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When the fog that comes with lieng becomes so thing you can no longer see your own reflection in the mirror only the lie

Fraud, data, and human trafficking. Where do you find the truth when all you have is mud?

In this world full of plastics, most creatures choose to join the bandwagon. Azure chose to stay where she is to survive the hurdles of the cruel reality. Incidentally, she met Acadia who wants nothing but to have those beautiful wings to fly. Would they choose the beautiful lie or the ugly truth?

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 girl blinded by love, makes a hard decision.

A jealous English teacher squashes teenage creativity.

About Justin Bieber he goes to summer camp and meets a boy by name of Jason McCann in 2010

I go to work on business and do something I never thought I would do in my life.

I wrote this for the HomeBeforeDark Challenge, prior to realizing you have to be 18 years old to submit...🤦🏽‍♀️. I changed it since I no longer had to worry about the 500 word limit.

She was my best friend, but could I ruin my life to protect hers?

Stand up for your dreams, your rights, for others, and most importantly for yourself. This is a story about speaking your mind, connecting with others, extending a helping hand, and seeing a different perspective into the human experience.

Trish is dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts. After some words of wisdom from her neighbor and advice from her roommate, Trish decides to return to counseling to tell her doctor the truth and ask for help. Her problems are deeper than even she realizes.

The truth hurts. We all know that much to be true. But can the truth do more than that?

Melosa comes to the aid of her fellow co-worker.

Mackie is 15 years old. She doesn't have a mother and no one knows where she came from. The man whom Mackie lives with says that he's her brother but when he is murdered and no one can explain his death Mackie has to find the killer. Before they kill her.

In a small town, young people disappear without a trace. There are a few bones on the outskirts of the city. When the phone rang late at night and a whoy replied that he should search his Friends locker, I found a trace of the missing children. I will find the truth.

A short story about truth, trauma, and finding love.

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!