Stories

Lest we forget our dead.

Posted on this, the fiftieth anniversary

of the UpStairs Lounge attack,

June 24th, 1973.

A response to Prompt #68:

Imagine where your character leads a pretty decent single life. Then there is a phone call and that life is turned upside down as they find out, they have just become a parent—to a teenager. Is this a cousin that has been left with no other family members? A god child? A niece or nephew? What is this first meeting between them going to be like?

The circumstances whereby Manny obtains guardianship are a little strange, to say the least. Not to mention what happens afterward.

In the peaceful city of Pury, a serial killer seems to have grown overnight, with bodies of the victims surfacing over the last few weeks. What they don't know, though, is that there's more than one killer. And they're recruiting more.

Original Summary: Jordan and Alex, members of a serial killing group, talk about their first murders.

Ghosts of the past haunt the present in a way that makes it difficult to move foward.

A former threart rises, posing a danger to not only Alex, but the majesty of the world bequeathed to him.

Bonds will be rekindled. Lives will be lost.

But, will it all be worth it when the truth is revealed?

Three new characters make their way in the wide world. A group of Shifts from Teshon City orchestrates a rebellion in a far-off country. Teshon City must face a rogue Demifae who desires to return city life to the days when Shifts were hunted in the streets. A powerful witch is consulted, and her sorcery increases the power of her fellow alchemist. The rebellion does not turn out the way the Shifts from Teshon City are expecting, and things back in Teshon City end up even worse.

Also, a little more about the unknown past is revealed in a prequel chapter, featuring two real-life horror celebrities who permitted their on-page deaths!

In the aftermath of losing his beloved husband Ethan, Jeremy has become a heartless business tycoon devoid of love and warmth. But when fate introduces Carter, a mysterious stranger, into Jeremy's life, a whirlwind of mystery, drama, and romance ensues. As secrets unravel and passions ignite, will Jeremy be forced to confront his past and rediscover the true meaning of love? Will he get a second chance at love or is his heart frozen forever?

Everyone has a unique and different experience when it comes to the life. Everyone has their ups and downs, highs and lows. No-one is unaffected. Allow us to share our experiences with you. Perhaps, we might have a thing or two in common. Maybe we'd be able to help you understand the feelings that you couldn't quite put into words. Maybe reading the stories will make you feel less alone. We can't guarantee that our stories will be little more than words on your screen, much like being able to guarantee anything during these tough times.

This is our love letter to you. We hope you can find some meaning in it.

Bonehead Throkdar
BunnyAce
ForTheThes
GoldenrodBoy
JiantHippo
KillRAss
MasterAshley
Skydaculous
Tall&Zxy
Talyris
Trjreska
The list goes on...

After winning a contest for an afternoon spent in a new fully VR version of Ring Spiral Online, a popular MMO, 1000 players find themselves unable to log out and unable to respawn when they die.

Given no clue what has happened to them, nor goal or time frame for their release, they must find their own path in what may be the rest of their lives.

Genevieve Bale is a descendant from two vastly differing bloodlines. Vampires and Gypsies. And in one night, they both catch up to her. Her gypsy side tries to kill her, and her vampire side saves her.
After learning the truth about where she comes from, it becomes a race to save those she loves from the same fate. There are many trials she goes through, and many friends made along the way. Not to mention someone that catches her eye.
Vampires, Gypsies, Faye, Shifters, Guardians, and Dreamwalkers. A world filled with many different races. Gen must survive them all.

Hopelessly romantic and socially anxious Corey Kentwell finds himself finally getting his wish: a highschool romance of his own with another boy. The passion of first love ignites and Corey's new boyfriend wants him just as much... if not more. But when things start to turn awry he has to decide if desperately clinging to this ideal is worth it.