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25-year old Lee still hasn't figured out why they could not form any long-lasting relationships, even friendships for that matter. Aside from family members, which they are obligated to talk to, there is no one else Lee had even come close to calling a friend. Well, maybe except for one. -------- Submitted for ONC 2026 @OpenNovellaContest Using the following prompts : 29. You will meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints in your heart. 104. While wandering in the woods, you dismiss the rustling behind you as nothing more than wind through the trees until you turn around and realize it isn't the wind at all. 106. After waking at 3AM to a freezing room and a door you're certain you closed, you find wet footprints and melting snow leading from your bedroom into the hall. Realizing someone or something is inside your home, you follow the trail to uncover the truth. All rights reserved by @J. Lee Kennedy, except for images contained in this book. Crayon drawing "Wander XIX" by @Clara Lieu. Copyright of images, including cover art, belong to their rightful owners, and are attributed accordingly, or used in accordance with the rules of Creative Commons licensing as "fair use." Altered, filtered, or edited images are copyrighted by the author in its final form.

What happens when a bored teenager ventures into the woods? Expecting a peaceful afternoon of listening to the birds and watching the falling leaves, Megan has her whole world thrown every which way after finding herself lost on a well walked path. She could never have guessed what would follow a simple stroll among the trees. And now she is left to try and convince her skeptical parents that it did actually happen.

THIS IS AN UNEDITED STORY - please forgive any typos or repetitive words, I have not edited this story yet :') The shelves of the Paper Lane library hold the stories that never quite happened - the lives people almost lived, the choices they made, the roads that disappeared just before someone had the courage to walk them. these stories wait patiently on their shelves, each bound carefully and marked with a single name. If you could step into a world of what could have been, would you take that chance? Some stories are not mean to be read - they're meant to be lived.

Mirabel is having trouble with all the disrespect her town has been giving her. She just wants to live a normal life! But without a gift, she's a misfit. She decides to take a nap so she can get her mind of her problems... but it gives her new problems. Will she survive through the horrors of Nevermore Academy? Can she go home? Disclaimers: I do not own the characters, I just mold them. Also, this is inspired by Lava_Serpent's Mirabel The Witchlet.

At the Royal Academy of Arcanum, power is inherited, measured, and controlled. Valez Malfoy was born with all three-heir to one of the most feared Houses in the realm. Until the night he was abandoned, his magic turned against him, and the world decided he was no longer worth teaching. Now, he exists on the edges of the academy he should have ruled-watched, whispered about, and carefully avoided. No one will train him. No one dares to try. Until Hera Beaufort arrives. A scholarship student with no lineage, no history, and far too much knowledge for someone who claims to have none. She does not belong among nobles, and yet... she does not struggle the way the rest expect her to. She does not fear him. She does not avoid him. And she does not ask permission. There is something wrong with her. He sees it before anyone else does. And once he does- He cannot look away. Because whatever power Valez lost... Hera might be the only one who can give it back. Or the reason he loses what little control he has left.

Eighteen years ago, the darkness was defeated. Or so they believed. Queen Holly and Azriel fought wars that reshaped the Nightborn world-destroying ancient enemies and building a kingdom stronger than any before it. But power like theirs leaves a legacy... and legacies are never safe. Now their children have come of age. Born from the most powerful bloodlines in the realm, the Nightbound heirs possess magic unlike anything the world has ever seen. Aurelian commands devastating elemental power. His twin sister Nyra walks with living shadows. Alongside their cousins-children of warriors, queens, and ancient magic-they have trained their entire lives for battle. But nothing could prepare them for what is coming. Across the forgotten edges of the world, a ruthless enemy has been watching. Waiting. Studying the heirs of the Nightborn. And now that they are grown, the hunt has begun. As war rises once more, the next generation must step out of their parents' shadows and forge their own destiny. Alliances will be tested. Secrets long buried will surface. And love-dangerous, powerful, and forbidden-may become the greatest weapon of all. Because this time... The future of the Nightborn does not belong to queens or kings. It belongs to their children.

