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  • To Cape Horn in Comfort and Style by ZonderZorg
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    Two strangers in their mid-sixties come together to turn their dreams into reality. Their three-year adventure takes them through extreme sailing in some of the wildest and most remote waters on the planet, and they do it in comfort and style. Many parts of this book read like Action/Adventure novels and, at times, Thrillers. Some of the experiences, both afloat and ashore, are so incredible that some might consider them Fantasies. But it all happened, and as the adventure unfolded, I wrote a blog that gained over 3,000 daily views and grew beyond a million words and over 2,500 images. This is a condensed rewrite of that blog, but with Wattpad's limit of twenty images per chapter, I've included only 2,450 here.
  • Kash and The Black mafia Prince by Aaliea
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    When Seventeen-year-old Kashmere Reed moved back home, she carried a Stage IV cancer diagnosis and a notebook full of fire. Malik Davis, the "Mafia Prince" of the city, was built to guard an empire, but would he trade his crown for this "New girl?". This is the raw "Side" of a miracle-a story of a love that refused to skip a beat.
  • Hopanoia omnibus: red words to blue hearts by JoshHead5
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    Thot of thoughts: A nonviolence manifesto from one Georgia trans girls life long struggle with recovery to transition. it is apart of the book hoponoia omnibus: red words to blue hearts. book still in creation. I have been thinking a lot lately. More in an ai chat. Literally dealing with the world itself as I try to get to where I can write. Dealing with mental illness. Literally transitioning in this political climate. Might make a good autobiography One day. The following is a journal of my last years. Literally plan to thrive. Editing passes to come. This is meant to be an historical document from an critical voice. Yes me. A trans girl in the middle of societal scapegoating and possibly societal collapse. It is important to learn from the past. So learning from by while making something to be learned from. This is why I am posting it. Its apart of an omnibus. Planed by me. This is an infinite evolving project. Lets us see where it goes. It is meant to be a historical record and personal self help for me myself. plus have lots of advice and ideas like kings fall theory. brag day. biomic democracy.
  • 𝐁π₯𝐨𝐨𝐝 π‘πžπ π‘π¨π¬πžπ¬ ~ Poetry by thetorturedpoetess
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    ──────── β‚Šβ‹†β˜½β—―β˜Ύβ‹†β‚Š ──────── 𝐁π₯𝐨𝐨𝐝 π‘πžπ π‘π¨π¬πžπ¬ is a poetic memoir of becoming, an unfolding of myself, one fragile petal at a time. This collection traces my journey through the fragile and tangled years of teenagehood. Through each poem, you would get a glimpse of raw and unfiltered moments of love, heartbreak, loss, confusion and even hints of clarity. The title is more than just a name : it is a metaphor of growth and acceptance . Each year, each experience was a petal unfolding . Some were soft like teenage innocence while others were jagged, stained with blood, weathered by heartbreak and resilient in reaching. Some were glowing red under the eternal sunlight of euphoria while others were withered due to the droughts of insecurity and floods of pent up emotions . But together these roses compose the bouquet of my becoming. Now I offer this bouquet to you, dear reader, and hope you find petals of your own and embrace the garden you are meant to be. ──────── β‚Šβ‹†β˜½β—―β˜Ύβ‹†β‚Š ──────── πŸ’ π“πˆπŒπ„π’ 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 π–πˆπππ„π‘ βŸͺ h i g h e s t r a n k i n g s ⟫ #1 in poesia (out of 15k stories) #1 in spokenword (out of 4.57k stories) #1 in personalthoughts (out of 2.5k stories) #1 in personalexperience (out of 1.57k stories) #1 in freeverse (out of 7.74k stories)
  • I Lost Everything, But I Won't Lose Myself by SimbaTheSavior
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    Trying to become the man my son deserves - one day at a time. This is me. Every day, trying to be a better man - even when I don't feel like one. A mess of thoughts, failures, wins, and everything in between. This is my journey in real time, raw and unfiltered. I'm not writing for attention. I'm writing for release. I pray that someone finds solace in the words on these pages. This is an ongoing journey with daily entries. It will be long. There will always be something to read. I think of this as a rough draft to a future published book - if I'm lucky enough to make it that far. Because of how I'm writing this, there won't be hundreds of parts. A new part begins each week, and daily entries live within the current week. Simple. Honest. Consistent.
