Young Adult
Smartystan
Beads of sweat congregated at Belinda’s temples like so many eagles in a convocation. It was five o’clock in the morning as she ran through what was once thought of as Wilmington, Delaware. The chip in her brain allowed her to get a lightning response to the conditions of her body from her heart rate to her hydration levels. She paused to sip an electrolyte rich beverage. A call came through.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Old Enough
To be frank, my circumstances leading to my first sleepover, EVER!, were not great news with Paw-Paw having a procedure in the hospital and all, but like my friend Hobo Hank says, "when the opportunity comes, ya gotta jump." And jumping is what Clara and I did when we heard the news.
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Nervous energy surged in Hayden Beckman’s apartment. He took to his mobile device to devise a first draft of his speech for President Goshen. He felt swamped. Numerous deadlines hung over his head like a thousand blazing suns. His parents had been begging him to find a nice girl to marry and pushed him to go out to start a family. His school bills mounted. His mind swirled. He stopped editing his speech. He phoned Dr. Strong.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
New Girl: Chapter Sixteen
Lucita sat in bed writing her book. She wasn’t supposed to be up this late, but she couldn’t sleep. Her mind kept turning and twisting, creating new plot twists, storylines, and character lines. She couldn’t write fast enough. Looking at her phone, she wondered if anyone besides her was awake this late. She wished there was.
By Cyn's Workshop2 years ago in Chapters
What if we fell into a black hole?
This imaginary interstellar journey takes us into the deepest mysteries of the universe. What is a black hole? To begin , a black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. They form when massive stars exhaust their nuclear fuel and collapse under their own weight. This implosion creates a singularity, an infinitely dense point where the laws of physics as we know them cease to work. Around this singularity lies the event horizon, the boundary beyond which return is impossible.
By ECO-EXPLORERS2 years ago in Chapters
New Girl: Chapter Fifteen
Becca was still hungover with anger when she went to school Monday morning. She was primarily angry with Luci but still upset with Blake and Silvia. But when she looked up and saw Luci waiting there with Liz, she felt her anger ebb away. Out of everyone, Becca knew that Luci was the one person who understood best what she was going through.
By Cyn's Workshop2 years ago in Chapters
Talented Vocal creator spotlight #8, Birch Tales.
"If you have a bias, let it be towards optimism". There are writers who begin this literary journey with gusto, with something wonderful to say. Then there are those (like myself) who began their writing journey with what has been called by rather unflattering names, let us name it, finding our 'fledgling wings', little birds just learning to fly.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Chapters
New Girl: Chapter Fourteen
Silvia sat on the roof above her building. According to the leasing office, she was not supposed to be here. Safety issues. But this was her spot. This was where she used to sit with Becca, where Becca would run off to, escaping the vitriol that came from her mother’s mouth.
By Cyn's Workshop2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Crackles from the fire made the room not just sound like warmth but the reason why there existed such sounds motivated Dr. Strong and Beckman. They shared premium cognac in the former’s cozy smoking den. Fat cigars that had been rolled to perfection in Miami and shipped up North now emitted smoke.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
America Wanted to Kill Us: A Cry Out from a Black Family
America is known as the land of opportunity and a place where some can experience what is called the American Dream. However, for people that look like me, those descriptions don’t quite resonate with our lived experiences in the place we once called home.
By Marlon Jones2 years ago in Chapters
