Writersdebut Stories

This ensemble story explores the families we are born into, the ones we choose, and the courage it takes to stand together through life's trials. In Part I: Stand By Me, recently promoted Army JAG Captain Kinley Kavanaugh begins moves back San Antonio, navigating military life a neurodivergent woman while carrying unresolvedgrief from her past. Surrounded by family and chosen loved ones, Kinley and those around her confront old wounds, unexpected love, and what it truly means to let someone stand by you. Her father, Cormac, seeks connection after personal loss; Mick Scavo, estranged from his family, learns loyalty can be chosen; Kellen Kavanaugh adjusts to post-military life; and Valencia Aguilar, Kaci's best friend, begins to reclaim her own strength. In Part II: Standing As One, the story deepens as the characters navigate the challenges of caring for one another and building found family. Bianca Kavanaugh adjusts to life as a new mother while learning to trust again. Gomez Cordero, an Army JAG, takes on guardianship of his nephew and niece while confronting difficult family dynamics. Jesse Holland faces the legacy of early loss, while his mother, Tara Sorenson, discovers that love and new beginnings are possible even after decades of grief. Maren Scavo continues forging a life free from the expectations that once defined her. From learning to stand by one another to ultimately standing as one, these interconnected lives explore grief, healing, love, and loyalty-and the power of chosen family in shaping who we become.

🍀1st Place at the 2025 Four Leafed Clover Awards🍀 "What do I hunger for..." The existence of Shades are as old as history. Soul-eating entities with skin as black as ink and a presence as cold as ice. They don't have an end goal, their only purpose: to consume. Through a series of events, a Shade meets Dawn, a shy, noble girl that's still coping the loss of her father, who died three years prior. The Shade curses himself to her umbrella. All the while, making a vow - to protect her and watch over her, even if that means ostracizing himself from the rest of his species. --- What to expect: - A character focused story with a cast you'll grow to love. (Or absolutely hate) - Grim, dark moments, balanced out by comforting and cozy moments. - A story that takes place in a Medieval London-esque world that's expanded on as the story progresses.

Every school has a tale to be told, and this tale remains untold for certain important reasons. This is an easy to read, perceptive story about a real teacher struggling to get things done at a toddler's classroom. Get inside her mind and discover stories about the pressures, privileges, and humor of her own little world.

" . . . It seemed as if Saphara was no longer paying attention to me. I envied those who could get lost in their past, and forget about reality. Where as I had no past. Well, I did, but not one where I ever did anything; thought of my own free will, walked on my own accord, loved without caring, felt hope, love, anguish, and despair. . ." In The Empire, no one has a soul and everyone is a subjugate to the Powers; the royal family. And the worst part is: no one even knows it. They can't think; the Powers think for them. They do what the Powers say or what The Voice says. Duke Whitings is one of the helpless, soulless people in The Empire. He makes a mistake that will change his life forever. This is his story. His story on how he found out that the best people, aren't really so great after all. The cover was graciously made by @Astariel. Rankings: #4 in unknown

I am madly, deeply and passionately in love with you. Yours Truly, Sarah. [WARNING: this book may contain triggering scenes] (Started: February 2, 2016) (Completed: August 6, 2016)

"The truth is, death is coming for all of us. And, much like life, it'll slap you in the face. So in the words of Fall out Boy - 'Are you living your life? or just waiting to die?' " Terra Brookes doesn't believe in social stereotypes. Owen Kingston doesn't believe in doing something without being utterly passionate about it. But like everyone out there, there is more to their story than just their thoughts. And It's dangerously powerful to know someone's story. Which is why we keep our story locked away for so long, letting it lift us up and rip us apart from the inside. This is a story of how many people changed each other's lives by being i n the right place, at the right time And about how someone's secret is about to rip their worlds apart. Like a domino, things are going to come crashing down sometimes, the only way to way to pick the pieces up, is to accept the sore, drowning feeling and wait for the coming highs and lows that make us infinite

