Shortys2025 Stories

Diary of a Teenager is just a mix of poems, short stories, and random thoughts-bits and pieces of what it feels like to be young, confused, happy, heartbroken, and everything in between. It's messy, honest, and straight from the heart. #Shortys2025 #poetry #prose

- T H E H U N T E R S - All sought different treasures, All became their hunt. - T H E C O L L E C T I O N - One bled in words, Darker and more visceral than blood. The other bled out his breath, He couldn't stop to catch himself. The third bled in memories, His breath, pure marble dust. The fourth one was dead, He didn't bleed at all..

[1x 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒🏅] Ink of Forever: Poetry excerpts from "Tide Me To Forever" "𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐤, 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭" This book compiles Advik's poems that he penned for Vritika, pouring his heart out in verse. You'll find 𝒍𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 that echoes the rhythm of Advik's heartbeat for Vritika. Dive in and share your thoughts ― what resonated with you about his poems in "Forever Be My Always"?

"Mirror in the Sky" is a selection of poetry and prose that delves deep into the intricacies of the mind and soul, capturing the raw essence of love, the sting of heartbreak, and the complexities of society. Through a collection of innermost ramblings, this book guides readers through the fragile nuances of emotion and the impact of nature on the human experience.

A collection of short stories Cat Slave #1 - A frustrated programmer starts to suspect her cat is after more than just food. Written for the what in the wattpad contest. Prompt: My talking pet is plotting against me. Chasing Rainbows(shortys 2025 grand winner!) - A cop enters a locked psychiatric ward to get the answers she desperately needs. Cover Photo by Mayer Tawfik on Unsplash

This book is for anyone who knows that life isn't just about the big moments. It's for when you look at an old photo and it feels a little too real, or when a simple conversation changes everything. ​These poems are a way to find a story in the silence, to see your scars as proof of survival, and to find beauty in the most ordinary things. ​From a quiet moment in a crowded stadium to a whole new world that begins with a key, this collection is about looking at the things we miss and finding the truth that was there all along. #Shortys2025 #poetry Penned by; _SOA_25

In every hush, there is a peace and a moment of break.

1893. One witch. An entire town falls. One stormy night. An old haggard's house. A flicker of light. No warnings. A peaceful night of sleep for the peaceful townsfolk before the town was nothing. How naive they were. Walking into a trap, unsuspecting.

What if you were lied to? What if the story you believed was wrong? What if the queen wasn't evil-just misunderstood? Step into the shadows of the fairy tale you thought you knew. Discover what really happened. A retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. #Shortys2025 © Ana_Miga, 2025. All rights reserved.

Through the toughness of life, Through your first heartbreak, Through a dark time, An unfortunate past But also your love, And your "THE ONE" in your life....... This is a collection of poems and compositions, I have written throughout my teenage life. It is not a story but lines of my feelings, so I hope you guys like it Most of them are written by me.

Note: This story is an entry for the 2025 Shortys, takes place near the end of both Operation Heathrow and Haunted Park, and the following prompts are in use: Prompt 4: A witch and a fae walk into a bar Prompt 30: We should rendezvous sometime mon chéri As war rages between the living and the damned, Hell is on the losing end. In an attempt to secure peace with the living, Hell sends Doluna, a fae envoy, to the living to make the damned's intentions to make peace known to them. But little does Doluna know is that she's but a pawn in a cross-world game of thrones that must end if their own world is to be at peace again... Rankings: #1 in gamification (September 8, 2025) #1 in consulate (September 8, 2025) #1 in consul (September 8, 2025)

A short story loosely based on a real-life story. 🩵Josephine has all but given up on finding true love which is but a dream to her - until a little heavenly intervention changes the path of her life. All it took was a little prayer.🩵

When flames consume a building, every second matters. Evan had to decide: save his brother, or save strangers. He made his choice. But in the ashes of that fire, one family grieves, his team whispers betrayal- and Evan must face a truth darker than smoke: Heroes aren't always clean. 🔥 One choice. Two lives. Endless consequences.

Thoughts can suffocate. They build their own delirium, and they crown ego while freezing love. This poem is a sharp reflection on pride, hatred, and the small cruelties that reveal who we really are.

When Aisha, a rational city girl filled with curiosity and loneliness, moves to the mysterious village of Kalakhet, she expects boredom-not magic. But the forest has been waiting for her. Strange flowers appear on her bed. Her name is whispered in the wind. A gentle presence follows her like a shadow. The villagers warn her of the Yakshni-a mythical spirit said to lure men to their doom. But what Aisha finds is not a monster. She finds comfort. Protection. Affection. Slowly, an unspoken bond blooms between Aisha and the unseen forest spirit who watches over her like a silent guardian. Aisha longs for more - a love she has never felt from any human. But the Yakshni loves differently... not as a lover, but as something deeper, older, and eternal. This is not a ghost story. This is a story of longing, devotion, and the kind of love that transcends shape, time, and language. ---

Ten years after Emmaline Kenneth ruined her life in more ways than one, Darya Connor visits her one last time to find closure. But when she's there, she finds that her memories with her are stronger than her desire to move on. ﹉﹉﹉ First loves are always difficult to forget. Ten years after Emmaline Kenneth shattered her heart and her reputation, Darya Connor returns to confront the past she's tried to outgrow. What begins as a search for closure quickly unravels into something more complicated, as memories of secret nights and quiet betrayals surface with brutal clarity. Caught between resentment and longing, Darya must face not only the woman who once ruined her, but the self she became in the aftermath-and decide whether she is ready to finally let go.

Featured in Wattpad's @StoriesUndiscovered LUNCH HOUR SHORTS READING LIST August 2022. In your school, everyone knows there is a secret service called "The Locker Mailman" who will help you send a small anonymous message to the targeted student's locker. You once receive a cute message via this service and you decide to figure out who the sender is! Millie didn't expect to get a letter from an admirer... She didn't even think anyone liked her like that! But a little pink envelope in her locker changed all that and suddenly she wants to find the first guy who ever confessed his feelings for her! Will she find her secret admirer? And will he turn out to be someone she can return her feelings to? Will it be the last person she expected it to be?

Two hearts that have never met but see each other every day long for each other's company but could never take the first step in drawing closer. What could ever bring them together for a chance of happiness in each other? Fate decided to give these lovelorn lovers a nudge in the right direction, one showery day in London. 🏆WINNER of the Rainy Beginnings contest hosted by @WattpadLitFic, August 2023.🏆 ⭐FEATURED in @WattpadLitFic CONTEST WINNERS reading list.⭐ ☂ Word count: 4.9k words. By Mary-Jane Kristo. © All rights reserved.

Do you believe in love at first sight? It might be with the love of your life. 🌹 Princess Rosaline's life was bound by a prophecy long before she was born but her interests lay with her people who beseeched her for help. When she meets with opposition within her own kingdom, threats from the outside world, and even on her own life, she is left battling her foes alone. Until a stalwart archer enters her life - and her heart. Can he be the answer to her troubles? Will she survive the prophecy and still find her king and true love? 🌹 🏆WINNER of the Embers of Destiny contest hosted by Wattpad's @Badassreads & @WattpadRoyals.🏆 ⭐FEATURED in Wattpad's @BadassReads contest winners' reading list August 2023 and in the@BadassReads Anthology book.⭐ 💖FEATURED in Wattpad's @Romance LOVE BITES reading list November 2023.💖 Precise word count: 3.9k words. By Mary-Jane Kristo. © All rights reserved.

The world will turn, and every word will be forgotten. But, in this moment, they are everything. My poem entries for Shortys 2025.