Lookingforalaskacontest Stories

What's behind The Door? Do you dare find out?

My entry for the #LookingForAlaskaContest

Here's the main reason why I don't kiss boys (or anyone else, for that matter.) (Highest achievement: 1st in #lookingforalaskacontest 2nd in #lookingforalaska 7th in #johngreen 8th in #notlove 9th in #badboyfriend 1st in #thisisntlove)

First person pov where meeting your brothers best friend leads to many many nights of confusion and new experiences both amazing and awful. Love, lust, secrets, heartbreak, & hatred.

My journey to the world of reading. My entry for the Looking For Alaska Contest.

Jack Skye never read his mail. But on one fateful Tuesday, he did, and a part of him he lost long ago slipped even further away.

Haircuts are a first for everyone, but it really means something when you are fifteen.

This will be a story in 500 words! enjoy!

A veteran lives in a home where it's cold and small, and lonely. But it was far from quiet. He undergoes the nightmares of guns blaring to the soldiers dying. Every day, the veteran must find his redemption and overcome his trauma from war with the help of his comrade and best friend from the war. (This is a short story and it only has one part)

growing tails!

When others turn away from you. Doubting you ,when all you needed was a push. This story is about a girl and the teacher that changed her life.

An ordinary man went through lots of challenges and success in his life.

My submission for the #LookingForAlaskaContest , a fictional story following a teenage girl and her first breath of fresh air. Word Count: 500 :) Cover by the amazing @The_Fictional_Truth

When I was young I was taught by my elders that I should keep silence, when I am in School as it is said,"Work hard in silence let your success make the noise", In Place of worship ,as it is said "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness" as God is the friend of silence,when elders are talking and teachers are teaching I was taught to keep Silence to show them Respect..It was actually a word to show Discipline but as I grew up I realised it has depth. Silence is not only to keep quiet and show Respect but also used to express alot of emotions like Pain,Anxiety,Love,Grieve and anger You have a lot to Say but have no words to Express your feelings,So you remain Silent.You have a Lot to Say but no one can understand your words so Silence is Golden.You are going through Pain,anger and Anxiety But you cant Say ,So you remain Silent.Silence means alot and it is said that the Person who understands your Silence will definitely understand your words...

He seemed to be a She, but in reality he wasn't. He was convinced he would never love convinced he would never be loved convinced he wouldn't get as far as he did (This story is about me, Jack.)

I've always wondered Why? Why! Why... I had to meet you so that my world would begin to turn, so that my world would find its orbit and that suddenly everything would fall. the adrenaline disappears. passion flies away. love is broken and especially my heart is scattered.

"Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river."~ Lisa See "The first draft is just you telling yourself the story." ~ Terry Pratchett I think all aspiring writers out there will agree when I say that we are never fully satisfied with our work. We always feel that we can do better and that our best piece is yet to be written. "Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works." ~ Virginia Woolf

If your first love is toxic, what does it mean? If they hurt you, can you tell? If no one speaks up, how can it get better? (I don't own the image.)

Amy had a very normal life. She had nice parents, nice clothes, and her mom made food for their family everyday. But, this all ended on her eighth birthday. All Amy wanted was a fun eighth birthday. But her "present" was nothing she had ever expected or experienced.