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LORD OF THE FLIES X THE 100---The rules of Ros' post-apocalyptic world are simple: survive and defend her people, a group of teenagers called The Remains. She was lucky to find the leader of the Remains, Jack, After It All Ended, and she will do anything to keep him and the other Remains safe. Even take on one of the most dangerous jobs in the Remains -- being a scout that spies on their enemies, the Pride. She is faster, better, stronger than anyone in the Pride, but that's not the problem.The problem is the Pride has all the guns.Which is why Ros comes up with a plan to take down the Pride. It's very dangerous and it's fairly stupid, mostly because it involves trusting a high-ranking member of the Pride. But just when it seems to be working, Jack threatens to ruin everything Ros has worked for. So Ros has to choose -- loyalty to her people, or what she knows to be right. After all, Ros wants more than survival. She wants to live.---Trident Awards Round 3 Qualifier.JeDi Awards Honorable Mention.…

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- Prompt #4 for ONC 2022 -18-year old Lady Tovecadia, or Tove to her friends, has trained her whole life to protect Prince Darrius of Legatium - preparing in secret since women aren't allowed to be soldiers. Even Prince Darrius doesn't know she exists. But finally the time has come to show how fabulously ruthless she is. Legatium's old enemy, the country of Rachbar, is threatened by Darrius' imminent wedding to Princess Arra of Erudesh, a stalwart ally. Their wedding will unite the two countries but also make Legatium more powerful than ever. But then Tove discovers Rachbar has recruited a race of persecuted shape changers, the Animuto, who plan to take their revenge. She has until the prince's wedding to stop them. It doesn't help the prince is one of them. But Prince Darrius will not trust her. It has something to do with her best friends - renowned but exiled warriors the prince seems to despise - and a painful past he refuses to share. But Tove's best trait, apart from her vise-like chokeholds, is her determination. From pub brawls to the Dead God's temple, from Animuto assassins to mutinous fugitives, Tove must prove she is the warrior he needs. But to do so, she will have to do something she hates more than anything - she will have to ask for help. Like Darrius, Tove must choose her allies and choose her kin, because war is only three weeks away.…

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EDITOR'S PICK, 2019. Featured on WattPad Lit Fic, 2022. Uperi is not afraid of the spirits, unlike the rest of her village. Only her best friend, Apo, understands they're a trick, used by the Elders and their spying apprentices to keep the villagers in line. But she keeps her silence, even when she is forced to marry Apo's late brother to appease his uneasy ghost. She knows the spirits and ghosts aren't real. She is not afraid.Until her dead husband visits her, and opens her eyes. With the help of Apo and his wives, and of the village Seer, Uperi must decide what is most important to her -- her life or her truth. Featured on Wattpad LitFic, 2022. Wattpad Editor's Choice pick, 2019. Round 2 Qualifier for the Open Novella Contest, 2019.Genre Runner Up Winner of Earnesty Writer's Awards, 2019.…

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triad // noun // tri·ad // ˈtrī-ˌad // definition: a union or group of three.The following is a collection of micro or flash fiction with various themes, genres, characters, and subjects. Their only commonality: a twisted connection of three.…

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"Well, hello, there." Anita. I can't stand Anita, with her nasally voice she never uses for anything valuable. Once, she wouldn't shut up about her lost keys."If I ever get that way, put me out to pasture." Nanna joked when I was younger. Long before her Alzheimer's. But after her breast cancer. "I would rather lose my body than my mind," she had said, adjusting her wig. --Alzheimer's will take anyone. It doesn't care who you are, or what you deserve.Over an awkward dinner, Claire reflects on her Nanna's downward spiral. Through a mouthful of mushy turkey and brie, she is forced to consider life without her Nanna for the first time. It is only through small miracles -- her Nanna's memory flares, her humor sparks -- that Claire is able to navigate through this next phase of her Nanna's life.…