Young Adult
THE QUEST FOR OUTCAST INVENTORS
“Oh no, where is it, where is it?” Royce Ashbluff muttered to himself as he frantically dug around his robe pockets and rummaged under the bed. He hadn’t been right since last Tuesday when an oversized flying contraption dropped a small package on his doorstep nearly hitting him squarely on the head.
By K.H. Obergfoll3 years ago in Fiction
Mauve's Survival Guide for the Mentally Exhausted
The name's Mauve Laudamilk. Barely twenty, and already feel as if I've hit rock bottom. God. If you would've told five year old me that my mom's new boyfriend would've turned me into who I became today, she would have probably just been so disappointed. That young girl had so much hope for our future. She'd be so upset knowing I blew it all away for a one way ticket down to hell.
By 'Lissa Stufflestreet3 years ago in Fiction
Lyle’s Aquatic Adventure
It was a hot summer week in early August. I had been through extreme highs and lows, every day and night. I felt so hungry and stress made my stomach go into a rage through my belly. I tried to get through exams during summer school. Then, I did many shifts for my part-time job at the recording studio. I felt exhausted! Suddenly, I got a call from Liam, my best friend. I can't believe this is happening. He’s invited me for a trip to the aquarium. I asked him if I could bring Mio, my lover, and some of her sisters to come. I'm sure Liam had already asked his crush, Ayame. She’s one of Mio’s sisters, of course.
By Meghan LeVaughn 3 years ago in Fiction
EAST-BRIDGE SCHOOL FOR MISCREANT GIRLS
Jillian tapped her finger nervously on the edge of her desk, staring blankly at her phone. For the second day in a row she had received a text from an out of state number—“sorry we’ve missed you, please verify your address at the link below.”
By K.H. Obergfoll3 years ago in Fiction
Message in a bottle
I saw her drop it. I watched the tears falling from her face adding salt to the already salted water. Her yellow raincoat was too bright, her violet-hued hair too playful, as she knelt by the edge of the water. Strictly speaking, I should have stopped her. Whatever she dropped would need to be retrieved before I left for the night. I hadn't planned on getting back into the tank. The fish were fed, and I was ready to go home, but as I watched from the dark alcove something inside gave me pause.
By Rachael MacDonald3 years ago in Fiction
Delphine
Sitting in the darkened viewing room, Delphine felt as close to the peace she used to feel before the passing of her Mémé a year ago. The fish swam through the iridescent blue that reminded her of her grandmother’s eyes, with a grace she envied. Delphine herself had two left feet and was all thumbs. Being clumsy just made her even more self-conscious than the average fifteen year old girl.
By Lilly Cooper3 years ago in Fiction
The Seventeenth Summer (Ch 2)
Chapter Two It wouldn’t be until a few days after his set-to with his mother before Danny would speak with Jake again. He had seen him from a distance a few times on previous days as Jake surfed the breaks off the main beach and he had marveled at Jake’s skill as he ducked and dived and danced across the breaking waves. He had marveled, too, at the beauty of the young man, as if he were now noticing the beauty of the male body for the very first time.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Fiction
Dreamer - Chapter 51
"Where are you even going!?" I found myself yelling out as Ace stormed forward. I could already feel myself running out of breath but if I stopped now, I'd lose him. I shouldn't be caring this much. He's discharged from the hospital. He clearly doesn't need my help. "Ace!" I called out once more before sitting down on a random rock that was plopped down at the end of some person's driveway. All this effort and he doesn't give a shit. What was I doing? The old me would've just let him leave the car and drove off. Fuck him. Fuck his attitude.
By 'Lissa Stufflestreet3 years ago in Fiction
The Little Adventure
The directions Methuselah gave me could no longer be utilized. My mindless meandering the day prior had rendered the instructions useless. Vanessa and I were too far lost now, and in my dismay, I forged blindly through the forest with my little sister.
By Zeline Farney3 years ago in Fiction
Becoming a Marine Biologist
Artificial light glimmers on scales as fish dart in the large aquarium tanks all around me. I wave to the few coworkers still here as they get ready to leave. Bags are packed, areas cleaned up as they head to the door mostly en masse. Heading through doors with a sign that reads employees only, I dress in with a wetsuit and grab my cart with supplies. Double checking that all the tests I would need to run are there, I push my cart back through the doors I'd entered. The keyring jangles as I pick them up to lock up the entrance to the aquarium. I grab a cup and climb up the back of one of the tanks to grab some water. Each cup on my cart is labeled for each tank, so I know what water I'm testing for later. I make my circuit, winding through each exhibit. I smile to myself as I watch the different interactions each species has. Some are loners, but my favorites are the schooling fish. The way the light shimmers and shines as a group flits about their home has always enchanted me. Guess that's why I enjoy working in an aquarium.
By Michelle Weir3 years ago in Fiction
