Moon & Metaphors

Hi,
          
          Submission form for Romance For Men (An Anthology of Short Fiction)
          
          https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkr9JCT6ViHhYd3OxAKmSq0VU7m62ZMqL4VRUVfYbtl3WiuQ/viewform
          
          (Obviously you should never trust links from people you don’t know. But hopefully a quick look at my profile will demonstrate that I’m not a fake scam account)

 NEW STORY ON WATTPAD
          
          UNSTEADY
          by Fearghal Lorcan
          
          Some loves don’t save you.
          They sit with you while you figure it out.
          
          Edgar Conner is almost thirty, stuck behind a bar, watching his music dreams fade into background noise. Mia Presley is a photographer who learned the hard way that loving too hard can cost you yourself.
          
          They meet on a quiet night.
          They connect in fragments — coffee after midnight, rain-soaked walks, unfinished sentences.
          And when fear collides with feeling, everything breaks.
          
          This is a story about:
           imperfect people
           music written from loss
           art born from loneliness
          ️ love that doesn’t fix — but stays
          
          Unsteady is a modern romance about choosing someone not because they complete you…
          …but because they understand your cracks.
          
          If you love:
          ✔ slow-burn romance
          ✔ emotionally raw storytelling
          ✔ realistic relationships
          ✔ “we’re broken, but trying” energy
          
          Then this story might be for you.
          
           Read now on Wattpad
           Vote, comment, and share if it hits close to home
          
          Sometimes the bravest thing two people can do
          is standing unsteady — together.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/402964560-unsteady

I still can’t quite believe I’m typing this, but Wrong Number, Right Person has won The Shortys 2025. ( @ShortStory ) Thank you for choosing me.
          
          What started as a single wrong text, a quiet idea, and a story written late at night, somehow found its way into so many hearts and is now on this stage. That’s surreal.
          
          Thank you to everyone who read, voted, commented, shared, and believed in this story. Every message, every favorite, every late-night “just one more chapter” made this possible. This award belongs to all of us who believe that connection can come from the most unexpected places.
          
          This story was always about chance. About choosing to answer instead of deleting. About taking a risk on something real.
          
          And today, that choice led here.
          
          From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being part of this journey. I look forward to continuing to build more stories with you. 
          
          With love, Fearghal Lorcan
           #WrongNumberRightPerson #Shortys2025 #WattpadWinner #RomanceStories #Grateful #WritingCommunity #ModernRomance
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/402156539-wrong-number-right-person

⭐ BRIDGES ⭐
          
          What if the place that once broke you… becomes the place that brings you back to life?
          
          BRIDGES is a quiet, emotional journey inspired by Calum Scott’s song “Bridges.”
          It follows Cyril Andrews — a man standing at the edge of himself — and the unexpected voice that pulls him from the silence.
          
          This story isn’t about dramatic miracles.
          It’s about the soft moments that save us.
          One night.
          One voice.
          One choice is to keep walking.
          
          If you love stories that feel like rainy evenings, soft light, slow healing, and the fragile beauty of second chances, this might be the one you hold close.
          
          Some bridges aren’t meant to be burned — they’re meant to be crossed again.
          
          Read now: BRIDGES by Fearghal Lorcan
          ✨ Realistic fiction
          ✨ Emotional, introspective, character-driven
          ✨ Healing, love, and quiet resilience
          ✨ Inspired by music
          
          Come walk the bridge with Cyril.
          And maybe find a bit of yourself on the other side.
           #RealisticFiction #EmotionalFiction #HealingJourney #FindingHope #SecondChances #HopeInDarkness #LyricalProse #CharacterDriven #QuietFiction #Melancholy #HeartfeltStory #HumanConnection #HealingLove #CalumScottInspired #InspiredByMusic

✨ NEW ON WATTPAD: A QUIET SEASON ✨
          
          By Fearghal Lorcan
          
          She promised forever.
          He left too soon.
          Now her world is made of echoes.
          
