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Tales: Moments That Defined Us | Short Story Collection

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Parts 16
Time 2h 48m

The moments pass us by; time flows without restrain, never waiting for us. Before we know, moments in our life fly by. But we always have those moments locked in our minds, moments that we learn to forget, cherish, love, hate and grasp tightly on. Sometimes they remain in our minds like a photo album of the moments that we look back to remember what a life we have. 

But just how many of these moments, so filled with emotions that change us?

Or define who we are? 

This is a story collection with my own thoughts about the various moments in our lives, the various emotions we feel when we are faced with a situation we must deal with. This is a story collection that I hope to convey the various human experiences that would describe who we really are. 

Cover by @avadel
The rest of the graphics are by me

Note: I'll add the stories as I edit some existing ones and write the new ones.

1st place winner in Astral Awards 2019 for short story

3rd place winner in Golden Arrow Awards 2019 for short story

1st place winner in The Easter AwardsAll Rights Reserved

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Altered by LuellaOpal

Have you ever met someone who alters the course of your life? For good or for bad, they've come in, given and taken, and then- BOOM! Your life was never the same. There's always a change, an altering of reality. When you meet those people, the reality that you've known your whole life is suddenly gone and a new one has taken its place. When those moments happen, there's no going back. You can try to return to the way things were but nothing, and I mean nothing, can take you back to exactly how it was. That's what happened to us. I think that's why we're still trying so desperately to get back to some sort of normalcy. Four years later and we're still on the ground, crawling, in search of the happiness that was lost that June. Summers will never be the same. Midnight walks through my neighborhood will never be the same. Field parties with bonfires and loud music will never be the same. I still don't know why you left and what lead you to the decision you made. What I do know is that we're here. We're alive and we're pushing forward to the future. A future that you're not a part of. But in some ways, I'm glad you're not a part of it. I just wish it wasn't like this. *** TRIGGER WARNING*** SA, abuse, suicide, substance abuse, and mental illness. This is a complete story that is much like life; fast, full of surprises, and not always how we want it to be. This has been a project of mine for over three years. It was self-published on Amazon, but after some issues in publication, I decided to just upload it on here. I hope you fall in love with these characters like I have. The friends in this story are trying to make names for themselves, figure out who they are, who they can trust, how to love, and how to separate themselves from a restrictive community. As in any coming of age story, they will experience growing pains... but will they survive them before its too late? PLEASE READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS.

Damnation Of Devotion ✔ by LadyInLostYearn

"I would've prayed for Them to go easy on you too." He moves and his eyes are on me, eyes where they are brimming with tears, but his soft smile confuses me. Gently caressing my temple, he gazes at me as if I'm the most delicate treasure. His lips kiss my fingers. "They did. A few years late but They did. Their mercy on me is you." ______________ While World War II is absorbed in its own devastation, a runaway slave stumbles upon a meadow. He is saved by a curious, lonely spirit and builds an affinity with her; but will he be her only salvation or eternal damnation? Either way, she can't let him go. And neither can he... as they're more similar than they thought. With unexpected gifts and losses coming their way, the starry-eyed lovers go on a journey for a sense of peace through a strange reality, a stark contrast to her own. The human world. Not an easy feat. Especially where ghosts and dreadful creatures are concerned. ☾✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧☽ Cover art by DuskBeetle This story isn't drama-filled and hasty despite the dramatics and the hassles. ▪︎ Ludus/Eros/Pragma & Philia ▪︎ Grumpy x Sunshine ▪︎ Interracial Couple ▪︎ 93k-98k words ▪︎ WARNING: Death, war, and miscarriage themes, harsh language, mild violence, implied trafficking Copyright © 2021 by L.I. Lost Yearn ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ 🥇 The Hearts Awards 2022 🥈 3x ▪︎ Those Romance Awards 2022 ▪︎ The Gemini Awards 2022 ▪︎ The Sapphire Awards 2023 {𝔽𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕕} Paranormal Paramours 2023 ⋄ @Paranormal

Instantly Hers | 18+ by ValerieMKiss

The moment I saw her, I was stunned. She was gorgeous. She had me thinking things I never would. We talked. We laughed. And by the end of the night, I was instantly hers. And she would be mine. *Bonus Chapter Added!* This story is mostly in the hero's pov. Only 2 chapters have the heroine's pov. This is a short story. Like really damn short. Less than 10 chapters short. That features as hot as hell OTT Alpha. This is a insta-love book. This is just a short quick fun read. Enjoy hero virgins like this? Than check out Tattooed Virgins! Dual virgins, insta-love, steamy with that HEA! Info on the last chapter! Contains: -Sexual Content -Mature language Please no hate. Yes, we may not all believe in it or think it can happen or blah blah blah, but this is a book. It is not real. Its meant to be read for fun. So drop the beliefs and all that, and take a read (: Started December 2018 - Finished December 2018 Cover done by myself. I have licenses for model images. © 2019 Valerie M Kiss. All rights reserved.

Little Desires (Rated R) by Vampirehorsequeen31

A collection of short steamy stories and scenes that will leave you feeling satisfied ;) and don't worry if you enjoy a little intimacy and romance that's here too ;) I can honestly say these stories aren't about sex as much as they are about relationships. Some stories have more sexual content than others. I'm ngl I'm a hopeless romantic it's smutty but I can never do sex without connection my guys. I'm also super melancholy so the circumstances are usually sad lol sorry. And I'm sorry my writing is kinda meh according to everyone so read with all that in mind lmao. yessss so characters and situations are toxic but get over it cuz low key we all like a little tox once in a while ya know?

Until the end of the line by Naporshamerritt15

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Surviving You by BlueSea2124

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Altered

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