In the shadowed world of the 1930s, when trains cut through soot-stained cities, and secrets are buried deeper than the past itself, Chalondra's power erupts dangerously out of control, shattering the rigid life she's lived under strict rules and unanswered questions. A hidden relic bearing a forbidden name leads her to Verglas Academy, a secret school for spirits and magic concealed behind snow and caverns. As Chalondra struggles to master her volatile powers, she uncovers fragments of a history no one will fully explain, burned records, erased names, and whispers of a long-ago catastrophe known as the Ember Breach. With watchful instructors, crackling radios, and a corrupted flame stirring beneath her feet, Chalondra must navigate trust and betrayal in a world where truth is as dangerous as magic. Caught between loyalty, fear, and the pull of her own fire, Chalondra faces a choice that will shape her future, and reveal what kind of flame she is meant to become.

A confession A strange shop Seven chances to relive the past But some memories aren't meant to stay.

In a universe once protected by the divine Prism, balance has been shattered by the ruthless Queen Elvira. Young Prince Lucian, heir to the fallen planet Solaris, escapes to Earth with his godmother, Nova, leaving his parents captured. As the Prism lies dormant, fractured by Elvira's ambition, Lucian must grow into his legacy, awaken the lost magic, and gather allies to reclaim his home since the fate of the universe itself rests on his shoulders.

A boundles desert of ash and cinders, the cursed remains of an age past, and age of war and flames, the age of fire. Ruins scatter the sea, thoes who find themselves lost and wandering across its burning waves will fall to the blight of frenzied fire. (yeah the cover is AI, I didn't have anything better, soz)

On Elena Chen's fortieth birthday, a number appears on her palm: [30]. Thirty chances. Thirty memories. Thirty opportunities to understand why every relationship she's ever had has ended the same way-with her running. A mysterious painting arrives showing six panels across six centuries. All with her face. And a man named Adrian who claims he's been waiting six hundred years for her to wake up. Each memory costs her. Each time she chooses fear over love, the countdown drops. When it reaches zero, she'll forget everything and repeat the cycle. Forever. But if she chooses to remember-if she faces every moment of cowardice across six lifetimes-the price isn't hers to pay. It's his. *Kintsugi: the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.* *Some scars aren't meant to be hidden.* *Some scars are meant to shine.* 🏆 Entry for Open Novella Contest 2026 | Prompt #53 Content Warning: Mature themes including death across timelines, emotional patterns, LGBTQ+ relationships (historical period), war trauma (WWII), and discussions of obsessive behavior. Recommended for readers 16+.

Hanna is a romantic. A believer. An artist who sees the world in fragments of "Halves" and "Quarters." She thought she knew what to expect from her freshman year. She didn't expect Mr. Flash. He's a walking adrenaline rush with a gaze that feels like a premonition. One touch, and Hanna sees the tragedy waiting for them at the finish line. Desperate to change her own ending, Hanna leans into the safety of Mr. Red-the guy with the strawberry-blonde hair, the motorcycle, and a heart that beats in sync with her own. It's easy. It's steady. It's perfect. But can you ever really paint over a masterpiece that fate already sketched out?

In a world where love between humans and other beings is forbidden. Mira and Elian crossed paths a mysterious man of royal blood, later cast out by his own kind. Their bond, more than a scandal, shook the fragile balance between two worlds. Defying the laws of his lineage, Elian risked everything even his freedom and eternal life for a secret love that burned like fire, awakening the Ancient Powers that long slumbered. The Elders of Biringan gave their warnings. Elian's parents knew that one day, he would need to become stronger than anyone. His mother took steps to prepare him for that time, while his father journeyed across realms in search of allies who could free him from the prison of the Forgotten Stars, where he was bound by the Chains of the Heartless Moon. Their love meant to remain hidden led to both a miracle and a threat the world had never seen. Three children were born beings of the Two Worlds. And as the children grew within Mira's womb, so too did the forces that sought either to claim them... or to destroy them. The Watchers, ancient keepers of destiny, saw Amee as a weapon. The Elders feared Liam's blood, for it carried the forbidden lineage of Elian. And the mystical Lords of Unmaking sought to erase Aelani before she could become the thread that would unravel their order. With the aid of divine beings, mystical forces, and the strength of her family, Mira stood her ground. A single family shattered the silence and their legacy might be the one to shatter the world itself. Can love truly bridge the Law of the Two Worlds? Or is the price far too great to bear?

Princess River Rat is sixteen and already convinced she's the one girl love will simply never find. Then a woman with impossibly red hair hands her a pair of hand-knitted socks at the Disco Ball and tells her they'll take her where she needs to go. The destination, she warns, isn't always where you think it is. A Cinderella story set in the late 90s, about looking for love in the wrong places, finding it in unexpected ones, and a pair of magic socks that take you exactly where you need to go - even when that's the last place you wanted to be.

