Third Place in the Sanguine Awards [First Blood]Third Place in the Proximity Awards Sometimes life can be unbearable, without anyone to rely on, it's a suffering existence. But the stars are always there when you need them. Always watching and granting your every wish. At least, that's what they are supposed to do, right?…
"Juliet awakens from her faux slumber, sitting up to see Friar Lawrence standing there. She inquires about her husband. The friar points to where Romeo's and Paris's body lay, looking first to her cousin then next to her dear Romeo on the ground in an eternal slumber. She moves to Romeo, a stiffness in her joints, refuses to exhale another breath. She kneels beside the body and hovering, reaching out to touch Romeo's pale cheeks. She holds in a cry, her shock taking over. Her shaking hands caressing his skin as if her touch could wake him."Juliet Capulet has now lost the love of her life. While contemplating following him into the great beyond, she decides that revenge on the two houses would serve as a better way to mend her broken heart, but succeeding in this task may prove difficult.Highest Ranking #210 in Historical Fiction…
Cover made by Bri Waters ( @unbridled_wanderlust )Second Place in the Melancholy AwardsFirst Place Winner of The Eminence Awards: 22 year old, Althea Hamilton was diagnosed with leukemia and trying to keep a strong face is getting tougher. As she thinks about her now limited future, she begins to think about those who are closest to her. Unable to leave them without an incentive that they'll be okay without her, She writes a letter to each of them.Highest Rank- #326 in Spiritual…