Beau Lanfield's tranquil life in his New York City studio apartment is shattered when his estranged mother delivers shocking news-someone from his troubled past has been murdered. Reluctantly, Beau returns to his hometown, Woodsfield, Ohio, for the funeral, only to stumble upon another victim soon after the ceremony concludes. This discovery thrusts Beau into the dark, convoluted web he once tried to escape.... more>>

As the body count rises, a disturbing pattern emerges-each victim, like Beau, is a gay man, and their nails are meticulously painted postmortem. Now, Beau is faced with a chilling mystery: Who is behind the killings in Woodsfield, and why?

In this gripping thriller, Beau must navigate the complexities of his past, untangle the sinister threads of the present, and confront the disturbing reality that his hometown harbors secrets darker than he ever imagined. <<less

Two goddess sisters who live among humans in secret. Earth is currently in the middle of a war, with numerous strikes, the two of them... more>> decide to interfere in this. <<less

an anthology with occasional revisits about people driving back home

Once upon a midnight dreary, while 2 birds watched "Dirty Harry", there suddenly came a tapping. A gentle rapping on their door.... more>>

"Just a lunatic," one said, "the one from next door."

"Go away," said the other. "We won't get you beer again. Nevermore."

The man replied, "Tis all I want! Only this and nothing more!"
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Yet another look into the day-to-day lives of mythological entities. This adventure features some fine feathered friends from Norse mythos and explores what really happened in Edgar Allen Poe's .

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The cover is a painting by American artist B C Dilworth <<less

A group of three soldiers are tasked to scout an island which was overrun by undeads weeks ago in search of suplies. More importantly they must find out if the place is safe enough to finally settle a base of operation and repair the ship. But immediatly after landfall, the island seemed a bit too... quiet. ... more>>

(A/N) This is a small story inspired by Pr1vateLime's series on kingsmouth island challenge (made in the game project zomboid) and a "what if" about the reaction of some normal dudes in front of Claudette's insane achievement.

English isn't my main language so there's probably quite a few mistakes, feel free to point them out. <<less

You don't like rainy days.... more>>

(Also posted on RoyalRoad; constructive criticism greatly appreciated) <<less

Synopsis:... more>>

Megan, a young and impressionable girl arrives at the academy for young mages, sent by her father to continue the prestige of her family.
What secrets Guards the academy, her father, and her home country, that seems to be a little bit too fixated on their believes.

(Author notes)

This is my first novel, this is the prototype and first draft as I don’t even know if this is interesting or if I am going to continue it tbh, I have almost the entire novel planed but don’t know how to knit it together yet, English is not my first language (its Spanish), and I would like to get feedback on this pilot chapter, I know that I use too much first person and repeat myself a lot, but I thing that is gonna get better with practice, thank you for at least trying to read this mess =D. <<less

There are things in the dark that we do not wish to acknowledge, truths that we wish will go unsaid. But when the moon is... more>> out and the veil of night covers the horizon, these things have a habit of seeping out. Do you dare go wading through the darkness to find whatever twisted nightmare lies in wait beneath the fog, or do you wish to sleep tonight? <<less

on this particular peek of events we stumble onto the adventures of Actis, an adventurer at heart, he is on a deserate quest unlike one seen before or actually we have ... nonetheless his is particularly intriguing.
During said travels and happenings he happens to stumble upon quite the scenarios including but not limited to feats of great strength, fearsome battles, cunning persons of interest, bountiful luck, Godly schemes, DUBIOUS ALLIANCES, Beautiful persons and scenery as well as adult like problems and transactions. Well, I think that this is fairly standard on any adventure on a world where all beings bring about new and sometimes... more>> unbelievable choices, but I hope you stick around because this one will keep you wanting more.

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I will try adding tags as I continue ???
content warning is mostly so that you can keep your heads up in case I add that down the line
ROMANCE should turn up in the middle
I will try to avoid Harem coz it would make the story weird but it also will have a chunk of sexual encounters for both leads
and a little of yandere will occur tho not too heavily ....... i hope <<less

This is a joke. Don't take it seriously.
based on dragon ball z
story made by 2 people
some chapters will try to be serious... more>> those will be made by me ssxzss
and the stupid one will be made by JJ <<less

I find myself with time on my hands, and so start to write what comes to mind.... more>>

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Cover image is "New York Street at Dusk" by Louis Eilshemius, sourced from https://www.si.edu/object/new-york-street-dusk:hmsg_66.1763 under CC 0. <<less

Lim could feel his creativity slip between his fingers, only to be replace by a firm hand pulling him out of his delirium - or was it?... more>>

An entry in the BL Palace's Fall Anthology, https://www.scribblehub.com/series/370777/bl-trick-or-treat/ <<less

Our protagonist has woken up in an unfamiliar forest without any memories, his first goal? Looking for civilization.... more>>

But, when he finds it, will the horrors he finds be worth going further?

Even more worrying is that they seem to have found him too.

Read as our protagonist claws his way out of this hellscape using his bloody teeth and nails…

That is, if he doesn’t fall into madness first… <<less

"I...Love you." "You're a black magicianf?" "Haven't you put the pieces together, you dumbass?" "YOU! You're the reason for my misfortunes!" "I'm sorry... I'm really sorry."... more>>

What the hell is happening?!

On the day Sienna received her inheritance, she was tragically hit by a truck and woke up inside the novel "The sun that melts the snowy mountain" in the body of Raina Atara Aillard, An important character's sister yet was never mentioned, the noblest lady yet disrespected.

