nectar and gold

not all that is sweet is nectar and not all that glitters is gold // a collection of poetry, written by yours truly

The Irony of Beauty

A girl's acceptance of herself, in four parts. 「 Top 10 in The UK Beauty and The Beast Short Story Contest 2017」

SOCIETY DIDN'T SAVE THE KIDS

The tale of a trio as troubled as they are troublesome.

OBJECT

Connor Pallitan isn't normal, he's known that since the day he was born. Left alone in the woods, cloaked in protective fire, its a wonder the boy survived for a year. But eighteen? A miracle. But then, all hell breaks loose, and it's up to Conner to lock it back in, using powers he doesn't even know how to control, w...

Distorted

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ATLANTIS

On Saturday night, a lighthouse flashes white to blue and four teenagers drown. On Sunday, they go to Waffle House, smelling like fish and Dove's grapefruit and lemongrass deodorant. This is a chain of events.

the park bench

joanne gibson wanted escape lark walter had escaped -+- [undercase intended]

A Lesson in Leather

"Holy mother of cheese balls and all things salami, I can't do this." In which Hannah Blake tries to be a badass, but it ends up being more difficult than Nova Winters, the epitome of badass, makes it out to be. -- Note: I'm quite unhappy with this story, but I'm keeping it up, because some people like it, I guess.

Cruise

"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby * * * Summer. The season of sunshine, sailing and sorbets. When the Mears family...

NIHILITY

14 people, floating through emptiness. Ironically, it's a big bang that brings them all to the complete absence of anything.

To be a Silhouette in a Blue World

To Be a Silhouette in a Blue World is a collection of short stories about womanhood, faith, race and identity. i. Flaws of The Female Condition The tale of transgirl accepting herself while others around her cannot. ii. The Brownest Thing is Not Always The Darkest A story about a young muslim woman who shares dinner w...