Josiah Hitchcock was born shortly after a time of unity into a racially segregated world, a world in which he found himself precariously seated on the fence. A Biological Terrorist attack on England's Capital resulting in the deaths of 250,000 was the event that ended a time of relative World peace. Once the smoke had settled a new order of power dubbed The Resolute Board had taken control ushering in with it a time of segregation and war. A war that eventually tore Josiah's family apart, leaving him longing for change. When he is offered a way to unite what was broken he takes the opportunity with both hands. Holding onto his black mother's legacy with one hand and reaching for validation from his white father with the other. Guided by intrusive waking experiences and dreams in which the ungodly looking conjurers refer to him as something other than human he finds himself compelled to re-unite more than the Warring nations. As he is given a mission to restore the Solus, Earth before the four Worlds' were separated. Unsure but intrigued, Josiah finds himself fighting to decipher what it all means with the goal of realising his dream of unity. Goaded further he learns that he is not the only one who's reality is being systematically disturbed by these ominous insights. However when Josiah and others having the experiences are brought together by a knowledgeable Doctor, a treacherous path of dark discovery begins to unfold. There is more to the world's hidden ancient history, and its influences over current global happenings than they could have ever imagined. A treacherous path of dark discovery begins to unfold. Revealing the truth about the world's hidden history, and its influences over current global happenings than they could have ever imagined. Knowing to much can be fatal

The year was 1986. Rock 'N' Roll had its first induction in the Hall of Fame, the Bears crushed the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, Beatles records officially went up for sale in Russia, the US performed nuclear testing at a Nevada Test Site, and my kid brother and I made our final escape from from the miserable prison that ruined our lives. Sure, the people and machines there gave us abilities one can only dream of, but my brother's talents and my own would never be worth all of the pain. And now, all of the running and fighting for our lives. None of that mattered now, though. I promised my brother 10 years ago that I would bring him home, now I would let nothing stand in my way to do just that. **I do not own any images I've used, only the characters I've created**

This is part two to "The Sun and the Moon". In this part Italia, Neo and Alex are on a journey to get help from somebody to dominate the Trecktents. Along the way the Legacy's meet a boy who helps them get to their destination. Misunderstood, heart-broken, confused and weak; you will find out about the truth but, is that the key to solving every issue?

Oliver just wanted to sit at home and do homework, but his best friend and roommate had other plans for their Tuesday night. That one night changes things for Oli, and starts him down a path of trying to figure out just who this new girl he has met, truly is. --- New chapter uploaded every week. Amazing cover provided by the extremely talented Abhorrent! Feel free to message me about anything! Questions about my story, asking me to read yours, just wanting to say hi - literally anything! It may take me a few to get back to you, but I will do my best!

Iroides Academy is a girls-only boarding school for demigods. Ten girls meet there as roommates and they became best friends. All was well, until the heritages from their godly parents started to go missing. The 10 girls are sent on a quest from the Headmistress to retrieve the heritages, as well as defeat the goddess and student who had stole them in the first place. They had to do this quickly or else the academy, as well as the Demigod Lane it is located in might fade out without magic. Find out more about their quest in this first book of the Iroides Academy Trilogy. A/N: This book is supposed to be a trilogy, but I've decided not to continue the series after this first book #Wattys2016 #writersdebut

"What are you doing?!" the voice screeches from my earpiece. "Take him out!" I squint through the scope, my eyes narrowing in on my target. It was indeed him. It never occurred to me that he would eventually be on of my targets. But that didn't matter. I carefully position my finger over the trigger. And then it happens. His light blue eyes meet mine. A tremor of an unidentifiable feeling washes over me. I was frozen in place. "Sagittarius! What are you doing? Shoot him!" the voice screams. But I can't. *** Kayleigh Sagittarius is a sniper. Her life is quite simple. Find your target. Point the gun. Shoot. She has one job and one job only-kill. Until one day, one look changes everything. Kayleigh begins to question the life that she has been living. Because now, she doesn't want to be the one holding the gun. But how can she change if all she's ever known is how to kill?

