Everyone's heard a picture is worth a thousand words, but when you only have a few months to live it can be worth so much more. Noah Prescott wanted nothing more than to be your everyday typical 15-year-old boy, but with stage 4 melanoma, he was anything but normal. Depressed and completely ready to give up on life, he has lost all interest in the world around him. That is until he meets Glenn Green, the dying boy with a sunny disposition. Unable to accept Noah's pessimistic outlook on life, Glenn sets out to show the younger teen that life might not turn out how he pictured it, but it can still hold so much beauty. That is, if you know where to look. Highest Ranking in Short Story #50 *Featured Story*

Home isn't always where the heart is. Poignant with subtle humour and satire, Black Worm is about two brothers trapped in a life of neglect by their repugnant parents, dreaming of what it truly means to be a family. Please vote and comment! Nominated for a literary award-2021 Published in Just Words 4 Anthology-2020 Published in Blank Spaces Magazine-2020 Wattpad Featured Story-2017 *If you are reading this title on any other site (ex. Mirror sites like Truyen), it wasn't authorized by me or Wattpad, and you are at risk for malware attacks. Keep to safe reading by staying only on Wattpad, where this story was originally published. Thank you. **Written in 2016 by Holly Ducarte. All Rights Reserved, including the right to reproduce this book in any form whatsoever. ©️

[Book Cover: @queenbvtch] "Do you realize there's so many forms of beauty that even the human mind cannot comprehend?" "Yes, I am very aware." "Then why must you continue to call yourself unappealing? I'll have you know, that you are very pleasing to the eye, but its your soul that makes me crave you more and more each day." [written for people of color and many alike]