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When 17 year old Iris obsession with her camera exposes the secrets of those closest to her, will she let doing the right thing end life as she knows it. Told through the lens of her camera this is one journey for the truth you won't be able to look away from

This book is about three teenagers who sent a message but it accidentally goes around the world. And the Boys school ended up getting shut down until they know who send the Message around the world. Will the boys own up and tell the truth to get the school open or will they tell a lay found put in in this book. WATCH OUT THEY COULD BE ON YOUR PHONE NOW!

How can I love someone as stubborn and hard-headed as Derek Hale? Why did my heart have to choose him? All these questions fly through my mind as I think about him. What will come of the relationship?

As I set there, in my chair I realized that I was the only girl with this unique look. I was not like her, but why was that such a disadvantage? Was it my hair and its coils? Was it my ebony skin? Was it because I wasn't thin? This audition was the only thing I ever wanted but yet all I felt was insecure. I needed this job not just for me but for my mom and so I must stand up for myself... She should not have touched my hair and all its glory and so I did the unthinkable and I...

Date; July 7th, 2018 This is a short story about when a 13-year-old girl, Raymella Jackton, was forced to move to New York with her mother, Katie, and her father, Robert. She find out a secret about her mother and the real reason they all moved there. She must soon make the decision to stand up to her mother when she knows she is lying to her father, or keep quiet and how it saves her family.

A college student details how he brought a criminal to justice without even raising a finger.

The Whistleblower who spoke the truth about the pandemic speaks once again, but no longer for the media, but through a medium. He who has ears should hear.

Has anyone had that thought they were being watched as they walked along a dark road? Anna actually finds out one night that things that go bump in the night are not just horror stories. They are real and tracking her every move.

Drama, romance, and secrets. These are the everyday building blocks of the American high school experience, and Caldwell High School is no exception. Armed with nothing more than the power of journalism, Eliza Johnson faces the hallways filled with the schools pack of mean girls, the jerky football team and the quite new kid with something to hide. #HomeBeforeDark Contest

Telling your own truth can be difficult. For Amber, she is nervous about telling her truth. When she finally goes in to see a therapist a huge weight is lifted off her shoulders. By telling a single person about her sexual assault and history of physical abuse she feels as though she is taking the next step in bettering her mental health and life. She wants others in her situation to know that it is okay to talk to someone and reach out.

Contracted by the US Government for her experience in virology, a doctor is told she must keep quiet about what she discovers. She makes another call. **This is a short story for the #HomeBeforeDarkContest and will not be expanded. Cover image by Benjamin Suter from Pexels. Designed by Shiloh Walker using Desyner.

One trip to a psychic changes everything

If you read my other book you know what spare room Im talking about. I just thought it might be good to know.

Tarian Gilraen is put on trial for his father, Baron Aleron Gilraen's, crimes. He must convince The Council and Justiciar that he is innocent with a single piece of evidence; his father's journal.

A conversation over Christmas dinner brings up some old family secrets.

A time I had to face the truth, I was just a child and too young to understand the meaning of religion. It was an experience I will never forget, it was hard to tell my family what was going on, because I don't know if what I saw or heard was real sometimes to this day. All I know is it made me have faith and a stronger spiritual connection throughout my life. I want to share this story with the world now. I hope this can be a poetic inspiration to you all. Enjoy!

What if you could see thoughts in strings?

The earlier years of a childhood are usually filled with bliss, bullies, and living out your days without a care. But for me, I was living each day as an outcast in fear of myself. This is my story of how I came to discover that liking boys was only the beginning of establishing my identity. My Submission to the #HomeBeforeDarkContest

Isabelle, young and curious of her friend. Someone who stayed mysterious and she was led on by someone she thought was a close friend of his