When Emma Lucas meets devilishly handsome Markus Winterly, she has no idea that he only wears the mask of human aristocracy. And behind that mask a very ancient and powerful being has begun to take an interest in her; has noticed what even she does not suspect about herself. When her sister's life is threatened, Emma...
In which I am you, you are me, and we are the moments that define us.
In which a disabled ten-year-old just wants to watch the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. [@hepburnettes frost competition entry]
Felix Welter is a superhero. In the safest, most normal town in America. Did someone say 'be yourself'?
A collection of notes, a public library, two teenagers, and zero spoken communication.
[COMPLETED] ❝I mean, for all I knew, their mother was a perfectly delightful woman or a nun or something; that didn't make the linoleum sting any less when I fell into an undignified heap in the middle of the ointment aisle of an overcrowded Walmart.❞ Alex spends his life dreaming of escaping. Or something pretentious...
I might write a book. I don't know. Life happens to get in the way of that sometimes. * * * * * Inspired by @Woowoowriting and her books: The Darlings of Suburbia and Seeking Connections. * * * * * Short Story #319 Humor #666 [29. Nov. 2013.]
Parents don't exactly realise the damage and impact that the occasional slight remarks they make can have. On the rare occasions that they realise they shouldn't have said something, they make the huge mistake of just assuming that the young ones won't remember. That the words they uttered are meaningless and won't le...
"I go to the park, walking the path backwards this time. It feels wrong at first, but soon it is as though this was the right way all along."
skinny love : (n.) when two people love each other, but are too shy to admit it, even though they still show it. Paristella's Contest ~ Round 2 [ Short Story #54 / Romance #240 ]
"So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny me" (2:152)
Feelings of remorse and guilt are natural reflections of sinning. Islam fully understands the temptations that come in the way of everyone of us, and that which some of us might go for. Only through repentance, that one can wipe out those sins and past misdeeds and gradually get freed from the clutches of the ego. Re...
Yesterday, 15th March, marked the 3rd year of the Syrian revolution. We've all read the news, seen the statistics, but it's robbed us of the human factor. Those are innocent people, children and families that are torn apart, destroyed and wrecked. We need to open up our eyes to reality. Honestly, if you even caught...
Why do muslim women wear the hijab? Prepare to be taken through a short journey, as I explain why.
Even though we can see, and Allah has blessed us with the gift of eye-sight, yet we are still blind to the truth. However, those who are blind may see the truth and guidance better than us. This is a true story, deep and heart-touching of a father and son. A son, who even though was blind, guided his father to salva...
How would you react if you only had 8 months left to live? Follow Ahmad Khayr, 17, in his struggle against his disease and maybe his repentance? 3rd place in the short story contest organized by @Muslims_Ink
On one snowy day in the city, a man encounters two musicians who leave him pleasantly surprised. However, this seemingly random encounter will end up being surprisingly significant.
Things have changed since Kyle Donovan was a kid. When you happen to be a famous rockstar, what you ate for breakfast has already been broadcast to the world before you've even had a chance to digest it. The hashtag gangs own Twitter and the fans have all the power. And now, unfortunately for Kyle he's trapped in a...
Jeremy Blake is too old for the monster under his bed...but that won't stop it from killing him. Originally published by The Story Station, November 2009 Cover illustration: "The Nightmare" by Henry Fuseli, used under creative commons from www.athenaeum.org
"Why didn't you tell me he went here?" Sabrina managed to croak out. Her throat was dry and there was a loud drumming sound in her ears which she realized was her heart. "Oh..uh...well..." Leila stuttered and then trailed off. She smiled sheepishly. "I totally forgot about Khalid." Sabrina winced when she heard his n...
"delilah, i’m not gonna lie, i’ll miss you. i think in my spare time, i’ll write you a song. it will be beautiful and unorthodox, just like you. but until then, you can look forward to these little nonsense letters." Cover by TheStarkiller, copyright 2013. Picture does not belong to me.
| COMPLETED | "...even though I don't have anyone to spend this Valentine's Day with, one day I will be able to spend it with you, and to me, that is a comforting thought." Jason Redman is lonely on Valentine's Day, so he decides to write to the woman that he will be spending it with in the future. - - - The co...
AnchoredShips quote contest entry. cover by @peterpanner [ © billie rose two-thousand-&-fourteen ]
An ode to my poetic incompetence. This collection consists of five poems and one short story, Aquarium Friday.
Informative articles on the Jinn from my diploma course at Islamic Online University. For anyone that has little or no knowledge of the world of Jinn, for anyone that has interest in the world of Jinn. Source: The Moral Foundations of Islamic Culture by Dr. Bilal Philips Cover: Zammurad
"Sometimes you just have to believe in yourself in the darkest of times, for hope is brightest in the dark." Don't worry, I'm not that wise. My gram just speaks in proverbs.