  • Healing After Him: A Healing Memoir by BonitaBlue
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    She didn't leave into safety. She left into the unknown. Healing After Him is the true story of what happens after you finally walk away from abuse... and realize there is nowhere safe to land. After escaping a relationship that nearly destroyed her, Dani is faced with a reality she never expected-she cannot go home. With her children beside her and no clear path forward, she enters a women's shelter and begins a journey that is anything but easy. There is no instant healing. No perfect comeback story. No neat ending waiting on the other side of survival. Only the raw, painful reality of starting over. This memoir pulls back the curtain on what recovery truly looks like-the trauma bond withdrawal, the loneliness, the setbacks, the repeated cycles, and the slow, painful process of rebuilding a life from nothing. Unfiltered and deeply honest, Healing After Him is not a fairytale. It is what happens after you survive.
  • Pinky  by TefeloQhobela
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    A pun of a girls imagination
  • Dreaming of Australia by Sarafabi96
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    This is my story. A story that might sound like many others, but for me it will always remain unique. It is the story of something that has always been my dream. A dream that, at a certain point, I decided to truly follow. And it all began on an autumn day, with a phone call and a plane ticket...
  • Ilaia; My Higher Ground by _asstriidd
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    This memoir follows me, Aia, as I navigate the messy, heart-wrenching terrain of love. Every quiet moment of reflection is drawn from my own experiences, the people I've loved, the streets I've walked, the cafΓ©s I've sat in, and the memories that won't let me go. The story captures the same characters, the same places, and the same moments exactly as they happened. Written as a collaborative work, it preserves the voices of both me and Nikolai, keeping our perspectives genuine and unfiltered. A memoir of longing, mistakes, and the lessons learned in between, told with honesty, tenderness, and the kind of chaos only real life can bring. Contains strong language, explicit scenes, and adult themes.
  • Writer's Room: Behind the Scenes of She Thrives Here by Nicole579586
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    Writer's Room: Behind the Scenes of She Thrives Here This is not the full novel. This is the room where it's being built. In this series, I share the scenes I almost didn't write, the parts I cut, the moments that shifted my voice, and what it feels like to create a story while still healing. She Thrives Here began as survival. It became something else. If you've ever wrestled with telling your truth... If you've ever wondered what it costs to put your life on paper... If you want to sit inside the process instead of just reading the finished product- You're in the right place. New entries twice a week. This story is still unfolding.
  • The Version of You I Never Met  by Soul-Surgeon242
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    Some heartbreaks don't shatter you, they unravel you thread by thread, until you're forced to rebuild the parts of yourself you once gave away. "The Version of You I Never Met" is a "Tribrid" book, part memoir, part emotional guide, part psychological blueprint for anyone who has loved someone who couldn't love them back the way they deserved. Blending raw storytelling with attachment psychology, this book explores the very anatomy loving an avoidant partner, carrying emotional weight for two, surviving emotional absence and walking away from a bond you wanted to ΠΊΠ΅Π΅Ρ€. Through a story blood-stained with devotion, confusion, imbalance, heartbreak and clarity the author dissects the hidden patterns behind avoidance, the cost of loving someone who hasn't healed, and the quiet, almost celestial strength it takes to choose yourself when choosing them costs too much. Its not a story about blame it's a story about limits, healing, and the power of understanding the truth even when it hurts. If you've ever begged for clarity or felt invisible in the arms of someone you loved, this book will feel like finally being seen. If you're learning to trust again, it will remind you that healing is possible, and that some endings are actually beginnings in disguise. For the heartbroken, the healing, the emotionally attuned, and the lovers who have always loved too much. This book is your mirror, your medicine, and your metamorphosis. It will break you, then rebuild you. It will explain him, then return you to yourself. It will hurt - then then it will heal. "He loved you, just not in the way you needed. You loved him, just not in the way he could hold."
  • Not Being Seen Doesn't Mean I Wasn't There by Shadia_Writes
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    Born in a quiet village called Peace, my life began with a fight for survival. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ό I am a Rwandan storyteller sharing a true journey of sacrifice, the unbreakable bond of family, and the resilience it takes to rise from the struggle. From the moment I almost cost my mother her life to the dreams I carry today, this is my truth. Follow for a story of strength you won't forget.
  • Some random stuff by TMWhibzzy
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    Because why not :)
  • Back To My Knees by Mupenzi_1
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    "Back To My Knees" is a spiritual memoir set in Rwanda. From dusty roads to locked gates, from strangers in scarves to thirty minutes of prayer, each chapter reveals a journey of faith, struggle and grace. Follow Mupenzi as he learns that even in weakness, God's love never fails. This is a story of redemption, companionship, and the power of prayer.
