Prologue
I Wrote My Way Out
I am not supposed to be here. Alive, on this stage, at this place. Alive. I should have died when I was born. That was something that The Devil Con Man of Pembrooke drilled into me. Not because of my mother's body threatening my life from the moment I existed in her womb. Not because the same thing providing me life wrapped around my throat, choking me as I came into the world. No, he never said it as admiration, as a thing of pride that I beat the odds. It was a weapon he kept jabbing into my sides, bleeding me of my joy and self-respect.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Chapters
Savory Mushroom-Beef Noodle Soup Recipe for a Cozy Meal
Exquisite Mushroom-Hamburger Noodle Soup Recipe for a Comfortable Feast Meta Portrayal: Enjoy the tasty kinds of this mushroom-hamburger noodle soup recipe. Overflowing with appetizing goodness, this encouraging dish consolidates natural mushrooms, tart Worcestershire sauce, and delicate cuts of hamburger for a compelling culinary encounter. Fulfill your desires with this ideal solace food that will warm your spirit. Find the simplicity of setting up this recipe and raise your cooking abilities. Try not to pass up this potential chance to partake in a bowl of unadulterated pleasure. Attempt this simple to-follow recipe today and indulge yourself with a healthy and delightful dinner. Embrace the rich taste and sweet-smelling fragrance of this mushroom-meat noodle soup. Hoist your feasting experience with this wonderful dish that vows to amuse your taste buds. Release the culinary maestro inside you and make a vital dinner that will leave everybody hankering for more.
By John Biz2410 months ago in Chapters
Driven
So, I didn’t think I would write anything for this challenge, because the premise feels weird to me. When is the middle of my life. Has it passed? I hope it’s in the future. But here is an anecdote from a comment I left on Leslie Writes’s story, "Who Taught You How to Drive?”, about how I learned to drive.
By Atomic Historian10 months ago in Chapters
Prologue: The Babe in the Woods
Lavinia’s toes scraped the ground with every slow stride she took. The skin around her tired lavender eyes glowed bright red against her porcelain complexion, looking puffy and lumpy and decidedly out of place on her otherwise flawless visage. She was so certain it would work this time. It should have worked. She’d completed every rite to the letter, followed every detail and done exactly what the Old Texts decreed: she’d fasted at the appropriate times, sacrificed to the appropriate Goddesses – twice – and endured the brutal mating ritual until she thought her body would break. And yet, despite all that hard work, agony, hope, and suffering… here she was in the exact same circumstance as before.
By Natalie Gray11 months ago in Chapters
You Can Find It! Identifying AI-Assisted and Generated Content
When I was a bookstore manager one of the things I did every Spring was make sure my CliffsNotes displays were full and that I had plenty of backstock for the always-assigned classics that students were assigned to complete over the Summer.
By Judey Kalchik 11 months ago in Chapters
The Mortal Gods
Once, when the earth was still young and Man in his infancy, the Gods walked amongst us. The Gods were represented by different faces in different cultures. Regardless of how Man saw them however, they were one and the same: the Greek and Roman, the Egyptian and Norse.
By Lilly Cooper11 months ago in Chapters
The Midnight Cipher: Secrets of the Forgotten Library
Prologue: Whispers in the Night Amid the sprawling tapestry of a bustling city, where the cacophony of life echoed through its streets, there existed a place untouched by the rush of time. It stood as a sentinel of forgotten stories, a sanctuary of knowledge, and a realm where the enigmatic mingled with the ordinary. This was the Halcyon Library, a repository of secrets and whispers that had survived the ages.
By Samuel Simeon 11 months ago in Chapters
The Midnight Cipher: Secrets of the Forgotten Library
Prologue: Whispers in the Night In the heart of a city that hummed with life by day and held its breath by night, there existed a place steeped in enigma—the Halcyon Library. Nestled at the edge of the mundane and the mystical, the library stood as a sentinel of forgotten tales and hidden truths. Its ornate architecture bore witness to centuries gone by, and its ivy-clad walls seemed to hold secrets whispered by the wind itself.
By Samuel Simeon 11 months ago in Chapters
Phantom Shift-Introduction
Sitting in a dark room, a woman approaches from “The Group”. They have an offer for you. A simple job for one of The Activity’s best agents. A simple task for a man of your talents. Retrieve Doctor Cardoso’s journal and a copy of the Empire's world-dominating devices, and relieve the United States from their dominance.
By Atomic Historian11 months ago in Chapters
Shadows of Deceit: The Vanishing Gem Heist
In the heart of the bustling city of Veridian, where towering skyscrapers cast long shadows and secrets linger in the air, a crime was brewing that would leave even the shrewdest minds perplexed. The story of the Vanishing Gem Heist was about to unfold, intertwining lives in a web of deceit that defied expectations and blurred the line between reality and illusion.
By Loving Writer11 months ago in Chapters