This project is a collection of short stories with philosophical themes, dark humor, expiration of the human condition. It is an experiment. I hope you enjoy. This work will always be marked “completed” because each story stands alone and will be posted individually.

Summer Lumen has always been a perfectionist. She's had straight As all four years of high school, is President of the student council, and has never missed a single day of school. Top of her class, Summer has already begun writing her valedictorian speech for her high school graduation in just under two years. But when her estranged father dies of a drug overdose, her therapist mother insists she take a week off to "process her emotions". Summer is frustrated to lose her perfect attendance record, but when she finds out that the week off cost her the number one spot in the class, she's furious. And who took her place? None other than Baker Scott, the mysterious high school football star who has no friends and always seems to be sporting a black eye. Summer, who isn't much of a sports fan, didn't even know he existed until she found out he replaced her as top of the class. Now she has to regain her position, which can only mean one thing: the war has begun, and Baker Scott is the enemy. This is a game Summer is sure she's going to win. The only problem? While Summer is playing the game of war, Baker is playing the game of love. And it doesn't take long before Summer is playing right along with him. There's a fine line between love and hate, and Summer is about to find out how fine that line actually is.

Assorted writings and poems

A woman and her dead dog. Trigger Warning: It's all right there. Don't say I didn't warn y'all

Emersyn Collins is coming home. It's been four years since 19-year-old Emersyn has been back to her hometown of Coupeville, Washington. Four years since her grandma got sick, and she was forced to move in with her estranged mother in the city. Four years since she's seen her best friends. Four years since she's shared a meal with her Uncle Kiel. Armed with nothing but a bag brimming with clothes, art supplies, and a heartfelt letter from her grandmother bequeathing her the house she grew up in, Emersyn finds herself at a crossroads, uncertain about her future as she returns to her past. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Zeke Thatcher, an enigmatic stranger with his own quest on the island: to locate his father's grave and uncover a hidden connection to a family he never knew. For reasons Emersyn can't quite understand herself, she feels the need to help him. Before long, her days are spent obsessing over the charismatically distant stranger who seems to be struggling not to fall in love with her. And her nights are devoted to the images of gravestones as she tries to translate her new obsession onto blank canvases with the strokes of acrylic paints. But unbeknownst to Emersyn, Zeke is on a deadline to find that familial link. The clock is ticking, and if they can't uncover it before time slips away, they risk losing much more than a summer romance.

Youngbin Lee has been the target of school bullying for long enough, and it has started to chip away his last bit of confidence. But during a fateful meeting with Alex Hill, one of the most notorious and unruly students, Youngbin is offered help; Alex could protect him from bullies tormenting him, if Youngbin returned a favour. And just like that, the two enter a fake dating deal. But the unlikely pair begins to harmonise better than expected, and the closer their set dating deadline is approaching, the more complications arise. ***** mlm/bxb, fake dating, slowburn, fluff and angst, like a lot of angst and also a lot of depression, pining, friends to lovers, two dumbasses and the disaster that is falling in love, or pretending to do so.

Things in Aurora Daphne Dayton Martin's life haven't exactly been glamorous, despite the fact that her father is famous rock star, Knox Dayton. Her parents divorced when Rory was five and her father pretended she didn't exist until several years later. Now Rory has just turned sixteen and her dad has invited her to tag along with him and his band, Aserol, in America. Rory's mom isn't comfortable with that but reluctantly agrees. While on the tour, Rory actually gets close to her unorthodox rock star father and falls in love with a young, new music star, Coco Bellmy, who's touring with her father's band. Things get crazy and Rory ends up being torn between her present life and a possible future life. WARNING THIS STORY DEALS WITH STRONG LANGUAGE, DRUG USE, ALCOHOLISM AND SEXUAL CONTENT.

ᵂʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ⁿᵉᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ˡᵉᵗ ᵍᵒ...ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵛᵉᵈ ʰᵉʳ ᶠᶦʳˢᵗ..." 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗒 𝖥𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗁 -𝖪𝗈𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗇 𝗃𝖾𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗋𝗒 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇𝖾𝗋 𝖲𝖾𝗈 𝖭𝗈é𝗆𝗂𝖾, 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝖾𝗆𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗂𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗍𝗎𝗀-𝖺-𝗐𝖺𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗁 𝖪𝗈𝗋𝖾𝖺'𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗋𝗌. 𝖧𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗅 𝖳𝗒𝖼𝗈𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖢𝖤𝖮, 𝖩𝗎𝗇𝗀 𝖩𝗂-𝗌𝖾𝗈𝗄,s𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇'𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇, 𝖽𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗉, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗅 𝖽𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗏𝖺𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖢𝖤𝖮'𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗋𝗂𝖽𝖾. 𝖶𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖺𝗂𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾? 𝖤𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀-𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗆 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽, 𝖩𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝗆𝗌.

When eighteen year old Noah Walminster suddenly dies, the seemingly perfect Walminster family's reputation is thrust into jeopardy. Years of secrets, lies, betrayals, divisions and even abuse within the family, start to simmer as tensions begin to reach an all time high as the matriarch Iris Walminster attempts to ensure that issues don't escalate within the family, something which eighteen year old Persephone Walminster has suffered from too long and is longing to escape. One day, after an incredibly intense family altercation, Persephone decides to flee in the hopes of pursuing her dream to become a full time musician, where she comes across the mysterious Christian Everett, a man who is trying to re-establish his own purpose in life after the tragic and sudden death of his daughter. Will a traumatised and broken Persephone be able to find solace within Christian or will he be simply like the rest of her family and hurt her further?

Derrick Mason's passion has been basketball for as long as he can remember, but as a high school senior, he's only ranked three stars and his dreams of playing proper minutes at a higher level are in jeopardy. Or so it seemed. After being invited to Mr. Preston's Invitational where the highest-ranked and most promising high schoolers attend a basketball tournament camp, Derrick sees a golden opportunity to get on the college radar. However, piling a talented team of strangers together creates complications. Who would've thought? It's up to him as the point guard to build chemistry and win some games, all while not being too distracted by an interesting female reporter who's caught his eye. So much for three-star difficulty.