A story full of twist and turns, chaos, fun, and gloom. <<less

I learned every language of love for the world, and in turn I received the truth.... more>>

Blood line magic, patron gods, and the power of a name. For a person to lack the need of such things, Indrith takes a gamble on creating a life for himself. <<less

Elliott never wanted this. This life, this addiction, none of it! But he needs it. He needs the Fairy Tales, the Bookstore and eventually The Establishment. ... more>>

Will his son be able to end what Elliott never wanted?

Home is the story of Elliott getting involved with the wrong people, at the wrong time for the wrong reasons. <<less

Our protagonist wakes up to not see his ceiling fan above his bed, but rather only an image of a flower and nothing else. No... more>> matter where he looks, the flower is the only thing in front of him. How will he be able to deal with such a predicament? You'll have to find out. <<less

Join Shane as he embarks on a twisted journey into the dreamlike realms of the unknown. Decide his fate or die trying!... more>>

After each chapter there will be a poll with the starting prompt of the next chapter as well as some keywords that need to be used.

This novel is brought to you by the combined efforts of the author, readers and the neural network taught to write really good. I dare not call it an Artificial Intelligence, but most certainly it is..

an Artificial Delirium. <<less

I was told therapy would help me feel better. I never believed those imbeciles. Then there was her.
Love at first sight they say, or... more>> was it lust at first strip? Doesn't matter.
Three drinks later and one night together I can't rid of her.
The insane bitch, moving in with me saying it was important for my character development.
So this is the story of me, the perfect human, and the therapist who is just as screwed up as me. <<less

This story is not meant for the faint of heart. This story will contain mature themes, strong language, explicit scenes of violence and sexual assault, gore, and more. You have been warned. ... more>>

After the cataclysmic "Rupture," which brought the dead back briefly and wiped out 80% of the universe's population, Akin and Anne's parents vanished. In the aftermath, Earth's connections to galaxies like Andromeda and Triangulum were severed. Hell's relentless invasion followed, engulfing all in darkness. Now, only the Milky Way Galaxy remains, a fragile sanctuary on the brink.

Amidst this chaos, Akin, haunted by schizophrenia, encounters an extraordinary boy who fell from the sky, radiating an unearthly glow. As Akin's grip on reality weakens, Alastor, a recurring tormentor from his mind, takes form. Akin and Anne's struggle for survival entwines with a cult of demon-human hybrids and a malevolent fallen angel, all drawn to the enigmatic Gate of Eden. In this desperate, shifting landscape, the collision of hope and darkness forms a complex tapestry of redemption.

I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com, Voyce.me, and Webnovel as well, it would be well appreciated if you visited those sites as well. <<less

[UNEDITED NOVEL] It was bound to be a losing battle, and everyone knows that. The only important thing is their survival.... more>>

A dragon and the hero bets on their chosen possibility, and a bystander was chosen as the player inside the betting pool. Time went backwards for everyone but this bystander's soul.

"It's up to you whether your world will survive or be destroyed."

A story of choice and the consequences thereof. <<less

Once upon a time, two deeply, deeply, strange people sat next to eachother. One turned to the other and said:
'Wouldn't it be funny if you wrote a weird story and let it loose on the internet?'
And the second person, like an absent-minded fool, said 'sure'
The second person, however, couldn't do anything long-term, even keep a hobby, and so decided the most optimal method of achieving this was to write a one-shot, but couldn't find any inspiration for something suitably weird, and thus decided that a random word generator was the answer. Upon the completion of the first one-shot, which, in the end, made no sense -even to the person writing it- the... more>> decision was made to continue the game for funsies, which brings this to you.

NOTE: unless stated in the title, none of the chapters are related. They may, in fact, be written by different people who were too lazy to make their own accounts and thought this would be funny. If they wish, their names are mentioned in the author's note. All of these stories are created through one word from a random word generator and the differing moods and inherent strangeness of the author. Update schedule is sporadic, due to different people collaborating on this, but there should be at least one a week.
warnings may be updated <<less

This is a story about a man who lost his mind, broken and lost. He had nothing to help him fill his broken heart and... more>> nowhere to place his desires. <<less

Rich land owner, Grimwald, once leisurely spending his time hunting and practicing with a sword, with nary a worry in the world, all of a sudden became riches to rags after a painful familial betrayal.
With no one there to protect him from a cruel technicality, and only able to take what he can carry from his land; he sets out with little more than clothes on his back, provisions and bitterness. His life turned into a monotony of dealing with low-lives, greedy merchants and shady characters.
Like in a mad unending loop, he resentfully struggles to find a way to make enough coin for day-by-day life.
After taking out his pent-up anger on a... more>> couple belligerent drunks, a mysterious man sat next to him.
"Wouldn't you rather do something that matters? With a band of loyal brothers?" He asked.
"Oh yeah? Like what? You've got something better to do?" With a gulp from his tankard, Grimwald dismissed the man.
"Things you can't ever tell anyone." The man, unbothered by his attitude, continued.
A brief exchange occurred, after all. Grimwald questioned, and the man answered.
"The Empire's good people can sleep, because our enemies are afraid to."
"Afraid of what?" Grimwald asked, his interest now captured.

"Do you want to find out?" <<less

Marcus Azner is a loner. He is hated by everyone for something they think he has done in the past, he is considered a nasty and cruel person and is mostly ignored as if he had some sort of infective disease. Once timid and gentle, his personality has become one marked by distrust, hate towards everyone and indifference.... more>>

Meanwhile, Sophia Aladora is a woman who deserves to be hated. Praised for her high intelligence and her strategic brain, she firmly manipulates everyone around her for her advantage, without care for anyone else. The only people who feel any affection towards her are those who don't know her well. Everyone else feels respect and -- in some sort -- fear for such a particular figure.

What happens when the two meet and Sophia vows to make Marcus popular again? Well, of course he falls in love with her. That stupid, stupid boy.

Wait, I'm that boy. <<less