Something humorous. Something funny. Something filled with energy.

A collection of stories that tastes like summer.

01 | It's Not Like the Movies by emtheadvocate

#comingofage #asianinlit #ya

Freya Liu-Hampton and Dale Sampson share a love for superhero films, but that's pretty much where the similarities end. Freya is a realistic -- she believes in love, but she definitely doesn't believe in soulmates. Meanwhile, Dale at age seventeen is already searching for The One. After another relationship fails, Dale decides to ask Freya for impossible favour: to help him find his soulmate.

02 | Lover's Spit by microwavedpopcorn

#love #sadpoetry #heartbreak

❝you called me angel then put a cigarette to my lips❞

03 | Win-vasion by theryanlaplante

#comedy #parody #satire #Wattys2018Shortlist #scificomedy

Aliens have invaded the earth and surprisingly, they're demanding...cash?! It's up to the best negotiator on the planet, Dirk Sanchez, to face off against the leader of "The Winners". Can shameless manipulation triumph over casual brutality, or will humanity fall prey to a narcissistic, win-obsessed tyrant?

04 |The Riveting Lives of Russell and Sal by RileyKifer

#Wattys2016Trailblazer #contemporary #humour #asexual #pansexual #teenfiction

Russell is a virtuous goth with a Christian upbringing. Sal is a carefree slack-off who would rather work retail than go to college. It was hate at first sight. Until they were forced to partner up in class. After their true feelings surface, Sal learns just how different he is from Russell, and all seems hopeless. How can their relationship last, if Sal is asexual? And that's not their only problem. Surprisingly unpredictable, The Riveting Lives of Russell and Sal is about two social outcasts that become the most unlikely couple imaginable.

05 |Three Idiots and a Ghost by salkim-

#Wattys2018Longlist #college #humour #paranormal #romance

Cooper Smith, the clueless one.

Archer Lee, the awkward one.

Skyler Rose, the skeptical one.

And then, there's Rags, the dead one.

Can three total idiots really solve the great mystery surrounding the unexpected death of one girl?

06 |Before Summer Ends by spirabilis

#Wattys2018Winner #poc #teenfiction #drama

Six lightning tattoos swear the drunken memories and hazy hookups of six teenage kids to secrecy.