  • Dear Diaspora, You're Not The Main Character by PigDog31
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    Being Indian American feels like living in a pressure cooker wrapped in a smile. You're told to be perfect, productive, palatable - never loud, never intimidating. But travel to India, and you'll meet folks who are bold, stylish, confident, and unapologetically gangsta. DEAR DIASPORA, YOU'RE NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER is a sharp, personal callout - not to India, but to the suffocating performance of "representation," perfectionism and intraracial competition that dominates Desi life in the West. This isn't a sob story - it's a truth bomb. A cultural essay that demands real freedom, not filtered branding. If you're ready to sip some realness, break free from the cage of expectations, and find your max pro aura - this is for you. πŸ‹ Bold. Tart. Sweet. Unfiltered. πŸ‹ Just like a glass of limeade on a hot day.
  • lesson 20 House Of Hurt And Home Of Warmth  by Renu-55
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    *Readers who wish to follow the complete story may begin from Lesson 1 "A midnight phone call. A humiliating return. And a home where tiny arms remind Kanu what love still feels like." Thrown out of her marital home after another humiliating night, Kanu returns to Hoshiarpur with her parents. The silence inside the small Maruti 800 is heavier than the storm raging outside. Her parents try to console her. They advise patience, adjustment, endurance - the words most daughters are taught after marriage. But Kanu knows something deeper is wrong. Yet as the gates of her parental home open, two small voices break the heaviness. "Bhuaji aa gaye!" Tiny arms wrap around her, innocent love replacing the bitterness she has just left behind. In that moment, Kanu realizes a painful truth: Sometimes the house you are married into becomes a place of hurt... while the home you were born into remains the only place where your wounds are understood. #LifeInANarcissistFamily #ToxicFamily #NarcissisticAbuse #FamilyDrama #EmotionalSurvival #DaughterInLaw #MarriageReality #BrokenMarriage #FamilyConflict #HiddenPain #Patriarchy #WomenStrength #EmotionalJourney #PsychologicalDrama #TrueStory #IndianFamily #PunjabiFamily #Hoshiarpur #HomeVsHouse #LoveAndPain #FamilyPolitics #HealingJourney #StrongWomen #DomesticReality #WomenResilience Copyright Β© 2026Renu. All Rights Reserved.No part of this work may be copied, stored, or shared in any form without the author's permission. This story is a work of non-fiction based on real-life events. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
  • The Biography of a Sickened Child by fifaakin
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    Some children are born sickened. Others are made that way - by the hands that feed them, the countries that reject them, the friends that break them, the love they could never quite reach. At thirteen, I moved countries and became a stranger to myself. At thirteen, I became thirty. This is the biography of that child - the one who learned to shrink, who wrote her pain into poems nobody read, who loved in silence and forgave in fury. Written in real time, across languages, across continents, across the distance between who I was and who I am becoming. This is not a story of healing. It is a document of survival.
  • "Writing My Way to Success" by 08jayshri
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    "In this captivating memoir, 27-year-old Disha takes readers on an extraordinary journey from a lower-middle-class background to becoming the author of over 100 books. With raw honesty and inspiring determination, she reveals how she overcame financial hardships, societal expectations, and self-doubt to pursue her passion for writing. From secretly penning her first manuscript at 15 to a chance encounter with a renowned author, Disha's story is a testament to the power of perseverance and self-belief. She shares intimate details of late-night writing sessions, the challenge of balancing her education with her literary aspirations, and the constant struggle against those who dismissed her dreams. 'Writing my way to success' is more than just a success story; it's a blueprint for manifesting one's desires through unwavering focus and hard work. Disha's unique perspective on womanhood, human emotions, and the writing process offers valuable insights for aspiring authors and dreamers of all ages. This book is a powerful reminder that circumstances don't define destiny. With courage, dedication, and a clear vision, anyone can rewrite their story and achieve the seemingly impossible. Disha's journey proves that with the right mindset, even the most unlikely dreams can become reality. Inspiring, practical, and deeply personal, Writing My Way to Success is a must-read for anyone who has ever felt limited by their background or doubted their ability to achieve greatness. It's a celebration of the human spirit and a call to action for all those who dare to dream big."
  • 🌿 Before the Last Laurel Falls by jwcurrie
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    You can travel the world together and still feel the distance. A Canadian man returns to Greece with his Greek wife, hoping that time away-ancient ruins, mountain roads, olive groves warmed by sun-might soften what years of responsibility have tightened. They are not broken. But they are no longer certain they are moving in the same direction. As they travel, old myths surface alongside newer doubts. Symbols recur-the owl, the olive, the laurel-quiet reminders that love, like history, survives through attention and care, not grand gestures. What begins as a shared journey becomes an intimate reckoning with marriage, desire, aging, and the fear of losing the person who knows you best. This is not a story about falling in love. It is about choosing each other-again. For readers who love slow-burn relationships, emotionally intelligent storytelling, second-chance love, and romances where connection deepens through honesty rather than spectacle.
  • The Devil Child by Bell907
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    Dear good reader Many thanks for reading