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This is a collection of contest entries and possibly short shorties that don't pertain to any contest.…

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[Overall Winner][retold profile pick | Day 4]I was considering putting the abbreviation in the title but didn't, so here it is now :)This is Tsp. of Love, an entry for Bite-Sized Love Buffet 2023 (get it? bite-sized, teaspoon? Anyways?) This event is hosted by @YARomance , @retold , and @WattpadRoyals. This contest challenges authors to write for 14 micro-story prompts in 14 days (or by March 14).This was purely experimental. I didn't know what was happening half the time...?Anyways...Enjoy!…

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| 3x Featured | | ONC 2023 Shortlister | "I'm not scared of heights. I'm afraid of falling from them." - - - A love-cynical high school athlete and a helpful, ailed high school senior work together, maintaining a dating platform to escape family and forget time, but distraction isn't the only thing that awaits them. - - - When sixteen-year-old love cynical Natalie Greene takes a job with a dating company, it's not because she wants the job. Rather, she wants to escape from her new reality. What's more, Natalie knows the recruiter, a lively acquaintance from school. The acquaintance, Winn Elsher, a boy of seventeen with bright eyes, a sunny smile... and cancer. Even though his time here is short, Winn acts like his world is right as rain, keeping his illness under wraps. But he may not be able to hide behind over helpfulness forever. Natalie wants a distraction. Winn wants to help. Tangled in the dating company's regular recruiting procedure, they are destined to spend more hours together. And before they know it, feelings spark. But Natalie doesn't believe in love, and Winn isn't keen on sharing his secret. They are both afraid of falling... and not just for each other. - - - ONC 2023 entry. Prompt 57: Unknown to everyone you are battling a life-threatening condition. With only a couple of weeks to live you help your friend get the partner of their dreams, except they're in love with you. Completed: April 30, 2023 Word Count: 35,000 - 40,000…

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After getting in a car accident a young reserved plant enthusiast must embrace reality in order to make amends with family and be there when his loved ones need him before it's too late. - - - When reserved and plant obsessed 14-year-old Oren Spalding flies down to Georgia to see his other dad for the holiday season, he could have never predicted the trouble that ensues. Still not certain he wants to see the other half of his old parental body, he goes anyway, scarcely embracing the experience. Everything changes when the renuinted family gets into a car accident. He finds his brother hanging to life by a thread and his head spinning like never before, literally. As Oren navigates this alien situation, tensions between he and his dad come to a crescendo. Forgotten words are remembered. Untold knowledge is revealed. He wants to pretend this is all a dream, but he can't deny the truth, of what was said, what was done, and what he can't change. He needs to accept the reality as it is, but life might not wait for him to catch up. ONC 2024 entry Main prompt:#1 - Sometimes words speak louder than actions.Completed: April 26, 2024Word Count: 20,000 - 25,000…

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This is for Gloves Up | A Multi-Genre SmackDown Contest 2022 hosted by @LayethTheSmackDown…

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I'm back with MultiColor Mashup, an entry for the Multigenre Mashup Flash Fiction SmackDown Contest 2023! The said title, namely the color part, may or may not play into each entry depending on what the prompts this year are (likely not, but I personally thought it was a cool title. Y'know, MultiColor... MultiGenre). This event is hosted by @LayethTheSmackDown , @flashfic , and @Ooorah Enjoy!…

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| 2x featured |When an up-and-coming dancer moves to Hollywood, she has plans of fame and fortune, but a one-minute encounter with her ex-lover and friend not only threatens her plans but makes her heart freestyle again. - - - After trudging through and failing in the murky freelancing waters of her hometown in central Texas, 22-year-old dancer, Dawn Bronagh, moves to L.A. with her mind set on reshaping her life. The first step: perform live with the internationally renowned Marlin Breen Dance Company. Confident that there is no chance of failure, Dawn feels nothing can hinder her success. But on the day of her big performance, a phantom of her past throws a monkey wrench into her perfected plans. Reignited anger mixed with free-ranging fear and pulls at her heartstrings doesn't help Dawn find a remedy to this ex-lover-induced problem, and she's running out of time. With only eight hours on the clock, Dawn is determined to find an answer before any possible failure comes to a close, but the answer may not be the one she was looking for. Completed: September 22, 2023 Word Count: 16,000 - 17,000…