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Michael Cross has been able to see spirits for as long as he can remember, and he uses this gift to help ghosts move from this world to the next. Sometimes, people don't realize that they're dead, and Michael has always tried to keep his wits about him when dealing with these "cold walkers". But what is he to do when a ghost manages to capture all of his attention? Before he even realizes it, Michael finds himself wrapped up in a dangerous mystery... One that could have HIM joining the ranks of the dead. [2ND PLACE WINNER: PARANORMAL/HORROR, 2018 PEN AND INK AWARDS] [3RD PLACE WINNER: MYSTERY/THRILLER, 2018 UNICORN AWARDS] [2ND PLACE WINNER: PARANORMAL/VAMPIRE/ACTION/HUMOR, 2018 LGBT AWARDS]

Every morning, this was my routine. Every morning, I had an hour of pure bliss that was then suffocated by the rest of my day in the closet. Every day, I hid who I was. I was ready for a change. A SPIDERMAN FANFICTION - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO DISNEY AND MARVEL STUDIOS HIGHEST RANKING: #1 IN GREEN GOBLIN (5/3/19) #1 IN GWEN STACY (5/27/19) completed 06/11/2018 cover by @alexxersh THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, UNEDITED STORY. UPDATED LOVING GWEN STACY IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS IN A SEPARATE BOOK.

You know those days when you feel like the universe is conspiring against you? After scratching a car door and going head to head with Will Taylor, Lilah feels like her life couldn't get any crazier. She intended for her senior year to pass by without any bumps, but she's in for a ride full of friendship, new experiences, and a whole mess of fun with a boy that just doesn't know when to quit.

Sharon and Mae, nearly a century apart, both feel their life stories revolve around their separation from a better, brighter society. Neither yet know that the future will show the beauty of their worlds. -~-~-~-~-~-~- I'm excited to present my first coherent story! Feel free to comment as the story unfolds; I already have a skeleton plot but would love to hear feedback as to what you're enjoying so far.

Layla and Zara are two moroccan cousins about to go through senior year in two different high schools, two different parts of town and with different people. Layla who grew up in a mixed cultured household is awkward, outspoken about political issues and a compulsive liar who's struggling to keep her walls up against love. Especially when a handsome stranger moves in with her neighbors. Zara who seems like your perfect muslim daughter on the outside is actually the girl version of every bad boys and players that a girl loves combined which is why she's judged and hated by some. She's waiting for the one who will make her feel something other than this constant boredom.

Aria Ortiz was sure that Millie and her lackeys hated her, and she didn't blame them- she hated herself, but one gift changed that.

"All the world's a stage, and the men and women are merely players." Truer words have never been spoken in the case of Taimi Avalon. Instead of acting on the big screen or onstage, the aspiring actress is in costume in the real world, playing the part to an unknowing audience. Relationship Retail has never failed to satisfy their customers who order the missing people in their lives-everything from friends to family to lovers. Taimi's missions start out simple, but the longer she stays, the more dangers unravel behind Relationship Retail's secretive facade. Now, she's locked in a job where she steps into lives she may never wish to leave, says goodbye to people she's learned to love, and the never-ending cycle of heartbreak puts her own life and identity at risk.

All the good things. All the good, beautiful and entrancing things. That's what Tate is made of. She's Alex's best friend. All the bad things. All the bad, tantalizing, and enrapturing things. That's what Alex is made of. He's Tate's best friend.

Prithika Singh would have told you that her love life was going great. After all, who could argue that the pretty cheerleader and the handsome quarterback with their sweet year-long relationship were anything less than a dream couple? But Prithika is startled awake when she sees her boyfriend, Carter Hale, kissing Julia Hart, one of the supposedly average girls, in the middle of the hallway on the first day of school. Suddenly, her vision for her junior year is totally derailed, and she's left feeling uncertain about her sense of trust and relationships. And then along comes Jackson Rains, Julia's ex-boyfriend, notorious at Poppy Hills High for his (crappy) motorcycle, tousled dark hair, black leather boots, and two very public fistfights. In an attempt to save their past relationships, Jackson and Prithika hatch a probably terrible plan: make everyone think they're dating. Prithika will try to show Carter she can be a more low-maintenance girlfriend, Jackson will try to show Julia that he can be a more attentive boyfriend, and then Carter and Julia will get jealous and return to the partners they were supposed to be with in the first place, and it'll all go back to normal. But it seems the more Prithika tries to make things fit the picture-perfect path her life was on, the more things fly off the rails: she's trapped in trying to be someone she's not, she's lying to her best friends Laila and Aurora, she can tell Aurora's keeping secrets, she realizes how little she actually knows Carter, and she's getting more invested in Jackson's personal life than expected. Can she get her life back under control? Or will trying to fix things make a bigger mess?

