Young Adult
The Last Mixtape
With a loud sound, the shovel bit into the damp earth with force, as if my heart had been crushed to its core. Ten years. The time capsule we had hidden beneath was covered in the bravery of eighteen-year-olds a decade ago. Me, Leo, and Sarah. This was the day we made an oath to open it all together. While Leo was designing buildings that etched the clouds in Tokyo, Sarah disappeared without him. We buried our dreams two years prior in a waterproof ammo box, but then the accident happened.
By Daniel Blake5 months ago in Fiction
Imran Khan: The Lion Who Never Gave Up
In the bustling city of Lahore, in a family of scholars and strong traditions, a boy named Imran Khan was born in 1952. Unlike most children of his time, who dreamed of stable professions in medicine, law, or business, Imran carried a different vision. His heart belonged to cricket. From the narrow streets of Lahore to the manicured grounds of Aitchison College and later Oxford University, his bat and ball became his closest companions.
By Princess Ladly5 months ago in Fiction
Stockroom Secrets 17. Content Warning.
I wasn't too sure exactly what would be waiting for me when I made it home, so it was with some trepidation that I pulled my car in beside the carport at our house a couple of hours later then quietly entered via the back door.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters5 months ago in Fiction
Stockroom Secrets 18. Content Warning.
As I sat down on the chair opposite Mrs Mack's desk, she closed the door and then turned to me. 'How are you doing today, Grayson? I take it you've heard from Rafael what happened yesterday?' she asked, before sitting down behind her desk.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters5 months ago in Fiction
Under Three Moons - Chapter 1 - The Accursed Halflings
Chapter 1 - The Accursed Halflings Tomerys sulked as she ate her porridge. She hated the mornings, how the sun made her skin itch. She hated having to drink a nasty potion just to go outside. She hated having to go to nocturnal classes because she had fangs and therefore, could not be admitted to the morning school. It didn’t matter if she was also fae - they feared her curse as much as her fangs.
By CT Idlehouse5 months ago in Fiction
Under Three Moons - Prologue
Prologue - Moonsflower It began in the moonsglow beneath a Lacrimosal Tree, its branches gleaming with luna sap. Nestled in the cluster of dark crimson roots was a single moonsflower in rare form, for its petals only bloomed during Convergence, in which The Three Sister Moons danced in the cosmos, their magick radiating through the ivory thistle and copperlilies of Sioga Valley.
By CT Idlehouse5 months ago in Fiction
The Assessment. Content Warning.
The day that Twyla turned twenty-six, she had a silent reckoning with herself. She had purposely spent the day alone, as she assessed her life from its beginning onward. She scanned the years with brutal honesty, making mental piles of what had been her fate (none of which she could be faulted for,) her choices (both good or bad,) her triumphs (mostly lucky breaks,) her downfalls...too many to count. At this point, she determined, it was damn near impossible to look at her reflection from any mirror that dared to cross her path without feeling slightly disgusted.
By Shirley Belk5 months ago in Fiction
Stockroom Secrets 16. Content Warning.
After leaving work I didn't go straight home, as I was too wound up over what had happened that afternoon. I also believed that my mother would quite likely explode when she saw my scratched face and torn shirt and found out what had happened, so I figured I needed to think about things for a little while first.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters5 months ago in Fiction
