Dedication Stories

Author's Note Some stories are written to entertain. Others are written because they deserve to be remembered. This is one of those stories.

Plot: You, as a child, sat in the corner of the office, silent, while Smith, a great gun-for-hire scoring machine, extorts your team owner father in the midst of the playoffs. As a result, your father's team fails in the finals and bankrupts your family. You decide on revenge. In awe of Smith's talents and wanting to get good enough to face him, you go to the barren north to train under a hermit rumored to be the greatest teacher of hockey around. Living on a lake and surviving a brutal winter, going through unusual training methods, you come out stronger. Now, armed with the skills to win, you track down Smith. But there is a wrinkle, as he no longer plays--but coaches. You see the path to your revenge, but nothing ever plays out as expected. Wanderer is an sports story that reads like a great season. It puts you, the reader, on the ice and in the game using the second person--You are doing everything in the book. As important, it explores the emotional connection of why we play the game. Wander is a story for an athlete who wants to feel in training and in the game as much as read about the game. It is intended for the reader who reads sports books to feel like they are on the ice. This is hockey, but could be any sport. The chapters are short--bam, bam, bam--to get the pages turned, like the action when you're in a good match. Note: This is not an ice hockey romance.

Worn Yet Beautiful Feather is a deeply personal and emotional novel written by Changa, inspired by the true life story of her best friend. It is a journey shaped by silence, loss, resilience, and the quiet strength that grows between life's broken moments. Rather than following a straight path, the story unfolds through scattered memories-childhood dreams, the absence of love, the weight of grief, and the slow search for meaning in a world that often feels too heavy to carry. Each chapter is a fragment of a life that has been weathered by storms, yet still holds on to hope, much like a feather that remains beautiful despite its wear. Through pain, loneliness, and self-discovery, this book explores what it means to keep moving forward when life takes away the people who once felt like home. It is not only a story of suffering, but a story of survival-the kind of survival that may appear fragile on the outside, yet carries extraordinary courage within. Worn Yet Beautiful Feather is a tribute to a beloved friend and to everyone who has ever felt broken, abandoned, or unseen, yet still found the strength to stand, heal, and become whole again.

Flash fiction for the Weekend Write-In

Siddharth Shergill has spent his entire life living by one belief: Country. Team. Family. Before Self. From a young boy dreaming of serving India to becoming one of the nation's most respected cricketers, Sid's journey is filled with friendship, sacrifice, love and unwavering loyalty. But when everything he has worked for begins to crumble, he'll discover that the hardest battles aren't fought on a cricket field. They are fought for the people waiting at home.

"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍" Three boys spent years sharing a strong bond. When they finally move in together, they meet different people, different emotions, and gets to know new things they didn't know about one another. There is 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗼 𝗝𝗶𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗶, the high-profile model who is a totally different person when he's alone. 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻, the cafe owner who is just completely done with his gorgeous stalker. And 𝗞𝘆𝗼 𝗔𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘄𝗮, a famous musician hiding his identity. Then there are three girls. Three best friends who somehow manage to bring warmth wherever they go and wear their hearts where everyone can see them. There is 𝗟𝗶𝘂 𝗙𝗲𝗶, the fan neighbor who sees right through the model's perfect image. 𝗫𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗶, the chaotic media influencer who keeps snapping secret photos of her cute cafe guy. And 𝗠𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗮, who visits her friend's apartment only to accidentally overhear her favorite artist's secret song playing in the dark. Three boys, three girls, and six completely different lives. The boys were easy to misunderstand and the girls were the opposite. The people who swear they'll never need anyone are the very ones who end up needing someone the most. Because 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀. [Highest rank: #2 in suggestions #1 in dedication #10 in neighbor #1 in softromance. #8 in intimacy]

A woman's final winter becomes a quiet journey home guided by the love waiting for her.

____COMPLETED____ A story starts from a Birthday party.. A finest businessman of Houston Shehryaar asif's appearance was what destiny wrote.. He never went to any of this kind of functions, But for once he gave up his ignorance and went to the party.. And then what he saw was no more then an addiction to him, His NASHA.. Those eyes were deep as ocean, The simplicity he saw was never been this Beautiful.. He forgot to blink but His NASHA went on without noticing him.. Will those beautiful ocean ever notice him? Will they let him stare them? Lets read and find out yourself :)

I don't know where to begin this story except to say... I dreamed of him. Not as often anymore. But in ways that changed me. My brother, Muhaimin, we called him Amin, passed away when he was just 20. It's been years now, but there are still days where the memory of his final breath clings to the air like humidity. And the strangest thing is... long before he died, he came to me. In dreams. - This story is based on true events. My late brother, lost to his battle with Stage 4 T-cell lymphoma in 2019. May Allah s.w.t. grants you the highest place in Jannah, my little brother. Copyright © 2026 by Nadia Zainaudin. All rights reserved.

Various short stories written to prompts over the year. -'Slip-up', Weekend Write-In 09.01.26 - prompt: 'freeze' -'Bad Boy', Weekend Write-In 23.01.26 - prompt: 'louche' -'Unpaid Debts', Weekend Write-In 13.02.26 - prompt: 'credit' -'A Return On Investment', Weekend Write-In 27.02.26 - prompt: 'purchase' -' A Dose of Destiny', Weekend Write-In 13.03.26 - prompt: 'fortune'. (Check out the YouTube clip of MCC doing this song live. It's sooo good.) -'He Loved this Place', Weekend Write-In 19.06.26 - prompt: 'dedication'. -'A Good Fit', Weekend Write-In 03.07.26 - prompt: 'verification'. -'Small Print', Weekend Write-In 10.07.26 - prompt: 'magnified'. Too good an opportunity to pass up to introduce a character I've been thinking about for a while (Kathryn); Maddy appears in 'Ecstasy of Sister Amata' as a 16-year-old, and Jonquille in 'Come Quietly' (Short Stories 2023).

Ragnhild Eilifsdotter is a Huldrekin, people related to the trolls of Norway, but more human-like. The men kept the people living under hill for centuries, so as soon as they were let out she moved to Seattle to experience some freedom. Unfortunately even the New World has rules and Ragnhild has to do a favor for a troll, always a tricky prospect.

[A DEDICATION TO VERMIE] The flower that symbolizes That though the pain never ceases, Sunny days lie ahead of us; Nothing is impossible with God.

This is for my boyfriend you can read it also if your not him I don't mind

If you had shown me my future years ago, I would have called you a liar. How does someone lose themselves so completely? ​I didn't become someone else overnight. I disappeared piece by piece into the quiet weight of depression. ​Light Me Again isn't a story about a sudden, perfect cure. It is a raw, honest journey through the deepest darkness, and the unexpected lifelines-the temporary painkillers, the sudden sparks of warmth-that keep us holding on when we feel completely lost. ​This is my story of fighting to survive, learning to feel again, and searching for the light to lead me back to the girl I used to be.

this is originally written for my little sister bella who's been asking me to publish my writing on wattpad for the last six months, shes always been there for me through my highs and lows and i love her more than anything, this is dedicated to Bella <3

[A BOUQUET FOR SANEDROME] Words made to enthrall; In each and every single moment, You are there through it all; Laughs, smiles, and tears resonant.

#Be passionate

Dedicated to the people who helped me. Based on a true story, but mostly changed. Everyday, an adventure, an endless journey and a new experience. And then, there's you.

Book covers Dedication Tagging and more..

In this book, I will add short stories by my club's writer's challenges and fun. There will be many different styles and types. I may add them in separate books, but this one will be a collection of them all.