Theundergroundnovella2022 Stories

In fixing up the Granger home before returning her parents memories, Hermione comes across the antique mirror in the attic, only to find herself in a world where she's b...

She wished... She wishes she could be anywhere, but there, though ending up in one of her favorite fandom always seemed like an ideal anywhere. Yet, instead of ending up...

Under the stairs is a locked cupboard in the house Alisha rents, that she passes every day on the way to what turned out to be a nine-to-five kind of job. One day, she f...

After losing her husband during the pandemic, Runa MacCabe moves herself and her children to the remote island that her husband's family had owned for centuries, hoping...

There was always a rock of sorts between Sebastian and the rest of his family, something he always felt the need to escape. He found the escape in the outdoor sports, on...

Since the first day they met, Teagan and Malcolm were always attached at the hip. Wherever one went the other would follow. They always had that special kind of bond, a...

It took 120 years for humanity to cure the zombies. For Emil, who is recovering, it gives her the chance she needs for a normal life. For Ailey, it's an impeccable story...

Whether it's your first time or your sixth time, writing a novella in 12 weeks isn't easy. As a 2021 ONC Winner and 2023 Honorable Mention, I would know. After years of...

"Unfortunate, that your bird can't speak for itself." *** Javeria Hadid has been gifted miscellaneous pieces of nature by the same lark ever since she turned e...

Six hundred years is a long time to be alive, and Freya is not looking forward to her birthday, the next in a long row of lonely days and only fickle mortals for company...

Keith hated school, and while having Shiro in his life now that he was enrolled in the garrison program was a plus, being seen as Shiro's favorite wasn't. And then, one...

Lila Unwinter is not a very talented witch; she mostly has a lot of ambition, determination, and enough spite to last her a few hundred years. How else was she supposed...

When a strange old woman comes to the village of Little Plimpton, her arrival sparks a conflict that could bring the entire population to the brink of war. And by 'war'...

Timballisto struggles with the scattered pieces of Martin's memory the best he can, telling Martin the past doesn't matter. Yet, in saying so he doesn't know how much th...

Rachel took on the job of limo driving to pay for college. She learned within the first few months that sometimes meant taking on challenging clients. More often than no...

Between 1813 and 1819, the great composer, Ludwig van Beethoven almost disappeared from public life. Many stories passed about the reason, but none could ever hope to kn...

Wolfie Johnson moves back to Transylvania, Pennsylvania under the care of his older brother to attend high school, but the town is supposed to be a haven for their kind...

My journal for ONC this year, following through with my tradition of writing a journal every year.