of any kind with promiscuous boys like Rylan. - When talented and creative Nova loses her shine after an unfair breakup, her meddling friends submit her resume to a side job that ends up connecting her to someone that unexpectedly changes her entire outlook on life.

A young woman wakes up on her birthday to discover that everything in her life has mysteriously changed. A scarily relatable and slightly absurdist glimpse into getting old(er) through a touch of magical realism.

"Last Christmas, I gave you my heart." Lennox Avila is expecting to miss out on the Christmas festivities this year. After last Christmas, she really can't bring herself to face him. With picking up the pieces of her heart, she prays for a peaceful Christmas. Her friends won't let that happen. [ 2018 ]

One day a little girl was born and that child's parents died when she was two met a new family and was adopted and changed her life.

Mandy Halder had everything figured out: a job (that she hated), a promising career path (can you call academia promising?), and a boyfriend (who "just wants different things" now, apparently). So maybe she never had everything figured out, but she did have stability and a steady income, and what more could a twenty-something ask for? After Mandy is unceremoniously fired and left without funding to continue her graduate program, she's left without a plan--possibly for the first time ever. And after her live-in boyfriend makes it clear that he now expects them to move back to his hometown, Mandy realizes that the only place she can go is home. Soon, Mandy finds herself participating in a city-wide scavenger hunt for a hidden rock, surprising herself as she finds more ghosts, old flames, and memories than she ever could have expected--or hoped for. Set against the wild natural beauty of the Las Vegas desert, Rock Bottom reminds us that sometimes not knowing is the best thing to rejoice in, and that sometimes going back is the only way forward.

Just a diary style perspective of my experience as a first time home renter. Bad relations with my Mum caused a 16 year old to dream of one day having her own place, her own rules, her own safe space. And now that I've finally acquired it- I thought I'd help other 20 something year olds relate to the nightmares that come with that dream, alongside the amazing perk of having your own place, for the first time.

It's summer break at Eden College, but Jillian Scott is taking a couple of dance classes and working some odd jobs -- very odd jobs. They start out normal, working as a professor's assistant during the day and an art model at night. But the professor knows stuff about Jillian's family that no one is suppose to know. And the modeling job requires her to pose in the nude. To make matters worse, an impossible calico cat leads her to her grandmother -- a woman she is forbidden to meet -- just as the old woman dies... and bestows on her the family legacy.

Hey, I'm a depressed, still-at-home-with-the-parents twenty something human and this is the story of my life. Strap yourself in kids it's going to be a incredibly underwhelming one. (I'm doing a great job at selling this..aren't I?)

Nobody prepares you for the confusing struggle of parting ways with who you once were. If you're stubborn like me you'll try and fight it only to realize that you can't hold on to the broken girl that you once were if want to become a strong woman. These essays are a small reflection of my struggle when it comes to growing up, something that *evidently* isn't over once you turn eighteen. I hope that these musings can be helpful to anyone who's going through their awkward phase again (19-25). © briannasniknej

A 20-something confused multi-hyphenate with a knack of forgetting and misplacing her objects and her feelings. Artistic at her finest and clumsy all the way around, follow Zara on her journey of finding her true identity and purpose in life.

Entries and thoughts about life, love, sorrow, happiness, good days, bad days, and the like. They often say that it's okay to feel lost in your 20s, I hope I'm getting closer to being found.

It is difficult to get over something you have lost when you have won everything else... The story of my life. My journey - from the decision of taking up Commerce to becoming a CA and getting a job.

Welcome to the other side of the mirror...