Philly Stories

Alessandra Liotta was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Now, at twenty-two years old, she is moving to Philadelphia all by herself. Ever since Alessandra's beloved father died when she was sixteen years old she wanted to leave Lancaster. Get rid of all the bad memories. Her father was her favorite person in the whole world. He taught her how to drive, how to protect herself, and how to enjoy the little things in life . But, most importantly he taught her to never take anything for granted. The Liotta family wasn't poor, but they for sure weren't rich. They had to make many sacrifices. Alessandra was ready for a new life. Dominic Moretti was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents, Antonio and Andrea Moretti are apart of the Italian Mafia. Antonio is the mafia boss. Dominic grew up living a dangerous life. He has been shooting a gun since he was ten years old. He started working for his family at age 13, he has seen more than you could ever imagine. Dominic is now twenty-five years old and is as tough as can be. And as bossy as can be. What will happen when these two meet?

Ang moves to the city after their life falls apart. A bleak outcome shifts when a new beginning comes.

The sequel to life changing. Harry is married to his true love but what will happen when Harrys friend from the past comes back and kidnaps his children.

If love couldn't save them, what could? A Gullah Geechee 'Princess' falls in love with a Philly artist, who spends his time speaking in color rather than words. But even she too had her issues at vulnerability, a writer who couldn't admit to her own truths while she's busy writing others. So, what happens when the two cross paths? Will it be a fulfilled destiny, or a love that should have never been?

Things have been much different in the nba how will joel handle everything? Read more to find out.

Dre is the known stud in her city. She been through heartbreak to heartbreaking. When ha parents split she moves Philly. While Dre and ha gurl back home is having troubles she meets a thick shawty named Nadine. Read to find out what happens.

In the Burg, you learned young: keep your head down, your guard up, and your faith close. I forgot that lesson for thirty years. Left Bridesburg after my mother's funeral - a phone call, a job in Poland, and I never looked back. Gdansk, London, Alaska, the Caribbean. I ran until there was nowhere left to run, then came home to retire in Ma's old house on the same red brick sidewalk where I grew up. But something's wrong with the neighbors. Pat and Putty never look tired. Tessie never sleeps in. At 2:47 AM, they stand outside in their pajamas like statues, faces tilted toward nothing. I'm sleeping ten hours a night and waking up like I've worked doubles. Because I have. When exhaustion finally drags me under, I don't dream. I wake - in the dark, in a pod, in a place that makes every factory floor I ever worked look like paradise. Thousands of us, lined up and twitching, generating the energy that keeps their world running. We're not people here. We're batteries. We've always been batteries. And the things wearing my neighbors' faces are the shift supervisors making sure we stay plugged in. They tell me I volunteered. That we all did, before the first sleep. They weren't expecting a stubborn Polish kid from St. John's Parish who still remembers the prayers his mother made him memorize before his voice changed. Turns out, I came home to finish what she started.

Life isn't always easy, especially for three messed up kids. After the mysterious murder of the golden boy and genius girl, it left people wanting answers, and these three would stop at nothing to get them. Tragedy, grief, and hope. It sounds like a Shakespeare play, but this, this is so much more.

Julie, the Arizona blonde and soccer star for Santa Clara University, was at a Stanford baseball game in 2012 and met Zach, not knowing the Northern California kid was even on the football team at Stanford. He gave her some sunflower seeds; she did most of the talking. Their first date that winter: Chipotle. What happens when both of the pro careers start. A mix of Instagram and real life.

In "Samaúma", I kneel not before something divine, but before human existence-the facets of human nature we all carry. The poem explores a dynamic of confrontation and powerlessness, where my own being reveals itself as an opportunistic vine, attempting to choke the samaúma, a towering tree symbolizing something vast and untouchable. There are no villains here; it's a struggle between something small and self-seeking against an ancient, unyielding force. The samaúma stands as an ancestral strength, while I find myself vulnerable-a shrunken soul before its grandeur, even as I attempt to rationalize and reshape what's beyond my control. This poem captures my struggle between my tropical origins and the new reality around me. I search for comfort and familiarity, longing for a sense of home. Being too tropical for this place and its people, I constantly seek to belong and be understood, yet I find it challenging to adapt. And so, I struggle-over and over again. I am capable of mimicking, like the samaúma does, but that will never change the fact that my veins are tropical.

When a fifthteen year old girl named Jayla Willows, who lives in west philly gets in involved with gangs and violent situations, that she will have to walk her way through.

ba·by·sit·ter ˈbābēˌsidər/ a person who looks after a child or children while the parents are out. 9/25/18 --- WARNING, INCLUDES: anxiety attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts, offensive words --- Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here? - Dan is a 16 years old boy. He lives with his mother. Dan usually struggles on his school because of homophobia. Her mother wouldn't be at home for a week. So Mrs. Howell decided to hire a babysitter. But this babysitter is different, Dan is helplessly- slowly falling inlove with his babysitter named Phil. Could Dan and Phil possibly get close for only a week? Dan doesn't really talk to people that much. He didn't have a lot of friends. Can Phil change him? ---

Dima Ramos meets Michael Clifford at the mall and they keep in touch. ----------- Published: February 29, 2016

everything is great untill it goes down hill

A barista in Philly discovers her mysterious customer is a fae prince exiled to the human world. His appearance threatens to reveal her secret. When a magical war spills into the city, she's pulled into his dangerous court - and into his arms.

The alluring soul The soul they contain is soft But their minds are deadly exhibits - A short poem by Anari Fuller