Young Adult

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (30+ words) wandtv.com Mamdani on horse carriages ban Urbana-Champaign Books To Prisoners shares hundreds of books a month $49 million settlement reached in teen's alleged starvation death...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (348+ words) Ash-Lamar was barely running — he moved slowly, so slowly that a person walking beside him could easily have passed him. “Do not stop,” he told himself. “Reach that tree… now the next one…” He stretched his right hand forward, as…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (321+ words) For several days and nights without sleep, he fled from pursuit, pushing through dense forest thickets. His feet were worn down to blood, his body scratched by thorns. He was no longer running in the usual sense — rather, it was…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1875+ words) Audit of the Collapse and Convalescence of Minds" by Renan Bernardo "Occupants" by Steve Rasnic Tem "After the Tripods" by Dale Bailey "The Monster Hunter's Bargain" by Genoveva Dimova By Sylas K Barrett This week, Reading The Wheel of Time…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1273+ words) But then something changed. I noticed that among the many questions I was asked, there were the same ones. People were looking for meaning. They were looking for themselves. “Who am I?”“What is my purpose?”“What is the soul?...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1880+ words) And on top of it all, laughter. Another person’s laughter, echoing through the field, and I know it’s not directed at me, but with me. Laughter, a noise I had heard much too little of, taking up every inch of…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (837+ words) Substack Book Review: “This Immortal Heart” Jennifer Saint gives us her best myth retelling yet, gifting us with a beautiful, poignant, and haunting novel told from the point of view of the goddess of love herself: Aphrodite. Warning: Full spoilers…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (292+ words) Gain, Lose, and Everything Beyond. She lay on the floor, numb and still, as though surrendering. Rage and betrayal coursed through her veins. Her eyes blurred with tears, her heartbeat slowing, as if her body were giving up on her....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (540+ words) An epic science fantasy story taking place in several settings from my WIP TTRPG, but also including our world. “Jaya.” a soft woman’s voice could be heard. Jaya still had her eyes closed, unaware that she was awakening. In her…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (95+ words) Death Note Chapter 58, titled “Feelings Within,” continues the psychological battle between Light and L. The official Japanese title is 胸中. As the story moves forward, the characters’ thoughts, feelings, and hidden intentions become increasingly important. Light and L continue their…...