Young Adult
The Grail
It's not once upon a time, or long ago, this tale is happening as we read it in a mystical fairy world where humans co-exist with animals that can speak. Not very far or not very near to a triumphant life, there is a naive guy just like you and me, who is plagued with an irresistible desire for the treasure to end his sufferings. But, the glory is tucked away in the towering mountains, separated by the sweeping ocean of shallow depth that can smother your breath of life. He hasn't witnessed this town that he deems as spectacular and magnificent but heard many stories. Some of them would give him beautiful dreams that sing a lullaby, and the other gives him nightmares that shook him out of sleep, probably the little life too.
By Lazywriter413 years ago in Fiction
Behind the Gilded Door
Behind the Gilded Door The year is 3042. The world has finally settled and begun to grow with new life after the nuclear war between Elves and Humans. Nuclear waste litters the Earth, and humans are all but extinct. The few that remain are enslaved to the Elves that rule from their glittering city and are unwilling subjects to King Niiri. My name is Fallon. I’m half human, half elf, currently being transported from my home in the hills to the Palace of Amyr, the King’s home. The Kings guard arrested me because of my human blood.
By Jordan Barrett3 years ago in Fiction
The Dark Shroud
Her legs had always been so thin. Lorelei wasn’t sure why of all the things to think about at this moment, she would focus on something so vain. Although, she was grateful they were so spare as she hid behind the desk, her arms wrapped tightly around the thin stems that had served her well in her short life. Still, it was possible they could have been filled out just a little more with a curve of the calve and the roundness of the thigh.
By L. K. Clementine3 years ago in Fiction
The Great Split
Today May 10th 2025 is the day the world found out about The Great Split. I am at home, on the couch with my dog Lucy, watching the third Escape Room movie when it gets interrupted with a shrieking alarm as the screen goes blue. I jump from the sound and spill my Ramen on myself “Shit Emma! what's wrong with you?'' I yelled at myself. “Emergency broadcast announcement will begin shortly” scrolled across the screen ten times before it cut to the President of the United States on the screen. He clears his throat, looks down at his paper and begins.
By Ann Maree Horton3 years ago in Fiction
The refugee
“Well, first of all," Ben says, rolling his shoulders back tiredly, "I’m sure Rhea filled you in on a lot of outside politics, but there is a lot of history you need to know.” He squats down, tracing in the dirt with his finger as he speaks. “What did she tell you?” he asks without looking up at me.
By Olivia Tillotson3 years ago in Fiction
A Vice at Every Corner
She’d always told Momma that the big city was her dream. The dazzling lights enraptured her from the modest cottage home she had always known. Distant sounds of speeding vehicles, cheers from whatever stadium and fireworks only grew her curiosity. Momma was never discouraging. But always warning Sydney, “All ain’t what it seems, darling. Take what you can without losing who you are.” The stern undertone of warning behind those words never actually caught on to in the height of Sydney’s infatuation. “Baby,” Momma would call to her, “Be careful up there. Stay too long in the clouds, eventually a storm will push you back down to the Earth.” Sydney would always respond, “Yes, Momma,” ending their conversation.
By Nicholas Grogan3 years ago in Fiction