Sixteen-year-old Charlotte Evergreen embarks on a journey to pretty much find herself and a cure for her "hiding" magic. Not knowing who or what she is cable of; Delphinium her mother who possesses the title "Great Witch" has bedded numerous men in the past only to gain Charlotte in her life. Her careless act has maybe caused Charlotte's magical problem. She cannot wave her hands around or chant some foreign language in need of defense. How would she survive in such a world that's full of hungry monsters and worst, magic absorbers?! "You idiot how could my daughter not have magic!? I can feel it running through her veins!" Delphinium yelped. A firm look on her face. The idiot replied, "Correct her magic is there but, this could be some rare case I'm afraid mistress. This might just have begun with you".

Almost dying can change a person. For most it pushes them to live life to the fullest; for Ryan, it lets him hear voices and see ghosts. After a fatal car crash, Ryan Hubbard wakes up hearing a voice in his head that isn't his own. It wants him to find something--someone. As if that isn't the worst of his problems, he can see ghosts too. Naturally, he tries telling people about his new abilities. And just as naturally, no one believes him. When Ryan gets dared to go into a supposedly haunted house, he almost refuses. But curiosity gets the best of him when something inside him (specifically, the voice) tells him to go. He wasn't exactly hoping to find anything inside-least of all the diary of a dead little girl and the sudden urge to find her killer. With the help of his friend Lya and the voice that refuses to leave him, Ryan is set to unravel the mysteries and unlock the secrets of the little child's past. • • • A paranormal mystery that takes place mostly in the present and sometimes in the 1960s. • • • This work mentions suicide, contains mildly violent, and/or traumatic content. Reader discretion is advised. Cover by: @solidarity_ • #11 in voices • #10 in ghost • #40 in paranormal

Jordan Terrell is tied to the Stonehall County Library by an emotional tether that she can't for the life of her break. Dominic Richards, however, is being forced into the library every day, a punishment for a bout of bad exam results. As the two's lives suddenly collide and they slowly become aquatinted with each other, uncovering dark truths and shameful secrets along the way. __ First posted 01/05/16 Completed 09/10/16

Russ, a former janitor, is now second-in-command on a mission to find a cure for The Storm. The Storm eradicated those sixty and older. There might be a cure, but not on Earth. After each newly discovered planet, a team finds their minds and bodies changing. They're haunted by their pasts, and by the fanatical Green-Eyed faction. Decades into their journey, they must decide if they can complete the mission parameters, or default to back-up protocol. This star-bound research team stumbles upon what it means to exist in the vastness of space, against the ticking clock of a dying planet. simul /ˈsɪməl/ noun 1. a shortened form of simultaneous 2. a display in which a player plays a number of games simultaneously against different opponents. *WP Editor's Choice- Aug. 2022 *WP Explorer Take a break from this reality List-Aug. 2022 *WP Science Fiction Summer List-Aug. 2022 *Community Curator List for Hispanic Heritage Month-Sept 2021* *Previously Featured*

In which a girl that is nowhere near perfect talks about what she really thinks about imperfectionㅡher imperfection; and how it is beautiful.

UNTIL THE SKYSCRAPERS CALL US HOME is a short story set in the heart of New York with civilization on the brink of destruction from incoming meteorites. Scrambling to make the most of their time together Adriano and Jason set out to spend their last moments learning what it means to love until the end of times.

"Province is one of the last safe countries on this Earth. Or so they tell us." Alize lives in Metro, the capital of Province. It's the year 2048 and her 17th birthday. Today she is to be Marked and tattooed with her Phase. Will she be Ergo, like 96.5% of Province's population? Will she be Iphis, the least common at barely 0.5%, like her best friend Henry? Or one of the other three? Soon, Alize and Henry are thrown into the middle of the Revolution and find themselves among new friends who show them the truth about the small country ruled by censorship and propaganda against its own citizens.