Shadows are pretty sweet as shade from the afternoon sun yet it is shadows that we fear while out on an evening run. We run away only to realise, they are part of us. Wherever we go, our shadow follows. Except when it's the night and we realise our cold lonely souls cannot find peace without seeing them for we all fe...
Blamed for a lethal disease she did not cause, a reclusive necromancer sets out to cure the sickness and save a town before any more victims perish. *** Draped in a cloak of blood and deemed a wicked monster, Evylyn is an im...
[JUDGING] Come one, come all to the Astania Community's Harvest Festival! We're in search of some great stories to last us through the chilly winter. No matter how big or small, all are welcome to make this harvest a bountiful one! If you'd like to throw your story into the pumpkin patch for reads and rewards, hop on...
Just your typical love story. Boy finds girl attractive and interesting. Girl finds boy obnoxious and bothersome. Smart aleck spirit animal finds couple naïve and slow to catch on. Vision quest ensues with humorous antics, thrilling car chases, and romantic interludes. Boy goes to war. Girl becomes renown researc...
How many friends do you have? When a stray thought forces Will Marte to notice the oddities in his everyday life, what follows is a reflection on the friendly relationships he has and had and a contemplation on the question: what is a friend? Having had an unconventional upbringing, he still feels its effects as an...
Some called it the New Revolution; others called it a Civil War. No one knew what it was; they only knew that it divided the Country by more than State loyalty, even community loyalty. The deaths and destruction of the Country were not foreseen. Outside influence wasn't even thought of; no one thought it would go as f...
Panchali married the five Pandava brothers and did become a dutiful life to each one of them. She treated all of them with equal respect. Yet, when she falls down from the Himalayas first, when the six of them were on their final journey to heaven. The great emperor and follower of Dharma, Yudishtira points out Agni...
When hostile townsfolk imprison a transient teen girl accused of murder, her best friend struggles against a stacked legal system to protect her from being railroaded.--- Local law enforcers eager to solve the case rush to judgment and arrest Cozbi Miraslova, a pretty teenager of Roma heritage working with a traveling...
Something occured that got me thinking about how what's going on in someone's head isn't really fully understood by the people around them, one often not even by the person having those thoughts.
Entries for Fantasmical 2024. From zombies to time travel and everything in between including Vampires, a retelling of Robin Hood, and some interesting commentary on current affairs, there is something for everyone and you won't be sorry you checked out this thought-provoking humorous collection of shorts linked into...
"And what you've been looking for, has been right in front of you, you didn't dare to look back." [ A poetry collection ] #5 on poetry (11th June, 2024)
Rambling ruminations, words of wisdom and awesome alliteration from your favorite coyote. An experiment, not so much a story as a stream of consciousness focused on human folly. Please enjoy the silly similes and playful, philosophical, political, provocative, purposeful, and pensive prose, pontifications, parabl...
Awards that are uniquely mundane for all the writers out there. We aim to crown all the wonderful stories out there, unbiasedly, with exciting prizes that would definitely make you feel good about what you do, coupled with all that you can do to be better at what you do! Too confusing? Quit this, and simply peep in to...
The fourth and final book in the You Were What You Eat series. It's finally senior year, and Anna, Mina, and Carmine are hoping for a normal year of high school. But the monsters they've defeated over the years seem to be coming back. Now they have to find out why they're here, and how to stop the demons they thought...
Joby Carson compartmentalizes the things in his life. In one box is his career as hotel manager for Peachtree and Kings; a high-end hotel owned by old southern money. He lives on the premises and keeping things running smoothly is his first priority. In another box--the one he keeps hidden in the closet--is his person...
A monster emerges from the shadows. He is followed by another, and another, until the world is inhabited by new beasts of its own creation. This anthology incorporates stories from various genres and timelines, exploring what makes us who we are.
Evan Jacob Baldwin. Rushes to a small Island off Maine with his dog Raven a highly intelligent Golden Retriever. To help a dear friend, Nancy K. Walton. It seems the Island's few inhabitants are dying strangely.
Using my Wordle guesses as writing prompts and using them sequentially results in a short story that is part Western part something else
In this fourth and final installment of the Patrol series, Vania must find out the truth behind the voice in her head--and how to stop it--before the city falls under the sway of the cruel goddess of storms. Is this her destiny that Commander Aleira foresaw? And can she succeed without Eddin if he gets called back to...
In the lavish world of 1970s high society, Madeline, once a poor relation, captivates the attention of a politician's son. Their story takes a sharp turn when Madeleine, now pregnant and abandoned, concocts a husband, Bill Shakespeare, to shield herself from societal judgement. Unexpectedly, a real Bill Shakespeare, s...
Bill creates the park in his lucid dreams and waits for Olivia to arrive. He longs for her touch, but fears the darkness it would bring. As he brings new life to the dreamscape he shares with his late wife, he is forced to start living in the reality of life without her. Moving on means finding someone to share his li...
Sedna, Newt, and Mister Green expand the plan for bringing life to Mars.
The musings, humor, fairytales, love letters and poetry of a GenX Momma brain. I've been encouraged through other Wattpad authors to continue writing, so this is the start of that request. Evidently I have quite a few stories to tell I hope you enjoy them, and leave a comment and vote.
[COMPLETE] Drake Rohan's wife is a real piece of work. He despises everything about her. Everything from the heavily-powdered face, to the overly-red lips, to the shrilly voice she uses to yell the heads off the servants. But this marriage was his mother's last dying wish, and so he is stuck. Painfully stuck. Amelia W...
-THRILLER/CONSPIRACY- Charlotte is a newly minted podcaster, with a skill set to go far. She intends to uncover everything strange and unspoken that is lurking in the Denver, Colorado International Airport. Rumors of cults, new world orders and aliens swirl. Once there, what she unearths will shatter even the most ske...
The shadows seem to have a mind of their own, and mysterious gifts keep appearing in Nora's mailbox. It was supposed to be a nice weekend getaway. She never expected that it would be the start of the paranormal encroaching into her life. Image by Herm from Pixabay
Woodpecker says the end of the world is coming, there's a dead body on a bed, an empty field in Somerset is somehow connected to a secret government project, and Samantha Brock is the only one that can discover the truth of what is happening and stop it, but then that isn't really the point. In the days following the...
More adventures of Amaryllis Belladonna. Things for Amy were back to normal. Well, at least as normal as possible for a demon's wife who runs her own porn chat room, spends half of each year in hell, and has an aged coyote spirit animal for a pet. A pet that would rather be curled up watching classic movies on TV o...
