Umd Stories

Illumini takes you on a wild, fast-paced ride across a dystopian near future world. An action packed sci-fi novel filled with dark government forces, a young couple desperately on the run, sinister corporations run amok, genetic engineering, and a contagious virus that will set us all free. An action-thriller that will keep you turning pages. It draws you in from the very first chapter with an original weave of current events bound by dynamic characters and a riveting pace that keeps you enthralled throughout. A lucid and intelligent story that asks the big questions. This is not a story about a virus, but about the decisions we make today and the world that will result tomorrow. A pair of scientists unwittingly discover a top secret clinical trial testing an intelligence gene that threatens to change us in profound ways. Atlas Genetics, a leading biotech company practicing innovative gene therapy, has a problem. The military have taken over the research putting Atlas profits in jeopardy. The executives devise a sinister plan to make the vector contagious, spreading the intelligence genes across the entire population so they can sell an enzyme that will trigger the genes in those infected. A young, on again, off again couple are lab technicians working for Atlas until they are framed for the contagious plague sweeping across the planet, sending them on a wild chase to stop the virus from altering the balance of power in our society. While the world slumbers fearfully under an oppressive control they realize the potential of the virus to awaken us all, and change everything that has turned dark and ominous in our future.

I'm just a normal trans girl going about her life at the University of Maryland College Park. One day a cute guy sat next to me in my compsci class but I was surprised to find out he's a transphobe.

"I won't ever leave you." *** Imani Richards has liked one of her best friends for as long as she could remember. Being a shy, anxiety ridden, introvert has prevented her from ever sharing her feelings, knowing she'd just get rejected and have to deal with the embarrassment that she couldn't handle. She has tried, and failed at relationships, causing her to believe she'll never really find that person thats meant for her. Jamal Simmons is a whore. He's always been handsome, and definitely uses it to his advantage. He doesn't spare people's feelings and has always gone through life having no problems when it came to getting what he wants. Oblivious to Imani's feelings, he does what he wants, with who he wants without a care in the world. Will Jamal ever see what's right in front of him? DISCLAIMER: this story will consist of swear words and some sexual content. read at your own risk.