When you push yourself to your limit you really can change a lot. When "Geeky-Lame-Overweight" Ashely Jensen comes back from summer break looking like a whole new person things start to change for her. More specifically certain people are now drawn to her. By those people I mean none other than the bad boys of Waterboro high.

Her mom saved her kingdom from curses, monsters, villains, even the most evil of evil, Rumplestilskin. She even fell in love with a pirate, Killian Jones. Now it's 16 years later, Storybrooke has been sane since then and Hannah couldn't agree more. That is until someone casts a curse on every story character ever known, slowly losing memory of who they are. Now Hannah has to be the one to save everyone from their future before it's too late, just like her mother. But, will she accept who she is and save her people? Or will she choose the path of evil?

Long ago in Nebraska, lived a Native American tribe known as the Pawnee tribe. In order to protect this tribe from war and death, The Great Elder sends only the best warriors to keep watch over the humans. What could possibly happen when 8 forest creatures are transformed into people?

Why is there always an abundance of hero's stories, or stories of the villain being put to ruin, with little to no thought of the villain himself? Why are villains called villains? Is anyone who opposes the hero a villain? That's what it seems to be. If that's the case, then I am indeed a villain. What if the villain wants to save the day? Did you ever stop and wonder if he has the pressure of saving the world, his world, on his shoulders? What if the villain was named a villain without doing anything wrong? What if the villain, is not a villain at all, but a victim? Everyone sees me as a haunting shadow, as a living nightmare. To the outside world, I am a vengeful vigilante. My family sees me as nothing, an outcast (my living family anyway). If only they knew my past, that would explain my motives, and maybe then they would not label me a villain. -The Black Knight In the City of Gatringdon, the royal capital of Geshucoar, there is a shadow full of secrets. No one knows his real name. All they know is that he has it out for the king, and that he will not hesitate to do whatever it takes to accomplish his unknown agenda. Not even the king's Royal Guard can keep him away....

In which Janie moves to Italy and encounters gelato, stars and an exotic bunch of people.

"Yours and Cara's eyebrows should have a thickness contest or something." She glared at him before flipping him off. She never spoke much but that's what he loved about her. No useless chatter. ... This idea was adopted from the creative mind of @HSH_DeathStar, all credit of the title and description to her. The base of the cover was made by @societies_ , the rest by me. Hope you enjoy this story

Being transgender and pansexual in a family whose apathetical jokesters and having friends who don't always show they care can be proven difficult. I want to share my experiences to show that whoever is having the same troubles, they're not alone. Read it at your own discretion, it's hardly anything happy. • photos in the chapters are from on or around the time the events happened. • (Started July 31st 2016)

'No, he didn't'. I was so shocked by the turn of events. Everything was going fine and then suddenly boom, everything turned upside down. I just couldn't believe this. What did he think of himself? 'Leave me alone.' I said firmly but his hold on me was so strong. I was struggling to get out of his bear hold but to no avail. 'Oh!! So, the poor lady thinks that I will leave her alone and just let her go free?' He had that evil laugh and boy, his breath stank. 'Man, you just signed your death warrant and I will do one favour on you.' No one messes with me. 'Ooooh, I am so scared that I almost peed my pants.' Again that idiotic laugh. I counted till 5 and then kicked right in his balls. I turned around and grabbed his hair from roots, jerked them so badly and then gave my hard elbow shot on his chin. Everything happened so fast for one moment he was standing and the other lying on floor wiggling. I charged at him with my cheetah speed, picked up a wooden rod and started hitting him wildly, 'You idiotic stinky breath was trying to steal my backpack. You are so dead.' 'Favour, favour, favour.' He was screaming in pain just after few seconds and was panting hard. I picked my paste from my bag and threw at him, 'Brush your teeth.' I was fuming. I turned around and saw him standing wide-eyed, 'Hi, I am Scarlett.' I smiled showing my 32 teeth. 'I am scared.' His look puzzled me. Starting date- November 5, 2019 Completed on - May 23, 2020 All Rights Reserved.