A collection of poems, essays, seminars, and other miscellaneous papers from my Undergraduate Degree in English Literature with a concentration in Creative Writing and minors in Classical History and Publishing. ju·ve·nil·i·a noun 1. works produced by an author or artist while still young. * Featured on Ambassador Non...
After spending a year teaching in Thailand, I longed to travel with only my quirky self to keep me company. My journey started in Myanmar where temple cycles and village treks exposed me to the past and present of this intriguing nation. I returned to Northern Thailand for a volunteer experience and some of the most i...
The musings, humor, fairytales, love letters and poetry of a GenX Momma brain. I've been encouraged through other Wattpad authors to continue writing, so this is the start of that request. Evidently I have quite a few stories to tell I hope you enjoy them, and leave a comment and vote.
You know I always liked you?" When you carry a pit of self-loathing, your world resides in your head. Bullying and a dysfunctional home life contributed to my contempt for myself. I could not stand the skin I lived in. My name brought me pain. Every idea or belief I held met with scorn. And, each time I tried to cha...
A Master Gardener/Horticultural Therapist's tales of plant and insect adoration, the beneficial and dark sides of gardening and epic battles: Jules vs. Armadillo; Deer vs. Jules; Cat and Possum vs. the Trap and Japanese Beetles vs. Dawn Dish Detergent.
When I was in middle school, I couldn't talk. I could talk at home, but not in school. When I was in high school, I could barely talk. I could talk at home, but I couldn't talk in school unless someone else talked to me first. I didn't know I had an anxiety disorder called Selective Mutism. So, this is my experience.
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People say improv is life and visa/versa & YESAND. Actor, comedian, writer and improviser Shaun Landry tells of her life as an African American Improvisational Actor. Filled with lots of improvised and completely planned moments. A life filled with Joyous YESAND Bittersweet Maybe's And heart turning No's. [...
[Highest Rank: #28 in Non-Fiction] I love cosplaying! So, I thought it would be fun to put a book together of all the cosplays/costumes I've made. There are also some notes on what went into making them; advice on what worked, what didn't, things like that. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy my book!
[ Travel / Nonfiction ] Two RVs, four adults, five children (9-16), seven campsites, 20+ hours of driving, thirteen points of interest (give or take), camping/RV experience that's pretty much nil, no reliable Wi-Fi or cell service, or consistently paved roads. What could possibly go wrong!? (Please, don't answer that...
If you're looking for a long new travel experience then you've clicked to the right book. Experience different destinations and explore the most popular tourist attractions in the PHILLIPINES! Discover multiple islands, mountains, water falls, beaches, tourist attraction views, etc. Visit Historical places! Some has d...
Life Shifted when Jed Johnson died. It was a shift which left a gaping hole Charlie's family fought their way through. Charlie locked her mind away. Her father drank more. Older brother Jake turned to drugs. Sister Kerrie snuck out at night. Charlie's mother moved around the house like a shadow. If it wasn't f...
Everyone knows the rules of growing up. Once you're eighteen things become clearer, childhood problems melt away, and you're ready to go out and conquer the world. You're now an adult. You can look your parents in the eye as equals. Officially, you're on your own, and now you'll only look back fondly at what you once...
|7X FEATURED · SPOLIGHT STORY| Saddened by her lonely life, a little girl named Victoria Christie uses her inventive imagination to write stories. Now that she's an older individual, she must find a way to share her tale with the world. ...
|4X FEATURED · SPOTLIGHT STORY| To learn to cope with death is one of the hardest obstacles any of us have to face, especially if that death was unexpected. When your whole world has changed, what do you do in order to overcome grief and keep your loved one's memory alive? ...
"I write to facilitate myself with my deepest emotions." How much can a book cover hold or represent? How authentic can the artwork of a book jacket be? What stories do they tell? Do these covers bear the artistic weight of their books? Through deeply personal episodes, the writer talks about the complex ideas of boo...
Before reading this, you should know... This is not a happy story. There is no happy ending. Simply put, this is a chronological account of the abuse, neglect, and bullying I suffered at the hands of loved ones from birth to 17 years old. It does not include reflection. It is meant to be a recounting from my perspecti...
FEATURED by @nonfiction For my nonfiction assignment in 2014, I was asked to write a creative nonfiction piece. I chose to write a memoir. My Grandpa was diagnosed with dementia in 2013. Between the diagnosis and when I moved to university I was his (and my grandma's) full time carer (and part time after my move). At...
a miniseries on how to stay positive, in 10 short lessons. i hope this helps you as well as i hope it will me!
In 2017 I embarked on a three month backpacking trip around Europe. Motivated by the many accounts of travel from within religion, I went to learn. But what I experienced was not what I was expecting. This was my first time leaving the UK since I was a child and my expectations of travel and Europe were wildly out of...
From nameless circus workers killed in a train crash to Marilyn Monroe's grave at night, from the concentration camp in Northern California to the heart of Singapore City: join me and my friends in exploring cemeteries around the world. Every day aboveground is a good day. This collection of my cemetery essays is draw...
𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 For bipolar fifteen-year-old Aaron, growing up in '90s Dublin, being gay is a choice. It is a choice between risking alienation from his conservative Catholic family and close-minded friends or drowning under the weight of his secrets. So discovering he is falling in love with hi...
This is a travelogue/memoir through space and time, from the seaside resorts of Whitley Bay and Tynemouth and the shipyards of the river Tyne in my childhood years of the 1950's and 1960's, to the 19th century coalfields of County Durham and on to the smugglers and coastguards of the far north east coast. I enlist the...
"This is Lyla Green. She is 16 years old, tall, and has long brown hair. She is pretty shy but very caring and creative." This is how a person would describe me normally. The usual. General facts, appearance, and personality traits. "This is Lyla Green. She is...weird. She does strange stuff with her voice and body, i...
“Like the howl of an accordion—half sorrow and half joy, wondrous and exquisite—these stories squeezed my heart.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of "The House on Mango Street" * In "Once More to the River," Erasmo Guerra writes a moving account of his boyhood on the Texas-Mexico border. An award-winning novelist and journ...
{Updated book} This e-book now includes images to help guide you through Canva. Plus Canva now features a Wattpad sized cover template. There are a lot of 'how book-cover guides' on Wattpad pointing to other online tools, but I've found none for Canva! So I hope I'm not treading on any toes in creating this guide...
One thing I love to do besides writing is baking. Especially baking things that involve chocolate. There are also gonna be recipes that aren't chocolate based, so I hope you enjoy this. All of the recipes, videos and music attachments go to the original owners. Please be sure to vote and share. If there's any recipe y...
And so it begins. The classic coming of age story about a twentysomething girl, finding her way in the city. After graduating (with an Arts degree- questionable choice, but we'll learn about that later) she finds a one bedroom apartment and she buys a cat. Life is sweet. She's a living, breathing, cat-hugging cliche...
A Modern Quest for an Ancient Remedy.... If you enjoy a fast-paced read, Five Weeks in the Amazon is the book for you. It's an honest story filled with peaks of humor and valleys of despair. Author Sean Michael Hayes has written a book that many would put on their shelf next to Cheryl Strayed's blockbuster success, Wi...
This is a true story of hurt and redemption following my partner's funeral. The names of everyone have been changed, except for my name and Walter's. I do this out of deep love and respect. This is our story.