bit·ter·sweet: being at once bitter and sweet; especially: pleasant but including or marked by elements of suffering or regret. A collection of short stories I've written since joining Wattpad for various contests, challenges, and publications. These works range from one hundred word drabbles to short stories up to ten thousand words.*Trigger Warnings*Gore, violence, self-harm, drug, and alcohol use.…
The Towers were constructed to preserve both our species and our history. The earth has been exploited, mined, ravaged and polluted to the point that survival of the human race is threatened.The governments of the world collect, sort and their people accordingly. Some are used for their intellect, their strength and genetic superiority and then placed into hibernation. A select few, known as the Sisters become the guardians of the tower. The rest of humanity, a burden on our dwindling resources, are exterminated.These are the stories of those who fight the system, those who survive the hibernation, and those who inhabit the new world that is formed after the time of the Towers.In this collection you will find stories that range from twenty years in the future, to two thousand years in the future.…
Zaketa presents a carefully crafted mask to the world; one of sharp edges, privilege, and bravado. Only those closest to her, her most loyal guards, know the real Zaketa. And she is so much more than what her warlord father has crafted her to be.In the somewhat distant future, disease and hunger is commonplace. The celebration honoring the King's only daughter's coming of age is to be the event of the decade. It is to be a great leveler of men, a chance to and eat and drink to their heart's content. While her father sees an opportunity building for alliances, Zaketa is disgusted by the idea of being presented as a prize to carefully selected suitors. Masked and flanked by her loyal guard, Zaketa intends to use the opportunity to make an impression on her people and let her father know she'll more than just a tool at his disposal.…
Republishing this only because it was stolen by another site, and only the first few chapters. This work is under heavy revisions. Exiled from her home, Elloreah, a lone half-breed must place her trust in a wolf-shifter who rescues her by chance. While finding her place in a foreign land, she discovers that much of her past is a lie. With so little left to give, what else will she be forced to sacrifice to save those she's grown to care about?…
Elloreah comes from a world of light and dark, good and evil, and everlasting life and turmoil. She is cast into the land of mortals and faced with the balancing act of being one of the would be gods of this world.These are the stories of her life, of the lives of those whose lives intersect with hers, both mortal and immortal.…
A collection of random stories.These stories are like things you might find at a rummage sale; a book with a photo slipped between the pages, a pretty little jar with a child's first tooth, a bridesmaid's dress with a stain at the hem. These stories are fictional glimpses into sometimes fantastical lives. They are just a fragment, slightly worn, sometimes broken, but unique in their own way. When the Wallflower BloomsFlash FictionAccepting yourself, a tried and true method for finding happiness.Passing FlowersShort StoryA look into the sometimes lonely life of raising a uniquely beautiful child and the complications of love and marriage. Today I found my friends. Short StoryThey're in my head.Forever your foolFlash FictionPride and love, neither guarantee you a place in history.Most PreciousFlash FictionA bit of fan fiction, based in Tolkien's world, exploring the early life of Smeagol. Spirit WarriorShort StoryA woman battles demons and her own lingering humanity.…
An Echtra or Echtrae (pl. Echtrai) is one of a category of Old Irish literature about a hero's adventures in the Otherworld (see Tír na nÓg and Mag Mell); the otherworldly setting is the distinctive trait of these tales. More generally, echtra was the Old Irish word for "adventure", the Modern Irishword is eachtra.…
Short works, flash fiction and drabbles. These pieces may be as short as one hundred words, or as long as one thousand. They may be speculative in nature, or just a bit of prose poetry. Some of these works may be found in my other collections. I wanted to put all my super short works to one collection for those who like a quick read.…
I never thought I could love a chicken, but I did, beady little eyes, charming cackle and all.I started out with a desire for fresh eggs. What I ended up with was a colorful cast of new friends and companions. These are the stories of Red Bird, Hawk, Cain and Abel, Spunky Caca Butt, my beloved Tom and many more. They each taught us unique, memorable, and sometimes amusing lessons about love, companionship, and the bittersweet circle of life. This is a slightly fictionalized account of my personal experiences of raising chickens.…
Ellette's dreams are unnaturally real. For years she has found them to be the perfect escape, the solution to a life that has been, at times, a nightmare. When she comes across a man from a dream in her waking life, he turns out to be just that; a dream come true. With finding him, she is forced to realize that her dreams overlap into reality, sometimes in frightening ways. Will she be able to control this strange ability before she awakens to find her life in pieces once more?…