When the world breaks someone beyond repair, what are they allowed to become afterward? After a single moment shatters everything he knew, a quiet, withdrawn student finds himself drifting between grief, guilt, and something far more dangerous: certainty. As reality begins to bend and higher truths reveal themselves, he is drawn into conversations with forces that shape existence itself-forces that claim to know what is right, what is necessary, and what must never change. But the answers he's given don't bring peace. They bring responsibility. As time fractures and perspectives overlap, the story moves between classrooms and afterlives, ordinary days and impossible decisions. Systems are questioned. Authority is challenged. And the line between humanity and godhood begins to blur-not through ambition, but through loss. This is not a story about saving the world. It's a story about what happens after you decide the world is broken-and whether fixing it is mercy, arrogance, or something in between.

On Harry Renard's fifty-fifth Birthday he awakes to find that his face has been encased in a black cloud, which he thinks is odd because it had not been there the night before. On inspecting this strange phenomenon, Harry realises that he can just about see out through the dark mist, but his face is completely obscured from the outside. Unsure of what to do but worried that if he is late for work again, on yet another gloomy Monday morning, his juvenile boss Tarquin Stark will finally have a reason to dismiss him. On arriving at the office Harry is surprised to find the cloud has expanded to engulf his whole head, but why does no one else in the office seem to notice? UNDERBELLY [n.] singular The soft underside or abdomen of a mammal. An area vulnerable to attack. A dark, hidden part of society. Trigger Warning, This story contains themes of Bullying, Suicide and Self-harm

Wiphala is a remote estate that does not exist on social media, is never advertised, and can only be reached through word of mouth. Those who manage to secure a stay all say the same thing: "No one comes back the same." There, certain trees -known as The Elders- respond to absolute honesty. They grow. They expand. They reshape the landscape. Emma arrives searching for something she cannot name. But Emma is not Emma. She is Carol -a journalist who, after the highly publicized death of her son, staged her own disappearance. In Wiphala, she will discover that some trees do more than grow from truth... Some embody what we believed was lost forever. Tender, symbolic, and deeply human, Diary of a Tree with a Wide Canopy and Shallow Roots explores grief, identity, inherited silence, and the fragile hope that survives even in shallow ground. Enter gently. Some secrets are waiting to be trusted with you.

Trisha is a character of freedom and truth. She was born in different times but always fails to uncover the truth from her past. She goes from not remembering anything, and when something tragic happens, she recalls some part of her past life, where she was a knight and a mentor. But whenever she's about to discover the truth, somehow a force pulls her to her death. Now in her recent life, will she discover the truth of her past, or will she face another betrayal of the grail's fate and the selfishness of the person she always believed in? Somehow, the person who just wants to be with her in a place of no chaos but peace always faces such nightmares because of the consequences of his actions, as he always sees the death of his beloved. But this time, will he change the fate of the grail and save the most important person to him, or will he again face the same fate and live another life to save her?

Ciril a half-dragon beast, wanders aimlessly - an outcast to a society that exploits his utility yet hungers for his death. His solace comes in the form of his only friend Mara and in his faith in the Great Weaver, the last threads tethering him to a world that despises him. But what happens when a prince - whose true intentions always linger a stride ahead, cloaked by shadow - chooses to involve a lowly creature marked for death in one of his schemes? Could it be that, in this dragon-kin, he sees the key to finally reclaiming his kingdom?

The Black Rose is said to bring all kinds of trouble. Trouble that everyone knows can make you go mad. Unfortunately Prince Augustus (August) realizes that too late. What happens when seemingly innocent dreams become more and more upsetting? What was once his only escape becomes the thing he starts to dread the most. When angry civilians turn and attack the kingdom, the safety of just eleven year old August gets threatened and he is thrown into a pit of both grief and paranoia. Eventually leading him down a dangerous path to "madness" as fear turns to anger. The only thing that calms him is to remember the girl with the violet blue eyes that he used to meet every night in his dreams. She was real, he knew it. They had a connection through the same black peddled flower that most believed to be the cause of all despair. But on the night that tragedy strikes again, he is no longer able to reach her. All he can do is hope they can meet in the much more complicated world, called reality.