Indiewriter Stories

When anxiety takes over.

In the heart of a crumbling Iowan town veiled by cornfields and secrets, Scarlett Wren had built her own kingdom of midnight justice. She was eighteen, barefoot on the roofs by night, flame-haired and whip-thin, the kind of girl the church ladies called wild and the drunkards called a ghost. Whispers said she could hear lies in the wind, that she had been born of a murder night - not from a mother's womb but from the bloodied soil itself. What no one knew was that Scarlett wasn't just lucky. She was something older. Something cursed, or blessed, depending on who was telling the story. When farmers woke to find their cattle bloodless and their daughters dreaming of strange moons, the town elders - brittle men with brittle pride - brought in a solution. Cain Maddox. Thirty-one, ex-military, a legend among bounty hunters with a mouth like sin and a body carved by violence. They told him there was a "problem child" ruining their order, a red wisp who needed caging. They forgot to mention the rest: the spells woven into her breath, the monsters she fought alone because no one else dared to. Cain expected an easy hunt. What he found was a girl who stared down the barrel of his gun and smiled like the devil had kissed her first. Scarlett was trouble in the shape of a girl, all barbed jokes and fierce, aching loneliness. She saw right through him - to the broken boy inside the man, the wolf still pacing behind his ribs. And Cain, for all his hardened instincts, felt the shift the moment their eyes met: the slow, inevitable doom of being claimed. The hunt turned into something hotter, darker, and far more dangerous than Cain had signed up for. The town's real sickness ran deeper than anyone guessed - into blood pacts, old gods, and rotting promises. Together, they would have to decide whether to destroy each other... or burn the town to the ground and start something wild and sacred in its place.

This is dedicated to my hubby

Let's cancel love people. I no longer want to feel it.

A collection of my daily writing prompts

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lil original i whipped up a bit ago, decided to post it.

A mysterious epidemic. A family on the run. A virus that turns people into monsters. Flagpole, Arizona. An ordinary evening turns into a nightmare when an unknown virus, transmitted by infected bats, begins to spread. The Carter family finds itself catapulted into a desperate fight for survival. The contagion spreads. People change. No one is safe anymore. When civilization collapses, only two options remain: run or fight. A story of fear, action, and impossible choices. 👉 Are you brave enough to read to the end?

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Devil: "You can cry, run, even curse my name... but you'll never escape me." "Because darling, even your fear tastes like love to me." When a harmless ritual unleashes a terrifying force, YN and her friends find themselves hunted by something ancient and evil. As their bond begins to fracture and a seer warns them of a devil hiding among them, secrets unravel-especially YN's own. Plagued by visions and whispers, she embarks on a dark journey to uncover the truth. But when the devil wants something that belongs to him, how do you escape a fate written in blood? A gripping tale of mystery, possession, and identity-where not everyone is what they seem.

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Affanger and the Power of the Crystals is a fantasy novel that follows the rise of a reluctant hero in a world where crystals are not mere magical objects, but keys to long-lost truths. It all begins with the arrival of a mysterious woman, appearing under the light of the full moon. Stripped of her memories, she will become queen alongside the young Sun King. Years later, eighteen-year-old Affanger's life is torn apart. Locked inside a crate and cast into a frozen abyss, he awakens among other young prisoners. Thus begins a journey through separation, battles, and revelations. Affanger must uncover who condemned him, what the crystals truly represent... and what looming threat endangers the entire world.

This is one of my few written stories (for now), and it explores dark, emotional territory - a quiet descent from love into isolation. It's a character-driven narrative meant to test the reader's empathy, patience, and sense of right and wrong. What begins as a tender reflection on belonging and family slowly unravels into something more unsettling. It's not a horror story in the traditional sense, but it is meant to leave you uneasy. Interpret it how you will. I'm still learning, but I hope it connects with someone out there.

Let's run away.

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Last year, I decided to write a bouquet of cozy fantasy short stories about plant people. It started as a way for me to explore and improve my writing, but also to hopefully create fantasy worlds full of wonder and adventure. The first tale introduces us to Gold Mary who tends to the Sunken garden. She serves a large plant community by finding them plots and nourishing them all. For the Garden is the body, and the plants are the soul. In the larger picture, we will meet more sentient plant people that inhabit other gardens in this forever growing world. Hope you like it! The story will resume next with "Lawn Dad," which follows Gold Mary's father.

Shourya Singhania - The 26-year-old heir of a multi-million dollar company, a protective gentleman who looks after his family. He's harsh, straightforward and not one to mess with. The last thing you want is to be on his bad side. But on the inside, he's a total softie. Never even thought of marriage until. . . . . "Anything she wants." "Please don't be upset with me." "I don't like filthy pests talking about what's mine." Meera Rao - A 23-year-old, middle-class girl who works as a teacher with kids with disability. She's shy, gentle and a total sweetheart. The last thing you would want is to see her upset. It would just break your heart. She was promised to her father's best friend's son when she was 18 but . . . . . "J-ji?" "I collected things I like, you probably think it's silly." "People are watching." Read "Kismat" to follow along the sweet journey of Meera and Shourya as they fall in love. Ranking achievements so far! #21 Indian (18.02.23) #1 shy (18.02.23) #8 India (20.02.23) #1 Desi (20.02.23) #3 innocent (22.02.23) #23 romance (23.02.2023) #1 cute (06.03.2023) #6 family (10.03.2023)

Dear My Heart, I will never stop loving you not today, not tomorrow, not even in the quiet years when our paths no longer meet.

Mia was impulsive not the kind of impulsive that u can control, she thrived into freedom ,always out of control . she was like a chaos in my calm ,she was the complete opposite of me, I relish in control and boundaries she always crossed them all. she was like a ripple in my calm. A stupid yet confident ripple...