          When Charlotte Wells loses her husband, Adrian, the world doesn’t stop — but she does.
          Days fold into nights, memories blur into dreams, and the home they built together becomes a living museum of everything she can’t let go.
          
          But grief has its own seasons.
          And even the darkest winter learns how to thaw.
          
           A story of love that lingers, loss that changes you, and the quiet courage it takes to keep living.
          
          Expect:
          ⚫ Heart-tugging emotional depth
          ⚫ Lyrical, cinematic writing
          ⚫ A love story that continues beyond death
          ⚫ Letters, dreams, and one final blooming of hope
          ⚫ A heroine learning to breathe again
          
           “He may be gone… but love leaves light behind.”
          
           Start reading The Quiet Season on Wattpad now.
          
          If you’ve ever loved deeply — or lost deeply — this story will find you.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/403634238

 NEW STORY ALERT 
          Title: What If I Was Nothing?
          
          “You once said you were nothing without me. But it was me—
          I was nothing without you.”
          
          When love fades, it doesn’t always die — sometimes it lingers in the silence, in the spaces between words left unsaid.
          
          Ryan and Hannah fought to hold on to something that was already slipping away. When she finally walked out, he was sure he’d lost everything.
          
          Years later, he’s built a new life — a wife, a son, and a peace he never thought he’d find. But when Hannah reappears, both must face the truth: love changes, people change, and sometimes letting go is the most powerful kind of love there is.
          
           A story about heartbreak, healing, and finding yourself after the storm.
          
          ✨ Read now on Wattpad: What If I Was Nothing? #EmotionalDrama #SecondChances #RealisticRomance #Heartbreak #MovingOn #LoveAndLoss #Healing
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/403824739-what-if-i-was-nothing

“The river remembers everything — even the things we try to forget.”
          
          Yıldız finds Serkan bleeding under the willow by the Göksu. A hidden letter. A missing memory. A promise that could cost her everything.
          
           Under the Willow (Söğüt Altında) — a mystery-thriller set in the heart of Turkey.
          
           Read now and uncover the secret that changed everything.
           #Mystery #RomanticThriller #TurkishDrama #UnderTheWillow #MemoryAndLoss
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1586416730

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨
          
          I’ve just released a new romantic short story called Peripheral Vision, inspired by Calum Scott’s song of the same name.
          
          It’s a soft, heartfelt story about two people who keep catching each other in the corner of their eye — until they finally stop pretending it’s just coincidence.
          
           It’s romantic.
          ☔ It’s funny.
           And it’s about noticing someone long before you realize you’ve fallen for them.
          
           “Love always starts in the corner of your eye.”
          
          ➤ Read Peripheral Vision now on my profile.
           #PeripheralVision #FearghalLorcan #NewAdultRomance #CalumScottInspired #RomanticShortStory #SoftRomance #WattpadReads
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/402957919

Hazel Johnson has built her life around control. Every plan, every spreadsheet, every careful breath keeps the world in order-and her heart safely guarded.
          
          Christopher "Kit" Shelton is her opposite: brilliant, distracted, and impossible to contain. His world is built on improvisation and instinct, not rules.
          
          When they're forced to co-lead a high-stakes project, Hazel braces for chaos. Instead, she finds something she never planned for-a quiet understanding that disarms her defenses. Through late nights, shared failures, and the fragile honesty of two people learning to trust again, they discover that love isn't about perfection. It's about learning what-and who-you can let in.
          
          A story of balance, belonging, and the space between control and connection.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1583310189

Author’s Note
          
          Lately, I’ve found myself drawn to short stories more than full-length novels. There’s something special about capturing a moment, a spark of connection, and letting it stand on its own.
          
          For now, I’m focusing on writing smaller, complete stories that still hold big feelings. Little worlds you can step into, stay for a while, and carry with you afterward.
          
          Thank you for reading, supporting, and seeing these moments with me. 
          
          — Fearghal Lorcan