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A warm welcome to our poets and storytellers! Whether you're joining us for the first time or returning for another year, we're delighted to have you here. The Shortys is a place to challenge yourself, celebrate creativity, and connect with a community united by a love of words and creative expression. On September 1st, this year's prompts will be revealed. You'll then have the entire month to bring your ideas to life and share your work. So sharpen your wits and ready your words. We're here to encourage one another, cheer each other on, and have fun. We can't wait to read what you create. Let the ride begin. The Shortys Team

Some stories are meant to be read. Some are meant to be felt. And some quietly find their way into the little corners of your heart you thought you had forgotten. Petals Between Ink & Quill is a collection of standalone poetry - where ordinary moments carry extraordinary weight, silence speaks louder than words, and the smallest feelings bloom into something unforgettable. Here, a rainy afternoon can feel like a memory. A half-finished letter can hold an entire lifetime. A forgotten photograph can reopen a thousand doors. And a few lines of poetry can say everything that conversations never could. Between these pages lie fragments of love and longing, nostalgia and loneliness, hope and heartbreak, dreams and disappointments - the beautiful mess of being human, written in ink and scattered like petals between the pages. So, before you begin... Let the rain do its thing against the window. Dim the lights. Put on that soft playlist you've been pretending not to be obsessed with. And just sit there with a steaming cup of garam chai, a plate of crispy, hot pakoras, a few Parle-G biscuits, and some namkeen within reach because honestly, what is reading without a little munching on the side? Turn the page. Slowly. Because these aren't stories you simply read. They linger. They sit beside you long after the last sentence. They become the line you underline. The poem you reread. The verse you stare at for a little too long. The feeling you cannot quite explain, but somehow know. Somewhere between the ink and the quill, you may find a piece of yourself. So come in. The pages are waiting. And the chai is getting cold. ✎﹏﹏﹏﹏ ɴᴏᴛᴇ: If you are reading this book on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to @moonlightxmysteries on Wattpad. Thank you. ✎﹏﹏﹏﹏

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The flowers died on Monday. By Tuesday, Olivia's mother was gone. By Wednesday, fireworks meant nothing. By Thursday, even the rain sounded empty. But on one Sunday, a boy with a flower in his sister's hair crossed paths with Olivia. Because some flowers die. But that doesn't mean there won't be another bouquet.

Name one night in the last year she picked you up at two in the morning.

Some words are born quietly, while other arrive like storms. This collection is a home for fleeting thoughts, untold stories, and emotions that refuse to stay hidden. Each poem or story captures different moments that leaves to what you believe in. If these words find a place in your heart, they found where they are meant to be. [Entries For Wattpad Monthly Challenges] Join My Discord Server! -> https://discord.gg/trwy6zfxc

Shortys 2026 #Poetry Collection

He brought his penance to the Mother, and laid the rosary at Her feet; There are loves which prayer may bless, though men may call them sin. ●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○ At the hour when the last bells have fallen silent, a penitent kneels before Our Lady and takes up the beads of his appointed penance. Yet prayer proves a poor refuge for a heart that has kept one name too faithfully, and before the gilded Virgin he must reckon with a devotion he cannot bring himself to call sinful.

Keywords: poetry | oneshot | random | in the feels | inspired by many songs This is a collection of unrelated events. Sometimes prose, sometimes poetry. Features: 🌟 Poet's Corner May 2026 @Poetry | "Mountain" 🌟 Ink & Intrigue May 2026 @mystery | "Searching" 🌟 Poet's Corner June 2026 @Poetry | "In the Night" © 2026 EmmaJD The views and actions of the characters in any of these stories do not reflect those of the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Just a collection of random thoughts that somehow turned into poems. Some might be emotional, some fun, some weird, and some might not make much sense at all. There's no theme, no proper order, nothing connecting one poem to the next. Just whatever came to my mind and felt worth writing down. So yeah... etcetera.

Some promises are made at 1:03 AM over frothy tea. Others are left behind in the rain. For Kevin and Michelle, love was never about big, dramatic speeches. It was late-night motorcycle rides past 24-hour laundromats, stealing caramel popcorn at screen four, imagining mango trees in houses they didn't own, and ordering teh tarik kurang manis at three in the morning. But when ordinary Tuesdays give way to hospital corridors, quiet wards, and unanswered prayers, the routines they've built together begin to change. Because sometimes the biggest love stories aren't about forever. They're about the small things you never thought you'd have to remember. 💬 A bittersweet coming-of-age story told in 51 short vignettes.

A world of poems captured in a single book, written by a girl who played every role: the academic achiever, the loyal friend, the eldest daughter, and more. She was always the one chosen for the top rank, yet she was never the one chosen by love. This collection is a bridge across the years, composed of verses that trace a haunting evolution where the innocent wonders of childhood slowly sharpen into the cold realizations of the real world. Yours truly, RosePoet (Note: These entries are not arranged in chronological order; however, I have included dates to serve as a guide to navigate the journey through time.) Pinterest: Littlemisstaromilktea

keywords: poetry | family and friendship | mathy | inspired by many songs not a mathematician but is love sufficiently unproven? © 2026 EmmaJD The views and actions of the characters in any of these stories do not reflect those of the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

This is a collection of poems created with the intention of motivating oneself, self-reflecting, portraying the harshness of reality, battling grief, and remembering past memories and experiences while building yourself for a better future. TheShortys 2026 Submission

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Desperate to flee the wreckage of her life. Mara Voss accepts a mysterious, all-expenses-paid trip to the exclusive Elysian Fields resort, a prize she never won. The secluded California paradise is breathtaking, but its perfection is unsettling. Phones are dead, clocks are absent, and the staff possess an unnerving knowledge of her past. As the days blur into a timeless, beautiful loop, Mara encounters other guests who are chillingly reminiscent of people she has wronged, each interaction a test she doesn't know she's taking. Her razor-sharp perception, once a tool for navigating the world, now fractures her reality as she chases clues that only deepen the mystery. The hunger to know the truth wars with the terror of what that knowledge might mean, forcing her to confront the darkness she's spent a lifetime running from. The final, devastating revelation is not that she can't leave the resort, but that she never truly arrived; she died before check-in, and this opulent prison is her personal, inescapable judgment. As Mara finally accepts her role in her own damnation, the cycle begins anew with the arrival of another lost soul, clutching the same winning ticket.

Fancy writing some short fiction? This collection contains a series of prompts that can be used as a personal challenge, a way to compete with your fellow Wattpadders and of course a great place to find some great stories. Everything from vignettes to flash fiction, a celebration of all things Short Story

(✔️ COMPLETE ✔️)Amelia, a 15-year-old nerd falls in love with Simon Smith, the hottest, bitchiest, baddest freak anyone has ever seen. . . Although there's a secret. He makes her do everything for him, but what makes it even worse, is it isn't true love. Will Amelia be able to find true love again? Read it till the end! * * * Note: This is a two-part story. Read the first, then the next. If you like the book, make sure to leave some comments and vote!

Ben thought his museum trip would be boring - until a mysterious creature the size of a dinosaur looked him straight in the eye and quacked. Hidden beneath the Ancient Life Exhibit lies a magical valley where Duckosaurs roam free - creatures that are part dinosaur, part duck, and entirely impossible. But when the Omelette Knights arrive to steal their eggs, Ben must rely on courage, quick thinking, and a loaf of bread to save his new friends. A lighthearted fantasy adventure filled with humor, friendship, and the reminder that not everything is what it seems - especially when it quacks.