Young Adult

A Name is a Weapon, a Name Is a Balm. Runner-Up in Nothing But Voices Challenge. Top Story - January 2026.
"Emma?" "Every other baby girl since '93 has been named Emma." "I don't mean Rachel's Emma. I mean, like, Austen's Emma."
By Jennifer A. G.30 days ago in Fiction
Waiting Room
“Is this seat taken?” “No, go ahead.” “Thanks. It’s colder in here than I expected.” “They keep it that way.” “You come here often?”
By Sound and Spiritabout a month ago in Fiction
The Morning Walk
“Did you see the sunrise today?” “Not really. I was half asleep.” “It was golden. Made me think we should get out earlier.”
By Sound and Spiritabout a month ago in Fiction
An Ice Meeting
Nightfall invaded, overpowering a desert region notifying Baron Connor Win; daylight vanished hours ago, formally confirmed moments later when a lone clock sounding instrument, inside the one room cottage, royally gonged away.
By Marc OBrienabout a month ago in Fiction
The Name He Would Not Say
“Do you want to start where you usually start or where it hurts today.” “It all hurts. I just pick the one that hurts loudest.”
By Sound and Spiritabout a month ago in Fiction
Simple Sammy
Exposition Sammy Frederickson lived in a small, quiet town. He was a small, quiet boy who kept himself to himself. As his family had next to nothing, his friends were animals in the forest surrounding his shack of a home. With no modern gadgets, his entertainment was communing with nature, no matter the weather.
By Julie Lacksonenabout a month ago in Fiction
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Untold Story Before Game of Thrones
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: A Simpler, Deeper Story from the World of Westeros When people think of epic fantasy television, the first name that comes to mind is Game of Thrones—a brutal world of power, betrayal, dragons, and blood-soaked politics. Later, House of the Dragon expanded that universe with even more fire and royal conflict.
By Junaid Shahid about a month ago in Fiction
The Fence Between Us
“You’re measuring it wrong.” “I’m measuring it the way it’s always been measured.” “That’s why it keeps leaning.” “It stood fine for years.”
By Sound and Spiritabout a month ago in Fiction
The Bench That Never Moved
“You sit here every day.” “Most days.” “Why this spot.” “It’s quiet.” “There are quieter places.” “Not like this.” “You waiting for someone.”
By Sound and Spiritabout a month ago in Fiction
Fox Hunt: Chapter
The progress we make is slow. I knew the chances of finding a trail or any sign of her passing would be slim, but if there was anything, I didn't want to miss it. Normally, I wouldn't care about making slow progress, especially not when it meant I was being thorough. Though it would also usually be silent, save the sounds of the forest. Considering I wasn't alone though, the slow progress was starting to get on my nerves, or rather, he was.
By Katarzyna Crevanabout a month ago in Fiction
The Things That Almost Got Said
“I haven’t done this in a long time.” “That’s all right.” “I don’t even know where to start.” “You can start anywhere.”
By Sound and Spiritabout a month ago in Fiction
Shadows and Light
He grew up in the soft hum of stained glass, where sunlight through colored panes made angels dance on the walls. The church was a fortress, its rituals a rhythm that promised safety. Prayer was a language he learned before he could read, and faith was a comfort as sure as his mother’s hand.
By Sound and Spiritabout a month ago in Fiction